A vehicle 100 comprises first 102 and second 112 electric drive units having first and second elongate axes (110,120 figs 5, 7). Each electric drive unit comprises a gearbox (104, 114 figs 5, 7), an electric motor (106, 116 figs 5, 7) mounted to the gearbox (104, 114) for providing drive thereto, and an inverter (108,118 figs 5, 7) mounted to the gearbox 104, 114 for providing drive current to the electric motor (106, 116). The first electric drive unit 102 is mounted with the first axis (110) at a first pitch angle relative to the vehicle, the second electric drive unit 112 is mounted with the second axis (120) at a second pitch angle different to the first. The inverters (108,118) are mounted with the same orientation as each other relative to the vehicle. The invention provides two electric drive units whilst seeking to limit complexity of manufacturing and assembly and permitting different mounting angles consistent with packaging constraints.
Electric drive unit layout
2022-04-06
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch