US Patent Application 18366415. DRIVING APPARATUS simplified abstract
Contents
DRIVING APPARATUS
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Seitaro Nobuyasu of Toyota-shi (JP)
Hiroyuki Tateno of Toyota-shi (JP)
DRIVING APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18366415 titled 'DRIVING APPARATUS
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes a driving apparatus that includes an electric motor, a case, a drive shaft, and radial and connecting ribs. - The electric motor consists of a stator and a rotor. - The case houses the electric motor and is mounted on a vehicle, partially overlapping a side member. - The drive shaft is connected to a wheel. - The radial ribs project in the vehicle width direction and extend radially. - The connecting rib projects in the vehicle width direction and joins with the center side ends of the radial ribs. - Some of the radial ribs reach a first region of the case that overlaps the side member but does not overlap with the wheel. - The driving apparatus aims to improve the strength of the case that accommodates the electric motor and is mounted on the vehicle.
Original Abstract Submitted
A driving apparatus of the present disclosure includes an electric motor including a stator and a rotor, a case accommodating the electric motor and mounted on a vehicle so as to partially overlap a side member as viewed from a vehicle width direction, a drive shaft connected to a wheel, a plurality of radial ribs respectively projecting in the vehicle width direction and extending radially, and a connecting rib projecting in the vehicle width direction and joining with center side ends of the plurality of radial ribs. At least part of the plurality of radial ribs reach a first region of the case that overlaps the side member and does not overlap with the wheel as viewed from the vehicle width direction. The driving apparatus improves strength of the case that accommodates the electric motor and is mounted on the vehicle.
