Vehicle drive device
AssigneeAisin Corporation
InventorTakuyo MAEDA
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Abstract
A vehicle drive device includes a rotary electric machine, a power transmission mechanism, an inverter module, a power supply module, a refrigerant circuit module forming at least a part of a refrigerant circuit that circulates a refrigerant for an on-vehicle air conditioner, and a case. The case includes a first accommodation chamber that accommodates the inverter module, and the second accommodation chamber that accommodates the rotary electric machine and the power transmission mechanism. The power supply module is accommodated in the first accommodation chamber. The refrigerant circuit module includes an integrated portion that is a portion integrated with the case, and the integrated portion includes a component forming a part of the case and a component attached to the case.
Claims2
A vehicle drive device comprising:
- a rotary electric machine including a rotor;
- an output member drivingly connected to a wheel;
- a power transmission mechanism that transmits a driving force between the rotary electric machine and the output member;
- an inverter module for controlling driving of the rotary electric machine;
- a power supply module including a circuit electrically connected to an on-vehicle battery;
- a refrigerant circuit module forming at least a part of a refrigerant circuit for circulating a refrigerant for an on-vehicle air conditioner;
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- a case including a first accommodation chamber that accommodates the inverter module and a second accommodation chamber that accommodates the rotary electric machine and the power transmission mechanism, wherein
- the power supply module is accommodated in the first accommodation chamber,
- the refrigerant circuit module includes an integrated portion that is a portion integrated with the case, and
- the integrated portion includes a component forming a part of the case and a component attached to the case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.