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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2010
Kaoru Hanawa, Wako, JP;
Takashi Tsutsumizaki, Wako, JP;
Kaoru Hanawa, Wako, JP;
Takashi Tsutsumizaki, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a motor, a multi-stage gear transmission, and an actuator. The engine has a crankshaft, a crankcase, and a cylinder. The motor is provided on the crankshaft. Through the multi-stage gear transmission, an output of the crankshaft is changed to be used for traveling of the vehicle. The actuator is configured to automatically shift the multi-stage gear transmission and is provided in the crankcase in proximity to the motor. A radius from a center line of the cylinder to a part of the actuator farthest from the center line is shorter than a radius from the center line to a part of the motor farthest from the center line. The actuator has a width less than a width of the motor in a direction perpendicular to the crankshaft.