Drive motor of electric vehicle having inverter housing mounted therein
A drive motor includes an inverter housing mounted therein, which couples an inverter housing to the top or side of a drive motor frame, wherein the inverter coupling bracket includes an inverter housing surface-contacting frame in which support gaps of first and second floor frames, surface-contacting the circumferential surface of a flange coupled to one end of the drive motor frame and the circumferential surface of a bracket coupled to the other end of the drive motor frame in the longitudinal direction, are integrally formed, and an arc-shaped drive motor frame circumferential surface-contacting portion is formed on the lower surface of the inverter housing surface-contacting frame, fixing pieces inclined inward are formed at the left and right ends of the first and second floor frames, respectively, and a fixing protruding piece is formed at each of the front and rear ends of the inverter housing surface-contacting frame.
1. A drive motor of an electric vehicle having an inverter housing ( 20 ) mounted therein, which couples the inverter housing ( 20 ) to the top or side of a drive motor frame ( 11 ) so as to be changeable in position, through an inverter coupling bracket ( 30 ) between the drive motor frame ( 11 ) and the inverter housing ( 20 ), wherein
the inverter coupling bracket ( 30 ) comprises an inverter housing surface-contacting frame ( 33 ) in which support gaps ( 31 a , 32 a ) of first and second floor frames ( 31 , 32 ) are integrally formed, the first and second floor frames ( 31 , 32 ) surface-contacting the circumferential surface of a flange ( 15 ) coupled to one end of the drive motor frame ( 11 ) and the circumferential surface of a bracket ( 18 ) coupled to the other end of the drive motor frame ( 11 ) in the longitudinal direction, and
an arc-shaped drive motor frame circumferential surface-contacting portion ( 33 a ) is formed on the lower surface of the inverter housing surface-contacting frame ( 33 ), fixing pieces ( 31 b , 32 b ) inclined inward are formed at the left and right ends of the first and second floor frames ( 31 , 32 ), respectively, in the longitudinal direction, and a fixing protruding piece ( 33 b ) is formed at each of the front and rear ends of the inverter housing surface-contacting frame ( 33 ) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
2. The drive motor of claim 1 , wherein first and second withdrawal holes ( 18 b , 18 c ) for guiding a lead wire (W) withdrawn from the inverter housing ( 20 ) are formed in the bracket ( 18 ), and a temporary stopper ( 18 d ) made of a rubber material is detachably inserted into any one of the first and second withdrawal holes ( 18 b , 18 c ).
3. The drive motor of claim 1 , wherein a lead wire guide hole ( 33 c ) is formed on one side of the inverter housing surface-contacting frame ( 33 ) of the inverter coupling bracket ( 30 ), and the lead wire guide hole ( 33 c ) corresponds to the first withdrawal hole ( 18 b ) or the second withdrawal hole 18 c of the bracket ( 18 ).
4. The drive motor of claim 1 , wherein the inverter coupling bracket ( 30 ) has an elastic member ( 310 ) made of a rubber material having a cushioning force in which a hollow part ( 310 a ) is formed in the fixing protruding pieces ( 33 b ) at each of the front and rear ends of the inverter housing surface-contacting frame ( 33 ) inserted, and the other end surface of the elastic member ( 310 ) is in surface-contact with and is coupled to one side surface of the fixing bracket ( 20 a ) at each of the front and rear ends of the inverter housing ( 20 ).
5. The drive motor of claim 1 , wherein a cooling water circulation passage ( 20 - 2 ) is formed inside the inverter housing ( 20 ), a cooling water inlet ( 20 b ) and a cooling water outlet ( 20 c ) connected to the cooling water circulation passage ( 20 - 2 ) are protrudingly formed at both ends of the inverter housing ( 20 ), and the cooling water outlet ( 11 b ) of the drive motor frame ( 11 ) and the cooling water inlet ( 20 b ) of the inverter housing ( 20 ) are connected with a cooling water hose.