Hybrid vehicle driving system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10675962-B2
Application number	US-201515546360-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2015
Priority date	Jan 28, 2015
Publication date	Jun 9, 2020
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020

Abstract

A hybrid vehicle driving system includes: a generator; a motor; a case which accommodates the generator and the motor; and a power control unit for controlling the generator and the motor, the generator and the motor being disposed side by side on a same axis within the case. The power control unit is mounted on the case by connecting a unit-side generator connector and a unit-side motor connector which are provided on a bottom surface of the power control unit with a case-side generator connector and a case-side motor connector which are disposed on the case, directly and respectively. The case is fixed to a vehicle framework member via a mount member, and a fixing point where the case and the mount member are fixed together is disposed near the case-side generator connector and the case-side motor connector.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hybrid vehicle driving system comprising:
a generator which can generate electric power using power of an engine;
a motor which is driven by electric power to drive wheels;
a case which accommodates the generator and the motor; and
a power control unit for controlling the generator and the motor,
the generator and the motor being disposed side by side on a same axis within the case,
wherein the power control unit is mounted on the case by connecting a unit-side generator connector and a unit-side motor connector which are provided on a bottom surface of the power control unit with a case-side generator connector and a case-side motor connector which are disposed on the case, directly and respectively,
wherein the case is fixed to a vehicle framework member via a mount member, and
wherein a fixing point where the case and the mount member are fixed together, and a body-side fixing point where the mount member and the vehicle framework member are fixed together are disposed between the case-side generator connector and the case-side motor connector in a direction in which the case-side generator connector and the case-side motor connector are aligned, when looking at the fixing point and the body-side fixing point from an up-down direction.

2. The hybrid vehicle driving system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the case-side generator connector and the case-side motor connector are fixed to the case by a connector holding member,
wherein the power control unit is fixed to the connector holding member, and
wherein a fixing point where the power control unit and the connector holding member are fixed together is disposed near the fixing point where the case and the mount member are fixed together.

3. The hybrid vehicle driving system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the connector holding member and the case are fastened together with a bolt, and
wherein when looking at a bolt fastening point where the connector holding member and the case are fastened together with the bolt from a direction in which the case-side generator connector and the case-side motor connector are aligned, the bolt fastening point is situated between the fixing point where the power control unit and the connector holding member are fixed together and the fixing point where the case and the mount member are fixed together.

4. The hybrid vehicle driving system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the generator and the motor which are disposed side by side in the case are disposed within an engine compartment together with the engine, and
wherein in a state where the case is fixed to the vehicle framework member via the mount member, the power control unit is disposed such that an upper surface of the power control unit is inclined upwards from a front towards a rear thereof so as to follow a shape of a hood which covers the engine compartment.

5. The hybrid vehicle driving system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the power control unit has a water jacket, and
wherein the water jacket communicates with an air bleeding tank which is provided in vicinity of the power control unit.

6. The hybrid vehicle driving system according to claim 1 , wherein the engine has an exhaust pipe which is connected to the engine,
wherein the engine is disposed adjacent to the case in a width direction of a vehicle,
wherein the exhaust pipe extends from a front towards a rear of the vehicle while passing underneath the engine, and
wherein the power control unit is disposed so as to be offset in the width direction from a projection zone where the exhaust pipe is projected in an up-down direction.

7. The hybrid vehicle driving system according to claim 1 ,
wherein a distance from the fixing point to the case-side generator connector and the case-side motor connector is shorter than a distance from the fixing point to a body-side fixing point where the mount member and the vehicle framework member are fixed together.

8. The hybrid vehicle driving system according to claim 1 ,
wherein in an axial direction and a direction which is at right angles to the axial direction, lengths of the power control unit are shorter than lengths of the case.

9. The hybrid vehicle driving system according to claim 1 ,
wherein when looking at the fixing point from a direction which is at right angles to a direction in which the case-side generator connector and the case-side motor connector are aligned, the fixing point is situated between an inner end portion of the case-side generator connector and an inner end portion of the case-side motor connector.

10. The hybrid vehicle driving system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the fixing point includes a first fixing point which is situated between an inner end portion of the case-side generator connector and an inner end portion of the case-side motor connector, and further a second fixing point and a third fixing point which differ from the first fixing point, and
wherein when looking at the second fixing point and the third fixing point from a direction which is at right angles to a direction in which the case-side generator connector and the case-side motor connector are aligned, the second fixing point and the third fixing point are situated between an outer end portion of the case-side generator connector and an outer end portion of the case-side motor connector.

11. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the power control unit is rested on a power control unit resting portion which is provided on an upper surface of the case with a space defined between the power control unit and the power control unit resting portion, and
wherein a recessed portion is formed on the case so as to be adjacent to the power control unit resting portion.

12. The hybrid vehicle driving system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the power control unit and the case are fastened together with bolts, and
wherein at least four bolt fastening points where the power control unit and the case are fastened together are provided so as to surround the case-side generator connector and the case-side motor connector in such a way as to form a rectangular shape therearound.

13. A hybrid vehicle driving system comprising:
a generator which can generate electric power using power of an engine;
a motor which is driven by electric power to drive wheels;
a case which accommodates the generator and the motor; and
a power control unit for controlling the generator and the motor,
the generator and the motor being disposed side by side on a same axis within the case,
wherein the power control unit is mounted on the case by connecting a unit-side generator connector and a unit-side motor connector which are provided on a bottom surface of the power control unit with a case-side generator connector and a case-side motor connector which are disposed on the case, directly and respectively,
wherein the case-side generator connector and the case-side motor connector are disposed between a center of the generator and a center of the motor in an axial direction of the generator, and
wherein the case-side generator connector and the case-side motor connector are disposed side by side along a direction which is at right angles to the axial direction,
the case-side generator connector and the case-side motor connector are fixed to the case by a single connector holding member.

14. The hybrid vehicle driving system according to claim 13 ,
wherein a generator resolver and a motor resolver are provided inwards of a coil transition portion of the generator and a coil transition portion of the motor in a radial direction and between the generat

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• URABE Eiichirou
• Takei Hiroshi
• Fukuda Takashi
• Katou Hidetoshi
• Saika Hitoshi
• Aiba Tsukasa
• HAGIMOTO Takahiro
• Masuda Jun

Classifications

• B60Y2304/03

  Reducing weight · CPC title

• B60K6/40

  characterised by the assembly or relative disposition of components · CPC title

• H02K7/006

  Structural association of a motor or generator with the drive train of a motor vehicle · CPC title

• H02K11/33

  Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics (H02K11/38 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y10S903/952

  Housing details · CPC title