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US 2019/0293501 A1Published application
Motor unit and vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsYosuke TANAKA, Yutaka ARIMURA, Daisuke HOSHINO, Tatsuya OHZU, Shingo SOMA
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Abstract
A motor unit includes a drive motor having an output shaft with a hollow portion, and a torque sensor arranged inside the hollow portion. The output shaft is formed by a magnetic body. A vehicle can include the motor unit. The drive motor can be a traction motor that generates traction drive force of the vehicle, for example.
Claims5
A motor unit comprising:
- a drive motor including an output shaft with a hollow portion;
- and
- a torque sensor arranged in the hollow portion, wherein
- the output shaft is formed by a magnetic body.
1 more element
A vehicle comprising a motor unit comprising a drive motor including an output shaft with a hollow portion, and a torque sensor arranged in the hollow portion, the output shaft being formed by a magnetic body, wherein
- the drive motor is a traction motor that generates a traction drive force of the vehicle or a generator that generates power based on a drive force of an internal combustion engine of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.