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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2011
Applicant:
Izumi Takagi, Akashi, JP;
Inventor:
Izumi Takagi, Akashi, JP;
Assignee:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/42 (2007.10); B60K 5/06 (2006.01); B60K 6/20 (2007.10); B60K 1/04 (2006.01); B60K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 5/06 (2013.01); B60K 6/20 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0422 (2013.01); B60K 2005/003 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/124 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/23 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/86 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle is provided. The hybrid vehicle may include an engine, an electric generator joined to the engine, and an electric drive motor, comprises a driver seat on which a driver is seated; and an engine room provided forward or rearward relative to the driver seat. Further, the engine is placed such that a crankshaft extends vertically, and a rotor of the electric generator is mounted to an upper end portion or a lower end portion of the crankshaft such that the rotor is rotatable integrally with the crankshaft.