Drive unit for hybrid vehicle
US8534162B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/19056
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A drive unit for a hybrid vehicle includes an engine mounted on a front portion of a vehicle, a motor mounted on the front portion of the vehicle, a transmission mounted on a rear portion of the vehicle, an auxiliary transmission connected to an output shaft of the engine and to an output shaft of the motor, and a connecting shaft connecting an output shaft of the auxiliary transmission to the transmission, wherein the motor is arranged to be closer to a rear portion of the auxiliary transmission than to a front portion of the auxiliary transmission in a front/rear direction of the vehicle and to be below the connecting shaft.
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