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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2009
Kenji Honda, Saitama, JP;
Toshiyuki Yumoto, Saitama, JP;
Kenji Honda, Saitama, JP;
Toshiyuki Yumoto, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A driving apparatus for a hybrid vehicle includes an engine shaft, a generator shaft and an idler shaft, which are arranged in parallel. The generator shaft includes at least an inner shaft and a hollow outer shaft which is attached rotatably relative to the inner shaft. The engine shaft connected to the crank shaft of an engine is engaged, through a generator driving gear, to the inner shaft which is coaxially provided with a generator. The outer shaft of the generator shaft which is coaxially provided with a motor is engaged to the idler shaft through a motor driving force transmission gear. The engine shaft and idler shaft are engaged to each other through an engine driving force transmission gear. The idler shaft and a differential device are engaged each other through a final gear. The differential device is connected to driving wheels, through a differential axles. The engine shaft has a clutch which serves to engage or disengage the power between the engine shaft and idler shaft through the engine driving force transmission gear.