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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Takafumi Irie, Saitama, JP;
Masayoshi Hori, Saitama, JP;
Yoshinori Koyama, Saitama, JP;
Tomoyasu Motojima, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Takafumi Irie, Saitama, JP;
Masayoshi Hori, Saitama, JP;
Yoshinori Koyama, Saitama, JP;
Tomoyasu Motojima, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 11/04 (2006.01); B62M 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 11/04 (2013.01); B62M 7/04 (2013.01); B62K 2204/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A saddle-type electric vehicle is provided with a drive battery and an effectively placed motor unit. The drive battery is mounted directly under a main frame section of a vehicle frame, and the motor unit is fixedly supported to the vehicle frame. The motor unit includes a motor body disposed below a pivot connection of a rear swing arm, and at least a part of the motor body is disposed rearwardly of the pivot connection.