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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2000
Naohisa Morishita, Saitama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a hybrid vehicle comprising a CVT provided along a power train path between an engine and a drive wheel which operates on oil pressure from an oil pump and a starting clutch provided on a drive wheel side of the CVT, wherein the drive wheel can be driven by a secondary motor generator in the event that the power train path is interrupted by the starting clutch, a lubricating structure for a hybrid vehicle characterized in that an oil pump adapted to be driven by the engine and an oil pump adapted to be driven by a motor are provided, a relief valve is provided on the oil pump for governing the discharge pressure thereof, and that a drain circuit of the relief valve is connected to the CVT and a lubricating piping C of the secondary motor generator.