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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2022
Aisin Corporation, Aichi, JP;
Takatoshi Katayama, Kariya, JP;
Nozomu Takahashi, Kariya, JP;
Takayoshi Hanai, Kariya, JP;
Teppei Yamashita, Kariya, JP;
Hiroaki Sanji, Kariya, JP;
AISIN CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle drive device includes a first catch tank that stores oil splashed by a differential input gear in response to a rotor rotating in a first rotation direction and stores oil splashed by a first counter gear in response to the rotor rotating in a second rotation direction reverse to the first rotation direction and a second catch tank that stores oil splashed by the first counter gear in response to the rotor rotating in the second rotation direction. The first catch tank and the second catch tank are aligned in a vertical direction and at least partially overlap each other when viewed in the vertical direction. The second catch tank is at a lower position than the first catch tank.