Patent ID: 9016415
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B60K,B60L,F01P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A cooling device for a hybrid vehicle comprising: a radiator including an engine radiator and an inverter radiator; an engine, a generator driven by the engine, and a driving motor configured to drive the vehicle, wherein the engine, the generator and the driving motor are arranged behind the radiator; an inverter configured to drive the driving motor, wherein the inverter is disposed in a space above the driving motor and the generator, and wherein the inverter is inclined forward along the engine hood; an engine cooling water passage for connecting the engine radiator and the engine; an inverter cooling water passage for connecting the inverter radiator, an inverter water pump, the inverter, the driving motor, and the generator, including: a sixth inverter cooling water passage for connecting the cooling water inlet and the cooling water outlet on the inside of the inverter; a pressure cap opened at a predetermined pressure; and a reserve tank connected to the pressure cap via an inverter overflow pipe; wherein the cooling water inlet is positioned in a first part of the inverter, the cooling water outlet is positioned in a second part of the inverter, and the pressure cap is disposed in the cooling water outlet; wherein the sixth inverter cooling water passage is disposed inside the inverter and positioned substantially linearly obliquely upward from the cooling water inlet to the cooling water outlet.