Arrangement structure of electrical apparatus in electric automobile

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10967914-B2
Application number	US-201916362799-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2019
Priority date	Mar 30, 2018
Publication date	Apr 6, 2021
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021

Abstract

To provide an arrangement structure of electrical apparatuses in an electric automobile which can realize space savings of a space housing a plurality of electrical apparatuses. An arrangement structure of electrical apparatuses in an electric automobile includes: a vehicle body having a driver cabin and a housing space provided forward of the driver cabin; a plurality of electrical apparatuses (junction board, charger, voltage converter, battery heater) housed in the housing space; and a frame body retaining the plurality of electrical apparatuses to overlap vertically, in which a specific electrical apparatus positioned more downwards than a predetermined position among the plurality of electrical apparatus is arranged more downwards as having a shorter length in the front/rear direction of the vehicle body, or as having a shorter length in the width direction of the vehicle body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An arrangement structure of electrical apparatuses in an electric automobile comprising:
a vehicle body having a driver cabin and a housing space provided forward of the driver cabin;
a plurality of electrical apparatuses which is housed in the housing space; and
a frame body which retains the plurality of electrical apparatuses to overlap in a vertical direction,
wherein, regarding specific electrical apparatuses positioned more downwards than a predetermined position among the plurality of electrical apparatuses, the specific electrical apparatuses are respectively disposed more downwards as having a shorter length in the front/rear direction of the vehicle body, or as having shorter length in the width direction of the vehicle body,
wherein the frame body has a reinforcing plate in which a plurality of convex parts extending in the front/rear direction is formed,
wherein the electrical apparatuses are disposed at a top surface and bottom surface of the reinforcing plate, respectively,
wherein the plurality of electrical apparatuses is at least four, and two intermediate electrical apparatuses thereamong at a central portion in the vertical direction are mounted to the reinforcing plate, and
wherein the frame body has a frame member provided on an upper side of the electrical apparatus positioned on the top surface of the reinforcing plate.

2. The arrangement structure of electrical apparatuses in an electric automobile according to claim 1 , wherein the specific electrical apparatuses are respectively disposed more downwards as having a shorter length in the front/rear direction, and a center thereof in the front/rear direction is positioned more to a front side as disposed more downwards.

3. The arrangement structure of electrical apparatuses in an electric automobile according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle body has a wall part disposed between the driver cabin and the housing space to define the housing space, and a sub-frame which is positioned below the housing space, and
wherein the arrangement structure further comprises a steering shaft installed to the sub-frame at a position surrounded by the frame body, the wall part and the sub-frame in a side view of the vehicle body.

4. The arrangement structure of electrical apparatuses in an electric automobile according to claim 3 , further comprising another electrical apparatus differing from the plurality of electrical apparatuses and installed to the wall part to oppose the specific electrical apparatus to interpose the steering shaft therebetween,
wherein the sub-frame, in a case of the housing space being crushed by collision, causes the steering shaft to move downwards by moving downwards accompanying deformation.

5. The arrangement structure of electrical apparatuses in an electric automobile according to claim 1 , wherein the specific electrical apparatuses are disposed more downwards as having a shorter length in the width direction, and
wherein the arrangement structure includes electrical wiring disposed in a space produced at a side in the width direction of the electrical apparatus having a short length in the width direction.

6. The arrangement structure of electrical apparatuses in an electric automobile according to claim 1 wherein the reinforcing plate has a notch part at a rear side thereof in the front/rear direction.

7. An arrangement structure of electrical apparatuses in an electric automobile comprising:
a vehicle body having a driver cabin and a housing space provided forward of the driver cabin;
a plurality of electrical apparatuses which is housed in the housing space; and
a frame body which retains the plurality of electrical apparatuses to overlap in a vertical direction,
wherein, regarding specific electrical apparatuses positioned more downwards than a predetermined position among the plurality of electrical apparatuses, the specific electrical apparatuses are respectively disposed more downwards as having a shorter length in the front/rear direction of the vehicle body, or as having shorter length in the width direction of the vehicle body,
wherein the vehicle body has a wall part disposed between the driver cabin and the housing space to define the housing space, and a sub-frame which is positioned below the housing space,
wherein the arrangement structure further comprises a steering shaft installed to the sub-frame at a position surrounded by the frame body, the wall part and the sub-frame in a side view of the vehicle body,
wherein the arrangement structure further comprises another electrical apparatus differing from the plurality of electrical apparatuses and installed to the wall part to oppose the specific electrical apparatus to interpose the steering shaft therebetween, and
wherein the sub-frame, in a case of the housing space being crushed by collision, causes the steering shaft to move downwards by moving downwards accompanying deformation.

8. The arrangement structure of electrical apparatuses in an electric automobile according to claim 7 , wherein the specific electrical apparatuses are respectively disposed more downwards as having a shorter length in the front/rear direction, and a center thereof in the front/rear direction is positioned more to a front side as disposed more downwards.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sasaki Tomomi
• Suzuki Takanori
• Ishino kotaro
• Kitamura Yuki

Classifications

• B60Y2304/072

  by preassembled subunits · CPC title

• B60Y2304/01

  Minimizing space with more compact designs or arrangements · CPC title

• B62D21/15 Primary

  having impact absorbing means, e.g. a frame designed to permanently or temporarily change shape or dimension upon impact with another body (bumpers B60R19/02; shock absorbers in general F16F) · CPC title

• B62D1/197

  incorporating devices for preventing ingress of the steering column into the passengers space in case of accident · CPC title

• B60K2001/0411

  Arrangement in the front part of the vehicle · CPC title