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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2016
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Keitaro Ishikawa, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A coolant passage connection structure includes: a first coolant passage attached to a case which houses a cooler and has a second opening, and extending from the cooler; a second coolant passage that communicates with the second opening; a first connection member connected to the first coolant passage, and having a first opening; a first face seal member; and a second connection member connected to the first opening and the second opening via the first face seal member. The second opening is provided in the case so as to be positioned below the first connection member in a vertical direction. The first connection member is positioned above the first face seal member in the vertical direction and includes a tapered portion that includes an inclined surface inclined further away from a surface of the case toward a lower side in the vertical direction.