Hybrid drive unit and vehicle mounted therewith
AssigneesAisin Aw Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShigeki Takami, Kiyotomo Miura, Satoru Wakuta, Kazuhisa Ozaki
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AssigneesAisin Aw Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShigeki Takami, Kiyotomo Miura, Satoru Wakuta, Kazuhisa Ozaki
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A hybrid drive unit includes a hybrid mechanism having at least one electric motor and a transfer that distributes driving force to front and rear wheels. The electric motor and the transfer are housed in a tubular shaped transmission case that extends in the front and rear directions of a vehicle. The hybrid drive unit is mounted on and supported by a second attachment coupled to an internal combustion engine and provided at a front end of the hybrid drive unit and a first attachment portion fixed to a vehicle body. The electric motor and the transfer that are heavy structural members of the hybrid drive unit are positioned separately to the front and rear of the first attachment portion that forms a boundary. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to reduce the amount of engine vibration that is transmitted to the vehicle body through the first attachment portion.
A hybrid drive unit comprising:
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