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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2017
Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Anjo-shi, Aichi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Mikio Iwase, Anjo, JP;
Daiki Suyama, Okazaki, JP;
Naoya Jinnai, Anjo, JP;
Kensuke Wada, Anjo, JP;
Yuji Inoue, Nisshin, JP;
Yukihiko Ideshio, Nisshin, JP;
AISIN AW CO., LTD., Anjo, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle drive includes a speed change mechanism connected to a rotary electric machine; an output member connected to the speed change mechanism and wheels; an engagement device changes a state of engagement between an input member connected to an engine and the speed change mechanism; a hydraulic pump driven by the engine or the rotary electric machine; a first pressure control device that controls pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the speed change mechanism; a second, separate hydraulic pressure control device that controls the pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the engagement device; and a case that houses the rotary electric machine, speed change mechanism, engagement device, and pump. At least the engagement device is housed in a space formed by the case, and the second hydraulic pressure control device is provided at a part of the case forming the space.