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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2020
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Takashi Hamada, Aki-gun, JP;
Kazuki Hirota, Aki-gun, JP;
Satoshi Nakamura, Aki-gun, JP;
Toshimitsu Yugami, Aki-gun, JP;
Yoshiaki Noguchi, Aki-gun, JP;
Koji Jahara, Aki-gun, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
In an engine compartment, an engine, a generator using the engine as a power source, a motor for driving the vehicle, and a gear box are arranged in alignment in a vehicle width direction. The first high-voltage equipment is vertically provided on a generating unit that includes the engine and the generator. The second high-voltage equipment is vertically provided on a drive unit that includes the motor and the gear box. The first high-voltage equipment and the second high-voltage equipment are coupled by a coupling member that extends substantially horizontally in the vehicle width direction and supports the high-voltage equipment, against a falling load directed from one thereof toward the other.