Title:
COOLING STRUCTURE OF LOWER SIDE REGION OF ENGINE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2015027818
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooling structure enabling efficient cooling of a lower side region of an engine and suppression of a failure caused by water intrusion into the engine even in a vehicle having a configuration in which the engine is disposed on the upper side of a cross member.SOLUTION: A cooling structure 10 includes an undercover 30 for covering a region leading from a lower portion of a bumper 14 to a cross member 16 that is installed to extend in the vehicle width direction below an oil pan 22. The undercover 30 includes a wind introduction portion 32 having an open region 36 that is opened to enable wind introduction from the vehicle front side to the rear side. The open region 36 of the wind introduction portion 32 is surrounded by side walls 38 erected on the lateral sides and an upper wall 40 arranged to intersect with the side walls 38 on the upper side of the open region 36. The upper wall 40 is formed to reach at least an end on the vehicle rear side of the open region 36 from the vehicle front side.
Inventors:
UCHIDA KATSUYA
Application Number:
JP2013157328A
Publication Date:
February 12, 2015
Filing Date:
July 30, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DAIHATSU MOTOR CO LTD
International Classes:
B62D25/20
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH06193445A | 1994-07-12 | |||
| JPS58152674A | 1983-09-10 | |||
| JP2000087746A | 2000-03-28 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Osayuki Yamaguchi
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