A vehicle (100 fig 1) includes a vehicle body (101 fig 1) and an electric drive unit 102, which includes a gearbox 104, an electric machine 106 mounted to the gearbox 104 for providing drive to the gearbox 104, and a drive electronics unit 108 mounted to the gearbox 104 for providing drive current to the electric machine 106. The electric drive unit 102 is mounted to the vehicle body (101) via a plurality of mounts, including a drive electronics mount 134 disposed on the drive electronics unit 108. The electric drive unit 102 is typically T shaped and includes a further vehicle body mount to the electric machine (106). The vehicle typically includes a second electric drive unit (112 fig 1) which also includes an electric motor (116 fig 3), gearbox (114 fig 3) and drive electronics unit including an inverter (118 fig 3). The invention seeks to provide an improved EDU mounting arrangement for electric and hybrid vehicles.
Mount on inverter housing
2020-01-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English