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Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 06, 2009
Applicants:

Hirofumi Ota, Toyota, JP;

Koichi Miyamoto, Nagoya, JP;

Toshiya Yamashita, Toyota, JP;

Shingo Eto, Toyota, JP;

Inventors:

Hirofumi Ota, Toyota, JP;

Koichi Miyamoto, Nagoya, JP;

Toshiya Yamashita, Toyota, JP;

Shingo Eto, Toyota, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A vehicle driving apparatus includes: a torque converter having a pump vane wheel, a turbine vane wheel, and a stator vane wheel, the stator vane wheel rotatably disposed between the turbine vane wheel and the pump vane wheel; an electric motor that drives the stator vane wheel; afirst connecting and disconnecting means capable of connecting and disconnecting the electric motor and the stator vane wheel to/from each other; and a second connecting and disconnecting means capable of connecting and disconnecting the electric motor and a output shaft to/from each other.


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