ELECTRIC VEHICLE

• US 20150360572A1
• Filed: 06/12/2015
• Published: 12/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: YAMAMOTO, Takuya, ONO, Hidetoshi, AKITA, Eiji, KIDA, Naoki, YOKOYAMA, Tomoaki
• Granted Patent: US 9,688,153 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/425 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/445 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/28 Four wheel or all wheel drive
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0061 relating to electrical machines
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/16 with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/64 Electric machine technologies in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors

Abstract

An electric vehicle includes: an engine which is disposed on a front side in the vehicle, and which is configured to drive rear wheels of the vehicle, the engine which includes a crank shaft that is extended in a front/back direction of the vehicle; and a drive motor which is arranged in line with the engine in a width direction of the vehicle, and which is disposed on an air intake side of the engine, the drive motor which is configured to drive front wheels of the vehicle.

Claims

1. An electric vehicle comprising:

an engine which is disposed on a front side in the vehicle, and which is configured to drive rear wheels of the vehicle, the engine which includes a crank shaft that is extended in a front/back direction of the vehicle; and

a drive motor which is arranged in line with the engine in a width direction of the vehicle, and which is disposed on an air intake side of the engine, the drive motor which is configured to drive front wheels of the vehicle.

2. The electric vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first output transmission mechanism which is disposed between the engine and the drive motor, and which is configured to transmit an output from the drive motor to the front wheels.

3. The electric vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

a power generation motor which is arranged in line with the crank shaft in the width direction of the vehicle, and which is configured to generate electric power using an output of the engine; and

a second output transmission mechanism which is disposed between the engine and the power generation motor, and which is configured to transmit the output from the engine to the power generation motor.

4. The electric vehicle according to claim 3, wherein

the power generation motor is disposed to be offset on the air intake side of the engine relatively to a position of the crank shaft in the width direction of the vehicle.

5. The electric vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising:

a power generation motor which is arranged in line with the crank shaft in the width direction of the vehicle, and which is configured to generate electric power using an output of the engine; and

a second output transmission mechanism which is disposed between the engine and the power generation motor, and which is configured to transmit the output from the engine to the power generation motor.

6. The electric vehicle according to claim 5, wherein

the power generation motor is disposed to be offset on the air intake side of the engine relatively to a position of the crank shaft in the width direction of the vehicle.