18436463. DRIVE DEVICE (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
DRIVE DEVICE
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Koichi Okuda of Toyota-shi (JP)
Atsushi Tabata of Okazaki-shi (JP)
DRIVE DEVICE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18436463 titled 'DRIVE DEVICE
Original Abstract Submitted
A drive device mounted on a vehicle, the drive device comprising: an electric motor housed in the electric motor chamber; a first shaft arranged parallel to or coaxial with a rotor shaft of the electric motor; a counter gear for transmitting rotation of the rotor shaft to the first shaft; a second shaft for rotating wheels of the vehicle; a hypoid gear for transmitting rotation of the first shaft to the second shaft; an oil seal for sealing a gap between the first shaft and the case; a first lubricating oil housed in the electric motor chamber and the counter gear chamber; and a second lubricating oil housed in the hypoid gear chamber.