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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Yasuo Shinde, Wako, JP;
Koichiro Honda, Wako, JP;
Kazunori Kuroda, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electric vehicle can include a pair of left and right rear wheels configured to be driven by the rotary driving power of a motor supplied with electric power from a battery. A rear body can support the motor and rear wheels, and is attached at the back of a body frame. A battery box houses at least the battery, and is supported by a battery box supporting frame joined to the body frame below a seat of the vehicle. A monitoring board monitors the state of the battery, and can be located on top of the battery. A BMU collects information from the monitoring board, and a contactor opens and closes the connection between the battery and a drive circuit for the motor. The BMU and the contactor are housed in the battery box and in front of the battery.