Patent ID: 9394004
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B60K,B60L,B60Y,B62D,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. An electric automobile comprising: a motor compartment, which houses therein a traction motor and a power control unit for controlling the traction motor and supplying electric power to the traction motor, the motor compartment being defined in a front portion of a vehicle body and isolated from a passenger compartment by a dashboard panel, the power control unit including a front side, a rear side, a left side and a right side; a pair of side frames disposed in the motor compartment on both sides of the vehicle body, and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body; and a unit support frame supported on the side frames, secured to the side frames, and bridging between the pair of side frames, the unit support frame surrounding the power control unit for supporting the power control unit, wherein the unit support frame includes a front support frame disposed at the front of the power control unit, a rear support frame disposed at the rear of the power control unit, a left support frame disposed on the left of the power control unit and a right support frame disposed on the right of the power control unit, the rear support frame being disposed in front of the dashboard panel; and wherein one of the front side, the left side and the right side of the power control unit is directly connected to the unit support frame, and the rear side of the power control unit is not directly connected to the unit support frame.