Vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10005336-B2
Application number	US-201715460239-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2017
Priority date	Mar 17, 2016
Publication date	Jun 26, 2018
Grant date	Jun 26, 2018

Abstract

A vehicle includes a floor panel, a battery module, an exhaust duct, and a carpet. The battery module is disposed inside a vehicle interior. The exhaust duct is provided on the floor panel to discharge air output from the battery module through the exhaust duct. The carpet is disposed on the floor panel so as to cover the exhaust duct. The carpet has ventilation holes such that air discharged from the exhaust duct is to pass through a space between the floor panel and the carpet and to be discharged into the vehicle interior through ventilation holes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a floor panel;
a battery module disposed inside a vehicle interior;
an exhaust duct that discharges air that has cooled the battery module; and
a carpet disposed on the floor panel so as to cover the exhaust duct,
wherein a plurality of ventilation holes are provided in the carpet, and
wherein air that has been discharged from the exhaust duct passes through a space between the floor panel and the carpet and is discharged into the vehicle interior from the plurality of ventilation holes.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the exhaust duct includes a first exhaust port provided at a duct end portion, and a second exhaust port provided in an underside of the duct between a battery connecting portion and the duct end portion so as to oppose the floor panel.

3. The vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the exhaust duct includes a protruding and recessed portion on an upper surface thereof.

4. The vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first exhaust port and/or the second exhaust port is provided near a side trim.

5. The vehicle according to claim 4 ,
wherein the battery module is disposed in a battery accommodating recess, the battery accommodating recess being provided under a front seat and in the floor panel in a recessed manner,
wherein the exhaust duct is provided so as to extend rearwardly from the battery module, and
wherein the air that has been discharged from the first exhaust port passes through a space between a side member and the side trim and is discharged rearwardly.

6. The vehicle according to claim 5 ,
wherein the second exhaust port is disposed under the front seat, and
wherein the first exhaust port is disposed under a rear seat.

7. The vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the air that has been discharged from the exhaust duct passes through the space between the floor panel and the carpet and is discharged into the vehicle interior from the plurality of ventilation holes provided below a seat.

8. The vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the exhaust duct has at least one exhaust port configured to allow the air to exit the exhaust duct, and
wherein the at least one exhaust port is provided below a seat.

9. The vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the exhaust duct has at least one exhaust port configured to allow the air to exit the exhaust duct,
wherein the at least one exhaust port is provided underneath the carpet, and
wherein the air that has been discharged from the at least one exhaust port passes through the space between the floor panel and the carpet and is discharged into the vehicle interior from the plurality of ventilation holes.

10. A vehicle comprising:
a floor panel;
a battery module disposed inside a vehicle interior;
an exhaust duct provided on the floor panel to discharge air output from the battery module through the exhaust duct; and
a carpet disposed on the floor panel so as to cover the exhaust duct, the carpet having ventilation holes such that air discharged from the exhaust duct is to pass through a space between the floor panel and the carpet and to be discharged into the vehicle interior through ventilation holes.

11. The vehicle according to claim 10 ,
wherein the exhaust duct includes a first exhaust port provided at a duct end portion, and a second exhaust port provided in an underside of the duct between a battery connecting portion and the duct end portion so as to oppose the floor panel.

12. The vehicle according to claim 11 ,
wherein the exhaust duct includes a protruding and recessed portion on an upper surface thereof.

13. The vehicle according to claim 11 ,
wherein the first exhaust port and/or the second exhaust port is provided near a side trim.

14. The vehicle according to claim 13 ,
wherein the battery module is disposed in a battery accommodating recess, the battery accommodating recess being provided under a front seat and in the floor panel in a recessed manner,
wherein the exhaust duct is provided so as to extend rearwardly from the battery module, and
wherein the air that has been discharged from the first exhaust port passes through a space between a side member and the side trim and is discharged rearwardly.

15. The vehicle according to claim 14 ,
wherein the second exhaust port is disposed under the front seat, and
wherein the first exhaust port is disposed under a rear seat.

16. The vehicle according to claim 10 ,
wherein the exhaust duct has at least one exhaust port configured to allow the air to exit the exhaust duct, and
wherein the at least one exhaust port is provided below a seat.

17. The vehicle according to claim 10 ,
wherein the exhaust duct has at least one exhaust port configured to allow the air to exit the exhaust duct,
wherein the at least one exhaust port is provided underneath the carpet, and
wherein the air discharged from the at least one exhaust port is to pass through the space between the floor panel and the carpet and to be discharged into the vehicle interior through ventilation holes.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Koyama Rieko
• SUGITATE Kenta

Classifications

• H01M10/613

  Cooling or keeping cold · CPC title

• B60K2001/0422

  Arrangement under the front seats · CPC title

• B60Y2306/05

  Cooling · CPC title

• B60L50/66

  Arrangements of batteries · CPC title

• B60Y2306/07

  Heating of passenger cabins · CPC title