Electric vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYusuke Sakamoto
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Abstract
A structure is provided in which a power cable connecting an inverter with a motor arranged in the front compartment is protected from breakage upon a crash. A hybrid vehicle includes an inverter fixed to a top of a drive train with a gap by front and rear brackets. The front bracket connects a front surface of the inverter with the drive train and the rear bracket connects a rear surface of the inverter with the drive train. The front surface of the inverter corresponds to a frontward side surface of the vehicle. When the vehicle crashes, the front and rear brackets cause the inverter move backward and downward so that a distance between the inverter and the drive train is reduced. Therefore, a power cable is protected from breakage.
Claims8
An electric vehicle comprising:
- a drive train provided in a front compartment of the vehicle, the drive train housing a traction motor;
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- an inverter configured to supply the motor with AC power, wherein:
- the inverter is fixed on a top of the drive train with a gap by a front bracket and a rear bracket,
- the front bracket connects a front surface of the inverter with the drive train, and
- the rear bracket connects a rear surface of the inverter with the drive train,
- a power cable configured to supply the motor with electric power extends from a side surface in a lateral direction of the inverter,
- a protector configured to protect the power cable extends from the front bracket to a front side of the power cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.