Charging/discharging harness routing structure in electric vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9487163-B2
Application number	US-201214117430-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 1, 2012
Priority date	May 17, 2011
Publication date	Nov 8, 2016
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

In an electric vehicle, high-power unit ( 20 ) disposed in motor room ( 2 ) to supply drive current to motor drive unit ( 10 ), and battery pack ( 30 ) disposed below vehicle body floor ( 3 ) are connected to each other through charging/discharging harness ( 51 ). High-power unit 20 includes unit back surface (high-power module back surface) ( 24 ) that faces dash panel ( 4 ), and harness connection concave portion ( 25 ) recessed from unit back surface ( 24 ) toward an inside of high-power unit ( 20 ), wherein charging/discharging harness connection terminal ( 26 ) to which one end ( 51 a ) of charging/discharging harness ( 51 ) is connected is disposed inside of harness connection concave portion ( 25 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A charging/discharging harness routing structure in an electric vehicle, comprising:
a high-power unit disposed in a motor room to supply drive current to a motor drive unit as a running drive source;
a battery pack disposed below a vehicle body floor;
a charging/discharging harness through which the high-power unit and the battery pack are connected to each other,
the high-power unit comprising:
an upper unit hack surface and a lower unit back surface which face a dash panel upright extending between the motor room and the vehicle body floor; and
a harness connection concave portion disposed between the upper unit back surface and the lower unit back surface and recessed from the upper unit back surface and the lower unit back surface toward an inside of the high-power unit in the form of a groove,
wherein a charging/discharging harness connection terminal to which one end of the charging/discharging harness is connected is disposed inside of the harness connection concave portion.

2. The charging/discharging harness routing structure in an electric vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the harness connection concave portion comprises a ceiling surface that faces downward of the electric vehicle, the charging/discharging harness connection terminal being disposed on the ceiling surface so as to face downwardly.

3. The charging/discharging harness routing structure in an electric vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the high-power unit comprises a harness retreat concave portion in a region located downward of the harness connection concave portion, the harness retreat concave portion being continuously connected to the harness connection concave portion and recessed from the lower unit hack surface toward an inside of the high-power unit, the charging/discharging harness being accommodated in the harness retreat concave portion.

4. The charging/discharging harness routing structure in an electric vehicle as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the high-power unit comprises a harness retreat concave portion in a region located downward of the harness connection concave portion, the harness retreat concave portion being continuously connected to the harness connection concave portion and recessed from the lower unit hack surface toward an inside of the high-power unit, the charging/discharging harness being accommodated in the harness retreat concave portion.

5. The charging/discharging harness routing structure in an electric vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the high-power unit and an electrical energy receiving portion to which external electric power to be charged to the battery pack is inputted are connected to each other through a charging harness, and a charging harness connection terminal connected with one end of the charging harness is disposed within the harness connection concave portion.

6. The charging/discharging harness routing structure in an electric vehicle as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the harness connection concave portion comprises a ceiling surface that faces downward of the electric vehicle, the charging harness connection terminal being disposed on the ceiling surface so as to face downwardly.

7. The charging/discharging harness routing structure in an electric vehicle as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the charging harness comprises a rapid charging harness in which a current with a high voltage flows and an ordinary charging harness in which a current with a voltage lower than the high voltage of the current flowing in the rapid charging harness flows, the ordinary charging harness being routed to extend between the charging/discharging harness and the dash panel toward the electrical energy receiving portion.

8. A charging/discharging harness routing structure in an electric vehicle, comprising:
a high-power unit disposed in a motor room to supply drive current to a motor drive unit as a running drive source;
a battery pack disposed below a vehicle body floor;
a charging/discharging harness through which the high-power unit and the battery pack are connected to each other,
the high-power unit comprising:
an upper unit back surface and a lower unit hack surface which face a dash panel upright extending between the motor room and the vehicle body floor; and
a means for accommodating a charging/discharging harness connection terminal to which one end of the charging/discharging harness is connected, the means being disposed between the upper unit back surface and the lower unit back surface.

Assignees

• Matano Shinichi
• Shindou Tatsuya
• Kobayashi Takuma
• Nissan Motor

Inventors

• Matano Shinichi
• Shindou Tatsuya
• Kobayashi Takuma

Classifications

• B60R2021/0023

  Offset collision · CPC title

• B60L50/50

  using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells · CPC title

• B60K1/00 Primary

  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

• B60R16/0215 Primary

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• B60L53/18 Primary

  Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles · CPC title