Power source device and battery cooling structure for vehicle
First Claim
1. A power source device for a vehicle having left and right side frames extending longitudinally with respect thereto, said power source device, comprising:
- a battery box housing a battery and mounted on a vehicle body, the battery supplying electric power to a motor for driving the vehicle, wherein the battery box is mounted between the left and right side frames so as to be offset to one of a left and right side of the vehicle;
an intake duct connected to the battery box at one end thereof for supplying cooling air to the battery; and
an exhaust duct connected to the battery box at said one end for exhausting cooling air from the battery.
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Abstract
A battery box housing a battery is mounted between left and right side frames extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body so that the battery box is offset to a left side of the vehicle body, and an intake duct and an exhaust duct for cooling air for cooling the battery are connected to an end of the battery box on a right side of the vehicle body. Therefore, it is possible not only to protect the battery between the left and right frames from a shock caused upon a side collision, but also to ensure a space for disposition of the intake duct and the exhaust duct while ensuring a volume of the battery box to the maximum. Moreover, the battery box is connected at its left and right ends to the left and right side frames.
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18 Claims
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1. A power source device for a vehicle having left and right side frames extending longitudinally with respect thereto, said power source device, comprising:
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a battery box housing a battery and mounted on a vehicle body, the battery supplying electric power to a motor for driving the vehicle, wherein the battery box is mounted between the left and right side frames so as to be offset to one of a left and right side of the vehicle; an intake duct connected to the battery box at one end thereof for supplying cooling air to the battery; and an exhaust duct connected to the battery box at said one end for exhausting cooling air from the battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A power source device for a vehicle having left and right side frames extending longitudinally with respect thereto, said power source device comprising:
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a battery box including a battery cover and a plurality of battery modules housed inside the battery cover, the battery modules supplying electric power to a motor for driving the vehicle, wherein the battery box further includes battery support frames supporting the battery modules and passing through the battery cover in a lateral direction of a vehicle body, the battery support frames being connected at their left and right ends to the left and right side frames. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A battery cooling structure, comprising:
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a battery box housing a battery; and a cooling passage having a U-shape formed in an internal space of the battery box, such that the battery is cooled by cooling air flowing through the cooling passage, wherein the battery box includes a battery housing portion in which the cooling passage is formed and a cooling air guiding portion integrally connected to the battery housing portion; wherein a cooling air introducing passage and a cooling air discharging passage are formed in the cooling air guiding portion in a vertical direction by a partition wall extending horizontally; wherein a cooling air introducing port formed at an upstream end of the cooling air introducing passage is connected to an intake duct, and a first communication opening formed at a downstream end thereof is connected to an upstream end of the cooling passage; and wherein a cooling air discharging port formed at a downstream end of the cooling air discharging passage is connected to an exhaust duct, and a second communication opening formed at an upstream end thereof is connected to a downstream end of the cooling passage. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A power source device for a vehicle, comprising:
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a battery box housing a battery and disposed in the rear of a seat on which an occupant sits, the battery supplying electric power to a motor for driving the vehicle, air in a vehicle compartment being supplied through an intake duct into the battery box to cool the battery, wherein the intake duct is disposed in a space between the seat and a side portion of a vehicle body, and a suction port of the intake duct opens below a sitting surface of the seat in the vehicle compartment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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