Abstract: A vehicle drive device having two independent systems provided for two driving wheels, respectively, each system including a rotating electrical machine, an output member to be connected to a corresponding driving wheel, and a drive transmission system. The transmission also includes a counter deceleration mechanism, which connects the rotating electrical machine and the output member to each other. A case integrally accommodates the rotating electrical machines, the output members, and the drive transmission systems of the two systems. The rotation axes are provided so that their respective rotation axes are parallel to each other, and are positioned so as to overlap each other in the rotation axis direction. The rotating electrical machine of each system is provided with an output portion located on one side of the rotating electrical machine which is distal from the corresponding driving wheel in the rotation axis direction of the rotating electrical machine.

Abstract: A rotary electric machine having a stator including a coil; and a cooling unit that cools a coil end of the coil, which projects in an axial direction of the stator, wherein the cooling unit includes: an outer periphery cooling portion that is disposed along an outer peripheral surface of the coil end and includes a plurality of injection holes that inject a cooling medium onto the outer peripheral surface; and an end surface cooling portion that is disposed along an axial end surface of the coil end and includes a plurality of injection holes that inject the cooling medium onto the axial end surface.

Abstract: A cooling structure of a rotating electrical machine including a stator and a rotor, the cooling structure including magnet accommodating holes provided in a rotor core of the rotor, the magnet accommodating holes extend between axial core end faces of the rotor core, wherein permanent magnets are accommodated in the magnet accommodating holes; a plurality of voids, which prevent leakage flux, in contact with the permanent magnets and extending between the axial core end faces; and a rotor cooling-liquid supply passage that supplies cooling liquid to one core end face, wherein the cooling liquid supplied from the rotor cooling-liquid supply passage is introduced into the voids to prevent leakage flux, and the permanent magnets are cooled by the cooling liquid flowing through the voids.

Abstract: A rotary electric machine having a stator including a coil; and a cooling unit that cools a coil end of the coil, which projects in an axial direction of the stator, wherein the cooling unit includes: an outer periphery cooling portion that is disposed along an outer peripheral surface of the coil end and includes a plurality of injection holes that inject a cooling medium onto the outer peripheral surface; and an end surface cooling portion that is disposed along an axial end surface of the coil end and includes a plurality of injection holes that inject the cooling medium onto the axial end surface.

Abstract: A laser welding structure includes a lead, a conductive member, and a welding part. The lead has a nickel plating layer and is made of copper or copper alloy. The conductive member is joined with the lead and is made of copper or copper alloy. The welding part is formed by a laser welding so as to join the lead and the conductive member. An end portion of the welding part has a rounded convex shape.

Abstract: A drive unit comprises an electric motor, a drive unit casing 2 accommodating therein the electric motor, an inverter 3 that controls the electric motor, and a flow passage of a refrigerant that cools the inverter. The inverter defines a space R between it and a heat sink 5 integral with a substrate of the inverter, and is mounted to the drive unit casing, the space being communicated to the flow passage of the refrigerant. The heat sink comprises fins 56 that cross the space R, and abuts against the drive unit casing in a state of low thermal conduction. Thereby, the heat sink is effectively cooled by heat exchange with a cooling refrigerant in wide areas. Also, the fins contact with the drive unit casing in a state of low thermal conduction via a heat insulation material, etc., whereby direct heat conduction is avoided and efficient cooling is enabled while temperature gradient conformed to heat-resistant temperatures of the inverter and the electric motor is maintained.

Abstract: A cooling structure of a rotating electrical machine including a stator and a rotor, the cooling structure including magnet accommodating holes provided in a rotor core of the rotor, the magnet accommodating holes extend between axial core end faces of the rotor core, wherein permanent magnets are accommodated in the magnet accommodating holes; a plurality of voids, which prevent leakage flux, in contact with the permanent magnets and extending between the axial core end faces; and a rotor cooling-liquid supply passage that supplies cooling liquid to one core end face, wherein the cooling liquid supplied from the rotor cooling-liquid supply passage is introduced into the voids to prevent leakage flux, and the permanent magnets are cooled by the cooling liquid flowing through the voids.

