IP Library Granted Patent US 10,434,861
Granted Patent B2
US 10,434,861 · App. 15/697,557 · Granted Oct 8, 2019

Power equipment unit and vehicle

Inventors: Masato Narisawa (Saitama, JP); Masashi Abe (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B60K1/04B60K2001/0422B60R16/0215B60Y2400/61B60Y2410/10B60Y2410/115
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,434,861
App. No.
15/697,557
Granted
Oct 8, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power equipment unit includes: a power equipment which supplies electric power to a motor; a controller which controls the power equipment; and a harness which connects the power equipment and the controller. The power equipment and the controller are disposed so as to be adjacent to each other in a forward/backward direction with a space interposed therebetween, and the harness includes: a first harness part extending through the space in a vertical direction; and a controller connecting part connected to the controller from below.

Claims (18)

1. A power equipment unit comprising:

a power equipment which supplies electric power to a motor;

a controller which controls the power equipment;

a harness which connects the power equipment and the controller; and

a case which houses the power equipment, the controller, and the harness, wherein

the power equipment and the controller are disposed so as to be adjacent to each other in a forward/backward direction with a space interposed therebetween, and

the harness includes:

a first harness part extending through the space in a vertical direction;

a controller connecting part extending in a leftward/rightward direction from a lower end of the first harness part and connected to the controller from below;

a second harness part extending above the power equipment in the forward/backward direction;

a third harness part extending in the vertical direction on a side of the power equipment opposite to the controller; and

a power equipment connecting part connected to the power equipment from below.

2. The power equipment unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a power converter that converts the electric power of the power equipment, wherein

the power equipment and the power converter are disposed to be adjacent to each other in the leftward/rightward direction, and

the second harness part is disposed around a border between the power equipment and the power converter.

3. A vehicle in which the power equipment unit according to claim 1 is mounted, wherein

the power equipment unit is housed in a power equipment unit housing which is formed in a recessed manner in a floor panel, and

the power equipment unit housing is provided below a seat.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2017
From: NARISAWA, MASATO; ABE, MASASHI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-178646 · Sep 13, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180072146A1 · Mar 15, 2018
Cited By (2)
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