Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle
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Application No.: US17367721Application Date: 2021-07-06
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Publication No.: US11441476B2Publication Date: 2022-09-13
- Inventor: Ryoji Nishiwaki
- Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Iwata
- Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Iwata
- Agency: Keating and Bennett, LLP
- Priority: JPJP2020-117169 20200707
- Main IPC: F01P11/10
- IPC: F01P11/10 ; F01P5/02

Abstract:
A vehicle includes an air-path portion, an engine, and a rotating fan located more rearward than first and second seats. A wind pressure near the air-path portion located on a side surface of the vehicle is detected by a pressure sensor, and based on a detection result, an ECU controls a direction of rotation of the rotating fan. The rotating fan introduces/discharges air to/from an engine room via the air-path portion. If the pressure sensor detects a negative pressure, the rotating fan is controlled so as to discharge air from the engine room via the air-path portion. On the other hand, if the pressure sensor detects zero or a positive pressure, the rotating fan is controlled so as to introduce air to the engine room from the air-path portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220010720A1 VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2022-01-13
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