Temperature adjustment structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9487077-B2
Application number	US-201314773521-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 22, 2013
Priority date	Mar 22, 2013
Publication date	Nov 8, 2016
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

A temperature adjustment structures includes a first duct, a blower, and a second duct. The first duct includes an intake port. The blower is connected to the first duct and configured to take in air through the intake port. The blower is placed forward of an electric storage apparatus in the vehicle. The second duct is connected to the blower and the electric storage apparatus and configured to direct the air from the blower to the electric storage apparatus. The second duct extends downward in the vehicle from the blower toward the electric storage apparatus. The electric storage apparatus is housed in a recessed portion of a floor panel, and the recessed portion is located below a luggage compartment of the vehicle.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A temperature adjustment structure comprising:
an electric storage apparatus that is housed in a recessed portion of a floor panel located below a luggage compartment of a vehicle;
a first duct that includes an intake port;
a blower that is placed forward of the electric storage apparatus in the vehicle, connected to the first duct, and configured to take in air through the intake port;
a second duct that is connected to the blower and the electric storage apparatus, extends downward in the vehicle from the blower toward the electric storage apparatus, and is configured to direct the air from the blower to the electric storage apparatus; and
a filter provided for the first duct and configured to block movement of foreign matter and to allow passage of the air within the first duct, wherein:
the filter has an end portion fixed to an inner wall face of the first duct, and
the filter is formed in a shape protruding toward a downstream of the airflow.

2. A temperature adjustment structure comprising:
an electric storage apparatus that is housed in a recessed portion of a floor panel located below a luggage compartment of a vehicle;
a first duct that includes an intake port;
a blower that is placed forward of the electric storage apparatus in the vehicle, connected to the first duct, and configured to take in air through the intake port;
a second duct that is connected to the blower and the electric storage apparatus, extends downward in the vehicle from the blower toward the electric storage apparatus, and is configured to direct the air from the blower to the electric storage apparatus; and
a filter provided for the first duct and configured to block movement of foreign matter and to allow passage of the air within the first duct, wherein:
the vehicle includes a partition panel separating a passenger compartment where a passenger rides from the luggage compartment, the first duct passing through the partition panel,
the first duct includes:
a first sub-duct including the intake port and placed on a side of the partition panel closer to the passenger compartment; and
a second sub-duct connected to the first sub-duct and the blower and having a connection port to the first sub-duct, the connection port being located inside the partition panel, and
the filter is fixed to the connection port of the second sub-duct.

3. The temperature adjustment structure according to claim 2 , wherein the first duct and the blower are placed along a side body of the vehicle.

4. The temperature adjustment structure according to claim 2 , wherein the blower is placed above a suspension tower of the vehicle in the vehicle.

5. The temperature adjustment structure according to claim 2 , wherein the intake port is placed forward of the blower in the vehicle.

6. The temperature adjustment structure according to claim 2 , wherein the blower is placed above the intake port in the vehicle, and
the electric storage apparatus is placed below the intake port in the vehicle.

7. The temperature adjustment structure according to claim 2 , wherein the intake port faces a passenger compartment where a passenger rides.

8. The temperature adjustment structure according to claim 2 , wherein the connection port of the second sub-duct faces toward the front of the vehicle.

9. The temperature adjustment structure according to claim 2 , wherein the second sub-duct and the blower are placed above the suspension tower of the vehicle in the vehicle.

10. The temperature adjustment structure according to claim 2 , wherein the second sub-duct is formed of a sound-absorbing material.

11. A temperature adjustment structure comprising:
an electric storage apparatus that is housed in a recessed portion of a floor panel located below a luggage compartment of a vehicle;
a first duct that includes an intake port;
a blower that is placed forward of the electric storage apparatus in the vehicle, connected to the first duct, and configured to take in air through the intake port; and
a second duct that is connected to the blower and the electric storage apparatus extends downward in the vehicle from the blower toward the electric storage apparatus, and is configured to direct the air from the blower to the electric storage apparatus, wherein:
the second duct includes:
a third sub-duct connected to the blower; and
a fourth sub-duct connected to the third sub-duct and the electric storage apparatus and having a portion placed along a floor face of the luggage compartment, and

the third sub-duct is twisted such that a connection port of the third sub-duct connected to the blower extends in a front-rear direction of the vehicle and a connection port of the third sub-duct connected to the fourth sub-duct extends in a left-right direction of the vehicle.

12. The temperature adjustment structure according to claim 11 , further comprising a filter provided for the first duct and configured to block movement of foreign matter and to allow passage of the air within the first duct.

13. The temperature adjustment structure according to claim 11 , wherein the first duct and the blower are placed along a side body of the vehicle.

14. The temperature adjustment structure according to claim 11 , wherein the blower is placed above a suspension tower of the vehicle in the vehicle.

15. The temperature adjustment structure according to claim 11 , wherein the intake port is placed forward of the blower in the vehicle.

16. The temperature adjustment structure according to claim 11 , wherein the blower is placed above the intake port in the vehicle, and
the electric storage apparatus is placed below the intake port in the vehicle.

17. The temperature adjustment structure according to claim 11 , wherein the intake port faces a passenger compartment where a passenger rides.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tsuchiya Takenori
• Nagamine Koichi
• Maeda Toyotaka
• Katayama Yusuke
• Nakamura Kazuhiro

Classifications

• B60K2001/0416

  Arrangement in the rear part of the vehicle · CPC title

• B60K2001/0438

  Arrangement under the floor · CPC title

• B60K11/08

  Air inlets for cooling; Shutters or blinds therefor · CPC title

• B60K2001/005

  the electric storage means · CPC title

• B60K11/06 Primary

  with air cooling · CPC title