Patent ID: 9463695
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: B60L,B62J,B62K,Y02T,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A straddle electric vehicle comprising: a battery case for storing a battery unit; an inverter for converting DC power stored in the battery unit into AC power; an inside electric component connected to the battery unit and the inverter, and stored in the battery case together with the battery unit; an electric motor for generating driving power for rotating a drive wheel, by the AC power generated by conversion in the inverter; and an exhaust fan for discharging the air from the interior of the battery case to outside, wherein the inside electric component is placed above the battery unit, in an interior of the battery case, wherein the battery case includes an air inlet through which air from outside is introduced into the battery case, and an air outlet through which the air flows from the interior of the battery case to outside, wherein the inside electric component is placed between the air inlet and the air outlet, and wherein the exhaust fan rotates by itself when the straddle electric vehicle is driving and is controlled to rotate when the straddle electric vehicle is temporarily stopped.