Hybrid vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsAkifumi Nomura, Kazuyuki Nakai, Kenichi Ohmori, Yoshiaki Tsukada, Takashi Tsutsumizaki, Shinichi Wagatsuma
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Abstract
A hybrid vehicle in which an electric motor is disposed in the vicinity of a center of a vehicle body to reduce lateral expansion. The hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a motor, and a power transmission mechanism for transmitting power of the engine and the motor to a rear wheel. The engine is suspended on the vehicle body in a non-swingable manner with a cylinder extending in a substantially horizontal direction and a crankshaft provided to be oriented in a vehicle width direction. The electric motor is located in front of and above the crankshaft of the engine.
Claims20
A hybrid vehicle comprising:
- an internal combustion engine providing a first drive source for powering the hybrid vehicle in an engine running mode;
- an electric motor providing a second drive source for powering the hybrid vehicle in an electric vehicle (EV) running mode;
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- a power transmission mechanism for transmitting power of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor to a driven portion;
- wherein the internal combustion engine is suspended on a vehicle body in a non-swingable manner, with a cylinder extending in a substantially horizontal direction and a crankshaft provided to be oriented in a vehicle width direction;
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- the electric motor is located in front of and above the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine.
A hybrid vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- an internal combustion engine operatively mounted on the vehicle body and providing a first drive source for powering the hybrid vehicle in an engine running mode;
- an electric motor operatively mounted on the vehicle body and providing a second drive source for powering the hybrid vehicle in an electric vehicle (EV) running mode;
- a power transmission mechanism operatively mounted on the vehicle body and being operatively connected to the internal combustion engine and the electric motor for transmitting power of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor to a driven portion;
- said internal combustion engine being suspended on the vehicle body in a non-swingable manner, with a cylinder extending in a substantially horizontal direction and a crankshaft provided to be oriented in a vehicle width direction;
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- said electric motor is operatively mounted in front of and above the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.