Patent ID: 9054398
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B60K,B60L,G05D,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A cooling structure for cooling batteries and electrical units of a motor mounted in a vehicle, the cooling structure comprising: a plurality of battery boxes that each contain one of the batteries and have an opening defined therein; a cooling fan provided for each battery box, the cooling fan being adapted to cool the corresponding battery box by generating a cooling air; a merging part that is connected to and communicates with the opening of each battery box, the merging part being adapted to merge the cooling air that flows from the opening of each battery box and; a duct provided on a downstream side of the merging part such that merged cooling air flows from the merging part through the duct, wherein the electrical units are exposed to the inside of the duct through insertion holes of the duct such that the electrical units are cooled down by the merged cooling air flowing through the duct, wherein the electrical units comprise a converter which converts electric power supplied from the batteries, wherein the merging part is located substantially opposite the battery boxes with respect to the cooling fans.