A vehicle (100 fig 1) has an electric drive unit 102 (EDU), having an elongate axis 110, a gearbox 104, an electric motor 106 mounted to the gearbox 104 and configured to provide drive to the gearbox 104, and an inverter 108 mounted to the gearbox 104. The inverter 108 provides drive current to the electric motor 106. The elongate axis 110 is orthogonal to both input and output rotational axes of the gearbox 104. The electric drive unit 102 has first 134, second 135 and third 140 mounts that connect the electric drive unit 102 to a body of the vehicle (100) at respective first, second and third mounting points thereof, such that the elongate axis 110 of the EDU 102 is at a pitch angle greater than 45°. The inclination and mounting of the EDU 102 provides at least one of improved packaging, improved safety, reduced manufacturing cost and reduced complexity, especially for an electric vehicle having front 102 and rear (112 fig 1) EDUs.
Electric drive unit
2020-01-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English