Patent ID: 7679238

Claim:
A driving apparatus, comprising: a transmission mechanism portion; a motor housed in a motor housing located at an engine side of the transmission mechanism portion; and a clutch interposed between an engine output shaft and a rotor of the motor that is connected to an input shaft of the transmission mechanism portion, wherein: an output member of the clutch, which is connected to the input shaft, is configured by a cover; the cover houses friction plates of the clutch, an actuator, and an input member of the clutch connected to the engine output shaft; the rotor of the motor is integrally connected to the cover, which is the output member of the clutch; a stator of the motor is fixed to the motor housing; a front hub positioned at the engine side of the cover is rotatably supported at a front wall member of the motor housing; and a rear hub positioned at the transmission mechanism portion side of the cover is rotatably supported at a rear wall member of the motor housing.