JP6932875B2 - Motor drive - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a motor drive device.

In hybrid automobiles, electric vehicles, and the like in which wheels are driven by a motor, a motor driving device in which a motor is arranged inside the wheels or in the vicinity of the wheels is known for the purpose of securing an interior space of the vehicle.

Patent Document 1 describes that the motor is arranged at a position inside the wheel in the vehicle width direction and overlapping the wheel in the vehicle width direction. Patent Document 2 describes that the motor is arranged inside the wheel.

International Publication No. 2012/1231175 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-214202

Generally, the rear wheels of a vehicle having a torsion beam suspension structure are attached to the rear ends of a trailing arm extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The front end side of the trailing arm is connected to the vehicle body via a rubber bush, and the trailing arm swings up and down with the rubber bush as a swing fulcrum. In this structure, if the motor is placed inside the rear wheels or inside the rear wheels in the vehicle width direction and overlaps with the rear wheels in the vehicle width direction, the motor is located rearward from around the rubber bush. Therefore, the unsprung mass becomes large, which may reduce the riding comfort of the vehicle. Further, since the motor is arranged close to the tires and brakes, it is easily affected by the heat generated from the tires and brakes.

Further, in a vehicle in which a luggage compartment is formed on the inner side of the rear wheel, the motor is arranged between the rear wheel and the luggage compartment. There is a problem that the space becomes narrow.

The present invention was created to solve such a problem, and when the ride quality of the vehicle can be maintained good, it is not easily affected by heat from the wheels, and there is a luggage compartment on the inner side of the wheels. It is an object of the present invention to provide a motor drive device capable of securing a wide space.

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, a vehicle body side mounting portion extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and connecting to the vehicle body via an elastic member is formed on the front side, and a wheel side support portion for supporting the wheels is provided on the rear side. A motor driving device including a formed trailing arm and a motor supported by the trailing arm to drive the wheels. It is characterized in that it is arranged at a position where it overlaps with an elastic member.

According to the present invention, the following effects are obtained.
(1) Since the trailing arm swings up and down with the elastic member as a fulcrum, the mass applied to the vehicle body side mounting portion is the upper spring mass, and the mass applied from the vehicle body side mounting portion to the rear side is the lower spring mass. Can be regarded as. By arranging the motor at a position where it overlaps with the elastic member in the vertical direction of the vehicle when viewed in the vehicle width direction, the weight of the motor applied to the trailing arm can be substantially set to the sprung mass. As a result, an increase in the unsprung mass of the trailing arm can be suppressed, and the ride quality of the vehicle can be improved.
(2) Since the motor is located far forward from the wheels, it is less susceptible to the heat generated from the wheels.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the trailing arm extends downward from the vehicle body side mounting portion and includes a motor bracket for mounting the motor.

According to the present invention, the motor can be attached to the trailing arm as a spring mass with a simple structure.

Further, the present invention includes a gear transmission mechanism for transmitting the power of the motor to the wheels, and the gear transmission mechanism includes a first gear box incorporating a first gear portion around the rotation axis of the motor and the wheels. It has a second gear box including a second gear portion around the rotation shaft of the above, and the first gear box is attached to the motor bracket.

Since the gear box of the gear transmission mechanism is attached to the trailing arm as a rigid body, if the rigidity of the gear box is large, the suspension characteristics using the displacement of the trailing arm in the twisting direction may be affected. On the other hand, by dividing the gearbox into a first gearbox and a second gearbox, the influence of the rigidity of the gearbox can be reduced and the influence on the suspension characteristics of the trailing arm can be reduced. If the first gearbox is attached to the motor bracket, the motor bracket can have both attachment functions of the motor and the first gearbox, and the motor drive device can be miniaturized.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the motor is attached to the motor bracket via the first gear box.

According to the present invention, since the motor and the first gearbox can be arranged in an integrated manner, the motor drive device 1 can be further miniaturized.

Further, in the present invention, a torsion beam extending in the vehicle width direction is attached to the trailing arm, a seat is arranged in front of the torsion beam, and the motor is arranged between the torsion beam and the seat. It is characterized by being.

According to the present invention, the motor can be efficiently arranged in the space formed between the seat and the torsion beam.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that a part of the motor projects downward from the lower surface of the floor panel of the vehicle body.

According to the present invention, the motor can be efficiently cooled by the wind flowing along the lower surface of the floor panel.

According to the present invention, it is possible to maintain a good ride quality of the vehicle, it is not easily affected by heat from the wheels, and if there is a luggage compartment on the inner side of the wheels, a wide space can be secured.

