Cooling Device for Electrical Apparatus Mounted on Vehicle
First Claim
1. A cooling device for an electrical apparatus mounted on a vehicle, the electrical apparatus being mounted on a rear side of the vehicle, the cooling device comprising:
- a cooling airflow intake port which is provided in a vehicle interior in proximity to a rear windshield;
a supply unit which supplies a cooling airflow through said cooling airflow intake port to said electrical apparatus;
a blocking unit which is capable of controlling a blocked amount of solar radiation coming onto said cooling airflow intake port through said rear windshield; and
a control unit which, if said supply unit supplies the cooling airflow to said electrical apparatus, controls said blocking unit based on at least one of severity of the solar radiation coming onto said cooling airflow intake port and a temperature of the cooling airflow.
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Abstract
An ECU executes a program including a step of operating a battery cooling fan motor if a battery temperature is higher than a cooling required temperature, a step of sensing a cooling airflow temperature, a step of sensing solar radiation intensity onto a rear package tray, and a step of operating a motor serving as an actuator which closes a rear sunshade identified as a solar radiation blocking tool if the cooling airflow temperature is greater than a temperature threshold value and the solar radiation intensity is greater than a solar radiation intensity threshold value.
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14 Claims
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1. A cooling device for an electrical apparatus mounted on a vehicle, the electrical apparatus being mounted on a rear side of the vehicle, the cooling device comprising:
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a cooling airflow intake port which is provided in a vehicle interior in proximity to a rear windshield; a supply unit which supplies a cooling airflow through said cooling airflow intake port to said electrical apparatus; a blocking unit which is capable of controlling a blocked amount of solar radiation coming onto said cooling airflow intake port through said rear windshield; and a control unit which, if said supply unit supplies the cooling airflow to said electrical apparatus, controls said blocking unit based on at least one of severity of the solar radiation coming onto said cooling airflow intake port and a temperature of the cooling airflow. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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