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Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2017
Applicants:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;

Alchemica Corporation, Susono-shi, Shizuoka, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroshi Isono, Susono, JP;

Nobuyoshi Sugitani, Susono, JP;

Aizoh Kubo, Kyoto, JP;

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/04 (2006.01); B60K 1/02 (2006.01); B60K 23/04 (2006.01); F16D 55/226 (2006.01); F16D 65/18 (2006.01); F16H 1/28 (2006.01); F16H 48/36 (2012.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); F16D 121/20 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/046 (2013.01); B60K 1/00 (2013.01); B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B60K 23/04 (2013.01); F16D 55/2262 (2013.01); F16D 65/18 (2013.01); F16D 65/186 (2013.01); F16H 1/28 (2013.01); F16H 48/36 (2013.01); B60K 2023/043 (2013.01); F16D 2121/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A drive unit a drive unit which can prevent an occurrence of an unintentional relative rotation between the right and the left wheels is provided. The drive unit comprises: a first motor connected to the first driveshaft and a second motor connected to the second drive shaft; a first torque transmitting route between the first motor and the first drive shaft; a second torque transmitting route between the second motor and the second drive shaft; a first rotary member arranged in the first torque transmitting route; a second rotary member arranged in the second torque transmitting route; and a restriction device that restricts a differential rotation between the first rotary member and the second rotary member.


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