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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2013
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Takenori Tsuchiya, Toyota, JP;
Koichi Nagamine, Toyota, JP;
Toyotaka Maeda, Nagoya, JP;
Yusuke Katayama, Nagakute, JP;
Kazuhiro Nakamura, Naka-gun, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A temperature adjustment structures includes a first duct, a blower, and a second duct. The first duct includes an intake port. The blower is connected to the first duct and configured to take in air through the intake port. The blower is placed forward of an electric storage apparatus in the vehicle. The second duct is connected to the blower and the electric storage apparatus and configured to direct the air from the blower to the electric storage apparatus. The second duct extends downward in the vehicle from the blower toward the electric storage apparatus. The electric storage apparatus is housed in a recessed portion of a floor panel, and the recessed portion is located below a luggage compartment of the vehicle.