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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2004
Takashi Ozeki, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiaki Tsukada, Saitama, JP;
Yutaka Inomoto, Saitama, JP;
Kazumi Shibata, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Ozeki, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiaki Tsukada, Saitama, JP;
Yutaka Inomoto, Saitama, JP;
Kazumi Shibata, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide desired shaft torque to a drive wheel without increasing the number of parts or increasing the size of a motor, to improve cooling capability of a generator housed inside a transmission case, and to improve energy transmission efficiency and electrical generation efficiency in an engine unit of a hybrid vehicle. A power unit structure for a hybrid vehicle is provided with an engine, a continuously variable transmission, a driven shaft, a drive motor and a reduction gear mechanism. The drive motor is attached to the reduction gear mechanism.