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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yohei Kawasaki, Wako, JP;
Masaru Odajima, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B60G 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60G 3/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an electric vehicle, a bearing supporting portion supporting another end of a motor shaft is provided in a reducer case and protrudes to a recessed portion while extending at a lateral side of the knuckle. The reducer case being part of a drive unit is partially housed in the recessed portion of a wheel. The drive unit can be located closer to a rear wheel by an amount corresponding to the housed portion. Accordingly, it is possible to dispose part of the drive unit inside the wheel and thereby suppress protruding of the drive unit to a small degree.