Patent ID: 11953084
Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A drive device protection structure comprising:
a drive device including a rotary electric machine and a gearbox;
an undercover disposed underneath the drive device; and
a protecting plate provided to the undercover,
the rotary electric machine and the gearbox being connected together by a rotary electric machine flange of a rotary electric machine housing and a gearbox flange of a gearbox housing,
the rotary electric machine flange and the gearbox flange being formed such that a lower surface of the gearbox flange is positioned lower than a lower surface of the rotary electric machine flange,
the protecting plate being formed of a material more rigid than a material of the undercover, and
the protecting plate being provided on an underside of a connecting part between the rotary electric machine flange and the gearbox flange so as to face the connecting part.