Vehicle and vehicle static elimination device

Abstract

To exhibit the original travel performance and the original aerodynamic performance of a vehicle by reducing charge potentials of a vehicle body and a control instrument.SOLUTION: There is provided a vehicle 100 including a static elimination device 34 for a vehicle having a self-discharge type static eliminator 35 attached to an outer surface 26A of a lid 26 of a fuse box 24 mounted on a front compartment 11 having a front grille 12 through which the outside air can flow in / out during travel of a vehicle body 10 and a cover sheet 36 that covers an outer surface 35C and a side end surface 35D by being overlapped with the outer surface 35C of the self-discharge type static eliminator 35. The fuse box 24 is arranged so as to be in close proximity to a hood 13 and the cover sheet 36 is made of Japanese paper 36A.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a configuration of a vehicle static eliminator that reduces the electric potential of a vehicle body and a control device, and to a configuration of a vehicle equipped with the vehicle static eliminator. [Background technology]

[0002] In a vehicle, static electricity may occur in an electric circuit connected to auxiliary equipment such as a drive motor and a battery. Because the vehicle is grounded by rubber tires, the generated static electricity cannot flow to the road surface and becomes charged in the electric circuit and the vehicle body. The charged static electricity may affect the vehicle's control device, affecting the vehicle's driving performance.

[0003] Therefore, a method has been disclosed in which a sheet-shaped self-discharge static eliminator consisting of a conductive layer and a discharge layer is attached to the top surface of a case that houses a positive circuit of a battery or the like, thereby neutralizing and eliminating the positive charge on the outer surface of the case, thereby improving the running performance of the vehicle (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0004] In addition, a method has been disclosed in which an air ionization self-discharge type neutralizing static eliminator is attached to the negative terminal of an auxiliary battery, whose negative pole is grounded to the vehicle body and whose positive pole supplies power to auxiliary equipment via a fuse box, or to the outer surface of the battery case, thereby reducing the positive static electricity charged on the surface of the vehicle body and reducing the repulsive force between the vehicle body and the air flow, thereby improving the aerodynamic performance and handling stability of the vehicle (see, for example, Patent Document 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-042928 A [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 6168157 specification Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] Incidentally, when the method described in Patent Document 1 is used to neutralize the charge on the outer surface of the housing case for the interface terminals, fuses, and relays mounted in the front compartment by corona self-discharge, changing the outside air flowing through the front compartment into negative ions, which are then attracted to the positive charges on the outer surface for neutralization, there are cases in which the hood covering the top of the front compartment becomes charged with static electricity. For this reason, there is room for improvement in the charging of static electricity on the hood.

[0007] Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to reduce the electrostatic potential of the vehicle body and control devices to allow the vehicle to exhibit its original controllability and aerodynamic performance. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The vehicle static elimination device disclosed herein is a vehicle static elimination device comprising a self-discharge static eliminator attached to the outer surface of an equipment mounted inside a vehicle body, and a cover sheet that is overlaid on the outer surface of the self-discharge static eliminator to cover the outer surface and also covers the side end surfaces of the self-discharge static eliminator, and is characterized in that the cover sheet is made of natural fibers.

[0009] By overlapping a cover sheet made of natural fibers on the self-discharge static eliminator, the potential of the outer surface of the device can be kept at a zero equivalent potential, reducing electrostatic induction from the device to the vehicle body and reducing the charged potential of the vehicle body. This improves the inherent controllability of the vehicle and suppresses the occurrence of separated flows on the surface of the vehicle body, allowing the inherent aerodynamic performance to be exhibited.

[0010] In the vehicle static eliminator of the present disclosure, the cover sheet may include an adhesive layer and be attached to the outer surface of the self-discharge type static eliminator and the outer surface of the equipment via the adhesive layer.

[0011] In this way, the cover sheet is attached to the equipment and the self-discharge type static eliminator via a breathable adhesive, so that the electrostatic potential of the vehicle body and the control equipment can be reduced with a simple structure.

[0012] In the vehicle static elimination device of the present disclosure, a plurality of cover sheets each having the adhesive layer are overlappingly attached to the outer surface of the self-discharge type static eliminator and the outer surface of the device, and the total thickness of the plurality of cover sheets may be 0.1 to 0.2 mm.

