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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2002
Yoshimitsu Inoue, Chiryu, JP;
Hiroshi Nonoyama, Toyota, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
Air for cooling a battery is supplied to the battery from a rear unit through a duct. In this way, the temperature of the air blown to the battery can be reduced in comparison to a case where inside air is taken from a passenger compartment and is supplied to the battery for cooling the battery. Thus, the battery can be sufficiently cooled, so that the amount of air flow supplied to the battery needs not be increased to achieve enough cooling capacity for cooling the battery. As a result, air blowing noises can be reduced, and a reduction in a service life of a second blower can be restrained. Furthermore, since sufficient cooling capacity is achieved, there is no need to increase a radiating surface area of the battery. Thus, an increase in a size of the battery and an increase in a manufacturing cost can be restrained.