ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,286, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Transaxle for electric vehicle" was invented by Shotaro Okamoto (Nagoya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transaxle for an electric vehicle includes a motor, an inverter chamber, an oil chamber, and a cooling liquid chamber. The inverter chamber accommodates an electronic component configured to control the motor. The oil chamber is configured to store an oil that serves as a refrigerant. A cooling liquid that cools the electronic component flows through the cooling liquid chamber. The inverter chamber includes a wall also serving as a wall of the coo...