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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Masataka Iwamoto, Toyota, JP;
Yusuke Suzuki, Nisshin, JP;
Koichi Okuda, Toyota, JP;
Naoki Itazu, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
The first drive device includes a first motor connected to the left front wheel via a first gear unit, and a second motor connected to the right front wheel via a second gear unit, and a first oil pump connected to the first gear unit or the second gear unit. The second drive device includes a third motor connected to the left rear wheel via a third gear unit, a fourth motor connected to the right rear wheel via a fourth gear unit, and a second oil pump connected to the third gear unit or the fourth gear unit. One of the first oil pump and the second oil pump is connected to the first gear unit or the third gear unit, and the other of the first oil pump and the second oil pump is connected to the second gear unit or the fourth gear unit.