Vehicle drive device

A vehicle drive device, comprising:

• a rotating electrical machine;
• a first output member that is one of a pair of output members drivingly connected to a pair of wheels;
• a transmission mechanism configured to transmit a driving force between the rotating electrical machine and the pair of output members;
• an inverter device configured to receive power supply from a battery and supply power to the rotating electrical machine;
• and
• a case that houses the rotating electrical machine, the transmission mechanism, and the inverter device, wherein
• the rotating electrical machine and the pair of output members are disposed separately on two parallel axes,
• the transmission mechanism includes, coaxially with the pair of output members, an output gear drivingly connected to at least one of the pair of output members,
• the first output member is disposed either forward or rearward of the rotating electrical machine,
• the output gear is disposed so as to overlap each of the rotating electrical machine and the inverter device as viewed in an axial direction along an axial direction,
• the inverter device is disposed on an opposite side of the first output member from the rotating electrical machine and above the first output member,
• the case includes a peripheral wall portion that at least partially separates the first output member and the inverter device from each other,
• the peripheral wall portion includes a first wall portion extending in a vehicle front-rear direction and the axial direction so as to overlap the first output member as viewed in a direction along an up-down direction, and a second wall portion extending in the up-down direction and the axial direction so as to overlap the first output member as viewed in a direction along the vehicle front-rear direction, and
• the first wall portion and the second wall portion overlap the output gear as viewed in the axial direction.