US 11,713,091 B2
Straddle type electric vehicle
Takamori Shirasuna, Wako (JP); Makoto Fujikubo, Wako (JP); Kazuya Atsumi, Wako (JP); Yoshihiro Nomura, Wako (JP); and Yoshimi Numazaki, Wako (JP)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/16,306.
Application 17/016,306 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2018/013428, filed on Mar. 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0407005 A1, Dec. 31, 2020
Int. Cl. B62K 11/04 (2006.01); B62J 43/00 (2020.01); B62K 25/28 (2006.01)
CPC B62K 11/04 (2013.01) [B62J 43/00 (2020.02); B60Y 2200/12 (2013.01); B62K 25/283 (2013.01); B62K 2204/00 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A straddle electric vehicle comprising:
a front wheel and a rear wheel;
a head pipe that supports a steering mechanism for steering the front wheel;
a main frame connected to the head pipe that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction;
a motor unit including an electric motor that outputs a driving force to rotate the rear wheel;
a battery that supplies power to the motor unit; and
a control unit that executes drive control of the motor unit, wherein the motor unit and the battery are supported by the main frame between the front wheel and the rear wheel;
the main frame includes a left and right pair of portions;
the left and right pair of portions include a left and right pair of pivot frames extending in a vertical direction;
at least a portion of the motor unit and at least a portion of the control unit are disposed at a position overlapping the pivot frame in a side view of the vehicle;
the motor unit includes a motor housing portion that houses the electric motor;
the control unit is provided upward and apart from the motor housing portion; and
a motor shaft of the electric motor is located forward from the pivot frames.