Patent ID: 8026642

Claim:
A driving apparatus installed in a vehicle, comprising: a rotating electrical machine; an electronic device capable of supplying electric power to said rotating electrical machine; a containing case capable of containing said electronic device and said rotating electrical machine; a coolant circuit distributing coolant capable of cooling said electronic device and said rotating electrical machine; a cooling mechanism, which is provided in said coolant circuit, is contained in said containing case, and is capable of cooling said rotating electrical machine and said electronic device; and a supplying pipe, which is connected to said cooling mechanism, and is capable of supplying said cooling mechanism with said coolant circulating in said coolant circuit, a connecting portion for said cooling mechanism and said supplying pipe being provided at an outer surface of said containing case, said supplying pipe extending from said connecting portion toward a front side of said vehicle, said electronic device being positioned lateral to said rotating electrical machine, said coolant circuit having a pipe path extending between said rotating electrical machine and said electronic device and extending from an upper surface side to a lower surface side of said containing case.