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US 12,583,307 B2Granted
Vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshitaka Nukada, Hitoshi Yokotani, Masaru Odajima, Kei Fukasawa, Yoshiyuki Sato, Takashi Nakamura
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a front wheel, a rear wheel, a power unit in which an internal combustion engine and a compressor are modularized, and a seat. The compressor is configured to operate on rotational power generated in the internal combustion engine. The power unit is disposed between the front wheel and the rear wheel in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, and is disposed to place the compressor below the seat.
Claims9
A vehicle comprising:
- a front wheel and a rear wheel;
- a power unit in which an internal combustion engine and a compressor are modularized, the compressor configured to operate on rotational power generated in the internal combustion engine;
- a seat;
- and
- a floor panel configured to form a floor surface of a vehicle cabin,
- wherein the power unit is disposed between the front wheel and the rear wheel in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, and is disposed to place the compressor below the seat,
- the power unit is disposed below the floor panel,
- the seat is disposed above the floor panel,
- the floor panel is provided with an opening configured to be opened in an upper-ower direction at an under-seat region overlapping the seat when viewed in the upper-lower direction,
- the power unit further includes a transmission device configured to transmit rotational power generated in the internal combustion engine to the compressor, and an accommodation wall surrounding the transmission device, and
- the power unit and the accommodation wall are disposed at a position where at least a part of the power unit and the accommodation wall overlaps the opening when viewed in the upper-lower direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.