Patent ID: 11904672
Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  H | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle drive apparatus comprising:
a rotary electric machine disposed on a first axis;
a transmission mechanism to which a driving force is to be transmitted from the rotary electric machine;
a differential gear mechanism disposed on a second axis different from and parallel to the first axis, the differential gear mechanism being configured to distribute the driving force, which is transmitted thereto from the rotary electric machine through the transmission mechanism, to a wheel;
an output member disposed on the second axis and drivingly connecting the differential gear mechanism to the wheel;
an inverter device to control driving of the rotary electric machine; and
a single-piece case internally including
a first housing chamber housing the rotary electric machine, and
a second housing chamber housing the inverter device, wherein

at least a specified portion of the output member is housed in the first housing chamber, a location of the specified portion in an axial direction overlapping with the rotary electric machine, the axial direction being along the first axis,
the single-piece case includes a partition dividing the first housing chamber from the second housing chamber, and
the partition is provided between the specified portion and the inverter device such that the partition, the specified portion and the inverter device radially overlap.