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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2010
Akifumi Nomura, Saitama, JP;
Shinichi Wagatsuma, Saitama, JP;
Kazuyuki Nakai, Saitama, JP;
Kenichi Ohmori, Saitama, JP;
Akifumi Nomura, Saitama, JP;
Shinichi Wagatsuma, Saitama, JP;
Kazuyuki Nakai, Saitama, JP;
Kenichi Ohmori, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes an engine; a motor; a power transmission mechanism and an oil pump for lubricating the engine and the power transmission mechanism with the rotation of a crankshaft. The oil pump has an oil pump shaft with an oil pump driven gear on one end thereof through a one-way clutch and an oil pump driven sprocket on the other end of the oil pump shaft through a one-way clutch. The oil pump driven gear is connected to a primary drive gear rotating integrally with a motor driven gear for transmitting the power of the motor to the drive wheel. The oil pump driven sprocket is connected to a cam chain of the engine to be rotated by power of the engine. The motor driven gear is disposed on one side of the crankshaft and the cam chain is disposed on the other side of the crankshaft.