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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2011
Osamu Hakamata, Shizuoka, JP;
Akinori Honma, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuhiro Iida, Shizuoka, JP;
Takeshi Nagao, Osaka, JP;
Osamu Hakamata, Shizuoka, JP;
Akinori Honma, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuhiro Iida, Shizuoka, JP;
Takeshi Nagao, Osaka, JP;
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an electric motorcycle provided with: an electric motor (M) for driving a rear wheel () which is a drive wheel; a battery (B) for supplying power to the electric motor (M); and a controller unit () for performing drive control of the electric motor (M). The electric motorcycle is of the scooter type in which a footrest section is constructed between the front wheel () and the rear wheel (), and is provided with a controller housing compartment () disposed in the footrest section so as to be downwardly recessed. An opening () is formed in the bottom of the controller housing compartment (), and a cooling fin () is provided in the bottom surface of the controller unit () in a state in which the cooling fin () is housed in the controller housing compartment () and downwardly protrudes from the opening () to face the outside. As a result, the controller unit () is directly and efficiently cooled by airflow produced during travel.