Patent ID: 8500584

Claim:
A vehicle power transmission device comprising: a power generation device that includes a rotating machine electrically controllable in torque; and a power distribution device including a first planetary gear device which has three rotating elements, which are an input rotating element, a first output rotating element operatively coupled to a first wheel, and a second output rotating element operatively coupled to a second wheel, the power distribution device distributing power input to the input rotating element from the power generation device to the first output rotating element and the second output rotating element, the power distribution device being configured such that the input rotating element, the first output rotating element, and the second output rotating element are in a collinear relationship in respect of rotation speed, and are in a line in this order in a collinear diagram of representing the collinear relationship, an operation state of the rotating machine being controlled to put the first output rotating element and the second output rotating element into a predetermined differential state, and the power generation device including a second planetary gear device which has three rotating elements, which are coupled with a power source, the rotating machine, and the input rotating element, respectively.