Electric vehicle
US9694691B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/904
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electric vehicle enables cooling performance for a DC/DC converter to be improved and includes a steering mechanism supporting a front wheel, a head pipe supporting the steering mechanism, a frame member extending from the head pipe backward and downward, a front cowl covering the head pipe, the front cowl hanging and extending to a lower-half of the front wheel, an electric motor rotating and drive the rear wheel, a DC/DC converter disposed in the frame member behind the front wheel in a posture facing a travelling direction to convert voltage, and a heat radiation fin extending in a vehicle vertical direction, the heat radiation fin being provided in a front face of the DC/DC converter, the front face facing the front wheel. The front cowl expands to left and right sides of the DC/DC converter in the vehicle width direction to collect travelling wind to the heat radiation fin.
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