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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Hiroyuki Shibata, Odawara, JP;
Hiroyuki Shioiri, Yokohama, JP;
Yuki Kurosaki, Susono, JP;
Shotaro Kato, Susono, JP;
Hiroki Yasui, Susono, JP;
Tomohiro Abe, Susono, JP;
Akira Hibino, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A drive unit of a hybrid vehicle includes an engine; an electric motor; first and second differential mechanisms; a selectable one-way clutch; and a case accommodating the electric motor. Further, the first differential mechanism includes a first rotational element coupled to the electric motor, a second rotational element coupled to the engine, and a third rotational element that outputs power toward drive wheels, the second differential mechanism includes a sun gear coupled to the electric motor, a carrier coupled to the engine, a ring gear whose rotation is regulated by the selectable one-way clutch, and a ring gear flange that rotates integrally with the ring gear, and the selectable one-way clutch switches a state thereof between a locked state and an unlocked state, and the ring gear flange is supported by a rotor shaft of the electric motor via a radial bearing.