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US 8,739,908 B2Granted
Motor driven vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoichi Taniguchi, Atsushi Yonehana
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Abstract
A motor driven vehicle can include a swing arm swingably mounted to a vehicle body of a motor driven vehicle, and housing an electric motor driving a drive wheel of the vehicle. A pipe-like duct can have one end side connected to a hole communicating with an inside space of the swing arm, and another end side extending toward a vehicle body side. A harness, configured to drive the electric motor, can be inserted through the duct.
Claims20
A motor driven vehicle, comprising:
- a swing arm swingably mounted to a vehicle body of the motor driven vehicle and housing an electric motor driving a drive wheel of the motor driven vehicle;
- a pipe-like duct having one end side connected to a hole communicating with an inside space of the swing arm and another end side extending toward a vehicle body side;
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- a battery configured to supply electric power to the electric motor, said battery being housed in the swing arm,
- wherein a harness, configured to drive the electric motor, is inserted through the duct, and the harness includes a line connected to an external power source to charge at least the battery.
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A motor driven vehicle, comprising:
- swing arm means swingably mounted to a vehicle body of the motor driven vehicle, for housing an electric motor driving a drive wheel of the motor driven vehicle;
- duct means for enabling air to move into an inside of the swing arm means, said duct means having one end side connected to a hole communicating with an inside space of the swing arm means, and another end side extending toward a vehicle body side;
- harness means for making electrical connections to the electric motor, said harness means passing through the duct means;
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- energy storage means configured to supply electric power to the electric motor, said energy storage means being housed in the swing arm means,
- wherein the harness means includes a line connected to an external power source to charge at least the energy storage means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.