Structure for cooling power drive unit for automobile
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakafumi Mizorogi
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Abstract
To cool a power drive unit for controlling the operation of a motor-generator connected to an engine and function as either a motor or a generator, an electric power drive unit-accommodating chamber is defined outside a side frame disposed on a side of an engine room with the engine accommodated therein in a widthwise direction of a vehicle, and is separated from the engine room. The electric power drive unit is accommodated in the power drive unit-accommodating chamber. A cooling device is integrally provided on the electric power drive unit to use cooling water to perform heat exchange with travel wind, and a heat shield plate is mounted between the engine room and the electric power drive unit-accommodating chamber.
Claims9
A structure for cooling a an electric power drive unit for an automobile for controlling the operation of a motor-generator connected to an engine and functioning as either a motor or a generator, said structure comprising an electric power drive unit-accommodating chamber defined outside a side frame disposed on a side of an engine room with the engine accommodated therein in a widthwise direction of a vehicle, said chamber being separated from said engine room, said electric power drive unit being accommodated in said electric power drive unit-accommodating chamber and adapted to be cooled by travel wind.
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