Electric power source
First Claim
1. An electric power source comprising:
- a plurality of batteries;
a battery case in which the plurality of batteries are stacked in two or more tiers, the battery case comprising a holder case, the holder case comprising;
a first sub holder case and a second sub holder case dividing the battery case midway in a direction of stacking the batteries;
an intermediary duct for blowing cooling air through, the intermediary duct being provided inside the holder case, between the first sub holder case and the second sub holder case; and
an outer duct comprising a first outer duct provided outside the first sub holder case, and a second outer duct provided outside the second sub holder case;
wherein the divided first sub holder case and second sub holder case are disposed between the first outer duct and the second outer duct, and wherein the intermediary duct is disposed between the first sub holder case and the second sub holder case, allowing cooling air to be blown to the intermediary duct, the holder case and the outer duct, which are so structured as to cool the batteries contained in the holder case, andwherein a partition is disposed inside the intermediary duct which is divided by the partition into a first intermediary duct disposed to the first sub holder case side and a second intermediary sub duct disposed to the second sub holder case side, so that the first intermediary sub duct is linked to the first sub holder case, while the second intermediary sub duct is linked to the second intermediary sub duct.
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Abstract
The electric power source contains a plurality of batteries stacked in two or more tiers in a battery case which is provided with an intermediary duct placed between the first sub holder case and second sub holder case. A first outer duct is outside the first sub holder case and a second outer duct is outside the second sub holder case. The power source is so designed that cooling air is blown to the intermediary duct, the holder case and the outer duct, thus cooling the batteries in the holder case. Further, the power source has a partition disposed inside the intermediary duct, with the first intermediary sub duct being connected to the first sub holder case and the second intermediary duct being connected to the second sub holder case.
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15 Claims
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1. An electric power source comprising:
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a plurality of batteries; a battery case in which the plurality of batteries are stacked in two or more tiers, the battery case comprising a holder case, the holder case comprising; a first sub holder case and a second sub holder case dividing the battery case midway in a direction of stacking the batteries; an intermediary duct for blowing cooling air through, the intermediary duct being provided inside the holder case, between the first sub holder case and the second sub holder case; and an outer duct comprising a first outer duct provided outside the first sub holder case, and a second outer duct provided outside the second sub holder case; wherein the divided first sub holder case and second sub holder case are disposed between the first outer duct and the second outer duct, and wherein the intermediary duct is disposed between the first sub holder case and the second sub holder case, allowing cooling air to be blown to the intermediary duct, the holder case and the outer duct, which are so structured as to cool the batteries contained in the holder case, and wherein a partition is disposed inside the intermediary duct which is divided by the partition into a first intermediary duct disposed to the first sub holder case side and a second intermediary sub duct disposed to the second sub holder case side, so that the first intermediary sub duct is linked to the first sub holder case, while the second intermediary sub duct is linked to the second intermediary sub duct. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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