Electric vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakeshi Kuwahara, Shinichiro Suenaga, Shigeki Yamazaki
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Abstract
An electric vehicle includes: a side member; and a mechanical-electrical integrated unit attached to the side member through a fastener. The mechanical-electrical integrated unit is constituted by a drive apparatus and an electric-power control apparatus that are housed in a same casing. The casing has an upper space and a lower space that are vertically separated within the casing. The electric-power control apparatus is housed in the upper space while the drive apparatus is housed in the lower space. A plate is provided in the upper space. The side member includes a fragile portion that is located in a position overlapping the plate as viewed in a width direction of the electric vehicle.
Claims5
An electric vehicle comprising:
- a side member;
- and
- a mechanical-electrical integrated unit attached to the side member through a fastener,
- wherein the mechanical-electrical integrated unit is constituted by a drive apparatus and an electric-power control apparatus that are housed in a same casing,
- wherein the drive apparatus includes an electric motor functioning as a power source,
- wherein the electric-power control apparatus is configured to control an electric power transmitted and received by the electric motor,
- wherein the casing has an upper space and a lower space that are vertically separated within the casing,
- wherein the electric-power control apparatus is housed in the upper space while the drive apparatus is housed in the lower space,
- wherein a plate is provided in the upper space, and
- wherein the side member includes a fragile portion that is located in a position overlapping the plate as viewed in a width direction of the electric vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.