[0013] As the moisture retention and breathability of the cover sheet increases, the potential of the vehicle body and control devices decreases. As the total thickness of the overlapping cover sheets increases to a certain extent, the moisture retention of the entire cover sheet increases and the potential of the vehicle body decreases. On the other hand, if the total thickness becomes too thick, the breathability of the entire cover sheet decreases and the potential of the vehicle body and control devices does not decrease. And, when the total thickness is 0.1 to 0.2 mm, the reduction in the potential of the vehicle body is maximized. Therefore, by making the total thickness 0.1 to 0.2 mm, the potential of the vehicle body and control devices can be effectively reduced.

[0014] In the vehicle static elimination device disclosed herein, the cover sheet may be fixed to the outer surface of the equipment outside the self-discharge type static eliminator with the peripheral portion of the cover sheet fixed to the outer surface of the equipment, sandwiching the self-discharge type static eliminator between the cover sheet and the equipment.

[0015] This makes it possible to configure a vehicle static eliminator with a simple configuration in which only the peripheral edge of the cover sheet is fixed to the device, and the cover sheet is not fixed to the self-discharge type static eliminator.

[0016] In the vehicle static eliminator of the present disclosure, the cover sheet may be made of Japanese paper or cotton nonwoven fabric.

[0017] Since the cover sheet is made of common materials such as Japanese paper or cotton, costs can be reduced.

[0018] The vehicle disclosed herein is a vehicle equipped with an electrostatic elimination device for a vehicle, the electrostatic eliminator being composed of an equipment mounted inside the vehicle body, a self-discharge type electrostatic eliminator attached to the outer surface of the equipment, and a cover sheet being overlaid on the outer surface of the self-discharge type electrostatic eliminator to cover the outer surface and also to cover the side end surface of the self-discharge type electrostatic eliminator, the equipment being positioned in close proximity to a structural component of the vehicle body, and the cover sheet being composed of natural fibers.

[0019] By overlapping a cover sheet made of natural fibers on the self-discharge static eliminator, the potential of the device can be kept at a zero equivalent potential, and the electrostatic induction to the structural members of the vehicle body close to the device can be reduced, thereby reducing the charged potential of the vehicle body. This allows the vehicle to demonstrate its inherent control performance and suppresses the occurrence of separation flows on the surface of the vehicle body, thereby enabling the vehicle to demonstrate its inherent aerodynamic performance.

[0020] In the vehicle of the present disclosure, the equipment includes at least one of a fuse box, a battery, and an inverter mounted inside a front compartment of the vehicle body whose upper surface is covered by a hood, the fuse box, the battery, and the inverter being arranged in close proximity to the hood, and the vehicle static elimination device may be attached to at least one of a lid of the fuse box, a lid or a side of a battery case that houses the battery, and a lid of an inverter case that houses the inverter.

[0021] This keeps the potentials of the outer surfaces of the fuse box, battery, and inverter at a zero-equivalent potential, reduces electrostatic induction in the hood that is located close to the fuse box, battery, and inverter, and reduces the electrostatic potential of the hood, allowing the vehicle to exhibit its inherent controllability and suppresses the occurrence of separated flows on the hood surface, thereby enabling the vehicle to exhibit its inherent aerodynamic performance.

[0022] In the vehicle of the present disclosure, the cover sheet may be made of Japanese paper or cotton nonwoven fabric.

[0023] Since the cover sheet is made of common materials such as Japanese paper or cotton, costs can be reduced. Effect of the Invention

