Hybrid vehicle

A hybrid vehicle, in which a prime mover includes an engine and at least one motor, comprising:

• a drive wheel;
• a power transmission path from the engine to the drive wheel via the motor;
• a pendulum damper that is arranged on the power transmission path to absorb torsional vibrations on the power transmission path;
• and
• a disconnecting clutch that is arranged on the power transmission path to selectively interrupt power transmission between the engine and the pendulum damper,
• wherein the motor includes a motor case holding a motor oil for lubricating at least the motor, and
• the disconnecting clutch is arranged in the motor case together with at least the motor.

A hybrid vehicle, in which a prime mover includes an engine and at least one motor, comprising:

• a drive wheel;
• a power transmission path from the engine to the drive wheel via the motor;
• a pendulum damper that is arranged on the power transmission path to absorb torsional vibrations on the power transmission path;
• and
• a disconnecting clutch that is arranged on the power transmission path to selectively interrupt power transmission between the engine and the pendulum damper, and
• the hybrid vehicle further comprising:
• a transmission that is arranged on the power transmission path to transmit torque to the drive wheel with a predetermined speed ratio, and that is selectively brought into neutral stage,
• wherein the transmission includes a clutch that is selectively engaged and disengaged to establish the predetermined speed ratio and the neutral stage, and
• the transmission serves as the disconnecting clutch.

A hybrid vehicle, in which a prime mover includes an engine and at least one motor, comprising:

• a drive wheel;
• a power transmission path from the engine to the drive wheel via the motor;
• a pendulum damper that is arranged on the power transmission path to absorb torsional vibrations on the power transmission path;
• and
• a disconnecting clutch that is arranged on the power transmission path to selectively interrupt power transmission between the engine and the pendulum damper,
• wherein the drive wheel includes a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels,
• the hybrid vehicle further comprises a transfer that is disposed on the power transmission path,
• the transfer is adapted to switch a drive mode between two-wheel drive mode in which a drive torque is delivered to any one of the pairs of the front wheels and the rear wheels and four-wheel drive mode in which a drive torque is delivered to both pairs of the front wheels and the rear wheels, or to fix the drive mode to the four-wheel drive mode, and
• the power transmission path includes a first power transmission path from the engine to the front wheels via the transfer, and a second power transmission path from the engine to the rear wheels via the transfer,
• wherein the transfer includes a transfer case holding a transfer oil for lubricating and cooling at least the transfer, and
• the motor is held in the transfer case together with at least the transfer,
• wherein the pendulum damper is held in the transfer case together with at least the transfer and the motor, and
• the transfer oil lubricates the pendulum damper.

A hybrid vehicle, in which a prime mover includes an engine and at least one motor, comprising:

• a drive wheel;
• a power transmission path from the engine to the drive wheel via the motor;
• a pendulum damper that is arranged on the power transmission path to absorb torsional vibrations on the power transmission path;
• and
• a disconnecting clutch that is arranged on the power transmission path to selectively interrupt power transmission between the engine and the pendulum damper,
• wherein number of oscillations of an oscillating member of the pendulum damper per revolution is set in accordance with a first vibration order of the motor governed by a number of poles of the motor.