The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 25, 2014
Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Anjo-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Satoru Kasuya, Nishio, JP;
Masashi Kito, Anjo, JP;
Yuichi Seki, Okazaki, JP;
Hiroki Shintani, Tokai, JP;
Ryosuke Kondo, Anjo, JP;
AISIN AW CO., LTD., Anjo, JP;
Abstract
A drive device includes: an oil pump; a first rotation transfer member drivably coupled to the oil pump and driven by at least one of an internal combustion engine and a rotary electric machine; and a second rotation transfer member drivably coupled to wheels and driven by the rotary electric machine. One of the first rotation transfer member and the second rotation transfer member is a pinion. The other rotation transfer member is a carrier that rotatably supports the pinion. The pinion and the carrier are rotated together with each other in the case where the oil pump is driven by the rotary electric machine.