Patent ID: 7766792

Claim:
A power train structure for a hybrid vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission having a torque converter and a speed change device, comprising: a motor provided between the torque converter and the speed change device and having a rotor coupled to a turbine of the torque converter; an external oil pump operated by a separate electric motor; an internal oil pump provided in the speed change device, wherein the external oil pump and the internal oil pump are operatively configured so that the vehicle can be started by the motor while the engine is stopped; a valve body for controlling the torque converter and the speed change device using hydraulic pressure; and valve means for supplying hydraulic pressure from the external pump independently to the valve body and the torque converter, wherein the valve means comprises: a first hydraulic valve connected to the valve body through a first passage; and a second hydraulic valve connected to the torque converter through a second passage.