CPC B60L 50/51 (2019.02) [B60L 3/0061 (2013.01); B60L 15/007 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); B60L 2240/36 (2013.01); B60L 2240/525 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. An electric vehicle, comprising:
a rotating electrical machine;
a motor case that accommodates the rotating electrical machine;
a cooling mechanism that is configured to supply oil to the rotating electrical machine and cool the rotating electrical machine;
an inverter that is configured to drive the rotating electrical machine; and
a connecting member that electrically connects the inverter and the rotating electrical machine, wherein
the electric vehicle is of a structure in which the inverter is integrated with the motor case,
the cooling mechanism includes a cooling pipe situated upward from the rotating electrical machine inside the motor case,
the cooling pipe has
a discharge port situated upward from the rotating electrical machine inside the motor case and open towards the rotating electrical machine to discharge the oil to the rotating electrical machine to cool the rotating electrical machine, and
a supply port provided inside the motor case at a position upward from the rotating electrical machine,
the connecting member includes a portion provided inwardly in a radial direction from an outer periphery of the rotating electrical machine inside the motor case, at a position upward from a rotation center of the rotating electrical machine and downward from the supply port, and
the supply port is open towards the portion of the connecting member to discharge the oil to the connecting member to cool the connecting member.
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