Arrangement structure of wheel drive system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10479207-B2
Application number	US-201515741867-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2015
Priority date	Jul 7, 2015
Publication date	Nov 19, 2019
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019

Abstract

An arrangement structure of a wheel drive system comprising a tire wheel and a drive unit for driving the tire wheel, wherein the tire wheel includes a brake part arranged to a hollow space of the tire wheel, the drive unit includes a motor and an inverter for driving the motor, the inverter includes a power module for supplying power to the motor and a bus bar for supplying power supplied from outside the tire wheel to the power module, and the bus bar is arranged to the brake part side than the power module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An arrangement structure of a wheel drive system comprising:
a tire wheel; and
a drive unit for driving the tire wheel,
wherein the tire wheel includes a brake part arranged in a hollow space of the tire wheel,
the drive unit includes a motor and an inverter for driving the motor,
the inverter includes a power module for supplying power to the motor, and a bus bar which transmits power supplied from an outside of the tire wheel to the power module, and
the bus bar is arranged between the brake part and the power module.

2. The arrangement structure of the wheel drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the bus bar is plate-shaped.

3. The arrangement structure of the wheel drive system according to claim 1 comprising:
a reduction gear for transmitting power of the motor to the tire wheel,
wherein the inverter is arranged adjacent to the reduction gear,
at least a part of the bus bar is arranged near the reduction gear, and
the bus bar is arranged between the power module and the reduction gear.

4. The arrangement structure of the wheel drive system according to claim 1 , comprising:
a reduction gear for transmitting power of the motor to the tire wheel; and
a partition arranged between the reduction gear and the inverter,
wherein the inverter is arranged near the reduction gear via the partition,
at least a part of the bus bar is in contact with the partition, and
the bus bar and the partition are arranged between the power module and the reduction gear.

5. The arrangement structure of the wheel drive system according to claim 1 , comprising:
a reduction gear for transmitting power of the motor to the tire wheel;
a partition arranged between the reduction gear and the inverter; and
an insulator arranged between the partition and the inverter and formed with a high heat-conductivity member,
wherein the bus bar, the insulator and the partition are arranged between the power module and the reduction gear.

6. The arrangement structure of the wheel drive system according to claim 1 , comprising:
a reduction gear for transmitting power of the motor to the tire wheel;
a partition arranged between the reduction gear and the inverter; and
a conductor arranged between the partition and the inverter and formed with a high heat-conductivity member,
wherein
at least one part of the bus bar is covered with an insulating member, and
the bus bar, the conductor and the partition are arranged between the power module and the reduction gear.

7. The arrangement structure of the wheel drive system according to claim 1 , comprising:
a reduction gear for transmitting power of the motor to the tire wheel,
wherein the reduction gear includes a lubricating oil, and
the bus bar is arranged between the power module and the reduction gear.

8. The arrangement structure of the wheel drive system according to claim 1 , comprising:
a reduction gear for transmitting power of the motor to the tire wheel,
wherein the inverter is arranged adjacent to the reduction gear, and
the bus bar is arranged between the power module and the reduction gear.

9. The arrangement structure of the wheel drive system according to claim 1 ,
wherein a space is formed between the power module and the bus bar to dissipate heat of the power module.

10. The arrangement structure of the wheel drive system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the inverter includes a case for housing the power module and the bus bar,
the case includes a fastening part fastened by a fastening member and an unfastened part not fastened by the fastening member, and
the power module is arranged in a space surrounded by the unfastened part.

11. The arrangement structure of the wheel drive system according to claim 1 , comprising:
a reduction gear for transmitting power of the motor to the tire wheel,
wherein the inverter includes a smoothing capacitor electrically connected to the bus bar and is arranged near the reduction gear,
at least one part of the bus bar is an inverter component closest to the reduction gear, and
the smoothing capacitor is arranged above the at least one part of the bus bar.

12. The arrangement structure of the wheel drive system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the inverter includes a drive circuit for driving the power module, and a case for housing the power module, the bus bar, and the drive circuit, and
the drive circuit is attached to a surface of the case.

13. The arrangement structure of the wheel drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the inverter is arranged outward in a vehicle-width direction relative to a position of the motor.

Assignees

• Nissan Motor

Inventors

• Nakayama Hiroyuki
• Mizukoshi Yukio

Classifications

• B60Y2400/81

  Braking systems · CPC title

• B60K2007/0061

  the motor axle being parallel to the wheel axle · CPC title

• B60Y2400/61

  Arrangements of controllers for electric machines, e.g. inverters · CPC title

• B60K7/00

  Disposition of motor in, or adjacent to, traction wheel · CPC title

• B60K2007/0038

  the motor moving together with the wheel axle · CPC title