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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2011
Masataka Sugiyama, Toyota, JP;
Hiroaki Kimura, Toyota, JP;
Masataka Sugiyama, Toyota, JP;
Hiroaki Kimura, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicular electric drive system includes: an electric motor operatively connected to drive wheels; a hydraulically operated clutch disposed in a power transmitting path between the electric motor and the drive wheels; a gear mechanism disposed between the hydraulically operated clutch and the drive wheels; a first chamber accommodating the electric motor and the hydraulically operated clutch; a second chamber accommodating the gear mechanism; a partition wall disposed so as to isolate the first chamber and the second chamber from each other; a connecting hole formed on the partition wall; an oil seal fitted in the connecting hole; an oil pump provided to deliver the oil required within the first chamber; and a splash type lubricating mechanism provided to supply the oil to the second chamber.