Vehicular drive device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9849772-B2
Application number	US-201415027911-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 6, 2014
Priority date	Nov 27, 2013
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

A vehicular drive device where the damper, the differential gear device, and the first rotary electric machine are disposed side by side on a first axis that is common thereto, the second rotary electric machine is disposed on a second axis that is parallel to the first axis and is different from the first axis, the output device is disposed on a third axis that is parallel to the first axis and is different from the first axis and the second axis, and the first gear mechanism is disposed on a fourth axis that is positioned on a side opposite to the second axis side with respect to a first reference plane that is a plane including both the first axis and the third axis.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicular drive device comprising:
an input member drivingly coupled to an internal combustion engine through a damper;
a first rotary electric machine;
a second rotary electric machine;
a differential gear device including three rotational elements;
an output device drivingly coupled to a wheel, in which, among the three rotational elements of the differential gear device, one rotational element is drivingly coupled to the input member, another rotational element is drivingly coupled to the first rotary electric machine, an output element as a resting rotational element is drivingly coupled to the output device, and the second rotary electric machine is drivingly coupled to the output device;
a first gear mechanism that transmits a driving force between the output element and the output device; and
a second gear mechanism that transmits a driving force between the second rotary electric machine and the output device, wherein
the damper, the differential gear device, and the first rotary electric machine are disposed side by side on a first axis that is common thereto,
the second rotary electric machine is disposed on a second axis that is parallel to the first axis and is different from the first axis,
the output device is disposed on a third axis that is parallel to the first axis and is different from the first axis and the second axis,
the first gear mechanism is disposed on a fourth axis that is positioned on a side opposite to the second axis side with respect to a first reference plane that is a plane including both the first axis and the third axis, and
the second gear mechanism is disposed on a fifth axis that is positioned on a side opposite to the first axis side with respect to a second reference plane that is a plane including both the second axis and the third axis.

2. The vehicular drive device according to claim 1 , wherein the second gear mechanism is disposed so as not to overlap with the damper as viewed in an axial direction.

3. The vehicular drive device according to claim 2 , wherein
the second gear mechanism includes a first gear that is meshed with a first output gear of the second rotary electric machine and a second gear that is meshed with an input gear of the output device at a position different from the first gear in an axial direction, and
the first gear is disposed on a side opposite to the second rotary electric machine side in the axial direction with respect to the second gear.

4. The vehicular drive device according to claim 3 , wherein the first gear is disposed so as not to overlap with the damper as viewed in the axial direction and so as to overlap with the damper as viewed in a radial direction.

5. The vehicular drive device according to claim 4 , wherein
the first gear mechanism includes a third gear that is meshed with a second output gear rotating together with the output element and a fourth gear that is meshed with an input gear of the output device at a position different from the third gear in an axial direction, and
the fourth gear is disposed on the damper side in the axial direction with respect the third gear.

6. The vehicular drive device according to claim 5 , wherein
in a vehicle mounted state, the second axis and the third axis are disposed on one side in a horizontal direction with respect to the first axis, and
the second axis is disposed on an upper side with respect to the third axis.

7. The vehicular drive device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second gear mechanism includes a first gear that is meshed with a first output gear of the second rotary electric machine and a second gear that is meshed with an input gear of the output device at a position different from the first gear in an axial direction, and
the first gear is disposed on a side opposite to the second rotary electric machine side in the axial direction with respect to the second gear.

8. The vehicular drive device according to claim 7 , wherein the first gear is disposed so as not to overlap with the damper as viewed in the axial direction and so as to overlap with the damper as viewed in a radial direction.

9. The vehicular drive device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first gear mechanism includes a first gear that is meshed with a first output gear rotating together with the output element and a second gear that is meshed with an input gear of the output device at a position different from the first gear in an axial direction, and
the second gear is disposed on the damper side in the axial direction with respect the first gear.

10. The vehicular drive device according to claim 2 , wherein
the first gear mechanism includes a first gear that is meshed with a first output gear rotating together with the output element and a second gear that is meshed with an input gear of the output device at a position different from the first gear in an axial direction, and
the second gear is disposed on the damper side in the axial direction with respect the first gear.

11. The vehicular drive device according to claim 7 , wherein
the first gear mechanism includes a third gear that is meshed with a second output gear rotating together with the output element and a fourth gear that is meshed with an input gear of the output device at a position different from the third gear in an axial direction, and
the fourth gear is disposed on the damper side in the axial direction with respect the third gear.

12. The vehicular drive device according to claim 3 , wherein
the first gear mechanism includes a third gear that is meshed with a second output gear rotating together with the output element and a fourth gear that is meshed with an input gear of the output device at a position different from the third gear in an axial direction, and
the fourth gear is disposed on the damper side in the axial direction with respect the third gear.

13. The vehicular drive device according to claim 8 , wherein
the first gear mechanism includes a third gear that is meshed with a second output gear rotating together with the output element and a fourth gear that is meshed with an input gear of the output device at a position different from the third gear in an axial direction, and
the fourth gear is disposed on the damper side in the axial direction with respect the third gear.

14. The vehicular drive device according to claim 1 , wherein
in a vehicle mounted state, the second axis and the third axis are disposed on one side in a horizontal direction with respect to the first axis, and
the second axis is disposed on an upper side with respect to the third axis.

15. The vehicular drive device according to claim 2 , wherein
in a vehicle mounted state, the second axis and the third axis are disposed on one side in a horizontal direction with respect to the first axis, and
the second axis is disposed on an upper side with respect to the third axis.

16. The vehicular drive device according to claim 7 , wherein
in a vehicle mounted state, the second axis and the third axis are disposed on one side in a horizontal direction with respect to the first axis, and
the second axis is disposed on an upper side with respect to the third axis.

17. The vehicular drive device according to claim 10 , wherein
in a vehicle mounted state, the second axis and the third axis are disposed on one side in a horizontal direction with respect to the first axis, and
the second axis is disposed on an upper side with respect to the third axis.

18. The vehicular drive device according to claim 8 , wherein
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Assignees

• Aisin Aw Co

Inventors

• Takami Shigeki
• Hirano Takahisa

Classifications

• B60K6/445 Primary

  Differential gearing distribution type · CPC title

• F16H3/727

  with at least two dynamo electric machines for creating an electric power path inside the gearing, e.g. using generator and motor for a variable power torque path · CPC title

• Y10S903/917

  with transmission for changing gear ratio · CPC title

• B60Y2200/92

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• B60K6/40 Primary

  characterised by the assembly or relative disposition of components · CPC title