Battery temperature-raising device for electric vehicle
First Claim
1. A battery heating device for mounting to an electric vehicle having a battery charger to heat batteries that serve as a driving source of the electric vehicle while the batteries being heated are mounted to the vehicle, said device comprising:
- battery charging means mounted to said vehicle and connected to said batteries for charging said batteries by being connected to an external power supply;
a conduit formed body forming a circulating path, said conduit formed body being located in one of close proximity to and in contact with said batteries midway along said circulating path; and
transfer means, positioned midway along said circulating path of said conduit formed body, for transferring exhaust heat from said charging means during charging to a heat transfer medium which flows within said conduit formed body.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a battery heating device for an electric vehicle, which includes: a combustion heater for heating an interior of the electric vehicle; batteries which are a driving source of the electric vehicle, the batteries being disposed about the combustion heater; and a transfer device for transferring exhaust heat from the combustion heater, which is in operation, to the batteries. When the combustion heater is actuated, the battery temperature is raised by the exhaust heat from the combustion heater.
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5 Claims
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1. A battery heating device for mounting to an electric vehicle having a battery charger to heat batteries that serve as a driving source of the electric vehicle while the batteries being heated are mounted to the vehicle, said device comprising:
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battery charging means mounted to said vehicle and connected to said batteries for charging said batteries by being connected to an external power supply; a conduit formed body forming a circulating path, said conduit formed body being located in one of close proximity to and in contact with said batteries midway along said circulating path; and transfer means, positioned midway along said circulating path of said conduit formed body, for transferring exhaust heat from said charging means during charging to a heat transfer medium which flows within said conduit formed body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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