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(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION (21) Application No.1327/CHE/2012 A
(19) INDIA
(22) Date of filing of Application :29/03/2012 (43) Publication Date : 21/06/2013
(54) Title of the invention : ELECTRIC VEHICLE
(51) International classification :B60G (71)Name of Applicant :
(31) Priority Document No
:2011- 1)HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD
081249 Address of Applicant :1-1 Minami-Aoyama 2-chome
(32) Priority Date :31/03/2011 Minato-ku Tokyo 107-8556 Japan
(33) Name of priority country :Japan (72)Name of Inventor :
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1)NAKASHIMA Masahiro
(87) International Publication No : NA
(61) Patent of Addition to Application Number
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(62) Divisional to Application Number
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(57) Abstract :
[Problem to be Solved] To provide an electric vehicle in which weight balance is easily achieved and a drive system such as a
motor can be compactly disposed on a wheel. [Solution] An electric vehicle (10) includes an axle (52) that is a hollow cylindrical
shaft. A motor shaft (lEa) is inserted into a hollow portion of the axle (52) substantially coaxially with the axle (52). In this case
on one side of a wheel (90) a motor (16) is connected to a base end of the motor shaft (lEa) extending from one end of the axle
(52). Also on the other side of the wheel (90) a reduction mechanism (160) is connected to a leading end of the motor shaft (lEa)
extending from the other end of the axle (52)
No. of Pages : 62 No. of Claims : 8
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