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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2010
Akifumi Nomura, Wako, JP;
Kazuyuki Nakai, Wako, JP;
Kenichi Ohmori, Wako, JP;
Yoshiaki Tsukada, Wako, JP;
Takashi Tsutsumizaki, Wako, JP;
Shinichi Wagatsuma, Wako, JP;
Akifumi Nomura, Wako, JP;
Kazuyuki Nakai, Wako, JP;
Kenichi Ohmori, Wako, JP;
Yoshiaki Tsukada, Wako, JP;
Takashi Tsutsumizaki, Wako, JP;
Shinichi Wagatsuma, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle in which an electric motor is disposed in the vicinity of a center of a vehicle body to reduce lateral expansion. The hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a motor, and a power transmission mechanism for transmitting power of the engine and the motor to a rear wheel. The engine is suspended on the vehicle body in a non-swingable manner with a cylinder extending in a substantially horizontal direction and a crankshaft provided to be oriented in a vehicle width direction. The electric motor is located in front of and above the crankshaft of the engine.