A cause identifying device performs: determining that an operation of a transmission with a predetermined high load is a cause of oil temperature of hydraulic oil having been equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature when predetermined conditions that the transmission has operated with the predetermined high load in a target period immediately before the oil temperature of the hydraulic oil has been equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature and a vehicle acceleration in the target period has been equal to or higher than a predetermined acceleration value are satisfied; and determining that occurrence of a predetermined abnormality associated with a gear shifting device is the cause of the oil temperature of the hydraulic oil having been equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature when the predetermined conditions are not satisfied.

A drive device that rotates an axle of a vehicle includes a motor, a decelerator connected to the motor, a differential connected to the motor via the decelerator, a housing that accommodates the motor, the decelerator, and the differential, an oil pump to send, to the motor, oil accommodated in the housing, and a controller to control the motor. The controller drives the oil pump after the ignition switch of the vehicle is turned off.

A cooling device for a vehicle is provided, which includes a first coolant channel through which a first coolant for cooling an engine flows, a second coolant channel through which a second coolant for cooling a motor drive flows, and an oil channel through which oil for lubricating inside a transmission flows. The oil channel includes a first heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the first coolant and the oil, a second heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the second coolant and the oil, and a valve configured to adjust a first flow rate of the oil circulating through the first heat exchanger and a second flow rate of the oil circulating through the second heat exchanger.

A drive device includes a motor, a decelerator connected to the motor, a differential connected to the motor via the decelerator, a housing that accommodates the motor, the decelerator, and the differential, an oil pump that includes a motor assembly and a pump assembly that is rotated by the motor assembly, and sends, to the motor, oil accommodated in the housing, a rotation sensor to detect rotation of the pump assembly, and a controller to control the motor. The controller limits an output of the motor based on a detection result of the rotation sensor.

A thermal management for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The system includes an engine coolant to cabin air heat exchanger in a first heat exchange loop and being operably coupled to an engine coolant circuit and cabin air in the vehicle, respectively, a transmission fluid to engine coolant heat exchanger in a second heat exchange loop and being operably coupled to a transmission fluid circuit and the engine coolant circuit, respectively, a control valve operable to control a flow of engine coolant through at least the second heat exchange loop, and a control module configured to selectively operate the control valve to initiate or restrict the flow through the second heat exchange loop to provide heat to the transmission fluid circuit based on ambient temperature, transmission fluid temperature and engine coolant temperature. The control module is further configured to enable control functions associated with transmission operation and hybrid functions based on the transmission fluid temperature.

A control device for a motor unit provided in a vehicle is disclosed. The motor unit includes a motor including multiple coils provided side by side around a motor axis; a transmission mechanism transmitting power of the motor to an axle; a housing housing the motor and the transmission mechanism; an electric oil pump delivering oil stored in the housing; and a coil temperature sensor detecting a temperature of the coil. The control device includes a motor controller driving and controlling the motor; and a pump controller driving and controlling the electric oil pump. The pump controller estimates an oil temperature according to an ambient temperature and the temperature of the coil, and determines a start timing of the electric oil pump based on an estimated oil temperature.

An oil supply system of an automatic transmission includes a reservoir (1) for accommodating and storing a liquid operating medium (6), a volume compensation tank (102), and a valve device (20) for establishing or interrupting a hydraulic connection (3) between the volume compensation tank (102) and the reservoir (1). The volume compensation tank (102), in the installed position of the automatic transmission, is arranged above the reservoir (1). The hydraulic connection (3) between the volume compensation tank (102) and the reservoir (1) is automatically establishable or interruptable by the valve device (20) as a function of a temperature. The valve device (20) is configured such that the temperature at which the valve device (20) is in the open condition is lower than the temperature at which the valve device (20) is in the closed condition and, thereby, the hydraulic connection (3) is at least partially interrupted.

A gearbox casing is provided in which a bottom part or a side part of the gearbox casing has a number of first coolant tanks. The gearbox casing above a bottom part of the first coolant tanks is provided therein with a lubricating liquid, and the first coolant tanks are used to cool the lubricating liquid. A first coolant tank is provided therein with a number of parallel partition walls, by which the first coolant tank is separated into at least two communicated sub-tanks that are provided with first fixed guide ribs and first suspended guide ribs to divide the coolant.

A powertrain includes a reservoir configured to store coolant; a first drive motor, where the first drive motor includes a first stator and a first rotor; a second drive motor, where the second drive motor includes a second stator and a second rotor; a first pump and a second pump, where an inlet of the first pump is coupled to the reservoir, and an inlet of the second pump is coupled to the reservoir; a heat exchanger, where the heat exchanger is coupled to the first pump; a first flow path, where the first flow path is coupled to an outlet of the first pump, and the first flow path is used to supply the coolant to the first stator and the second stator through the heat exchanger.

A drop-in lube boost valve assembly replaces an OE lube boost valve assembly in a vehicle transmission hydraulic circuit. The OE valve assembly has a valve body with inlet, balancing and outlet ports. The drop-in valve assembly includes a sleeve having inlet and outlet ports, and a bore extending between and fluidically connecting the ports. The drop-in valve ports are spaced from each other. The sleeve includes valve and spring chambers. A valve has a valve face, a sealing portion and a spring stem and is positioned in the sleeve with the sealing portion positioned in the sleeve bore. A spring is positioned on the spring stem. The valve reciprocates in the sleeve between an open state in which the sealing portion does not overlie the sleeve outlet port and a closed state in which the sealing portion overlies and closes off the outlet port.