Hybrid drive device

A hybrid drive device characterized by comprising:

• a first shaft drivably coupled to an internal combustion engine;
• a mechanical oil pump driven in conjunction with the first shaft;
• an electric oil pump driven independently of the mechanical oil pump;
• a rotary electric machine;
• a second shaft drivably coupled to the rotary electric machine;
• a first clutch capable of blocking power transfer between the first shaft and the second shaft;
• a continuously variable transmission capable of continuously varying a speed of rotation input to an input shaft and outputting to wheels rotation in the same direction as a direction of the rotation input to the input shaft;
• a second clutch capable of blocking power transfer between the second shaft and the input shaft;
• a hydraulic control device capable of hydraulically controlling the first clutch, the second clutch, and the continuously variable transmission using a hydraulic pressure generated by at least one of the mechanical oil pump and the electric oil pump;
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• a control section capable of executing a mechanical oil pump drive mode in which a command to start the internal combustion engine is provided to drive the mechanical oil pump via the first shaft using output rotation of the internal combustion engine during reverse travel in which reverse rotation is output from the rotary electric machine to rotate the wheels in reverse via the second shaft, the second clutch, and the continuously variable transmission with the first clutch disengaged and with the second clutch engaged by providing a command to the hydraulic control device.