It is a top view of the motor drive device of this invention. It is an enlarged plan view of the motor drive device of this invention. It is a side view of the gear transmission mechanism. (A) is an external perspective view of the trailing arm viewed from the outside rear in the vehicle width direction, and (b) is an external perspective view of the trailing arm viewed from the inside rear in the vehicle width direction. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. It is a plan sectional view of a gear transmission mechanism.

In FIG. 1, the motor driving device 1 of the present embodiment includes a trailing arm 2, a motor 3 supported by the trailing arm 2 to drive the rear wheels 71, and a gear transmission for transmitting the power of the motor 3 to the rear wheels 71. It is equipped with a mechanism 4. Hereinafter, the motor driving device 1 for driving the rear wheels 71 on the left side of the vehicle will be described, but the motor driving device 1 for driving the rear wheels 71 on the right side of the vehicle has the same configuration except that the layout is symmetrical.

"Trailing arm 2"
Explaining with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4, the trailing arm 2 is arranged so as to extend substantially in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and on the front side, a vehicle body (not shown) is provided via a rubber bush (elastic member) 5. A vehicle body side mounting portion 6 to be connected is formed, and a wheel side supporting portion 7 for supporting the rear wheel 71 is formed on the rear side. The vehicle body side mounting portion 6 is made of a cylindrical collar member having both ends open and a substantially horizontal direction as a cylindrical axis direction. A columnar rubber bush 5 is attached to the inside of the vehicle body side mounting portion 6 by press fitting or the like, and is connected to the vehicle body via a bolt or the like (not shown). The trailing arm 2 swings up and down with the axis O4 of the rubber bush 5 as a swinging axis.

The trailing arm 2 is composed of an outer member 8 arranged on the outer side in the vehicle width direction and an inner member 9 arranged on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. The front ends of the outer member 8 and the inner member 9 are attached to the vehicle body side attachment portion 6 by welding or the like. As shown in FIG. 5, the inner member 9 has a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens outward in the vehicle width direction. The outer member 8 is formed with a U-shaped portion 10 that opens inward in the vehicle width direction. As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the trailing arm 2 has a front horizontal portion 2A extending rearward substantially horizontally from the vehicle body side mounting portion 6 and an up and down rear end of the front horizontal portion 2A. It includes an intermediate portion 2B whose width in the direction gradually expands, and a rear horizontal portion 2C extending substantially horizontally from the rear end of the intermediate portion 2B toward the rear. By welding the ends of the U-shaped portion 10 of the outer member 8 and the inner member 9 to each other, a main body portion 11 having a closed cross-sectional shape is formed as shown in FIG. Therefore, the main body portion 11 has a closed cross-sectional shape extending over the front horizontal portion 2A, the intermediate portion 2B, and the rear horizontal portion 2C, and the trailing arm 2 has high strength and rigidity. As shown in FIG. 4B, the outer member 8 is formed with a transmission shaft through hole 8A for passing the second transmission shaft 54, which will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 4, the outer member 8 is formed with a second gearbox support surface portion 12 extending vertically downward from the lower end of the main body portion 11 in the rear horizontal portion 2C. A wheel-side support member 13 as the wheel-side support portion 7 is attached to the outer surface of the second gearbox support surface portion 12 in the vehicle width direction. As shown in FIG. 2, a hub 14 for attaching the rear wheel 71 and a brake device 15 are attached to the wheel side support member 13.

In FIG. 4B, a reinforcing member 16 is hung between the inner surface of the inner member 9 in the intermediate portion 2B in the vehicle width direction and the inner surface of the second gearbox support surface portion 12 in the vehicle width direction. As shown in FIG. 5, a closed cross-sectional portion is formed between the second gearbox support surface portion 12 and the reinforcing member 16. In FIG. 4, a torsion beam 18 extending in the vehicle width direction is attached to the inner surface of the inner member 9 in the front horizontal portion 2A in the vehicle width direction. The torsion beam 18 connects the left and right trailing arms 2. A spring seat 19 for mounting a suspension spring (not shown) is hung between the reinforcing member 16 and the torsion beam 18. As shown in FIG. 1, a luggage compartment 73 of the vehicle is arranged behind the torsion beam 18 between the left and right rear wheels 71.

In FIG. 4, a motor bracket 20 for mounting the motor 3 is integrally formed at the lower portion of the vehicle body side mounting portion 6 extending downward. The motor bracket 20 is formed with a vertical first gearbox support surface portion 21 along the front-rear direction of the vehicle.

