Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Driving device for hybrid vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 混合动力汽车的驱动装置
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Application No.: US12125705Application Date: 2008-05-22
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Publication No.: US08425375B2Publication Date: 2013-04-23
- Inventor: Kenji Fukuda , Tetsurou Hamada , Yasuo Kitami
- Applicant: Kenji Fukuda , Tetsurou Hamada , Yasuo Kitami
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Arent Fox LLP
- Priority: JP2007-139192 20070525
- Main IPC: F16H3/72
- IPC: F16H3/72 ; B60K6/00

Abstract:
A driving device for a hybrid vehicle including: an engine; an electric motor; a power combination/distribution mechanism which is disposed between both the engine and the electric motor and one pair of front wheels and rear wheels so as to combine and distribute power generated from the engine and the electric motor; and a transmission mechanism which is disposed between the engine and the other pair of the front wheels and the rear wheels, wherein the power combination/distribution mechanism is a planetary gear mechanism having a sun gear, a carrier, and a ring gear; an output shaft of the electric motor is connected to the carrier; and wherein rotational driving ranges in the electric motor are set to each of a normal rotation direction and a reverse rotation direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080318720A1 DRIVING DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2008-12-25
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