Motor vehicles – Power – Battery mountings and holders
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-25
2001-11-13
Johnson, Brian L. (Department: 3618)
Motor vehicles
Power
Battery mountings and holders
C429S120000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06315069
ABSTRACT:
The content of application No. TOKUGANHEI 11-049338 which was filed in Japan on Feb. 26, 1999 and on which the claim to priority for this application is based, is hereby incorporated by reference to the extent permitted under United States code, Title 35, and the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 37.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a positioning structure for a battery cooling duct for a vehicle such as a hybrid vehicle or electrical vehicle. A related structure is disclosed in the Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication H5-169981.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the above-noted disclosed structure, however, a battery is cooled by air that is taken in from an intake port that opens at an end of a side member. For this reason, when the vehicle drives at a low speed in summer, high-temperature air is taken in, and there is a possibility that the battery is not cooled effectively. In addition, there is also a possibility that rain water is sucked into the air intake port when it rains.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a positioning structure for a cooling duct achieving stable cooling of a battery.
A positioning structure according to the present invention has a floor panel, a battery disposed beneath the floor panel, an intake duct, and an exhaust duct. The intake duct has a front end and a rear internal-air intake port. The intake duct extends above one side of the floor panel in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and passes through the floor panel above the battery to connect the front end with the battery under the floor panel. The internal-air intake port opens toward a rear region of the compartment. The exhaust duct has a front end and a rear exhaust port. The exhaust duct extends in the longitudinal direction above the other side of the floor panel and passes through the floor panel above the battery to connect the front end with the battery under the floor panel.
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Iwamoto Kazuaki
Suba Masahiko
Fischmann Bryan
Johnson Brian L.
McDermott & Will & Emery
Nissan Motor Co,. Ltd.
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