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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2020
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Masaki Nishiyabu, Akashi, JP;
Satoaki Ichi, Akashi, JP;
Kyohei Izumi, Kobe, JP;
Yuji Hida, Akashi, JP;
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A crankcase includes: a main body portion aligned with a drive motor in a direction perpendicular to a motor drive shaft; and an extended portion continuous with the main body portion and located lateral to a motor housing, the extended portion receiving insertion of one end of the motor drive shaft. A power transmission mechanism that transmits power from the motor drive shaft to an input shaft is located partly in a first region defined by the main body portion and partly in a second region defined by the extended portion and communicating with the first region.