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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Masahiro Nakashima, Wako, JP;
Inventor:
Masahiro Nakashima, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 7/12 (2006.01); B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B62M 6/65 (2010.01); B60K 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 6/65 (2013.01); B60K 17/043 (2013.01); B62K 2204/00 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0092 (2013.01); B60W 2300/365 (2013.01); B62M 7/12 (2013.01); B60K 7/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric vehicle includes an axle that is a hollow cylindrical shaft. A motor shaft is inserted into a hollow portion of the axle substantially coaxially with the axle. In this case, on one side of a wheel, a motor is connected to a base end of the motor shaft extending from one end of the axle. Also, on the other side of the wheel, a reduction mechanism is connected to a leading end of the motor shaft extending from the other end of the axle.