[0024] The present disclosure makes it possible to reduce the electrostatic potential of the vehicle body and control devices, thereby enabling the vehicle to exhibit its inherent controllability and aerodynamic performance. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0025] [Figure 1] 1 is a plan view showing a state in which a hood of a front compartment of a vehicle to which an electrostatic eliminator for a vehicle according to an embodiment is attached is open; [Diagram 2] 2 is a cross-sectional view of a front compartment of a vehicle to which the vehicle static eliminator of the embodiment is attached, taken along line AA of FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] 2 is a cross-sectional view of a fuse box to which the vehicle static eliminator of the embodiment is attached, taken along line BB in FIG. 1. [Figure 4] 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the vehicle static eliminator attached to the lid of the fuse box and the hood, and is a detailed view of a portion C shown in FIG. 3. [Diagram 5] 11 is a graph showing the relationship between the air permeability of a cover sheet and the potential of a lid of a fuse box. [Figure 6] 4 is a graph showing the relationship between the moisture retention of the cover sheet and the electric potential between the vehicle body and the hood. [Figure 7] 11 is a graph showing the relationship between the thickness of a cover sheet and the electric potential between a vehicle body and a lid of a fuse box. [Figure 8] 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a vehicle static eliminator according to another embodiment attached to a lid of a fuse box and a hood. FIG. [Figure 9] 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a conventional vehicle static eliminator attached to a lid of a fuse box and a hood. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0026] Hereinafter, a vehicle 100 according to an embodiment and vehicle static eliminators 32, 33, and 34 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Arrows FR, UP, and RH shown in each drawing indicate the front, upper, and right sides of the vehicle 100, respectively. The opposite directions of the arrows FR, UP, and RH indicate the rear, lower, and left sides. Hereinafter, when the directions of front-rear, left-right, and up-down are used in the description, they are understood to indicate front-rear in the front-rear direction, left-right in the left-right direction, and up-down in the up-down direction of the vehicle 100, unless otherwise specified.

[0027] As shown in FIG. 1, a front compartment 11 is provided in front of a vehicle 100. The front compartment 11 is an internal space of a vehicle body 10, which is located in front of a dash panel 14 and has an upper surface covered by a hood 13, which is a structural member of the vehicle 100. Inside the front compartment 11, a drive unit 21 including a motor, an engine, and the like, an inverter 22 that converts DC power from a high-voltage battery (not shown) into AC power and supplies the AC power to the motor of the drive unit 21, a battery 23 for auxiliary equipment, and a fuse box 24 are mounted. As shown in FIG. 2, the rear end of the hood 13 is rotatably fixed to the vehicle body 10, and the front end opens up and down as shown by an arrow 91 to open and close the front compartment 11. The hood 13 is composed of an outer panel 13A and an inner panel 13B (see FIG. 4). The upper surfaces of the inverter 22, the battery 23, and the fuse box 24 are mounted in the front compartment 11 so as to be adjacent to the hood 13 when the hood 13 is closed. In addition to the above, equipment such as a radiator is also installed inside the front compartment 11, but these are not shown in the figure.

[0028] Returning to Fig. 1, vehicle static eliminators 32, 34 are attached to the upper surface of the lid of the metal inverter case 22A that houses the inverter 22 and the upper surface of the lid 26 of the resin fuse box 24, respectively. Also, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a vehicle static eliminator 33 is attached to a resin battery case 23A that houses the auxiliary battery 23. The vehicle static eliminator 33 is composed of a vehicle static eliminator 33A attached to the upper surface of the lid of the battery case 23A, vehicle static eliminators 33B, 33C attached in an L-shape to the lid and left side surface of the battery case 23A, and a vehicle static eliminator 33D attached to the front side surface of the battery case 23A.

[0029] Next, the fuse box 24 and the vehicle static eliminator 34 attached to the upper surface of the lid 26 of the fuse box 24 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

[0030] 3, the fuse box 24 is composed of a resin body 25 and a resin lid 26 attached to the upper surface of the body 25. A plurality of fuses 27 are housed inside the body 25. A vehicle static eliminator 34 is attached to an upper outer surface 26A of the lid 26.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle static eliminator 34 is composed of a sheet-like self-discharge type static eliminator 35 and a cover sheet 36 that covers an outer surface 35C and a side end surface 35D of the self-discharge type static eliminator 35.

[0032] The self-discharge static eliminator 35 is composed of a conductive aluminum adhesive tape 35A and a metallic coating film 35B applied on the aluminum adhesive tape 35A. The metallic coating film 35B is a thin film applied with a metallic paint containing fine metallic material. The metallic material contained in the metallic coating film 35B has a shape of a curved disk so that the cross section is U-shaped, and it is thought that corona discharge occurs from the edge. Therefore, the metallic coating film 35B forms a discharge layer that generates corona discharge, and the self-discharge static eliminator 35 is an air ionization self-discharge neutralization static eliminator.

[0033] The cover sheet 36 is composed of Japanese paper 36A and an adhesive layer 36B. The Japanese paper 36A is composed of natural fibers that are moisturizing and breathable. The adhesive layer 36B adheres the Japanese paper 36A to the outer surface 35C and side end surface 35D of the self-discharge type static eliminator 35 and the outer surface 26A of the lid 26. The adhesive layer 36B is breathable. The outer surface 36C of the cover sheet 36 is in contact with the outside air that flows into the front compartment 11.

