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US 8,372,530 · App. 12/743,705 · Granted Feb 12, 2013

Vehicular power supply system

Inventors: Shinya Kubota (Wako, JP); Masao Kawata (Wako, JP)
Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,372,530
App. No.
12/743,705
Granted
Feb 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a vehicular power supply system, inclined portions ( 16 c ) extending obliquely upward toward the exterior from two mutually opposing side edges of a waterproof case ( 14 ) are formed on a hanger frame ( 16 ), and an upper face opening ( 14 b ) of the waterproof case ( 14 ) and an outer peripheral part of a lid member ( 15 ) are equipped with extended portions ( 14 a, 15 a ) extending upward so as to cover the inclined portion ( 16 c ) of the hanger frame ( 16 ). This enables water flowing on an upper face of the lid member ( 15 ) or water that has accumulated on the upper face of the lid member ( 15 ) to be blocked by the extended portions ( 14 a, 15 a ) and to be prevented from entering the interior of the waterproof case ( 14 ) via an outer peripheral face of the hanger frame ( 16 ) running through mating faces of a lid member ( 15 ) and the waterproof case ( 14 ) housing a battery module ( 24 ) and a high voltage electrical component ( 33 ).

Claims (14)

1. A vehicular power supply system comprising:

a waterproof case ( 14 ) housing at least a battery module ( 24 ) or an electrical component ( 33 );

a lid member ( 15 ) covering an upper face opening ( 14 b ) of the waterproof case ( 14 ); and

a hanger frame ( 16 ) having a longitudinally intermediate section held between the upper face opening ( 14 b ) of the waterproof case ( 14 ) and an outer peripheral part of the lid member ( 15 ) in order to hangingly support the waterproof case ( 14 ),

characterized in that inclined portions ( 16 c ) extending obliquely upward or obliquely downward toward the exterior from two mutually opposing side edges of the waterproof case ( 14 ) are formed on the hanger frame ( 16 ), and

the upper face opening ( 14 b ) of the waterproof case ( 14 ) and the outer peripheral part of the lid member ( 15 ) are equipped with an extended portion ( 14 a , 15 a ) extending obliquely upward or obliquely downward along the hanger frame ( 16 ) so as to cover the inclined portion ( 16 c ) of the hanger frame ( 16 ).

2. The vehicular power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the extended portions ( 14 a , 15 a ) of the waterproof case ( 14 ) and the lid member ( 15 ) are inclined obliquely upward toward the exterior, and the height of the lower end of the opening of each of the extended portion ( 14 a , 15 a ) is higher than the height of the upper face of the lid member ( 15 ).

3. The vehicular power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein a seal member ( 44 ) is disposed between the inclined portion ( 16 c ) of the hanger frame ( 16 ) and the extended portions ( 14 a , 15 a ) of the waterproof case ( 14 ) and the lid member ( 15 ).

4. The vehicular power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein an outer peripheral part of the lid member ( 15 ) is equipped with an outside flange ( 15 b , 15 d ) bent downwardly in a section other than the extended portion ( 15 a ), and the lower end of the outside flange ( 15 b , 15 d ) is positioned lower than the upper face opening ( 14 b ) of the waterproof case ( 14 ).

5. The vehicular power supply system according to claim 4 , wherein the upper face opening ( 14 b ) of the waterproof case ( 14 ) is equipped with an inside flange ( 14 c ) bent downwardly in a section other than the extended portion ( 14 a ), and the lower end of the outside flange ( 15 b , 15 d ) is positioned lower than the lower end of the inside flange ( 14 c ).

6. The vehicular power supply system according to claim 5 , wherein the lower end of the outside flange ( 15 b ) is equipped with a bent portion ( 15 e ) bent toward the waterproof case ( 14 ) side.

7. The vehicular power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the lid member ( 15 ) is inclined in a direction perpendicular to the orientation of the hanger frame ( 16 ), and a protruding portion ( 15 c ) is formed along a side on the higher side of the lid member ( 15 ).

8. The vehicular power supply system according to claim 7 , wherein the waterproof case ( 14 ) is disposed in a vehicle body rear part, the upper face of the lid member ( 15 ) is inclined so that the vehicle body rear side is lower, and the outside flange ( 15 d ), on the vehicle body rear side, of the lid member ( 15 ) extends to the vicinity of a lower end part of the waterproof case ( 14 ).

9. The vehicular power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the upper face of the lid member ( 15 ) includes a flat portion ( 15 f ) receiving water, a plurality of bead portions ( 15 g ) protruding upwardly from the flat portion ( 15 f ), and a protruding portion ( 15 c ) that, among outer peripheral edges of the lid member ( 15 ), is along the outer peripheral edge on one end side, and a discharge route for discharging water received by the flat portion ( 15 f ) is arranged by forming an outlet ( 15 i ), which communicates with a space ( 49 ) provided between the waterproof case ( 14 ) and a floor panel ( 11 ), in at least part of the outer peripheral edge, other than a section where the protruding portion ( 15 c ) of the lid member ( 15 ), in the flat portion ( 15 f ) is formed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2010
From: KUBOTA, SHINYA; KAWATA, MASAO
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2007-302276 · Nov 21, 2007 · national
JP 2008-223878 · Sep 1, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100273040A1 · Oct 28, 2010