Title:
BATTERY COOLING DUCT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004161058
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To discharge gas produced by a secondary battery mounted on a vehicle to the outside of the vehicle.
The battery cooling duct contains a suction duct 220 to communicate between the battery and a cabin, a first exhaust duct 140 and a second exhaust duct to communicate between the battery and the outside of the vehicle, a fan arranged between the first exhaust duct 140 and the second exhaust duct, an upwardly projected curved part 230 provided to the suction duct 220, and a natural ventilation duct 280 fitted to the curved part 230 to discharge hydrogen gas to the outside of the vehicle.
Inventors:
YAMASHITA HARUYOSHI
Application Number:
JP2002326832A
Publication Date:
June 10, 2004
Filing Date:
November 11, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
B60K1/04; B60K11/06; H01M10/60; H01M10/613; H01M10/625; H01M10/6557; H01M10/6561; (IPC1-7): B60K1/04; B60K11/06; H01M10/50
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kuro Fukami
Toshio Morita
Takao Matsuyama
Tadashi Muto
Toshio Morita
Takao Matsuyama
Tadashi Muto