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Structure of Hybrid Vehicle

  • US 20080164081A1
  • Filed: 06/07/2006
  • Published: 07/10/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A structure of a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a motor, comprising:

  • a battery pack that has a secondary battery constituted by a plurality of battery cells stacked in a vehicle traveling direction for supplying electric power to said motor, and an intake chamber provided adjacent to said secondary battery in a substantially horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction along which said plurality of battery cells are stacked for supplying cooling air between each of said plurality of battery cells, and that is arranged on a vehicle floor; and

    an exhaust passage having an exhaust port and extending from said internal combustion engine, passing below said vehicle floor, to said exhaust port, whereinsaid exhaust passage is provided so that it passes immediately below said battery pack and passes a position displaced from a position immediately below said intake chamber.

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