Patent ID: 7396075
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: B60K,B60N

Abstract:
1. An electrical device cooling structure in a vehicle, comprising: a rear seat including a seat cushion and a seat back, the rear seat being foldable by moving downward the seat cushion and folding forward the seat back so that an upper surface of the folded seat back becomes substantially flatly continuous to a rear floor which is located to the rear of the seat back; and a cooling-air introduction port provided in an electrical device which is disposed under the rear floor, the electrical device driving a motor for driving the vehicle, an intake air space formed between a lower surface of the seat cushion of the rear seat, in an unfolded state, and an upper surface of the underseat floor, wherein the intake air space is in communication with a cooling-air introduction port of the electrical device, and wherein, when the rear seat is in a folded state, a folded air intake space is formed at least between the lower surface of the seat cushion of the rear seat and the underseat floor and/or between the seat cushion of the rear seat and the seat back, the folded air intake space also being in communication with the cooling-air introduction port.