Electric motor vehicle

• US 20020003052A1
• Filed: 06/22/2001
• Published: 01/10/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
• Original Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
• Inventors: Hayashi, Kunihiro
• Granted Patent: US 6,631,774 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/65.1
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 1/28 Other additional equipment, e.g. back-rests for children
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 43/16 on motorcycles or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 43/23 dismounted when charging
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 2204/00 Adaptations for driving cycles by electric motor for driving electrically assisted bicycles B62M6/00
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 5/007 power-driven

Abstract

An electric motor vehicle with a battery mounted for supplying electric energy to the motor for driving the wheels has a pair of armrest bodies arranged on both sides of the seat, each armrest body having a battery storage compartment in which the battery can be detachably set and having an armrest cushion on the top thereof which serves as a lid that can open and close the battery storage compartment.

Claims

1. An electric motor vehicle with a battery for supplying electric energy to the motor for driving the wheels, characterized in that a pair of armrest bodies is arranged upright, each armrest body having a longer dimension in the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle than the dimension in width when viewed from the top, each armrest has a hollow compartment for battery storage in which the battery can be inserted or removed from the top thereof and has an armrest cushion on the top thereof which serves as a lid that can open and close the battery storage compartment.

2. The electric motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the armrest cushion is hinged at the top end of the armrest body so as to open and close the battery storage compartment, at least the front-side piping of the armrest frame is exposed to the interior of the battery storage compartment so as to guide the battery by fitting the piping to the depressed portion formed at least on the front side of the battery.

3. The electric motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the armrest body and armrest cushion are inclined forwards so that the battery set in the battery storage compartment can be accommodated in close contact with the armrest frame.

4. The electric motor vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the armrest body and armrest cushion are inclined forwards so that the battery set in the battery storage compartment can be accommodated in close contact with the armrest frame.

5. The electric motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the battery is a cartridge type having a handle on the top thereof, the handle projects out above the battery storage portion when set in the battery storage compartment and can be covered and urged downward by the armrest cushion when the armrest cushion is closed.

6. The electric motor vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the battery is a cartridge type having a handle on the top thereof, the handle projects out above the battery storage portion when set in the battery storage compartment and can be covered and urged downward by the armrest cushion when the armrest cushion is closed.

7. The electric motor vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the battery is a cartridge type having a handle on the top thereof, the handle projects out above the battery storage portion when set in the battery storage compartment and can be covered and urged downward by the armrest cushion when the armrest cushion is closed.

8. The electric motor vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the battery is a cartridge type having a handle on the top thereof, the handle projects out above the battery storage portion when set in the battery storage compartment and can be covered and urged downward by the armrest cushion when the armrest cushion is closed.

9. The electric motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a stuff bucket having the same outside dimensions as the battery and formed with a depressed portion on the front side is set in either one of the left and right battery storage compartments of the armrest bodies.

10. The electric motor vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a stuff bucket having the same outside dimensions as the battery and formed with a depressed portion on the front side is set in either one of the left and right battery storage compartments of the armrest bodies.

11. The electric motor vehicle according to claim 3, wherein a stuff bucket having the same outside dimensions as the battery and formed with a depressed portion on the front side is set in either one of the left and right battery storage compartments of the armrest bodies.

12. The electric motor vehicle according to claim 4, wherein a stuff bucket having the same outside dimensions as the battery and formed with a depressed portion on the front side is set in either one of the left and right battery storage compartments of the armrest bodies.

13. The electric motor vehicle according to claim 5, wherein a stuff bucket having the same outside dimensions as the battery and formed with a depressed portion on the front side is set in either one of the left and right battery storage compartments of the armrest bodies.

14. The electric motor vehicle according to claim 6, wherein a stuff bucket having the same outside dimensions as the battery and formed with a depressed portion on the front side is set in either one of the left and right battery storage compartments of the armrest bodies.

15. The electric motor vehicle according to claim 7, wherein a stuff bucket having the same outside dimensions as the battery and formed with a depressed portion on the front side is set in either one of the left and right battery storage compartments of the armrest bodies.

16. The electric motor vehicle according to claim 8, wherein a stuff bucket having the same outside dimensions as the battery and formed with a depressed portion on the front side is set in either one of the left and right battery storage compartments of the armrest bodies.