Patent ID: 8813896

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a vehicle body including a first end and a second end spaced from each other along a longitudinal axis; a component disposed between the first and second ends of the vehicle body; a transmission casing disposed between the first and second ends of the vehicle body, with the transmission casing including a base and a plurality of walls extending outwardly away from the base to a distal edge opposing the base; wherein one of the walls defines a first side facing the first end of the vehicle body and another one of the walls defines a second side facing the second end of the vehicle body; a power inverter module disposed between the walls adjacent to the distal edge of each of the walls, with the power inverter module coupled to the transmission casing to define a unit; wherein the unit is disposed in a first position when the unit is stationary relative to the first end of the vehicle body and the unit is disposed in a second position when the unit moves toward the second end of the vehicle body; and wherein the power inverter module slopes downwardly from the first side toward the second side to define a module angle relative to the longitudinal axis such that the power inverter module defines an angular position, and wherein the angular position of the power inverter module minimizes engagement of the power inverter module with the component when the unit is in the second position.