Patent ID: 11898630
Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  H | IPC B  F  H

Claim 9:
10. The vehicle drive apparatus according to claim 9, wherein
the pump portion is defined as a first pump portion, and the vehicle drive apparatus further includes a second pump portion that suctions the coolant and discharges the coolant into the case,
the counter gear mechanism is provided with a gear group, a differential case portion that encloses the gear group, and a differential input gear that meshes with a gear provided in the counter gear mechanism and that rotates as a unit with the differential case portion,
the first pump portion is driven by a dedicated driving-force source independent of a force transmission path that connects the rotating electrical machine to the first wheel and the second wheel,
the second pump portion is driven by rotation of the differential case portion,
the second pump portion is placed in such a manner as to overlap the differential input gear in the axial view,
the strainer is placed on the horizontal first side with respect to the second pump portion in the axial view, and
the first pump portion is placed on an upper side with respect to the strainer and on the horizontal first side with respect to the differential gear mechanism in the axial view.