Patent ID: 9079504
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60Y,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An electric automobile in which a power control unit is disposed in a motor room formed at a front section of a vehicle: wherein a charging port or a power supply port is respectively provided in a left front fender that is arranged on the left side at the front section of the vehicle to form the motor room and a right front fender that is arranged on the right side at the front section of the vehicle to form the motor room; a charging connector or a power supply connector for connection to a charging power supply or an external device is attached to the charging port or the power supply port; the charging connector or the power supply connector is disposed in a manner so that a forward end thereof is located rearward of a forward end of a front wheel, and a rearward end thereof is located forward of a dash panel that partitions the motor room and a vehicle cabin; the charging connector or the power supply connector at the side of the left front fender and the power control unit are connected by a first cable; the charging connector or the power supply connector at the side of the right front fender and the power control unit are connected by a second cable; and a first connection section between the first cable and the power control unit and a second connection section between the second cable and the power control unit are provided forward of the charging connector or the power supply connector, on an upper surface or a rear surface of a surface constituting an exterior of the power control unit, and are overlapped with each other in a vertical direction.