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Title:
DRIVE DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/067110
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
[Problem] To enable a swing arm, which houses a motor and a harness, to be worked more easily and to reduce the weight of the swing arm. [Solution] The present invention has a swing arm (25) comprising: a pivot section (57) pivotably supported by a vehicle body frame (2); and an arm portion (100) which extends rearward of the vehicle body from the pivot section (57) and which houses a motor (60) for driving a rear wheel (RW). The arm portion (100) comprises: a box-shaped case section (58) which is formed integrally with the pivot section (57) and one side of which in the width direction of the vehicle is open; and a cover (59) for the case section, the cover (59) covering the open side of the case section (58). A harness (64) led out of the motor (60) is affixed to and supported on the case section (58) side at a first position which is close to the motor (60), and at a second position which is on the pivot section (57) side, the harness (64) is extended from the arm portion (100) to a control device (52), which is on the front side of the vehicle body, through grommets (66, 67) provided to the front wall (597) of the cover (59) for the case section.

Inventors:
KIKUCHI HIROYUKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/076300
Publication Date:
May 24, 2012
Filing Date:
November 15, 2011
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Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
KIKUCHI HIROYUKI (JP)
International Classes:
B62J99/00; B62J11/19; B62K19/30; B62K25/10; B62M7/12
Foreign References:
JP2010247811A2010-11-04
JP4188641B22008-11-26
Other References:
See also references of EP 2610154A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TANAKA Koju et al. (JP)
Takaki Tanaka (JP)
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