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Vehicle with electric transaxle
US9242544B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9242544-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213623663-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | Sep 23, 2011 |
| Publication date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
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A vehicle comprises a transaxle, a battery and a load carrying bed. The transaxle includes a casing incorporating a drive train and supporting an axle and includes an electric motor mounted on the casing to drive the axle via the drive train. The battery is provided for supplying electric power to the electric motor. The transaxle and the battery are disposed below the load carrying bed so as to overlap the load carrying bed when viewed in plan.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle comprising: a rear transaxle which includes a casing incorporating a drive train and supporting a rear axle and includes an electric motor mounted on the casing to drive the rear axle via the drive train; a front axle: a battery for supplying electric power to the electric motor; a seat; and a load carrying bed rotatable upward at an end thereof, wherein the rear transaxle and the battery are disposed below the load carrying bed and behind the front axle, and wherein the vehicle is configured so that the rear transaxle and the battery can be accessed when the load carrying bed is rotated upward. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the rear transaxle is configured so that the electric motor and a portion of the casing supporting the rear axle are extended from another portion of the casing incorporating the drive train so as to vertically offset from each other and so as to overlap each other when viewed in plan. 3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising: a front transaxle supporting the front axle. 4. The vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein a front end of the battery is closer to the front transaxle than the rear transaxle. 5. The vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the front transaxle is drivingly connected to the rear transaxle so that power of the electric motor attached to the rear transaxle is transmitted to the front transaxle.
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Driving a plurality of drive axles, e.g. four-wheel drive · CPC title
the motor moving together with the wheel axle · CPC title
Parallel type · CPC title
the motor axle being coaxial to the wheel axle · CPC title
- B60K6/485Primary
Motor-assist type · CPC title
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- What does patent US9242544B2 cover?
- A vehicle comprises a transaxle, a battery and a load carrying bed. The transaxle includes a casing incorporating a drive train and supporting an axle and includes an electric motor mounted on the casing to drive the axle via the drive train. The battery is provided for supplying electric power to the electric motor. The transaxle and the battery are disposed below the load carrying bed so as t…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kochidomari Yoshitaka, Nishizawa Takashi, Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60K6/485. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 26 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). 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).