Title:
VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/054438
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A vehicle drive device (10) comprising a motor unit (1), which has a drive motor mounted in a vehicle and a gear mechanism for transmitting torque from the motor to left and right wheels of the vehicle, and an inverter (4), which is arranged above the motor unit (1) and has a capacitor (5) that smooths power and a semiconductor module (6) that includes a plurality of switching elements, wherein the inverter (4) has a tray unit (16) for accommodating the capacitor (5) and the semiconductor module (6), and a flat plate-shaped cover (15) that is attached to the tray unit (16) and covers the capacitor (5) and the semiconductor module (6) from above. A cooling unit (20) through which a refrigerant for cooling the inverter (4) is circulated is integrated into the cover (15). The capacitor (5) and the semiconductor module (6) both are attached to a lower surface (17) of the cover (15).
Inventors:
TAKAHASHI TSUYOSHI (JP)
TERAO KIMINOBU (JP)
MORIMOTO YOSUKE (JP)
OGASAWARA TAKUYA (JP)
AKIYAMA HIROMICHI (JP)
OONO DAI (JP)
TERAO KIMINOBU (JP)
MORIMOTO YOSUKE (JP)
OGASAWARA TAKUYA (JP)
AKIYAMA HIROMICHI (JP)
OONO DAI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2022/036090
Publication Date:
April 06, 2023
Filing Date:
September 28, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP (JP)
MEIDENSHA ELECTRIC MFG CO LTD (JP)
MEIDENSHA ELECTRIC MFG CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
H02M7/48; B60K1/02; B60L9/18; H02K7/116; H02K11/33
Foreign References:
| JP2021029059A | 2021-02-25 | |||
| JP2016178778A | 2016-10-06 | |||
| JP2004312925A | 2004-11-04 | |||
| JP2017184523A | 2017-10-05 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SUWA, Hanako et al. (JP)
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