VEHICLE HEAT RELEASE STRUCTURE
First Claim
1. A heat release structure for a vehicle for a heat generator provided in a cabin exterior region of the vehicle, the heat release structure comprising:
- a wire harness positioned so as to run from the cabin exterior region to a cabin interior; and
a heat releasing hose having a first end portion, a main portion, and a second end portion, the main portion being integrally mounted in the wire harness, whereinthe first end portion of the heat releasing hose is positioned within the cabin exterior region and the second end portion of the heat releasing hose is positioned in the cabin interior, and thereby, when a predetermined condition for the vehicle is satisfied, heated air in a vicinity of the heat generator can be taken in by the first end portion, pass through the main portion, and then be expelled to the cabin interior by the second end portion.
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Abstract
A wire harness is threaded from a cabin exterior to a cabin interior. A heat releasing hose is provided by integrally mounting a main portion in the wire harness by taping and the like. A first end portion of the heat releasing hose branches from the wire harness within an engine compartment and is connected to a second terminus of an auxiliary hose provided to a lateral surface of a housing unit so as to enable heated air in a vicinity of a heat generator to flow therethrough. A second end portion of the heat releasing hose is positioned in a location in the cabin interior where air can be expelled.
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7 Claims
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1. A heat release structure for a vehicle for a heat generator provided in a cabin exterior region of the vehicle, the heat release structure comprising:
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a wire harness positioned so as to run from the cabin exterior region to a cabin interior; and a heat releasing hose having a first end portion, a main portion, and a second end portion, the main portion being integrally mounted in the wire harness, wherein the first end portion of the heat releasing hose is positioned within the cabin exterior region and the second end portion of the heat releasing hose is positioned in the cabin interior, and thereby, when a predetermined condition for the vehicle is satisfied, heated air in a vicinity of the heat generator can be taken in by the first end portion, pass through the main portion, and then be expelled to the cabin interior by the second end portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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