Battery cooling system
US7353900B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/70
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A battery cooling system includes a depression-shaped battery accommodating section formed at a bottom surface of a floor panel of a vehicle and dented to side of a passenger compartment so as to accommodate therein a battery. An introduction device is disposed in front of the battery in a vehicle traveling direction, to introduce travel air flow into the battery accommodating section. Here, the battery is accommodated within the battery accommodating section in a condition where a bottom surface of the battery is located at a level above or at a substantially same level as a level of a bottom surface of the vehicle which bottom surface is around the accommodating section. Additionally, the battery includes a plurality of thin cells which are electrically connected with each other, and disposed in a posture that a major surface of each thin cell extends substantially parallelly with the vehicle traveling direction.
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