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Granted Patent B2
US 10,752,079 · App. 15/520,945 · Granted Aug 25, 2020

Vehicle

Inventor: Tetsuya Takezawa (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,752,079
App. No.
15/520,945
Granted
Aug 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A discharged air flow path connected to a cooling fan has a first discharged air flow path which is connected to at least one side trim of a left side trim and a right side trim and a second discharged air flow path which branches off from the first discharged air flow path and which is connected to the side trim. A first connecting portion which connects the first discharged air flow path and the side trim is disposed so as to be spaced away from a second connecting portion which connects the second discharged air flow path and the side trim in a front-rear direction. The first discharged air flow path and the second discharged air flow path discharge air into a passenger compartment by way of the side trim.

Claims (40)

1. A vehicle comprising: a pair of a left side sill and a right side sill which extend in a front-rear direction; a center console which is disposed on a floor panel and which installs therein a high-voltage battery and a cooling fan; a discharged air flow path which is connected to the cooling fan through the center console and a center tunnel which is formed on the floor panel so as to extend in the front-rear direction; and a left side trim which covers the left side sill and a right side trim which covers the right side sill, wherein the discharged air flow path has: a first discharged air flow path which is connected to the cooling fan and which is connected to a side trim, the side trim being at least one of the left side trim and the right side trim; and a second discharged air flow path which branches off from the first discharged air flow path and which is connected to the side trim, wherein a first connecting portion which connects the first discharged air flow path and the side trim is spaced away from a second connecting portion which connects the second discharged air flow path and the side trim in the front-rear direction, wherein the first discharged air flow path and the second discharged air flow path discharge air into a passenger compartment via the side trim, and wherein a first discharge port is provided in the side trim between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion in the front-rear direction.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the center console is disposed on a center tunnel which is formed on the floor panel so as to extend in the front-rear direction,

a left cross member which is connected to the left side sill and a right cross member which is connected to the right side sill are connected to the center tunnel, and

the second discharged air flow path is made up of at least one cross member of the left cross member and the right cross member.

3. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

one of a pair of left and right front seats is disposed on an upper surface of the cross member, and

the second discharged air flow path branches off from the first discharged air flow path by connecting the first discharged air flow path to the cross member below the upper surface of the cross member.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

a rib configured to disrupt a forward flow of discharged air is formed on the side trim in a position lying further forwards than the second connecting portion.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

a side lining is connected to a rear of the side trim, and

a second discharge port is provided in the side lining.

6. The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein

an opening portion which opens upward is provided in the side trim, and

a guide configured to disrupt a flow of discharged air to the opening portion is provided in the side trim in a position lying upstream of the opening portion.

7. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

an air-conditioning heater duct is provided so as to extend along the first discharged air flow path.

8. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the first discharged air flow path has:

a first left discharged air flow path which is connected to the left side trim; and

a first right discharged air flow path which is connected to the right side trim,

the second discharged air flow path has:

a second left discharged air flow path which branches off from the first left discharged air flow path and which is connected to the left side trim; and

a second right discharged air flow path which branches off from the first right discharged air flow path and which is connected to the right side trim,

the first left discharged air flow path and the second left discharged air flow path discharge air into the passenger compartment via the left side trim, and

the first right discharged air flow path and the second right discharged air flow path discharge air into the passenger compartment via the right side trim.

9. The vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein

the first left discharged air flow path and the first right discharged air flow path are divided by a branch member which is connected to the cooling fan through the center console and the center tunnel.

10. A vehicle comprising:

a pair of a left side sill and a right side sill which extend in a front-rear direction;

a center console which is disposed on a floor panel and which installs therein a high-voltage battery and a cooling fan;

a discharged air flow path which is connected to the cooling fan; and

a left side trim which covers the left side sill and a right side trim which covers the right side sill, wherein

the discharged air flow path has:

a first discharged air flow path which is connected to the cooling fan and which is connected to a side trim, the side trim being at least one of the left side trim and the right side trim; and

a second discharged air flow path which branches off from the first discharged air flow path and which is connected to the side trim, wherein

a first connecting portion which connects the first discharged air flow path and the side trim is spaced away from a second connecting portion which connects the second discharged air flow path and the side trim in the front-rear direction,

the first discharged air flow path and the second discharged air flow path discharge air into a passenger compartment via the side trim, and

a first discharge port is provided in the side trim between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion in the front-rear direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2017
From: TAKEZAWA, TETSUYA
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042768/0743 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-215526 · Oct 22, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170341482A1 · Nov 30, 2017