Hybrid drive apparatus

A hybrid drive apparatus comprising:

• an input shaft for inputting motive power from an internal combustion engine;
• an output shaft that is disposed in alignment with said input shaft on an axis and that operates in association with a driving wheel;
• a first electric motor that is disposed on said one axis and that has a stator and a rotor;
• a motive power distributing planetary gear that is disposed on said axis and that has a first rotating element connected to said input shaft, a second rotating element connected to the rotor of said first electric motor, and a third rotating element connected to said output shaft;
• a second electric motor that is disposed on said axis and that has a stator and a rotor;
• and
• a transmission that is disposed on said axis, and that speed-shifts rotation of the rotor of said second electric motor and then transfers rotation to said output shaft,
• wherein said first electric motor, said motive power distributing planetary gear, said second electric motor and said transmission are housed in a case member, and are aligned and thus disposed on said axis with said motive power distributing planetary gear being at a foremost end side, and said stators of said first electric motor and said second electric motor are secured to said case member, and
• wherein said output shaft is divided into a first output shaft and a second output shaft, and joined so as to rotate together, and
• wherein said third rotating element of said motive power distributing planetary gear is coupled to said first output shaft, and said transmission is coupled to said second output shaft.