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US 9,774,213 · App. 15/305,160 · Granted Sep 26, 2017

Vehicle-mounting structure for wireless power reception device

Inventor: Michio Ozaki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
H02J7/025B60K1/04B60L5/00B60L11/18H01F27/08H01F38/14B60K2001/0438B60L11/182Y02T10/7005
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Patent No.
US 9,774,213
App. No.
15/305,160
Granted
Sep 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle-mounting structure for a wireless power reception device includes: a power-reception-side coil unit ( 23 ) including a power-reception-side coil ( 49 ) configured to wirelessly receive power transmitted from a power-supply-side coil; and a junction box ( 13 ) accommodating a rectifier ( 45 ) and mounted on a front part of the upper surface ( 23 a ) of the power-reception-side coil unit ( 23 ). A floor tunnel part ( 7 ) and the power-reception-side coil unit ( 23 ) form a closed-cross-section part ( 61 ), and the junction box ( 13 ) is accommodated in the closed-cross-section part ( 61 ). A rear part of the upper surface ( 23 a ) of the power-reception-side coil unit ( 23 ) is formed as an upward-airflow generation surface ( 47 ) configured to generate an upward airflow with heat of the power-reception-side coil ( 49 ).

Claims (9)

1. A vehicle-mounting structure for a wireless power reception device, the vehicle-mounting structure comprising:

a power-reception-side coil unit arranged under a floor tunnel part of a vehicle and including a power-reception-side coil configured to wirelessly receive power transmitted from a power-supply-side coil; and

an electric-component container accommodating an electric component and mounted on a front side or a rear side of an upper surface of the power-reception-side coil unit in a vehicle front-rear direction, wherein

the floor tunnel part and the power-reception-side coil unit form a closed-cross-section part in a front view of the vehicle, and the electric-component container is accommodated in the closed-cross-section part,

the electric-component container is disposed on any one of the front side and the rear side of the upper surface of the power-reception-side coil unit in the vehicle front-rear direction, thereby exposing a part of the upper surface of the power-reception-side coil unit corresponding to the power-reception-side coil to form an upward-airflow generation surface configured to generate an upward airflow with heat of the power-reception-side coil.

2. The vehicle-mounting structure for a wireless power reception device according to claim 1 , wherein, either in front of or behind the power-reception-side coil unit in the vehicle front-rear direction, a battery is disposed on a side around which the electric-component container is not disposed, the battery being electrically connected to the power-reception-side coil and configured to store power transmitted from the power-supply-side coil.

3. The vehicle-mounting structure for a wireless power reception device according to claim 2 , wherein

a side surface of the electric-component container on the upward-airflow generation surface side is formed as a vertical wall part, and

a harness connection part to which to connect a harness extending from the battery is provided to the vertical wall part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2016
From: OZAKI, MICHIO
To: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040076/0571 →
Continuity (1)
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