Patent ID: 6631774
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
An electric motor vehicle comprising:a drive unit disposed under a seat having an electric motor as a drive source; a U-shaped body comprising a flat floor located at a lower portion of said U-shaped body and in front of said seat and a rising portion forming a front of said body; a plurality of armrests, wherein each said armrest is arranged on each lateral side of the seat; a battery for supplying electric energy to the electric motor, wherein the front-to-rear dimension of said armrest is longer than the width of said armrest and each armrest has a hollow compartment for battery storage in which the battery can be inserted or removed from the top thereof and has an armrest cushion on the top thereof which serves as a lid that can open and close the battery storage compartment; and the armrest cushion is hinged at the top end of the armrest body so as to open and close the battery storage compartment, at least a front-side piping of an armrest frame is exposed to the interior of the battery storage compartment so as to guide the battery by fitting the piping to a depressed portion formed at least on the front side of the battery.