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US 12,766,913 B2Granted
Duct apparatus for a mobility vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsBum Jin Kim, Seo Ha Kang, Sun Eui Kim, Jin Won Kim, Jun Young Lim
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Abstract
A duct apparatus for a mobility vehicle secures an interior space by providing a battery case under a body floor, has a simplified cooling structure by cooling a battery module using inside air. The duct apparatus secures interior comport through the optimized arrangement of an air-conditioning duct and a cooling duct of the battery module, and improves air-conditioning and battery cooling efficiency.
Claims9
A duct apparatus for a mobility vehicle, comprising:
- a body floor on which a plurality of seats are provided;
- a battery case provided under the body floor, having a built-in battery module, and including an air inlet through which air is sucked and an air outlet through which the air is discharged;
- a suction duct communicatively connected to the air inlet;
- a discharge duct communicatively connected to the air outlet and configured to extend along the body floor;
- and
- an air-conditioning duct communicatively connected to an air conditioner and configured to extend along the body floor, wherein a portion of the air-conditioning duct is configured to extend to vertically overlap the discharge duct,
- wherein:
- the battery case is provided under a front side seat on the body floor,
- the suction duct is provided under the front side seat,
- the discharge duct is provided under the front side seat and in front of the suction duct, and
- the discharge duct is configured to extend from the front side seat toward a rear side seat.
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A duct apparatus for a mobility vehicle, comprising:
- a body floor on which a plurality of seats are provided;
- a battery case provided under the body floor, having a built-in battery module, and including an air inlet through which air is sucked and an air outlet through which the air is discharged;
- a suction duct communicatively connected to the air inlet;
- a discharge duct communicatively connected to the air outlet and configured to extend along the body floor;
- and
- an air-conditioning duct communicatively connected to an air conditioner and configured to extend along the body floor, wherein a portion of the air-conditioning duct is configured to extend to vertically overlap the discharge duct,
- wherein the suction duct, the discharge duct, and the air-conditioning duct are disposed between first and second seat rails and in the order of the first seat rail, the air-conditioning duct, the suction duct, the discharge duct, and the second seat rail from an inside to an outside of the mobility vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.