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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Tadashi Sekiguchi, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Yoshio Itou, Susono, JP;
Tomoaki Yanagida, Susono, JP;
Tomoe Osada, Gotenba, JP;
Hironori Asaoka, Numazu, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes: an engine including an output shaft configured to output a power; a damper placed on a first axis that is the same axis as the output shaft; a rotating machine placed on the first axis; a torque converter placed on the first axis; a transmission mechanism placed so that an input shaft of the transmission mechanism is positioned on a second axis that is an axis different from the first axis; a case in which the rotating machine and the transmission mechanism are accommodated; driving wheels attached to drive shafts; and an oil accumulated in a lower part of a space surrounded by the case and used for lubrication of the transmission mechanism, the oil being in contact with a part of the rotating machine.