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US 2014/0096641 A1Published application
Drive device for vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakeshi HOSHINOYA, Keiichi OOISO
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Abstract
A drive device for a vehicle includes a first motor, a first case, a second motor, a second case, a right-and-left communication passage, and a sensor. The first case houses the first motor and has a left reservoir to store liquid fluid. The second case houses the second motor and has a right reservoir to store liquid fluid. The right-and-left communication passage communicates with the left reservoir and the right reservoir. The sensor is configured to detect a property of the liquid fluid and disposed in the right-and-left communication passage.
Claims10
A drive device for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first motor connected to a left wheel of the vehicle to drive the left wheel;
- a first case which houses the first motor and which has a left reservoir to store liquid fluid used for at least one of cooling of the first motor, lubrication of the first motor, cooling of a power transmission path between the first motor and the left wheel, and lubrication of the power transmission path between the first motor and the left wheel;
- a second motor connected to a right wheel of the vehicle to drive the right wheel;
- a second case which houses the second motor and which has a right reservoir to store liquid fluid used for at least one of cooling of the second motor, lubrication of the second motor, cooling of a power transmission path between the second motor and the right wheel, and lubrication of the power transmission path between the second motor and the right wheel;
- a right-and-left communication passage which communicates with the left reservoir and the right reservoir;
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- a sensor configured to detect a property of the liquid fluid and disposed in the right-and-left communication passage.
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