Abstract: A drive device with electronic circuit, including floated wiring for electrically connecting the solid wirings of a circuit to each other and an electronic circuit mechanically connected to an engine, wherein the electronic circuit is formed so that the flat surface thereof including the floated wiring is substantially disposed vertically relative to the output axis of the engine, whereby the vibration of the engine in the major X- and Z-directions can be prevented from applying to the floated wiring in Y-axis direction to increase the seismic resistance of the electronic circuit, and the arrangement of the drive device having the electronic circuit mechanically installed thereon can be realized.

Abstract: A drive system includes a plurality of electric power devices, a drive case having a plurality of case segments which are connected to each other, each of the electric power devices being contained in one of the case segments, and a plurality of inverters, one for each of the electric power devices. The inverters are collectively attached to one of the case segments, and a flow path of a coolant for cooling the inverters is positioned between the case segment to which the inverters are attached and the inverters. Accordingly, a cooling unit which performs heat insulation and cooling between the drive system and the inverters is positioned only on the outer surface of one of the case segments and does not extend across the connection interfaces between the case segments. Therefore, the risk of leakage of the coolant into the drive case can be substantially eliminated.

Abstract: A drive unit comprises an electric motor 1, a drive unit casing 2 accommodating therein the electric motor, an inverter 3 that controls the electric motor, and a flow passage of a refrigerant that cools the inverter. The inverter is mounted on a heat sink 53 and mounted to the drive unit casing with a space R defined, and the space is communicated to the flow passage of the refrigerant. The heat sink comprises fins 56, and the drive unit casing comprises fins 22, the both fins being apart from each other. Thereby, both a side of the drive unit casing and a side of the heat sink are effectively cooled by heat exchange with a cooling refrigerant in wide areas. Also, the fins are apart from each other whereby direct heat conduction is avoided and efficient cooling is enabled with temperature gradient conformed to heat-resistant temperatures.

Abstract: A drive unit equipped with an electric motor including an input shaft that is connected to an engine, an electric motor shaft, a counter output shaft, and a planetary gear set, wherein the input shaft and the counter output shaft are connected respectively, on one side of the planetary gear set, to two other elements which are different from an element with which the electric motor shaft is connected, an outer circumference of both edge portions of the counter output shaft is supported by a drive unit case, and an outer circumference of the input shaft is supported by an inner circumference of the counter output shaft by the drive unit case through the counter output shaft.

Abstract: A drive unit including an electric motor, a drive unit casing accommodating therein the electric motor, an inverter that controls the electric motor and a flow passage in which a refrigerant passes therein in order to cool the inverter, wherein the inverter is mounted on the drive unit casing such that a heat sink, united with a substrate of the inverter, defines a space that is in communication with the flow passage on a portion thereof opposed to the drive unit casing, the space is compartmented by a separator into a first chamber facing the heat sink and a second chamber facing the drive unit casing and the heat sink comprises heat-sink side fins extending into the first chamber and apart from the separator.

Abstract: A device for detecting a motor drive current is arranged without substantially requiring additional space. The device for detecting a motor drive current, detects the currents of the phases flowing through the feeder lines that connect the motors to an inverter using a first bus bar for each of the phases arranged in parallel relative to each other and second bus bars extending from the ends of the first bus bars in a direction to intersect the axes of the first bus bar to which attached, by using magnetic field detector elements of each of the phases arranged near the feeder lines, wherein processing means for detecting the currents relying on the magnetic field detector elements of each of the phases are provided on a common circuit board. The magnetic field detector elements are disposed near the first bus bars of each of the phases, and the circuit board is arranged in a space sandwiched between the outermost first bus bars.

Abstract: A drive unit comprises an electric motor, a drive unit casing 2 accommodating therein the electric motor, an inverter 3 that controls the electric motor, and a flow passage of a refrigerant that cools the inverter. The inverter defines a space R between it and a heat sink 5 integral with a substrate of the inverter, and is mounted to the drive unit casing, the space being communicated to the flow passage of the refrigerant. The heat sink comprises fins 56 that cross the space R, and abuts against the drive unit casing in a state of low thermal conduction. Thereby, the heat sink is effectively cooled by heat exchange with a cooling refrigerant in wide areas. Also, the fins contact with the drive unit casing in a state of low thermal conduction via a heat insulation material, etc., whereby direct heat conduction is avoided and efficient cooling is enabled while temperature gradient conformed to heat-resistant temperatures of the inverter and the electric motor is maintained.

