Mounting structure for drive device in series hybrid vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11383592-B2
Application number	US-202016774145-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2020
Priority date	Jan 30, 2019
Publication date	Jul 12, 2022
Grant date	Jul 12, 2022

Abstract

A mounting structure for a drive device includes: a power generation unit having an engine and a generator driven by the engine to generate electric power; and a drive unit having a motor for traveling and a power transmission mechanism that outputs torque from the motor toward a driving wheel. A frame member of a vehicle body is provided inside an engine compartment. The power generation unit and the drive unit are arranged, inside the engine compartment, side by side in a width direction of a vehicle so as not to contact each other, and are each connected to the frame member via a mount member. Portions of the power generation unit and the drive unit, which are close to each other in the width direction, are connected by a connecting member having an anti-vibration elastic body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mounting structure for a drive device in a series hybrid vehicle, the drive device including a power generation unit, and a drive unit, the power generation unit including an engine and a generator that is driven by the engine to generate electric power, the drive unit including a motor for traveling, which is supplied with the electric power to output a drive force for traveling, and a power transmission mechanism that outputs torque from the motor for traveling toward a driving wheel, the mounting structure comprising:
a frame member of a vehicle body is provided inside an engine compartment;
the power generation unit and the drive unit are arranged, inside the engine compartment, side by side in a width direction of the series hybrid vehicle so as not to contact each other, and are each connected to the frame member via a mount member; and
a portion of the power generation unit and a portion of the drive unit, which are close to each other in the width direction, are connected by a connecting member having an anti-vibration elastic body.

2. The mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
the power generation unit includes a casing that houses the generator and protrudes toward the drive unit;
the power generation unit is arranged with the casing extending above the drive unit; and
the connecting member connects the casing and the drive unit.

3. The mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
one unit, out of the power generation unit and the drive unit, is attached to the frame member via the mount member at three locations that are not positioned on a single straight line in a plan view;
the other unit, out of the power generation unit and the drive unit, is attached to the frame member via the mount member at two predetermined locations; and
the connecting member is arranged on a straight line connecting any two locations, out of the three locations at which the one unit is attached to the frame member via the mount member.

4. The mounting structure according to claim 3 , wherein:
the frame member includes a first cross member and a second cross member that are arranged so as to extend in the width direction of the series hybrid vehicle and to be spaced apart from each other in a front-rear direction of the series hybrid vehicle;
the one unit is the drive unit; and
the two locations at which the one unit is attached to the frame member includes a location at which the drive unit is attached to the first cross member and a location at which the drive unit is attached to the second cross member.

5. The mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
one unit, out of the power generation unit and the drive unit, is attached to the frame member via the mount member at three locations that are not positioned on a single straight line in a plan view;
the other unit, out of the power generation unit and the drive unit, is attached to the frame member via the mount member at two predetermined locations; and
the connecting member is arranged on a straight line connecting a position of a center of gravity of the other unit and one of the two predetermined locations, and inside a triangle defined by the three locations that are not positioned on the single straight line in the plan view.

6. The mounting structure according to claim 5 , wherein:
the frame member includes a first cross member and a second cross member that are arranged so as to extend in the width direction of the series hybrid vehicle and to be spaced apart from each other in a front-rear direction of the series hybrid vehicle, and a pair of side members arranged so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the series hybrid vehicle and to be spaced apart from each other in the width direction;
the one unit is the drive unit;
the other unit is the power generation unit;
the three locations at which the one unit is attached to the frame member include a location at which the drive unit is attached to the first cross member, a location at which the drive unit is attached to the second cross member, and a location at which the drive unit is attached to one side member out of the pair of side members;
the two predetermined locations at which the other unit is attached to the frame member include a location at which the power generation unit is attached to one of the first cross member and the second cross member and a location at which the power generation unit is attached to the other side member out of the pair of side members; and
the straight line is a line connecting a location at which the power generation unit is attached to one of the side members and the center of gravity.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kodama Takuya
• Ono Tomohito

Classifications

• B60K6/26 Primary

  characterised by the motors or the generators · CPC title

• B60K6/46 Primary

  Series type · CPC title

• B60K5/1208

  Resilient supports (B60K5/1241 - B60K5/1291 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60K2001/0411

  Arrangement in the front part of the vehicle · CPC title

• B60K5/1216

  characterised by the location of the supports relative to the motor or to each other (B60K5/1225 takes precedence) · CPC title