Title:
Electric motorcycle
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6304197
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve driving stability by lowering a center of gravity.SOLUTION: An electric motorcycle (1) includes: a rear-wheel driving electric motor (30) disposed forward of a swing arm (16); and a battery (32) serving as a power source for the electric motor. The electric motor is disposed so that a drive shaft is horizontal in a longitudinal direction. The battery is disposed horizontally relative to the electric motor. Thus, the electric motor and the battery that are a heavy object are arranged at the same height and a center of gravity of the vehicle is lowered.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Inventors:
Takashi Shimizu
Mitsuji Kurata
Mitsuji Kurata
Application Number:
JP2015214285A
Publication Date:
April 04, 2018
Filing Date:
October 30, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
International Classes:
B62K11/00; B62J9/00; B62J11/00; B62J17/00; B62J99/00; B62K19/16
Domestic Patent References:
| JP5213253A | ||||
| JP2004210072A | ||||
| JP5105160A | ||||
| JP9150770A | ||||
| JP2001199379A |
Foreign References:
| WO2011121758A1 | ||||
| WO2012063292A1 | ||||
| WO2013061370A1 | ||||
| US20130299265 | ||||
| WO2012059959A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroyoshi Aoki
Amada Masayuki
Yoshimasa Okada
Amada Masayuki
Yoshimasa Okada