Oil return structure for vehicle drive apparatus
US7942245B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2061/004
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An oil return structure for a vehicle drive apparatus includes a hydraulic control apparatus disposed below an oil supply target device to which oil for lubricating and cooling is supplied; and an oil pan that retains the oil that is supplied to the oil supply target device is provided below the hydraulic control apparatus, wherein a bypass oil path is formed in a body of the hydraulic control apparatus, the bypass oil path being structured in order to guide the oil from the oil supply target device from an upper surface of the body, inside the body and then discharge the oil from a side surface of the body.
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