Patent ID: 9694703
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B60L,H02J,H05K,Y02T

Claim:
1. A charging device for charging a battery, the charging device comprising: a housing including a bottom part, an upper part facing the bottom part, a first side part, and at least a second side part, the first side part and at least second side part connecting the upper part and the bottom part, and housing a power conversion unit configured to convert alternating-current power into direct-current power to supply the direct-current power to the battery, and a control unit configured to control the power conversion unit; a heat radiation member storage room in which a part of a plurality of electric parts included in the power conversion unit is attached, the heat radiation member storage room housing a heat radiation member including a plurality of fins; an electric parts storage room housing other electric parts of the power conversion unit and the control unit; a first suction port provided in the housing and configured to introduce a gas into the heat radiation member storage room, and a first exhaust port provided in the housing and configured to exhaust the introduced gas; a second suction port provided in the housing and configured to introduce the gas into the electric parts storage room, and a second exhaust port provided in the housing and configured to exhaust the introduced gas; and a first fan configured to introduce the gas into the heat radiation member storage room, and a second fan configured to introduce the gas into the electric parts storage room, wherein the first suction port, and the second suction port respectively open to the first side part, the first exhaust port, and the second exhaust port respectively open to the at least second side part, the second suction port opening to an upper part side of the first side part, and the second exhaust port opens to an upper part side of the at least second side part; wherein the plurality of fins included in the heat radiation member extends toward a direction into which the gas flows, and the charging device further includes: