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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masao Ogawa, Saitama, JP;
Hiroyuki Sako, Saitama, JP;
Kenji Kawaguchi, Saitama, JP;
Masayuki Toriyama, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; B60K / ; B62M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180220 ; 180229 ; 180 684 ; 180 685 ;
Abstract
A battery charger for an electric vehicle having a built-in heatsink provided with an air passage, and a built-in battery charger cooling fan for producing an air current through the air passage of the heatsink to cool the heatsink. The heatsink need not be provided with fins and hence the battery charger can be formed in a comparatively small size.