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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2006
Atsushi Tabata, Okazaki, JP;
Terufumi Miyazaki, Toyota, JP;
Atsushi Kamada, Toyota, JP;
Yutaka Taga, Aichi-gun, JP;
Atsushi Tabata, Okazaki, JP;
Terufumi Miyazaki, Toyota, JP;
Atsushi Kamada, Toyota, JP;
Yutaka Taga, Aichi-gun, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicular drive system accommodated in a housing and including a first input shaft that receives a vehicle drive force generated by a vehicle drive power source, and a differential mechanism operable to distribute the vehicle drive force received from the first input shaft to a first electric motor and a second input shaft. The first and second input shafts are disposed coaxially with a first axis such that the second input shaft is disposed downstream of the first input shaft. The first input shaft is rotatably supported by a first support portion provided on the housing and an axial end portion of the second input shaft, and the second input shaft is rotatably supported by a third support portion and a fourth support portion that are provided on the housing.