Abstract: A hybrid drive assembly (1) for a vehicle having at least one drive wheel (2), the drive assembly including an internal combustion engine (3); a transmission unit (5) interposed between a drive shaft (4) of the internal combustion engine (3) and a propeller shaft (6) connected angularly to the drive wheel (2), and in turn including a continuously variable transmission (7) having a drive pulley (10) connected angularly to the drive shaft (4) and a driven pulley (11), and a centrifugal clutch (8) having a hub (20) connected to the driven pulley, and a driven bell (26) connected to the propeller shaft (6); and an electric machine (32) having a rotor (35) integral with the bell (26) of the centrifugal clutch (8).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 16, 2003
Date of Patent:
April 1, 2008
Assignees:
Universita'di Pisa, Piaggio&C. S.p.A.
Inventors:
Emilio Vitale, Francesco Frendo, Luigi Arnone, Maurizio Marcacci, Giovanni Riggio