Engine room heat exhausting structure
US11548374B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01P2001/005
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An engine room heat exhausting structure configured to discharge heat from an engine room, is provided, which includes an engine room accommodating an engine with cylinders lined up in a front-and-rear direction of a vehicle, a wheelhouse provided outside the engine room in a vehicle width direction, an exhaust emission control device disposed between the engine and the wheelhouse, a wheelhouse liner configured to protect an inner wall of the wheelhouse, a discharging part provided rearward of the exhaust emission control device and configured to discharge into the wheelhouse a part of air cooled the exhaust emission control device, and a guiding part provided to the wheelhouse liner and configured to guide the air discharged into the wheel house to underneath the vehicle in a rear part of the wheelhouse.
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