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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Ryuta Hayashi, Aichi-gun, JP;
Akitaka Ichikawa, Nisshin, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A drive device disclosed herein may include: a motor casing housing the electric motor; a gear connected to the electric motor; a gear casing housing the gear; an inverter electrically connected to the electric motor; an inverter casing housing the inverter; and a relay box including at least one relay and having a relay circuit configured to connect a charging inlet of the vehicle to a neutral point of the electric motor and to the inverter. The motor casing, the gear casing, and the inverter casing may be arranged in this order along an axial direction extending parallel to a rotation axis of the electric motor. The relay box may be mounted at least to the gear casing in a first direction intersecting the rotation axis of the electric motor.