VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE

Abstract: a first oil receiving portion disposed on a downward side of a rotary electric machine, an oil supply passage configured to supply oil accumulated in the first oil receiving portion from a flow port to a lubrication target part, and a discharge port configured to discharge the oil in the first oil receiving portion are provided. the discharge port is provided on an upper side relative to a reference oil level, which is set on a lower side relative to a rotor and on an upper side relative to the flow port, and the discharge port is provided to include a portion positioned on a lower side relative to a limitation-target oil level, which is formed by a tilt due to an attitude change and acceleration or deceleration of a vehicle.

Inventor(s): Naoya USAMI, Daichi YUKITOKI, Tsukasa OSAFUNE, Masato HIRANO

CPC Classification: F16H57/0476 ({Electric machines and gearing, i.e. joint lubrication or cooling or heating thereof})

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