Patent ID: 11923749
Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A motor drive device for vehicles, comprising:
a motor unit including a motor rotating shaft configured to drive a wheel; and a casing including a partition part configured to partition a first space in which the motor unit is disposed and a second space positioned on one side in an axial direction of the first space, the partition part provided with a through hole configured to communicate the first and second spaces,
wherein the casing is divided into a cylindrical first case portion integrally formed with the partition part, a second case portion being connected to one end of the first case portion in the axial direction and configured to cover the second space, and a third case portion connected to the other end of the first case portion in the axial direction and configured to cover the first space, the motor drive device for vehicles further comprising:
a sensor disposed within the casing;
a signal cable extending from the sensor to an external connector provided in the second case portion or the third case portion and passed through the through hole of the partition part; and
an anchoring unit configured to anchor the signal cable to the first case portion in the vicinity of the through hole of the partition part;
wherein the signal cable extends in the axial direction between an internal connector in which the sensor is integrally provided and the external connector, and
the anchoring unit includes a connector fixing member configured to fix the internal connector in the vicinity of the through hole of the partition part.