IP Library › Granted Patent US 8,875,827
Granted Patent B2
US 8,875,827 · App. 13/391,882 · Granted Nov 4, 2014

Vehicle

Inventor: Masayuki Watanabe (Kariya, JP)
Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
B60L11/1874H01M10/5063B60K1/04H01M10/5004Y02E60/12B60K2001/005
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Patent No.
US 8,875,827
App. No.
13/391,882
Granted
Nov 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle has an electric storage unit having a plurality of electric storage elements and outputting energy for use in running of the vehicle, a blower placed closer to the exterior of a vehicle body relative to the electric storage unit and supplying the electric storage unit with air for adjusting the temperature of the electric storage element, and a pedestal supporting the blower. The pedestal has a bend portion allowing movement of the blower to a position off the electric storage unit through deformation in response to an external force.

Claims (27)

1. A vehicle comprising:

an electric storage unit having a plurality of electric storage elements and outputting energy for use in running of the vehicle;

a blower placed closer to the exterior of a vehicle body relative to the electric storage unit and supplying the elect storage unit with air for adjusting a temperature of the electric storage element; and

a pedestal supporting the blower,

wherein the pedestal has:

first and second attachment portions configured to attach the blower;

a bend portion allowing individual movement of the blower to a position off the electric storage unit through deformation in response to an external force;

a first inclined area extending from the bend portion, connected to the first attachment portion, and inclined with respect to a plane supporting the blower; and

a second inclined area connected to the second attachment portion and inclined with respect to the plane at an inclination angle larger than that of the first inclined area.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the pedestal moves the blower above the electric storage unit through deformation of the bend portion.

3. A vehicle comprising:

an electric storage unit having a plurality of electric storage elements and outputting energy for use in running of the vehicle;

a blower placed closer to the exterior of a vehicle body relative to the electric storage unit and supplying the electric storage unit with air for adjusting a temperature of the electric storage element; and

a pedestal supporting the blower,

wherein the pedestal has a bend portion allowing individual movement of the blower to a position off the electric storage unit through deformation in response to an external force and being bent in a shape convex toward a predetermined direction; and

a protruding portion provided to be flush with the bend portion and extending in a direction different from a direction in which the bend portion extends,

wherein a part of the protruding portion is an extension of the bend portion.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a case including the pedestal and housing the electric storage unit.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electric storage elements are arranged in one direction, and

the electric storage unit and the blower are placed side by side in the direction in which the plurality of electric storage elements are arranged.

6. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a device placed between the electric storage unit and the blower and used in controlling charge and discharge of the electric storage unit.

7. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the electric storage unit is placed in space formed below a seat cushion.

8. The vehicle according to claim 3 , further comprising a case including the pedestal and housing the electric storage unit.

9. The vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of electric storage elements are arranged in one direction, and

the electric storage unit and the blower are placed side by side in the direction in which the plurality of electric storage elements are arranged.

10. The vehicle according to claim 3 , further comprising a device placed between the electric storage unit and the blower and used in controlling charge and discharge of the electric storage unit.

11. The vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the electric storage unit is placed in space formed below a seat cushion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2012
From: WATANABE, MASAYUKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130220713A1 · Aug 29, 2013