Utility vehicle having a front electric motor

摘要

A hybrid utility vehicle is provided. The hybrid utility vehicle may include right and left front wheels suspended from a vehicle body. The hybrid utility vehicle may further include a front differential gear device coupled to the right and left front wheels via a pair of front axles, respectively, the differential gear device including an input shaft extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front axles. The hybrid utility vehicle may further include a front electric motor positioned at a front portion of the vehicle body and coupled to the input shaft of the front differential gear device.

主权项

1. A utility vehicle comprising:
right and left front wheels suspended from a vehicle body; a front differential gear device coupled to the right and left front wheels via a pair of front axles, respectively, and including an input shaft extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front axles; and a front electric motor positioned at a front portion of the vehicle body and coupled to the input shaft of the front differential gear device; right and left rear wheels suspended from the vehicle body; a rear differential gear device provided mechanically independent of the front differential gear device, the rear differential gear device being coupled to the right and left rear wheels via a pair of rear axles, respectively; and a rear electric motor coupled to the rear differential gear device; wherein the front electric motor is positioned forward relative to the front differential gear device; wherein the front differential gear device includes a reduction gear mechanism which is disposed between an output shaft of the front electric motor and the input shaft of the front differential gear device, reduces a speed of rotation of the output shaft of the front electric motor and transmits rotation of the output shaft of the front electric motor to the input shaft of the front differential gear device at the reduced speed of rotation; the front electric motor is deviated in one direction of a vehicle width direction from a center line in the vehicle width direction; and the rear electric motor is deviated in an opposite direction of the vehicle width direction from the center line in the vehicle width direction.