High-voltage unit casing for on-vehicle use, high-voltage unit, and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10384544-B2
Application number	US-201815923061-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2018
Priority date	Mar 22, 2017
Publication date	Aug 20, 2019
Grant date	Aug 20, 2019

Abstract

A high-voltage unit casing 10 for on-vehicle use to house therein a plurality of devices includes: a first side face 20; a second side face 21 opposed to the first side face; and a connecting portion 22 for structurally connecting the first side face and the second side face to each other. The connecting portion includes a partitioning portion 50 which is fixed to the first side face at a fixing portion and which extends from the fixing portion toward the second side face, the partitioning portion being located at a position separate from an upper surface and a lower surface of the high-voltage unit casing in an inner surface of the first side face. Spaces for placing at least one device included in the plurality of devices are formed on both upper and lower sides, respectively, of the partitioning portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A high-voltage unit casing to be mounted on a vehicle, the high-voltage unit casing configured to house a plurality of devices including at least one high-voltage device, the high-voltage unit casing comprising:
a first side face to be placed along a side face of the vehicle;
a second side face opposed to the first side face; and
a connecting portion fixed to both the first side face and the second side face and configured to structurally connect the first side face and the second side face to each other, wherein
the connecting portion includes a partitioning portion which is fixed to the first side face at a fixing portion and which extends from the fixing portion toward the second side face, the fixing portion being located at a position separate from an upper surface and a lower surface of the high-voltage unit casing in an inner surface of the first side face,
spaces for placing at least one device included in the plurality of devices are formed on both upper side and lower side, respectively, of the partitioning portion,
the first side face includes a protruded portion protruding from an outer surface of the first side face, and
the fixing portion is provided at a position where the fixing portion overlaps with the protruded portion in the horizontal direction.

2. The high-voltage unit casing in accordance with claim 1 , wherein
the partitioning portion forms a part of a wall surface of a flow path of a cooling medium for cooling devices on at least one of the upper side and the lower side of the partitioning portion.

3. A high-voltage unit to be mounted on a vehicle, comprising:
the high-voltage unit casing in accordance with claim 1 ; and
the plurality of devices including the at least one high-voltage device to be housed in the high-voltage unit casing, wherein
devices included in the plurality of devices are placed in both upper and lower sides of the partitioning portion.

4. A vehicle that is configured to mount the high-voltage unit in accordance with claim 3 .

5. A vehicle that is configured to mount a high-voltage unit, the high-voltage unit comprising:
the high-voltage unit casing in accordance with claim 1 ; and the plurality of devices including the at least one high-voltage device to be housed in the high-voltage unit casing, wherein
devices included in the plurality of devices are placed on both upper and lower sides of the partitioning portion,
the high-voltage unit is placed between a pair of suspension towers in a front compartment of the vehicle, the suspension towers supporting upper end portions of front suspensions supporting front wheels of the vehicle, and
the protruded portion protrudes toward one suspension tower out of the pair of suspension towers.

6. A high-voltage unit casing to be mounted on a vehicle, the high-voltage unit casing configured to house a plurality of devices including at least one high-voltage device, the high-voltage unit casing comprising:
a first side face to be placed along a side face of the vehicle;
a second side face opposed to the first side face; and
a connecting portion fixed to both the first side face and the second side face and configured to structurally connect the first side face and the second side face to each other, wherein
the connecting portion includes a partitioning portion which is fixed to the first side face at a fixing portion and which extends from the fixing portion toward the second side face, the fixing portion being located at a position separate from an upper surface and a lower surface of the high-voltage unit casing in an inner surface of the first side face,
the connecting portion further includes a step-gap surface portion continuing from the partitioning portion and extending vertically, and
spaces for placing at least one device included in the plurality of devices are formed on both upper side and lower side, respectively, of the partitioning portion.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sekine Hiroyuki

Classifications

• H01M2250/20

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