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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Shuhei Marukawa, Toyohashi, JP;
Toyohiko Eto, Toyota, JP;
Masahiro Misu, Nisshin, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Panasonic EV Energy Co., Ltd., Kosai-Shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/50 (2006.01); H01M 2/12 (2006.01); B60R 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A battery pack to be mounted in a vehicle incorporates a battery stack and a cooling fan. An air intake is formed in a side face located in the vicinity of the cooling fan. In consideration of passengers entering and exiting the vehicle, the air intake is formed as well in a plane generated as a result of removal of a corner. A louver for preventing intrusion of extraneous matter is disposed at the front of the air intake. A decrease in the amount of cooling air induced by the louver is lessened by means of forming the air intake in the plane.