Electric motor supporting arrangement for vehicles
AssigneeKubota Corporation
InventorDavid Boyd
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a motor assembly, a chassis, and an inverter. The motor assembly and the inverter are affixed to the chassis at a location where the motor assembly and the inverter are opposed to one another. The motor assembly includes an electric motor, a frame housing, and a motor bracket. The motor bracket is provided between the electric motor and the frame housing, and the electric motor is fixed to the frame housing via the motor bracket. The electric motor includes at least one electrical contact which is structured to be connected to electrical leads which extend between the electric motor and the inverter. The vehicle is an electric powered agricultural machine.
Claims12
A vehicle comprising:
- a motor assembly;
- a chassis;
- an inverter;
- a transmission connected to the motor assembly;
- and
- an On board Battery Charger (OBC) which is affixed to the chassis;
- wherein
- the motor assembly and the inverter are affixed to the chassis at a location where the motor assembly and the inverter are opposed to one another;
- the motor assembly includes an electric motor, a frame housing, and a motor bracket;
- an output shaft of the electric motor is connected to the transmission such that rotation of the output shaft drives the transmission;
- the output shaft projects out from a front of the electric motor;
- the front of the electric motor opposes a rear of the vehicle;
- the chassis includes a pair of frame rails and a front wheel support frame;
- front wheels of the vehicle are provided on opposing ends of the front wheel support frame;
- the inverter is located between the motor assembly and the OBC;
- and
- all of the transmission, the motor assembly, the inverter, and the OBC are arranged along a straight line which extends from a front of the vehicle to the rear of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.