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Granted Patent B2
US 12,515,511 · App. 18/281,736 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Vehicle mounting structure for electric motor unit

Inventors: Takashi Kurita (Kanagawa, JP); Kazuya Naoi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,515,511
App. No.
18/281,736
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle mounting structure for an electric motor unit includes: a drive unit with a drive motor; and a power generation unit with a power generation motor, wherein: the drive unit and the power generation unit are individually mounted on a vehicle body, the drive unit is fixed to a suspension member of the vehicle body, and the power generation unit is fixed to a side member of the vehicle body, the drive unit is provided behind the power generation unit, the drive unit and the power generation unit include an interference portion lower than a rotation shaft center of the drive motor and a rotation shaft center of the power generation motor, and a clearance between the drive unit and the power generation unit is narrower in the interference portion than in a portion other than the interference portion.

Claims (26)

1 . A vehicle mounting structure for an electric motor unit comprising:

a drive unit with a drive motor; and

a power generation unit with a power generation motor, wherein:

the drive unit and the power generation unit are individually mounted on a vehicle body,

the drive unit is fixed to a suspension member of the vehicle body, and the power generation unit is fixed to a side member of the vehicle body,

the drive unit is provided behind the power generation unit,

the drive unit and the power generation unit include an interference portion lower than a rotation shaft center of the drive motor and a rotation shaft center of the power generation motor, and

a clearance between the drive unit and the power generation unit is narrower in the interference portion than in a portion other than the interference portion.

2 . The vehicle mounting structure for an electric motor unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the vehicle body includes a dash panel behind the drive unit, and

the interference portion is provided lower than an interference position of the dash panel with the drive unit.

3 . The vehicle mounting structure for an electric motor unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the drive unit includes a speed reducer connected to the drive motor,

the power generation unit includes a speed increaser connected to the power generation motor, and

the interference portion includes a first interference portion provided on the drive motor and the power generation motor, and a second interference portion provided on the speed reducer and the speed increaser.

4 . The vehicle mounting structure for an electric motor unit according to claim 3 , wherein

the drive unit further includes a support portion that is fixed to the vehicle body and supports the drive motor from below, and

the first interference portion on a power generation motor side and the second interference portion on a speed increaser side are provided at positions overlapping the support portion in a vertical direction.

5 . The vehicle mounting structure for an electric motor unit according to claim 4 , wherein

the first interference portion on the power generation motor side is disposed vertically lower than the rotation shaft center of the power generation motor, and the second interference portion on the speed increaser side is disposed vertically lower than a rotation shaft center of the speed increaser.

6 . The vehicle mounting structure for an electric motor unit according to claim 3 , wherein

the power generation unit is mounted on the vehicle body at an upper portion of the power generation unit, and

the drive unit is mounted on the vehicle body at a lower portion of the drive unit.

7 . The vehicle mounting structure for an electric motor unit according to claim 6 , wherein

the drive unit further includes an inverter, and

the inverter is disposed on an upper part of the drive unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2023
From: KURITA, TAKASHI; NAOI, KAZUYA
To: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250091426A1 · Mar 20, 2025
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