Patent ID: 11897328
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 1:
2. The electric drive apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the left-side rotary shafts and the right-side rotary shafts are the same as each other in number, and extend substantially in parallel to a width direction of the vehicle,
wherein the left-side transmission mechanism and the right-side transmission mechanism are the same as each other in gear ratio and in number of gears disposed on the rotary shafts, and are symmetrical with each other with respect to a center line in the width direction of the vehicle,
wherein each of the left-side rotary shafts and a corresponding one of the right-side rotary shafts are disposed on a common axis, and are to be rotated at respective speeds equal to each other during straight running of the vehicle,
wherein the one of the left-side rotary shafts and the one of the right-side rotary shafts, which constitute the pair of pump-drive rotary shafts, are disposed on the common axis, and
wherein the single hydraulic pump and the one-way clutches, which are disposed on respective opposite sides of the single hydraulic pump in the width direction of the vehicle, are located between the left-side transmission mechanism and the right-side transmission mechanism in the width direction, and disposed on the same axis as the pair of pump-drive rotary shafts.