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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2018
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kevin C. Stockmeier, Marysville, OH (US);
Michael J. Griffin, Dublin, OH (US);
Michael V. Peterson, Marysville, OH (US);
Samira S. Johnson, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a body on the vehicle frame, the vehicle frame and the body defining a wheel well, a wheel disposed in the wheel well, an engine for propelling the vehicle, and an electrical system for providing electrical power to the engine. The electrical system includes a regulator for maintaining a constant voltage across the electrical system located in the wheel well. A cover is located in the wheel well between the regulator and the wheel. An air intake is located in the body for directing airflow into a portion of the wheel well defined by the cover and housing the regulator to cool the regulator.