IP Library Granted Patent US 12,643,495
Granted Patent B2
US 12,643,495 · App. 18/659,286 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Power supply system

Inventors: Satoru Baba (Kariya, JP); Takahiro Suzuki (Kariya, JP)
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
B60R16/0238B60L15/007B60L15/12B60L50/66B60L58/26H05K7/20945
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Patent No.
US 12,643,495
App. No.
18/659,286
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power supply system includes a power conversion device, a battery unit that is electrically connected to the power conversion device via a wiring, and a case. The case includes a first case portion that defines a first internal space for housing the power conversion device, a second case portion that defines a second internal space for housing the battery unit, and a partition wall portion that separates the first internal space and the second internal space from each other and has a connecting hole that connects the first internal space and the second internal space to each other. The first case portion has an opening portion that opens downward. The connecting hole is positioned above the opening portion. The power supply system further comprising a lid member that is capable of opening and closing the opening portion.

Claims (21)

1 . A power supply system configured to supply electric power to a vehicle, the power supply system comprising:

a power conversion device;

a battery unit that is electrically connected to the power conversion device via a wiring; and

a case, wherein

the case includes:

a first case portion that defines a first internal space for housing the power conversion device;

a second case portion that defines a second internal space for housing the battery unit; and

a partition wall portion that separates the first internal space and the second internal space from each other and has a connecting hole that connects the first internal space and the second internal space to each other,

the wiring extends between the first internal space and the second internal space via the connecting hole,

the first case portion has an opening portion that opens downward,

the connecting hole is positioned above the opening portion, and

the power supply system further comprising a lid member that is capable of opening and closing the opening portion.

2 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting hole is provided in an upper wall of the first case portion.

3 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the first case portion includes:

a supply port configured to supply a coolant for cooling the power conversion device from an outside of the first internal space to an inside of the first internal space; and

a discharge port configured to discharge the coolant from the inside of the first internal space to the outside of the first internal space.

4 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein

the power conversion device includes a relay configured to switch between execution and stop of supply of electric power from the power conversion device to the battery unit, and

the relay is positioned at an upper portion in the power conversion device.

5 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the partition wall portion forms both a part of the first case portion and a part of the second case portion, and connects an upper wall of the first case portion to a lower wall of the second case portion.

6 . The power supply system according to claim 5 , wherein the upper wall of the first case portion, the lower wall of the second case portion, and the partition wall portion are formed of a single member that is continuous without a break.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2024
From: BABA, SATORU; SUZUKI, TAKAHIRO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
Reel/Frame 067735/0962 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-081626 · May 17, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240383418A1 · Nov 21, 2024
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