Vehicle
US-2018111499-A1 · Apr 26, 2018 · US
Vehicle
US11440436B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11440436-B2 |
| Application number | US-202016927314-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2020 |
| Priority date | Aug 26, 2019 |
| Publication date | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2022 |
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A vehicle includes a housing case, a power storage module provided in the housing case, an electronic device provided in the housing case, an exhaust pipe disposed laterally of the housing case, and a cooling circuit including a cooling pipe through which refrigerant circulates. A portion of the cooling pipe is located between the electronic device and the exhaust pipe.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle comprising: a housing case; a battery pack provided in the housing case; a battery electronic control unit provided in the housing case; an exhaust pipe disposed laterally of the housing case; and at least one cooling pipe through which refrigerant circulates, wherein a portion of the at least one cooling pipe is located between the battery electronic control unit and the exhaust pipe, the at least one cooling pipe comprises: a module cooling pipe disposed to face the battery pack and configured to cool the battery pack, a device cooling pipe disposed to face the battery electronic control unit and configured to cool the battery electronic control unit, and wherein, in a direction in which the refrigerant flows, an expansion valve disposed at an inlet of the module cooling pipe. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein in the direction in which the refrigerant flows, the device cooling pipe is located upstream of the module cooling pipe. 3. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein in a direction in which exhaust flows through the exhaust pipe, the battery electronic control unit is located upstream of the battery pack. 4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein in the direction in which the refrigerant flows, the device cooling pipe is located downstream of the module cooling pipe. 5. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one cooling pipe further comprises: a second device cooling pipe that is disposed to face the battery electronic control unit and cools the battery electronic control unit, and in a direction in which the refrigerant flows, the device cooling pipe is located upstream of the module cooling pipe, and the second device cooling pipe is located downstream of the module cooling pipe. 6. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the portion of the at least one cooling pipe is provided in the housing case. 7. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the portion of the at least one cooling pipe is disposed flush with the battery electronic control unit. 8. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein in a direction in which exhaust flows through the exhaust pipe, the battery electronic control unit is located upstream of the battery pack.
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Arrangement under the floor · CPC title
with liquid cooling · CPC title
Other arrangements or adaptations of exhaust conduits {(pipes, joints or supports therefor in general F16L; collecting or removing exhaust gases of vehicle engines in workshops B08B15/00, on highways E01C1/005)} · CPC title
the electric storage means · CPC title
- B60K13/04Primary
concerning exhaust · CPC title
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- What does patent US11440436B2 cover?
- A vehicle includes a housing case, a power storage module provided in the housing case, an electronic device provided in the housing case, an exhaust pipe disposed laterally of the housing case, and a cooling circuit including a cooling pipe through which refrigerant circulates. A portion of the cooling pipe is located between the electronic device and the exhaust pipe.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60K13/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 13 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 4 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).