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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2002
Applicants:
Naohisa Morishita, Wako, JP;
Nobuhiro Kira, Wako, JP;
Masahiro Seki, Wako, JP;
Takamichi Shimada, Wako, JP;
Inventors:
Naohisa Morishita, Wako, JP;
Nobuhiro Kira, Wako, JP;
Masahiro Seki, Wako, JP;
Takamichi Shimada, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power transmission system for a hybrid vehicle includes a motor/generator and a torque converter. The motor/generator and the torque converter are disposed in series between a crankshaft of an engine and a main shaft of a transmission. A side plate of the torque converter and a rotor disc of the motor/generator are connected via a drive plate having heat shielding properties and heat releasing properties.