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US 8,556,019 B2Granted
Hybrid saddle-type vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorMasahiro Kuroki
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Abstract
A hybrid saddle-type vehicle is provided with a drive power transmitting mechanism for transmitting a power of an internal combustion engine from one side of a swing arm in a widthwise direction of a vehicle to a drive shaft of a rear wheel and an electric motor for transmitting a driving force from the other side in the widthwise direction to the drive shaft. One end portion in the widthwise direction extending in an axial direction from a motor housing accommodating a stator and a rotor of the electric motor is fitted with an outer hub in a radially contacting manner, and a rotating shaft of the electric motor is connected to the drive shaft to transmit the driving force.
Claims8
A hybrid vehicle having a saddle, comprising:
- a rear-wheel supporting member swingably attached to a body frame and adapted to support a rear wheel;
- a drive power transmitting mechanism adapted to transmit a power of an internal combustion engine from one side of the rear-wheel supporting member in a widthwise direction of the vehicle to a drive shaft of the rear wheel;
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- an electric motor adapted to transmit a driving force from an opposite side of the rear-wheel supporting member in the widthwise direction of the vehicle to the drive shaft of the rear wheel,
- wherein the rear wheel includes a wheel hub portion having an inner cylindrical hub provided on a side of the drive shaft and a cylindrical outer hub provided in a radially outer side of the inner hub,
- wherein the electric motor includes a motor housing accommodating a stator and a rotor therein, and a rotational shaft extending from the motor housing and the drive shaft have a common axis and an end of rotational shaft is connected to an end of the drive shaft at a position surrounded by the cylindrical outer hub, and
- wherein one end portion of the motor housing in the widthwise direction is supported on the outer hub via a bearing which is fitted with the cylindrical outer hub in a radially contacting manner, and the motor housing is fixedly connected to the rear-wheel supporting member by a connection member.
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A hybrid vehicle having a saddle, comprising:
- a rear-wheel supporting member swingably attached to a body frame and adapted to support a rear wheel;
- a drive power transmitting mechanism adapted to transmit a power of an internal combustion engine from one side of the rear-wheel supporting member in a widthwise direction of the vehicle to a drive shaft of the rear wheel;
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- an electric motor adapted to transmit a driving force from an opposite side of the rear-wheel supporting member in the widthwise direction of the vehicle to the drive shaft of the rear wheel,
- wherein the rear wheel includes a wheel hub portion having an inner cylindrical hub provided on a side of the drive shaft and a cylindrical outer hub provided in a radially outer side of the inner hub,
- wherein the electric motor includes a motor housing accommodating a stator and a rotor therein, and a rotational shaft extending from the motor housing and having an end fitted to an end of the drive shaft, and
- wherein one end portion of the motor housing in the widthwise direction is supported on the outer hub via a bearing which is fitted with the cylindrical outer hub in a radially contacting manner, and the motor housing is fixedly connected to the rear-wheel supporting member by a connection member,
- wherein the rear-wheel supporting member is a swing arm which is swingably supported on the body frame via a pivot shaft,
- wherein the swing arm includes:
- a laterally extending support portion surrounding the pivot shaft,
- a first arm portion extending rearwardly from one end of the support portion in the widthwise direction of the vehicle, to a position along one lateral side of the rear wheel,
- a second arm portion extending rearwardly from an opposite end of the support portion, to a rear portion thereof positioned forwardly of the rear wheel, and
- a cross portion extending in the widthwise direction of the vehicle in order to connect the rear portion of the second arm portion to an intermediate portion of first arm portion, and
- wherein the connection member is connected to the rear portion of the second arm portion, from which the cross portion extends in the widthwise direction of the vehicle to the intermediate portion of the first arm portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.