Vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10220670-B2
Application number	US-201715460241-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2017
Priority date	Mar 17, 2016
Publication date	Mar 5, 2019
Grant date	Mar 5, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle includes a battery module and an exhaust duct to discharge air from the battery module. A first side member is provided along a first side trim to provide a space between the first side member and the first side trim in a vehicle width direction. The space is connected to the battery module via the exhaust duct. A rear seat is provided in a vehicle interior. A first exhaust port is connected to the exhaust duct via the space and provided in the vehicle interior below the rear seat in a vehicle height direction. A second exhaust port is connected to the exhaust duct via the space and provided in the vehicle interior behind the rear seat in a front-rear direction. The air is discharged from the exhaust duct through the first exhaust port and the second exhaust port via the space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a floor panel;
a battery module disposed inside a vehicle interior; and
an exhaust duct that is arranged above the floor panel, the exhaust duct discharges air that has cooled the battery module,
wherein the exhaust duct is connected to side trims on both sides,
wherein air that has been discharged from the exhaust duct is discharged into the vehicle interior from below a rear seat and from a rearward position with respect to the rear seat through spaces formed between side members and the side trims, and
wherein the exhaust duct includes:
a first exhaust port provided at the duct end portion and connected to the side trim; and
a second exhaust port provided at a portion between a battery connecting portion and the duct end portion so as to oppose the floor panel.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the exhaust duct is connected to the side trims at lower portions of the pillar portions provided at the sides of the front seats.

3. The vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the exhaust duct is connected to the side trims at the lower portions of the pillar portions and in a foot space of the rear seat.

4. The vehicle according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a carpet disposed above the floor panel so as to cover the exhaust duct,
wherein a ventilation hole is provided in the carpet, and
wherein air discharged from the second exhaust port passes through a space between the floor panel and the carpet and is discharged into the vehicle interior from the ventilation hole.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the battery module is disposed in a battery accommodating recess, the battery accommodating recess being provided under the front seats and in the floor panel in a recessed manner.

6. The vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the exhaust duct is directly connected to side trims on both sides to discharge the air from the exhaust duct into the spaces formed between side members of the vehicle and the side trims.

7. A vehicle comprising:
a floor panel;
a battery module provided in a vehicle interior;
an exhaust duct to discharge air from the battery module;
a first side trim and a second side trim opposite to the first side trim in a vehicle width direction perpendicular to a front-rear direction of the vehicle;
a first side member and a second side member opposite to the first side member in the vehicle width direction, the first side member being provided along the first side trim to provide a space between the first side member and the first side trim in the width direction, the space being connected to the battery module via the exhaust duct;
a rear seat provided in the vehicle interior;
a first exhaust port connected to the exhaust duct via the space and provided in the vehicle interior below the rear seat in a vehicle height direction perpendicular to the vehicle width direction and the front-rear direction; and
a second exhaust port connected to the exhaust duct via the space and provided in the vehicle interior behind the rear seat in the front-rear direction, the air being discharged from the exhaust duct through the first exhaust port and the second exhaust port via the space,
wherein the exhaust duct includes:
a first exhaust duct port provided at a duct end portion and connected to the first side trim; and
a second exhaust duct port provided at a portion between a battery connecting portion and the duct end portion, the second exhaust duct port opposing the floor panel.

8. The vehicle according to claim 7 ,
wherein the first side trim and the second side trim are disposed between the first side member and the second side member in the vehicle width direction, and
wherein the exhaust duct is connected to the first side trim.

9. The vehicle according to claim 8 ,
wherein the exhaust duct is connected to the first side trim at a lower portion of a pillar portion provided at a side of a front seat in the vehicle width direction.

10. The vehicle according to claim 9 ,
wherein the exhaust duct is connected to the first side trim at the lower portion of the pillar portion and in a foot space of the rear seat.

11. The vehicle according to claim 10 ,
wherein the exhaust duct is arranged above the floor panel.

12. The vehicle according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a carpet disposed above the floor panel so as to cover the exhaust duct,
wherein the carpet has a ventilation hole, and
wherein air discharged from the second exhaust port passes through a space between the floor panel and the carpet and is discharged into the vehicle interior from the ventilation hole.

13. The vehicle according to claim 12 ,
wherein the battery module is disposed in a battery accommodating recess, the battery accommodating recess being provided under the front seat and in the floor panel in a recessed manner.

14. The vehicle according to claim 7 ,
wherein the exhaust duct is directly connected to first side trim to discharge the air from the exhaust duct into the space formed between first side member and the first side trim.

15. A vehicle comprising:
a battery module provided in a vehicle interior;
an exhaust duct to discharge air from the battery module;
a first side trim and a second side trim opposite to the first side trim in a vehicle width direction perpendicular to a front-rear direction of the vehicle;
a first side member and a second side member opposite to the first side member in the vehicle width direction, the first side member being provided along the first side trim to provide a space between the first side member and the first side trim in the width direction, the space being connected to the battery module via the exhaust duct;
a rear seat provided in the vehicle interior;
a first exhaust port connected to the exhaust duct via the space and provided in the vehicle interior below the rear seat in a vehicle height direction perpendicular to the vehicle width direction and the front-rear direction; and
a second exhaust port connected to the exhaust duct via the space and provided in the vehicle interior behind the rear seat in the front-rear direction, the air being discharged from the exhaust duct through the first exhaust port and the second exhaust port via the space,
wherein the second side member is provided along the second side trim to provide an additional space between the second side member and the second side trim in the vehicle width direction, the additional space being connected to the battery module via the exhaust duct,
wherein the vehicle further comprises,
a third exhaust port connected to the exhaust duct via the additional space and provided in the vehicle interior below the rear seat in the vehicle height direction; and
a fourth exhaust port connected to the exhaust duct via the additional space and provided in the vehicle interior behind the rear seat in the front-rear direction, the air being discharged from the exhaust duct through the third exhaust port and the fourth exhaust port via the additional space.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Koyama Rieko
• SUGITATE Kenta

Classifications

• B60L58/26

  by cooling · CPC title

• B60K2001/0422

  Arrangement under the front seats · CPC title

• H01M10/613

  Cooling or keeping cold · CPC title

• B62D27/065

  using screwthread (connection of crossbeam to A- pillars B62D25/147; mounting load bearing surfaces B62D21/09; securing mudguards B62D25/163; connections for synthetic parts B62D29/048) · CPC title

• B60L50/66

  Arrangements of batteries · CPC title