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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2015
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi Aichi-ken, JP;
Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Anjo-Shi Aichi-Ken, JP;
Yukihiko Ideshio, Nissin, JP;
Shinji Matsumoto, Chiryu, JP;
Daiki Suyama, Okazaki, JP;
Katsuhiko Hattori, Nagoya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Anjo-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle driving system includes an engine, an electric motor, a clutch, a torque converter, a transmission, a front module, and a housing. The clutch is configured to selectively connect or interrupt a power transmission path between the engine and the electric motor. The front module includes the clutch and the electric motor. The housing has an accommodation space that accommodates the front module and an accommodation space that accommodates the torque converter. The housing is a single member. The engine, the electric motor, the clutch, the torque converter and the transmission are arranged in series with one another.