"Gear transmission mechanism 4"
In FIG. 6, the gear transmission mechanism 4 includes a first gear box 24 containing a first gear portion 23 around the rotating shaft 22 of the motor 3, and a second gear portion 43 around the rotating shaft 47 of the rear wheels 71. It has a second gear box 49 and.

The first gear box 24 has an opening at the rear, and a through hole 25 through which the rotating shaft 22 passes is formed on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. The first gear portion 23 is integrally rotatably connected to the output shaft of the motor 3, and has a rotating shaft 22 that rotates around an axis O1 along the vehicle width direction and a first bevel gear formed at the left end of the rotating shaft 22. A support shaft that supports the 26, the second bevel gear 27 that meshes with the first bevel gear 26 substantially orthogonally to the first bevel gear 26, and the second bead gear 27, and rotates slightly rearward and about the axis O2 along the vehicle front-rear direction. 28 and.

The rotating shaft 22 is supported by a through hole 25 via a bearing 29. A seal member 30 is interposed between the rotating shaft 22 and the first gear box 24. The front end of the support shaft 28 is supported by the first gearbox 24 via the bearing 31, and the rear end is supported by the cover 33 via the bearing 32. The cover 33 is a member attached to the rear opening of the first gear box 24 by press fitting or the like, and the central portion is formed with an opening for penetrating the constant velocity joint 34.

The gear transmission mechanism 4 includes a bending mechanism 61 that absorbs the twist between the first gear box 24 and the second gear box 49 that occurs due to the deformation of the trailing arm 2. In this embodiment, the bending mechanism 61 is composed of a constant velocity joint 34. The constant velocity joint 34 is formed at the rear end of the connecting shaft portion 35 and the connecting shaft portion 35 which is integrally rotatably connected to the rear end surface of the support shaft 28 by spline coupling or the like, and the rolling groove 36 along the axis O2. An outer ring member 37 formed on the inner peripheral surface, a first transmission shaft 38 arranged on the axis O2, an inner ring member 39 externally fitted and fixed to the front end of the first transmission shaft 38, and an inner ring member 39. A plurality of rolling grooves 60 formed on the outer peripheral surface side of the above, and a plurality of balls 40 rolling between the rolling groove 36 and the rolling groove 60 are provided. A seal member 41 is interposed between the outer ring member 37 and the cover 33. By rolling the ball 40 between the rolling groove 36 and the rolling groove 60, the first transmission shaft 38 can move relative to the outer ring member 37 in the axial O2 direction at an angle. It becomes. As a result, for example, even if a lateral force is applied to the rear wheel 71 and the trailing arm 2 is twisted to cause a twist between the first gear box 24 and the second gear box 49, the constant velocity is obtained. Power can be transmitted to the rear wheel 71 side without causing rotational fluctuation while absorbing the twist at the joint 34.

The outer surface of the first gearbox 24 in the vehicle width direction is applied to the inner surface of the first gearbox support surface portion 21 in the vehicle width direction, and the first gearbox 24 is fastened and fixed by a plurality of bolts 42 from the outer side in the vehicle width direction.

Next, the second gear portion 43 meshes with the support shaft 44 that rotates around the axis O2, the third bevel gear 45 formed at the rear end of the support shaft 44, and the third bead gear 45 substantially orthogonally to each other. It includes a fourth bevel gear 46 and a rotating shaft 47 that supports the fourth bevel gear 46 and rotates around an axis O3 along the vehicle width direction. The third bevel gear 45 and the fourth bevel gear 46 are engaged so that the meshing reaction force of the gear acts downward when the vehicle rotates in the forward direction, whereby the ground contact property of the rear wheel 71 is improved. improves.

The support shaft 44 is supported by the second gear box 49 via a bearing 48. A seal member 50 is interposed between the support shaft 44 and the second gear box 49. The right end of the rotating shaft 47 is supported by the bearing 51, and the left end of the rotating shaft 47 is supported by the second gear box 49 via the bearing 52. A seal member 53 is interposed between the rotating shaft 47 and the second gear box 49. A second transmission shaft 54 extending forward is integrally rotatably connected to the front end of the support shaft 44. The front end of the second transmission shaft 54 is integrally rotatably connected to the rear end of the first transmission shaft 38 by a spline coupling or the like. The first transmission shaft 38 is located below the front horizontal portion 2A of the trailing arm 2, and the second transmission shaft 54 passes through the transmission shaft through hole 8A of the outer member 8 on the way and is larger than the outer member 8. It is located inward in the width direction.

