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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Atsushi Kawaguchi, Wako, JP;
Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Wako, JP;
Masahiro Nakashima, Wako, JP;
Takashi Tominaga, Wako, JP;
Atsushi Kawaguchi, Wako, JP;
Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Wako, JP;
Masahiro Nakashima, Wako, JP;
Takashi Tominaga, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electric vehicle includes a double-sided swing arm that supports a motor shaft, an axle, and a wheel by supporting a motor on one side of the wheel and a reduction mechanism on the other side of the wheel. In this case, the swing arm is composed of, on the one side of the wheel, plural separable arm portions. The arm portions have respective separation points on an outside or outer periphery of the wheel. With the components arranged in this manner, weight balance of the electric vehicle is easily achieved, and the operational efficiency of mounting, removal, and replacement of the wheel and the motor is improved.