Patent ID: 9553414
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60L,H01R,H02G,Y02T

Claim:
1. A motor power feed wire routing structure for an in-wheel motor driven wheel having a knuckle configured to be steered about a virtual kingpin axis, the upper side of virtual kingpin axis being inclined toward an inner side of a vehicle body with respect to a vehicle width direction; the wheel connected to an axle rotatably supported by the knuckle, and a motor configured to provide a driving force to the axle; and the motor power feed wire routing structure comprising: an electrical connection mechanism electrically connecting a motor side power feed wire extending from the motor and a vehicle body-side power feed wire extending from a vehicle mounted power source such that the vehicle body-side power feed wire is rotatably connected relative to the motor side power feed wire, the electrical connection mechanism being disposed on the knuckle outside of a space of a wheel recess of the wheel.