The outer surface of the second gearbox 49 in the vehicle width direction is applied to the inner surface of the second gearbox support surface portion 12 in the vehicle width direction, and is fastened and fixed by a plurality of bolts (not shown) from the outside in the vehicle width direction. ..

"Motor 3"
The motor 3 is, for example, a three-phase AC motor, and is connected to a battery via an inverter (not shown). The outer surface of the motor 3 in the vehicle width direction is applied to the inner surface of the first gear box 24 in the vehicle width direction, and the motor 3 is fastened and fixed by bolts 55 from the inside in the vehicle width direction. A collar 57 is fastened and fixed to a part of the first gearbox support surface portion 21 with a bolt 56, and the motor 3 is also fastened and fixed to the collar 57 with a bolt 58.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the motor 3 is attached to the first gearbox support surface portion 21, that is, the motor bracket 20 via the first gearbox 24. The motor 3 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and is arranged with the vehicle width direction as the longitudinal direction. As can be seen from FIG. 3, the motor 3 is arranged at a position overlapping the rubber bush 5 in the vertical direction of the vehicle when viewed in the vehicle width direction. The "overlapping position" in this case is a position where the motor 3 overlaps with at least a part of the rubber bush 5 in the vertical direction of the vehicle. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a seat 74 (see also FIG. 3) is arranged in front of the torsion beam 18, and the motor 3 is arranged between the seat 74 and the torsion beam 18 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. There is. As shown in FIG. 3, a part of the motor 3 is arranged so as to project downward from the lower surface of the floor panel 72 of the vehicle body.

"Assembly procedure of motor drive device 1"
An example of the assembly procedure of the motor drive device 1 will be described. First, before the trailing arm 2 is attached to the vehicle body, the first gear box 24 and the second gear box are spline-coupled to the trailing arm 2 so that the first transmission shaft 38 and the second transmission shaft 54 are spline-coupled. 49 is attached and the gear transmission mechanism 4 is assembled. Next, the trailing arm 2 is lifted upward with respect to the vehicle body, the trailing arm 2 is assembled to the vehicle body via the rubber bush 5, and then the motor 3 is assembled to the first gear box 24.

According to the above assembly procedure, by assembling the gear transmission mechanism 4 to the trailing arm 2 before attaching the trailing arm 2 to the vehicle body, a wide space for assembling work can be secured, so that work efficiency can be improved. improves. On the other hand, since the motor 3 is a relatively heavy object, if the motor 3 is also assembled together, the trailing arm 2 and the torsion beam 18 will be bent by the weight of the motor 3 when the trailing arm 2 is lifted, and the rubber bush It becomes difficult to align 5 with the mounting portion of the vehicle body. On the other hand, by assembling the trailing arm 2 to the vehicle body and then assembling the motor 3 to the trailing arm 2 via the first gear box 24, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the assembling work of the trailing arm 2 to the vehicle body.

"Action / effect"
A trailing arm that extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and has a vehicle body-side mounting portion 6 formed on the front side and connected to the vehicle body via a rubber bush 5, and a wheel-side support portion 7 on the rear side that supports the rear wheels 71. 2 and a motor 3 that is supported by the trailing arm 2 and drives the rear wheels 71, and the motor 3 is arranged at a position that overlaps with the rubber bush 5 in the vertical direction of the vehicle when viewed in the vehicle width direction. According to the configuration, the following actions and effects are obtained.

(1) Since the trailing arm 2 swings up and down with the rubber bush 5 as a spring as a fulcrum, the mass up to the mass applied around the vehicle body side mounting portion 6 is the unsprung mass, and the mass around the vehicle body side mounting portion 6 to the rear side. The mass applied to the spring can be regarded as the unsprung mass. According to the present invention, by arranging the motor 3 at a position overlapping the rubber bush 5 in the vertical direction of the vehicle when viewed in the vehicle width direction, the weight of the motor 3 applied to the trailing arm 2 is substantially equal to the sprung mass. can do. As a result, an increase in the unsprung mass of the trailing arm 2 can be suppressed, and the riding comfort of the vehicle can be improved.
(2) Since the motor 3 is located forward away from the rear wheels 71 and the braking device 15, it is less likely to be affected by the heat generated from the rear wheels 71.
(3) Since the motor 3 is located far in front of the rear wheels 71, it is possible to secure a wide space in the vehicle width direction of the luggage compartment 73 located on the inner side side of the rear wheels 71.

