Electric power storage apparatus and car
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsJun Kokaji, Hirokazu Kawai
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Abstract
An electric power storage apparatus provided in a cabin includes a battery pack for storing electric power, and an air inlet duct for cooling the battery pack. The air inlet duct is formed to extend in the front-back direction of the car body. The air inlet duct includes an air inlet port formed in its end portion in the front-back direction of the car body and located within the cabin. The air inlet port is formed to let the air flow in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front-back direction of the car body.
Claims10
1-10. (canceled)
An electric power storage apparatus provided in a cabin of a vehicle having a plurality of seats arranged in a width direction of a car body, comprising:
- an electric power storage device, provided between said seats, for storing electric power;
- and
- a duct, in which air flows to cool said electric power storage device, wherein:
- said duct is formed between said seats in a direction extending in a front-back direction of said car body, and said duct has an end portion having an opening formed within said cabin to open in the width direction of said car body.
A car comprising an electric power storage apparatus provided in a cabin of a vehicle having a plurality of seats arranged in a width direction of a car body;
- and a floor member provided within said cabin, wherein:
- said electric power storage apparatus comprises an electric power storage device, provided between said seats, for storing electric power, and a duct in which air flows to cool said electric power storage device, and
- said duct is formed between said seats to extend in a front-back direction of said car body, and said duct has an end portion having an opening formed within said cabin to face downward in a vertical direction and to face said floor member.
A car comprising an electric power storage apparatus provided in a cabin of a vehicle having a plurality of seats arranged in a width direction of a car body, wherein:
- said electric power storage apparatus comprises an electric power storage device, provided between said seats, for storing electric power, and a duct in which air flows to cool said electric power storage device,
- said duct is formed between said seats to extend in a front-back direction of said car body, said duct has an end portion having an opening formed within said cabin to open in the width direction of said car body, an extending duct is formed in said opening of said duct to extend in the width direction of said car body, and
- said extending duct has a tip portion formed to extend to below said seats.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.