Abstract: A drive unit comprises an electric motor 1, a drive unit casing 2 accommodating therein the electric motor, an inverter 3 that controls the electric motor, and a flow passage of a refrigerant that cools the inverter. The inverter is mounted on a heat sink 53 and mounted to the drive unit casing with a space R defined, and the space is communicated to the flow passage of the refrigerant. The heat sink comprises fins 56, and the drive unit casing comprises fins 22, the both fins being apart from each other. Thereby, both a side of the drive unit casing and a side of the heat sink are effectively cooled by heat exchange with a cooling refrigerant in wide areas. Also, the fins are apart from each other whereby direct heat conduction is avoided and efficient cooling is enabled with temperature gradient conformed to heat-resistant temperatures.

Abstract: A driving apparatus having a shaft structure that reduces a load on shaft supports and enhances durability of the motor. The driving apparatus includes an electric motor, an electric motor shaft, first and second shaft supports, a counter drive gear on the electric motor shaft, and a counter driven gear to be meshed with the counter drive gear. Output of the electric motor is transmitted to wheels through both of the gears. The counter drive gear is disposed at a position closer to one of the shaft supports, a helix angle is set in a direction in which a thrust force S acts toward the second shaft support, which is farther from the gear. With this arrangement, a load caused by a radial force applied to the first shaft support, which is closer to the counter drive gear, is reduced.

Abstract: A drive unit comprises an electric motor, a drive unit casing 2 accommodating therein the electric motor, an inverter 3 that controls the electric motor, and a flow passage of a refrigerant that cools the inverter. The inverter defines a space R between it and a heat sink 5 integral with a substrate of the inverter, and is mounted to the drive unit casing, the space is compartmented by separation means 8 into a first chamber R1 facing the heat sink and a second chamber R2 facing the drive unit casing, and is communicated to the flow passage of the refrigerant, and the heat sink comprises heat-sink-side fins 56 extending into the first chamber and apart from the separation means.

Abstract: A device for detecting a motor drive current is arranged without substantially requiring additional space. The device for detecting a motor drive current, detects the currents of the phases flowing through the feeder lines that connect the motors to an inverter using a first bus bar for each of the phases arranged in parallel relative to each other and second bus bars extending from the ends of the first bus bars in a direction to intersect the axes of the first bus bar to which attached, by using magnetic field detector elements of each of the phases arranged near the feeder lines, wherein processing means for detecting the currents relying on the magnetic field detector elements of each of the phases are provided on a common circuit board. The magnetic field detector elements are disposed near the first bus bars of each of the phases, and the circuit board is arranged in a space sandwiched between the outermost first bus bars.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus for an electric motor control unit includes a heat sink that contacts power modules of the unit, a concave portion continuously formed in the heat sink and a wall member mounted on an opening face side of the concave portion so as to be fixed to the sink together define a coolant passage in the heat sink. In the heat sink, a projection projects from a mounting surface with respect to the wall member, and is fitted into a hole of the wall member and fixed to the heat sink by press-fitting. Thus, fluid leakage from cavities in a thin wall portion at a bottom of a bolt, such as in the case of conventional bolting, is prevented.

Abstract: A drive system includes a plurality of electric power devices, a drive case having a plurality of case segments which are connected to each other, each of the electric power devices being contained in one of the case segments, and a plurality of inverters, one for each of the electric power devices. The inverters are collectively attached to one of the case segments, and a flow path of a coolant for cooling the inverters is positioned between the case segment to which the inverters are attached and the inverters. Accordingly, a cooling unit which performs heat insulation and cooling between the drive system and the inverters is positioned only on the outer surface of one of the case segments and does not extend across the connection interfaces between the case segments. Therefore, the risk of leakage of the coolant into the drive case can be substantially eliminated.