[0034] Next, the operation and effect of the vehicle static eliminator 34 configured as above will be described. As shown in Fig. 4, the upper end of the fuse 27 housed in the fuse box 24 is positively charged with static electricity. Due to electrostatic induction of this positive static electricity, the lower surface of the lid 26 of the fuse box 24 is negatively charged with static electricity, and due to this electrostatic induction, the upper outer surface 26A of the lid 26 is positively charged with static electricity.

[0035] The positive static electricity charged on the outer surface 26A of the upper side of the lid 26 reaches the metallic coating 35B through the aluminum adhesive tape 35A. Then, a corona discharge occurs from the upper surface of the metallic coating 35B (the edge protrusions of the outer surface 35C of the self-discharge type static eliminator 35) and the edge protrusions of the side end surface 35D of the aluminum adhesive tape 35A. Since the adhesive layer 36B and the Japanese paper 36A have air permeability, as shown by the arrow 92 in FIG. 4, the outside air flowing into the front compartment 11 from the front grill 12 is changed into negative ions according to the amount of positive static charge, and is attracted to the periphery of the edge protrusions of the outer surface 35C and the side end surface 35D of the aluminum adhesive tape 35A, which are corona discharge protrusions of positive electrostatic potential. The attracted negative ions are neutralized and neutralized with the positive electrostatic potential of the lid 26 that has passed through the air permeable cover sheet 36, and the potential of the lid 26 can be reduced to near zero.

[0036] Here, the reason why the potential of the hood 13 is maintained at a potential equivalent to zero has not been clearly elucidated, but is believed to be as follows. In the vehicle static eliminator 34 of the embodiment, the surface potential of the lid 26 is reduced to zero potential by the self-discharge static eliminator 35. The Japanese paper 36A of the cover sheet 36 has an appropriate thickness that provides breathability and moisture retention, so that moisture contained in the outside air is stably retained. The conductive effect of the moisture contained in this Japanese paper 36A maintains the surface potential of the lid 26 at zero potential. Here, it is believed that the cover sheet 36 has an appropriate thickness that provides light blocking properties that prevent the corona discharge protrusions from being seen, so that electrostatic induction to the hood 13 is prevented, and the potential of the hood 13 is maintained at a potential equivalent to zero. This will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 9.

[0037] Here, the change in the electric potential of the lid 26 and the vehicle body 10 in response to the breathability and moisture retention of the cover sheet 36 will be described with reference to Figures 5 and 6. According to the inventor's research, it has been confirmed that the electric potential of the vehicle body 10 and the lid 26 decreases as the breathability of the cover sheet 36 increases, as shown in Figure 5. Furthermore, it has been confirmed that the electric potential of the vehicle body 10 and the hood 13 decreases as the moisture retention of the cover sheet 36 increases, as shown in Figure 6.

[0038] Therefore, it is clear that in order to achieve the above-mentioned functions and effects, the cover sheet 36 needs to be breathable and moisturizing.

[0039] Furthermore, according to the inventor's research, it has been confirmed that, as shown in Fig. 7, when a plurality of cover sheets 36 are stacked together to increase the total thickness of the cover sheets 36, the potential of the lid 26 decreases, and when the number of overlapping sheets is further increased to increase the total thickness of the cover sheets 36, the potential of the vehicle body 10 increases. It has also been confirmed that the potential of the vehicle body 10 and the lid 26 is lowest when the total thickness of the overlapping plurality of cover sheets 36 is 0.1 to 0.2 mm.

[0040] This is because, when the number of overlapping cover sheets 36 is increased, the moisture content of the cover sheets 36 increases, the thickness of the cover sheets 36 becomes such that the corona discharge protrusions are not visible, and the potential of the vehicle body 10 and hood 13 decreases. However, if the number of overlapping sheets becomes too great, the breathability of the cover sheets 36 decreases, and conversely, it is thought that the potential of the lid 26 increases.

[0041] Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the operation and effect of the vehicle static eliminator 34 of the embodiment will be explained in comparison with a case in which a self-discharge type static eliminator 35 as described in Patent Document 1 is attached to the outer surface 26A of the lid 26 of the fuse box 24 without attaching a cover sheet 36.

