Knuckle structure
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroki TANAKA, Akira TAKEISHI, Masahiko KOMATSUBARA, Hiroaki MORIKUBO, Koichi ONO, Taro GENDA
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Abstract
A knuckle structure is provided with: a knuckle for rotatably supporting a drive shaft connected to the output shaft of a motor; and a grounding member having a grounding harness, the grounding member electrically connecting the knuckle and a vehicle body. The grounding member is connected to a grounding connection section provided on the protrusion of the knuckle and facing rearward of the vehicle. The grounding connection section is provided between a brake caliper extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and the knuckle.
Claims4
A knuckle structure comprising:
- a knuckle which rotatably supports a driveshaft connected to an output shaft of a driving motor;
- and
- a grounding member which electrically connects the knuckle and a vehicle body;
- wherein
- the grounding member is connected to a side face of the knuckle which faces rearward with respect to an orientation of a vehicle, or to a side face of the knuckle which faces forward with respect to the orientation of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.