Patent ID: 7669557

Claim:
A vehicle cooling device provided in a vehicle comprising an engine control unit which stops an engine due to establishment of engine stoppage conditions and restarts the engine due to establishment of engine restart conditions, the cooling device able to cool a coolant for cooling by cooling wind, which is guided from an exterior of the vehicle, the cooling device comprising: a heat exchanger provided within an engine space; a first cooling fan driven by a driving force of the engine, and guiding the cooling wind to the heat exchanger; a second cooling fan driven by an electric motor, and guiding the cooling wind to the heat exchanger; a selecting unit which selects either the first cooling fan to run or the second cooling fan to run, and stops the other of the first cooling fan or the second cooling fan on the basis of preset conditions and stopping/restarting of the engine; and a cooling control unit driving the selected cooling fan when the first or second cooling fan is selected by the selecting unit.