Optimized arrangement of front compartment of a hybrid vehicle
AssigneeBYD Company Limited
InventorsZiqiang Zhao, Pan Lin, Changjiu Liu
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Abstract
A hybrid vehicle, a front cabin and a method for controlling the front cabin are provided. The front cabin includes: a sheet metal and a front subframe. The front cabin is configured to house an engine, a motor, a motor controller, a transmission and a support assembly. The engine and the motor are connected to the transmission respectively; the engine is disposed on the right side of the front cabin; the transmission is disposed on the left side of the front cabin; the motor is disposed on the left side of the front cabin and above the transmission; and the motor controller is disposed above the transmission and located at the front of the motor.
Claims4
A front cabin of a hybrid vehicle, comprising:
- a sheet metal;
- a front subframe;
- and
- an engine, a motor, a motor controller, a transmission and a support assembly;
- and wherein:
- the engine and the motor are connected to the transmission respectively;
- the engine is disposed on the right side of the front cabin;
- the transmission is disposed on the left side of the front cabin and defines a mounting space with the sheet metal on the left side of the front cabin;
- the motor is disposed on the left side of the front cabin and above the transmission and located within the rear side of the mounting space and behind the motor controller;
- and
- the motor controller is disposed on the left side of the front cabin and above the transmission and located within the front side of the mounting space and in front of the motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.