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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventor:
Seigo Suzuki, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 5/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/00 (2013.01); B62D 21/152 (2013.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0411 (2013.01);
Abstract
A generator is provided at a front portion of an engine provided between a pair of front side frames at an offset position on one side, in a vehicle width direction, of a vehicle, and an electricity-storage device, a convertor, and a battery are provided on the other side, in the vehicle width side, of the vehicle. Accordingly, the electricity-storage device, the convertor, and the battery can be restrained from receiving any improper heat influence from the engine, and the length of harnesses coupling the generator, the electricity-storage device, the convertor, and the battery can be shortened as much as possible.