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US 2013/0281249 A1Published application
Electric three-wheel vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorMasahide MIMURA
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Abstract
An electric motor and a differential mechanism are placed near a vehicle body left-right center line distributed between the left and right sides of the vehicle body. In addition, at least parts respectively of the electric motor and the differential mechanism are placed on the vehicle body left-right center line. A deceleration mechanism is placed away from the vehicle left-right center line on one of the left and right sides of the vehicle.
Claims14
An electric three-wheel vehicle comprising:
- a single driven wheel;
- paired left and right driving wheels;
- and
- a power unit provided between the left and right driving wheels, the power unit including a first case body, a second case body attached to one of the left and right sides of the first case body, a case cover covering the other of the left and right sides of the first case body, an electric motor placed between the first case body and the second case body, a power transmission mechanism placed between the first case body and the case cover, and a differential mechanism placed between the first case body and the case cover,
- wherein the electric motor and the differential mechanism are placed near a vehicle body left-right center distributed between the left and right sides of a vehicle body, at least parts respectively of the electric motor and the differential mechanism are placed on the vehicle body left-right center, and wherein the power transmission mechanism is placed away from the vehicle body left-right center on the one of the left and right sides of the first case body.
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An electric vehicle, comprising:
- driven wheel means;
- driving wheel means for driving the vehicle;
- and
- power means for providing driving power to the driving wheel means, said power means being located between left and right wheels of the driving wheel means, said power means including first case body means, second case body means, and case cover means, said first case body means, second case body means, and case cover means, said power means further including motor means for providing rotating power and transmission means for transmitting said rotating power, said motor means and said transmission means being disposed between the first case body means the case cover means, and a differential means for dividing power between the left and right driving wheel means being placed between the first case body means and the case cover means,
- wherein the electric motor means and the differential means are disposed near a vehicle body left-right center distributed between left and right sides of the vehicle body, wherein at least parts respectively of the electric motor means and the differential means are placed on the vehicle body left-right center, and wherein the transmission means are placed away from the vehicle body left-right center on one of the left and right sides of the first case body means.
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