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Granted Patent B2
US 11,772,473 · App. 17/353,972 · Granted Oct 3, 2023

Electric vehicle

Inventor: Daisuke Suewaka (Tokyo, JP)
Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SUBARU CORPORATION
B60K1/04H01M6/5038B60K2001/0438
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Patent No.
US 11,772,473
App. No.
17/353,972
Granted
Oct 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric vehicle includes a power supply placed under a floor panel, a cooler placed under the power supply, a heat transfer material that is sandwiched and compressed between the power supply and the cooler, a protective board that has higher rigidity than the cooler, and is attached to a bottom of the power supply, to cover the cooler from an underside, and an elastic body that is sandwiched and compressed between the cooler and the protective board.

Claims (12)

1. An electric vehicle comprising:

a power supply placed under a floor panel;

a cooler placed under the power supply;

a heat transfer material that is sandwiched and compressed between the power supply and the cooler;

a protective board that has higher rigidity than the cooler, and is attached to a bottom of the power supply, to cover the cooler from an underside; and

an elastic body that is sandwiched and compressed between the cooler and the protective board.

2. The electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic body has a frame-like shape, and extends along an edge of the cooler.

3. The electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the power supply has a bottom plate to which a bracket that protrudes downward is attached; and

the protective board is fixed to the bracket with a bolt.

4. The electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic body is a foamable resin.

5. The electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the heat transfer material is a gel-like adhesive that has been cured.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2021
From: SUEWAKA, DAISUKE
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056614/0776 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-142652 · Aug 26, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220063389A1 · Mar 3, 2022
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