Hybrid drive unit and vehicle mounted therewith

Details Hybrid drive unit and vehicle mounted therewith Hybrid drive unit and vehicle mounted therewith

2008-04-01

2008-04-01

Ellis, Christopher P. (Department: 3618)

Motor vehicles

Power

Electric

C180S233000, C903S952000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07350603

ABSTRACT:
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.

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