Patent classifications
F16H48/08
Power transmission device
A power transmission device includes a motor, a first planetary reduction gear connected downstream of the motor, a second planetary reduction gear connected downstream of the first planetary reduction gear, a differential gear connected downstream of the second planetary reduction gear, a drive shaft connected downstream of the differential gear, and a case member. The drive shaft penetrates an inner circumference of a rotor of the motor, an inner circumference of a sun gear of the first planetary reduction gear, and an inner circumference of a sun gear of the second planetary reduction gear. A portion of the differential case positioned between the first planetary reduction gear and the second planetary reduction gear is supported at an inner circumference side of a portion of the case member with a first bearing being interposed.
Power transmission device
A power transmission device includes a motor, a first planetary reduction gear connected downstream of the motor, a second planetary reduction gear connected downstream of the first planetary reduction gear, a differential gear connected downstream of the second planetary reduction gear, a drive shaft connected downstream of the differential gear, and a case member. The drive shaft penetrates an inner circumference of a rotor of the motor, an inner circumference of a sun gear of the first planetary reduction gear, and an inner circumference of a sun gear of the second planetary reduction gear. A portion of the differential case positioned between the first planetary reduction gear and the second planetary reduction gear is supported at an inner circumference side of a portion of the case member with a first bearing being interposed.
DRIVE DEVICE
A drive device includes a motor and an inverter. A motor axis is parallel to an output axis. The inverter is located in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction with respect to the motor axis and extends in a third direction orthogonal to the first and second directions. When viewed from the first direction, a virtual straight line passing through the axes extends in the third direction. An inverter housing portion overlaps the axes when viewed from the second direction, and has a boundary wall on the virtual straight line side in the second direction. In the second direction, a distance between the boundary wall and the output axis is smaller than a distance between the boundary wall and the motor axis. A motor side connection portion has a portion closer to the side opposite to the output axis than the motor axis in the third direction.
Axle Assembly Having a Support Bearing Assembly
An axle assembly having a support bearing assembly. The support bearing assembly may be mounted to a differential carrier and may engage a back side of a ring gear. The support bearing assembly may rotatably support the ring gear and may inhibit deflection of the ring gear away from a drive pinion.
Axle Assembly Having a Support Bearing Assembly
An axle assembly having a support bearing assembly. The support bearing assembly may be mounted to a differential carrier and may engage a back side of a ring gear. The support bearing assembly may rotatably support the ring gear and may inhibit deflection of the ring gear away from a drive pinion.
DIFFERENTIAL APPARATUS
A differential apparatus includes: a differential mechanism that distributes an input driving force to a pair of side gears so as to allow differential motion therebetween; a differential case that accommodates the differential mechanism; and a clutch mechanism that transmits the driving force between the differential case and pinion shafts of the differential mechanism. The clutch mechanism includes: a slide member that is movable relative to the pinion shafts of the differential mechanism in the axial direction of the differential case and is non-rotatable relative thereto in the differential case; and an actuator that applies an axial moving force to the slide member. The slide member has on one end portion a first meshing portion. The differential case includes a disc-shaped first case member and a bottomed-cylindrical second case member that accommodates the differential mechanism. The second case member has a second meshing portion facing the first meshing portion.
Axle assembly having an interaxle differential unit
An axle assembly having an input shaft, an output shaft, and an interaxle differential unit. The interaxle differential unit includes first and second side gears, a case, and a pinion gear that is rotatably disposed on a pinion pin. The case extends from the input shaft. The pinion pin extends from the case and is spaced apart from the input shaft.
Axle assembly having an interaxle differential unit
An axle assembly having an input shaft, an output shaft, and an interaxle differential unit. The interaxle differential unit includes first and second side gears, a case, and a pinion gear that is rotatably disposed on a pinion pin. The case extends from the input shaft. The pinion pin extends from the case and is spaced apart from the input shaft.
Vehicle drive apparatus
A transmission mechanism is provided with an output gear drivingly coupled to at least one of a pair of output members and placed coaxially with the pair of output members. A direction in which a rotating electrical machine and an inverter device are arranged side by side in an axial view is defined as a first direction. A direction perpendicular to both an axial direction and the first direction is defined as a second direction. A first output member that is one of the pair of output members is placed between the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device in the first direction, at a position in the second direction where both the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device are placed. The output gear is placed in such a manner as to overlap each of the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device in the axial view.
Vehicle drive apparatus
A transmission mechanism is provided with an output gear drivingly coupled to at least one of a pair of output members and placed coaxially with the pair of output members. A direction in which a rotating electrical machine and an inverter device are arranged side by side in an axial view is defined as a first direction. A direction perpendicular to both an axial direction and the first direction is defined as a second direction. A first output member that is one of the pair of output members is placed between the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device in the first direction, at a position in the second direction where both the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device are placed. The output gear is placed in such a manner as to overlap each of the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device in the axial view.