Rear-drive electric vehicle

US2018099552A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2018099552-A1
Application numberUS-201715835987-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateDec 8, 2017
Priority dateApr 9, 2015
Publication dateApr 12, 2018
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Abstract

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A holding mechanism includes: a holding plate capable of holding an electronic device for an electric vehicle; a leg portion supporting two long sides of the holding plate; first and second fixing portions provided in the leg portion and separated from each other in a short direction of the holding plate; and a third fixing portion located at or near one of two sides of the holding plate along the short direction and located higher than the first and second fixing portions, wherein the first and second fixing portions can be respectively fixed to first and second mount parts provided in a vehicle body structural member at a front side of the electric vehicle and separated from each other in a width direction or front-rear direction of the electric vehicle, and the third fixing portion can be fixed to a third mount part provided in the vehicle body structural member.

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1 - 9 . (canceled) 10 . A rear-drive electric vehicle comprising: a drive motor that drives a vehicle; a power source that supplies electric power to the drive motor; a holding plate that is arranged below the power source, holds the power source, and has an approximate rectangular shape; a leg portion that supports two long sides of the holding plate; first and second fixing portions that are provided in the leg portion, and are separated from each other in a short direction of the holding plate; a third fixing portion that is located at or near one of two sides of the holding plate along the short direction, and is located higher than the first and second fixing portions; a vehicle body structural member; and first and second mount parts and a third mount part provided in the vehicle body structural member; wherein the first and second mount parts are located away from each other in a width direction of the vehicle; the first and second fixing portions are respectively connected to the first and second mount parts, and the third fixing portion is connected to the third mount part. 11 . The rear-drive electric vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the vehicle body structural member includes at least a front suspension member, and the first and second mount parts are provided in the front suspension member. 12 . The rear-drive electric vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the vehicle body structural member further includes a dash panel or a front side member, and the third mount part is provided in the dash panel or the front side member.

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  • Arrangement in the front part of the vehicle · CPC title

  • Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units (B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00) · CPC title

  • B60K1/04Primary

    of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title

  • Arrangement in the rear part of the vehicle · CPC title

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US2018099552A1 cover?
A holding mechanism includes: a holding plate capable of holding an electronic device for an electric vehicle; a leg portion supporting two long sides of the holding plate; first and second fixing portions provided in the leg portion and separated from each other in a short direction of the holding plate; and a third fixing portion located at or near one of two sides of the holding plate along …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toyota Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60K1/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Apr 12 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).