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US 12,531,293 B2Granted
Power supply
AssigneeKubota Corporation
InventorsKazuto Okazaki, Daiki Tamba
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Abstract
A power supply includes a battery; an inverter that controls an output voltage of the battery; an air-cooler that cools the battery and the inverter with cooling air; and a case that houses the battery, the inverter, and the air-cooler.
Claims11
A power supply comprising:
- a battery;
- an inverter that controls an output voltage of the battery;
- an air-cooler that cools the battery and the inverter with cooling air;
- a case that houses the battery, the inverter, and the air-cooler;
- an air guide plate disposed inside the case;
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- a support part that is erected from an inner bottom portion of the case and that supports the air guide plate at a position above the battery,
- wherein the air-cooler includes a cooling fan and a heat exchanger,
- wherein the air guide plate guides air blown from the cooling fan to the battery and the inverter,
- wherein the heat exchanger cools the air that has passed through the battery and the inverter,
- wherein the air guide plate has a first portion disposed above the battery so as to cover an upper surface of the battery,
- wherein the battery includes a plurality of battery modules disposed side by side in a planar manner,
- wherein the first portion has a slit formed to guide the air blown from the cooling fan to a gap between the plurality of battery modules,
- wherein the battery has a first side surface disposed on a downstream side in a blowing direction of the air from the cooling fan,
- wherein the support part closes a gap between the plurality of battery modules, the gap being formed in the first side surface,
- wherein the support part includes a first support portion disposed in rear of the slit and a second support portion disposed in front of the slit, and
- wherein the first support portion and the second support portion extend downward from the first portion.
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