Vehicle drive device
US8333680B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/62
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle drive device that includes a speed change mechanism; a hydraulic transmission provided closer to an engine attachment side than the speed change mechanism is and including a lock-up clutch; an electric motor having a rotor and a stator and connecting the rotor to an input portion of the hydraulic transmission; and an engine power cut-off clutch that transmits or cuts off a driving force of an engine to or from the hydraulic transmission.
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