Vehicle Drive Device

A vehicle drive device comprising:

• a rotating electric machine disposed on a first axis;
• an output member disposed on a second axis, which differs from the first axis, and in driving connection with a wheel;
• a power transmission mechanism configured to transmit torque of the rotating electric machine to the output member;
• a case configured to house the rotating electric machine and the power transmission mechanism;
• and
• an oil pump including a suction port, and configured to expel oil drawn in from the suction port, and to supply oil for cooling to the rotating electric machine,
• wherein the power transmission mechanism includes an output gear mechanism disposed on the second axis,
• the case includes a peripheral wall section surrounding the rotating electric machine and the output gear mechanism,
• with (i) a direction parallel to the first axis and the second axis being an axial direction, (ii) a direction perpendicular to a vertical direction in an axial direction view along the axial direction in a state where the vehicle drive device has been mounted in a vehicle being a width direction, and (iii) a gear disposed in an outermost periphery of the output gear mechanism being an outermost gear,
• the second axis is disposed below the first axis,
• the suction port is disposed between the first axis and the second axis in the width direction, and is disposed below the first axis and the second axis in the vertical direction,
• the outermost gear is disposed so that a direction of rotation at a lower end portion of the outermost gear while the vehicle is moving forward points toward the suction port in the width direction, and
• a portion of an inner surface of the peripheral wall section facing a lower surface of the rotating electric machine is downwardly inclined in the width direction toward the suction port.