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US 12,534,151 B2Granted
Electric motorcycle
AssigneeLiveWire EV, LLC
InventorsSamuel Nicholas Reitinger, Erik James Lewis, Mark Gales, Matthew Anchor
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Abstract
An electric motorcycle includes an electric motor configured to provide propulsion of the motorcycle, and a battery pack with a battery case. The electric motor and the battery case are coupled together to define an overlapping area. In the overlapping area, the battery case includes an integrated junction box for one or more electrical connections to the electric motor.
Claims20
An electric motorcycle comprising:
- an electric motor configured to provide propulsion of the motorcycle;
- and
- a battery pack including a battery case,
- wherein the electric motor and the battery case are coupled together to define an overlapping area,
- wherein, in the overlapping area, the battery case forms an integrated junction box for one or more electrical connections to the electric motor, and
- wherein, with the electric motor and the battery case coupled together, the integrated junction box provides selective access to the one or more electrical connections without opening the battery case.
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An electric motorcycle comprising:
- a battery pack including a plurality of rechargeable electrochemical cells received within an internal cell cavity of a battery case;
- and
- an electric motor connected to receive stored energy from the plurality of rechargeable electrochemical cells, the electric motor having an output on a drive side thereof connected to drive a wheel of the motorcycle,
- wherein the electric motor is coupled to a motor mounting portion of the battery case extended from the cell cavity, and
- wherein a cable connected to the electric motor to supply electrical power to drive the electric motor is concealed within the motor mounting portion, and the cable is selectively accessible without opening the battery case.
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An electric motorcycle comprising:
- a battery pack including a plurality of rechargeable electrochemical cells received within an internal cell cavity of a battery case;
- an electric motor connected to receive stored energy from the plurality of rechargeable electrochemical cells, the electric motor having an output on a drive side thereof connected to drive a wheel of the motorcycle;
- a rear wheel drivably coupled to the electric motor output on the drive side to propel the motorcycle;
- and
- a power electronics housing separate from the battery pack and the electric motor, the power electronics housing containing an inverter electrically connected to both the battery pack and a main power supply connection of the electric motor for discharging power from the battery pack to the electric motor to provide propulsion of the electric motorcycle,
- wherein, separate from the internal cell cavity, the battery case forms an integrated junction box that provides sealed passage of all electrical connections between the battery pack and the inverter and all electrical connections between the inverter and the electric motor, wherein the integrated junction box is provided alongside a non-drive side of the electric motor, the integrated junction box providing selective access to the main power supply connection of the electric motor without opening the battery case.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.