If the trailing arm 2 extends downward from the vehicle body side mounting portion 6 and includes a motor bracket 20 for mounting the motor 3, the trailing arm 2 has a simple structure and the motor 3 is used as a spring mass. Can be attached to.

A gear transmission mechanism 4 for transmitting the power of the motor 3 to the rear wheels 71 is provided, and the gear transmission mechanism 4 includes a first gear box 24 incorporating a first gear portion 23 around a rotating shaft 22 of the motor 3 and a rear wheel 71. If the first gear box 24 has a second gear box 49 having a built-in second gear portion 43 around the rotating shaft 47 of the above, and the first gear box 24 is attached to the motor bracket 20, the following effects can be obtained. To get.

Since the gear box of the gear transmission mechanism 4 is attached to the trailing arm 2 as a rigid body, if the rigidity of the gear box is large, the suspension characteristics utilizing the displacement of the trailing arm 2 in the twisting direction may be affected. On the other hand, by dividing the gearbox into the first gearbox 24 and the second gearbox 49, the influence of the rigidity of the gearbox can be reduced and the influence on the suspension characteristics of the trailing arm 2 can be reduced.
If the first gear box 24 is attached to the motor bracket 20, the motor bracket 20 can have both attachment functions of the motor 3 and the first gear box 24, and the motor drive device 1 can be downsized. It can be planned.

If the motor 3 is attached to the motor bracket 20 via the first gear box 24, the motor 3 and the first gear box 24 can be collectively arranged, so that the motor drive device 1 can be further miniaturized. Can be planned.

A torsion beam 18 extending in the vehicle width direction is attached to the trailing arm 2, a seat 74 is arranged in front of the torsion beam 18, and the motor 3 is arranged between the torsion beam 18 and the seat 74. For example, the motor 3 can be efficiently arranged in the space formed between the seat 74 and the torsion beam 18.

If a part of the motor 3 is configured to protrude downward from the lower surface of the floor panel 72 of the vehicle body, the motor 3 can be efficiently cooled by the wind flowing along the lower surface of the floor panel 72.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above. In the above-described embodiment, the first gear box 24 is attached to one surface side of the motor bracket 20, and the motor 3 is attached to the first gear box 24. However, the first gear box 24 is attached to one surface side of the motor bracket 20. May be attached, and the motor 3 may be attached to the other side. Further, the bracket for attaching the first gear box 24 and the bracket for attaching the motor 3 may be individually formed.

As the gear transmission mechanism 4, a spur gear or the like may be used in addition to the bevel gear.
As the twist absorbing mechanism 61, a spherical spline or the like may be used in addition to the constant velocity joint.

1 Motor drive 2 Trailing arm 3 Motor 4 Gear transmission mechanism 5 Rubber bush (elastic member)
6 Body side mounting part 7 Wheel side support part 12 Second gear box support surface part 18 Torsion beam 20 Motor bracket 21 First gear box support surface part 23 First gear part 24 First gear box 34 Constant velocity joint 38 First transmission shaft 43 2 Gear part 49 2nd gear box 54 2nd transmission shaft 71 Rear wheel (wheel)
72 floor panel 74 seats

Claims (5)

A trailing arm that extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and has a vehicle body-side mounting portion formed on the front side and connected to the vehicle body via an elastic member, and a wheel-side support portion that supports the wheels on the rear side.
A motor supported by the trailing arm and driving the wheels,
It is a motor drive device equipped with
The motor is arranged so that at least a part of the motor overlaps a region in which the elastic member is projected in the vertical direction when viewed in the vehicle width direction.
The trailing arm is a motor drive device that extends downward from the vehicle body side mounting portion and includes a motor bracket for mounting the motor. A gear transmission mechanism for transmitting the power of the motor to the wheels is provided.
The gear transmission mechanism includes a first gear box including a first gear portion around the rotation shaft of the motor and a second gear box containing a second gear portion around the rotation shaft of the wheel.
The motor drive device according to claim 1 , wherein the first gear box is attached to the motor bracket. The motor drive device according to claim 2 , wherein the motor is attached to the motor bracket via the first gear box. A torsion beam extending in the vehicle width direction is attached to the trailing arm.
The seat is placed in front of the torsion beam,
The motor driving device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the motor is arranged between the torsion beam and the seat. The motor drive device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein a part of the motor projects downward from the lower surface of the floor panel of the vehicle body.

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