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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
May. 04, 2005
Mitsuo Nakagawa, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Ozeki, Saitama, JP;
Kyoichi Ariga, Saitama, JP;
Kyosuke Kitayama, Saitama, JP;
Mitsuo Nakagawa, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Ozeki, Saitama, JP;
Kyoichi Ariga, Saitama, JP;
Kyosuke Kitayama, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A battery mounting structure is provided for an electric vehicle which is operated using a motor as a driving source in which running wind is effectively utilized for cooling the batteries, and the cooling efficiency of a battery unit is enhanced. The electric vehicle is provided with a body frame where a front frame member extends from a head pipe diagonally downward toward the rear of the vehicle body. The battery mounting structure is attached to the front frame member of the body frame so that the cooling face of the battery unit is directly exposed to running wind. The battery mounting structure includes cooling fins which confront the running wind, and is covered by a body cover having louvered air intakes and air exhausts. The louvers direct the running wind smoothly to the cooling fins and protect the battery mounting structure.