Patent ID: 8167070

Claim:
A battery housing structure for a saddle-riding type electric vehicle having a battery placed between a front wheel and a rear wheel in a vehicle front-rear direction, said battery housing structure comprising: a housing box for receiving said battery comprising multiple battery cells therein; an intake duct member having inlet ports formed therein for supplying air to the housing box; said inlet ports configured and arranged to receive air from an area forward of the housing box during operation of the vehicle; an outlet port configured and arranged for discharging air rearwardly from the housing box; a fan for discharging air from the housing box; a bypass passage operatively connecting a portion of the housing box downstream of said fan with a portion of the housing box proximate the inlet ports; a first air flow control valve for selectively controlling flow of air from the inlet ports to the housing box, or from an exit of the bypass passage to the housing box; and a second air flow control valve for selectively controlling flow of air from the housing box to the outlet port, or from the housing box to an entrance of the bypass passage.