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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2010
Taihei Koyama, Tachikawa, JP;
Shinichi Noda, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigetomo Shiraishi, Fuchu, JP;
Kazuaki Yuuki, Tokorozawa, JP;
Daisuke Misu, Fuchu, JP;
Taihei Koyama, Tachikawa, JP;
Shinichi Noda, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigetomo Shiraishi, Fuchu, JP;
Kazuaki Yuuki, Tokorozawa, JP;
Daisuke Misu, Fuchu, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a vehicle drive apparatus configured to drive a vehicle includes a motor arranged on a bogie to drive a wheel, a cooling fan arranged to be rotatable integrally with a rotational shaft of the motor to cool the motor, a control device arranged under a floor of the body to face the bogie and configured to supply an electric power to the motor and control the motor, and a ventilation duct arranged between the motor and the control device and configured to guide a cooling wind blown by the cooling fan into the control device.