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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2010
Applicant:
Masayuki Watanabe, Kariya, JP;
Inventor:
Masayuki Watanabe, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/04 (2006.01); B60K 11/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/6561 (2014.01); B60K 1/04 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1874 (2013.01); H01M 10/5063 (2013.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); H01M 10/5004 (2013.01); Y02E 60/12 (2013.01); B60K 2001/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle has an electric storage unit having a plurality of electric storage elements and outputting energy for use in running of the vehicle, a blower placed closer to the exterior of a vehicle body relative to the electric storage unit and supplying the electric storage unit with air for adjusting the temperature of the electric storage element, and a pedestal supporting the blower. The pedestal has a bend portion allowing movement of the blower to a position off the electric storage unit through deformation in response to an external force.