Title:
COOLING DEVICE OF VEHICLE ACTUATION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2014137184
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To cool a vehicle actuation device using an evaporative cooler even if a space for arranging the evaporative cooler is not secured above the vehicle actuation device.SOLUTION: In a vehicle in which a power converter 16 is mounted above an engine 12 mounted in an engine room, an evaporative cooler 30 including a heat absorption portion 32 and a heat radiation portion 34 is installed in a front portion of the vehicle and a heat pipe 40 is provided between the power converter 16 and the evaporative cooler 30. By doing so, even if a space for arranging the evaporative cooler 30 is not secured between a hood 18 covering the engine room and the power converter 16, the power converter 16 can be cooled using the evaporative cooler 30.
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Inventors:
HARADA TSUTOMU
Application Number:
JP2013005993A
Publication Date:
July 28, 2014
Filing Date:
January 17, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
F28D15/02; B60K1/00; B60K11/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Aitec International Patent Office