Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Layout structure for front compartment of hybrid vehicle
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Application No.: US16592304Application Date: 2019-10-03
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Publication No.: US10994600B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Naoki Marukawa , Shuichi Iwata , Hiroshi Yaguchi , Naoyuki Kishimoto
- Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota
- Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JPJP2018-216667 20181119
- Main IPC: B60K6/40
- IPC: B60K6/40 ; B60K6/28 ; B60K6/24 ; B60K11/02 ; B60W20/00 ; B60K6/36

Abstract:
A front compartment is provided with an engine, an air cleaner, a radiator, a reservoir tank, a motor unit, an auxiliary battery, and an EFI-ECU. The engine, the reservoir tank, the motor unit and the EFI-ECU are aligned in a vehicle's width direction. The air cleaner and the auxiliary battery are also aligned in the vehicle's width direction. The air cleaner is located in front of the motor unit. The motor unit includes a power control unit and a transaxle. The air cleaner is located in front of the power control unit. The auxiliary battery is located diagonally forward to left of the motor unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200156456A1 LAYOUT STRUCTURE FOR FRONT COMPARTMENT OF HYBRID VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2020-05-21
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