Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Yusuke Mutoh

Naoto Ogawa

Nozomi Kamiyama

Sora Kawaida

Provided are: a battery case structure for electric-powered vehicles wherein restrictions on the size or the like of a battery mountable on electric-powered vehicles are alleviated, and the attaching/detaching operability is improved; and an electric-powered vehicle. A battery case structure is equipped with: a cover member which is disposed below the center in the longitudinal direction of a main frame and rocks in the transverse direction of the vehicle; and a lower frame which is connected to the main frame, and is disposed in such a manner as to go around the bottom of the cover member. A battery is detachably inserted into the cover member through the detachable opening separated from the main frame. When the detachable opening is brought close to the main frame, the battery housed in the cover member is supported on the lower frame and housed between the lower frame and the main frame.

Battery case structure for electric-powered vehicles, and electric-powered vehicle

An omnidirectional vehicleincludes: a main wheelwhich is able to be driven in all directions; a basewhich supports the main wheel; and a sub wheelwhich is connected to the basevia an armand is grounded at a position apart from the ground contact point of the main wheel. The sub wheelis attached so as to circularly move about the center of rotation of the main wheel

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Wako, Japan

Yusuke Mutoh