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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Hiroyuki Yamada, Iwata, JP;
Takeshi Kanda, Iwata, JP;
Koichi Okada, Iwata, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NTN CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/00 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01); B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/356 (2006.01); B60L 15/00 (2006.01); B60L 15/08 (2006.01); H02M 7/00 (2006.01); H02P 5/00 (2016.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/00 (2013.01); B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60K 17/356 (2013.01); B60L 15/007 (2013.01); B60L 15/08 (2013.01); H02M 3/1584 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0038 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0092 (2013.01); B60L 2220/44 (2013.01); B60L 2220/46 (2013.01); H02M 7/003 (2013.01); H02M 2001/008 (2013.01); H02P 5/00 (2013.01); Y02T 10/645 (2013.01);
Abstract
To provide a driving device for an in-wheel motor vehicle that can be reduced in size, weight and cost, the driving device for the in-wheel motor vehicle includes a plurality of in-wheel motor assemblies, which are disposed in at least two of a plurality of drive wheels, and a plurality of motor drivers for controlling those in-wheel motor assemblies. Each of the motor drivers includes a smoothing circuit, a control unit, an inverter unit and a cooler for cooling the inverter unit. The plurality of the motor drivers are put together at one location and disposed within the common casing.