[0042] As shown in Fig. 9, when the self-discharge type static eliminator 35 is attached to the lid 26 of the fuse box 24 without providing the cover sheet 36, a phenomenon occurs in which the electric potential of the vehicle body 10 rises. The cause of this has not been clearly elucidated, but it is thought to be as follows.

[0043] When the self-discharge static eliminator 35 is attached to the lid 26 of the fuse box 24 and the cover sheet 36 is not provided, corona discharge occurs from the upper surface of the metallic coating film 35B (the edge protrusions of the outer surface 35C of the self-discharge static eliminator 35) and the edge protrusions of the side end surface 35D of the aluminum adhesive tape 35A due to positive static electricity charged on the upper outer surface 26A of the lid 26, as described above with reference to FIG. 4. When the cover sheet 36 is not provided, as shown in FIG. 9, the corona discharge protrusions are visible from the hood 13 side when corona discharge occurs, so electrostatic induction 93 occurs on the inner panel 13B of the hood 13 in accordance with the corona discharge potential according to the positive static charge. As a result, the inner panel 13B of the hood 13 has a negative potential. It is believed that the outer panel 13A is charged with positive static electricity due to electrostatic induction of the air or heat insulating material between the inner panel 13B and the outer panel 13A. It is believed that this causes the potential of the vehicle body 10 to rise.

[0044] Meanwhile, as described above, in the vehicle static eliminator 34 of the embodiment, the surface potential of the lid 26 is reduced to zero potential by the self-discharge static eliminator 35, and the surface potential of the lid 26 is maintained at zero potential due to the conductive effect of the moisture contained in the Japanese paper 36A of the cover sheet 36. Furthermore, the cover sheet 36 has an appropriate thickness that provides light blocking properties that prevent the corona discharge protrusions from being seen, thereby preventing electrostatic induction to the hood 13. As a result, it is believed that the hood 13 is prevented from being charged by electrostatic induction, and the potential of the vehicle body 10 is reduced.

[0045] Next, a vehicle static eliminator 34A according to another embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 8. The same components as those in the vehicle static eliminator 34 previously described with reference to Fig. 4 will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

[0046] 8, the vehicle static eliminator 34A does not include an adhesive layer 36B, and the cover sheet 36 is composed only of Japanese paper 36A. The peripheral portion of the Japanese paper 36A is fixed to the outer surface 26A of the fuse box 24 by an adhesive 37, and the self-discharge static eliminator 35 is sandwiched between the lower surface of the Japanese paper 36A and the upper outer surface 26A of the fuse box 24. Here, the outer surface 35C of the self-discharge static eliminator 35 and the Japanese paper 36A may be in contact with each other, or a small gap 38 may be provided between the outer surface 35C of the self-discharge static eliminator 35 and the Japanese paper 36A.

[0047] A thin air layer is formed between the lower surface of the Japanese paper 36A of the vehicle static eliminator 34A and the upper outer surface 26A of the fuse box 24, and the vehicle static eliminator 34A has a breathable structure similar to the adhesive layer 36B. The vehicle static eliminator 34A has the same functions and effects as the vehicle static eliminator 34 described above.

[0048] The above describes the configuration of the vehicle static elimination device 34A attached to the lid 26 of the fuse box 24. However, since the vehicle static elimination device 32 attached to the outer surface of the inverter case 22A and the vehicle static elimination device 33 attached to the outer surface of the battery case 23A have the same configuration as the vehicle static elimination device 34, their descriptions will be omitted.

[0049] In the vehicle 100 of the embodiment, the vehicle static eliminators 32, 33, and 34 are attached to the lid of the inverter case 22A housing the inverter 22, the lid or side of the battery case 23A housing the battery 23, and the lid 26 of the fuse box 24, which are charged with positive static electricity, respectively, so that electrostatic induction to the hood 13 arranged nearby can be reduced. This suppresses charging of the hood 13, reduces the electric potential of the vehicle body 10, and suppresses the effect of the electric potential of the vehicle body 10 on the control system and sensors, allowing the vehicle 100 to exhibit its original control performance. In addition, since it is possible to suppress charging of the outer surface of the vehicle body 10 with positive static electricity, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of separation flow on the surface of the hood 13, allowing the vehicle 100 to exhibit its original aerodynamic performance.

[0050] In the above explanation, the cover sheet 36 is described as being made of Japanese paper 36A, but this is not limited thereto, and it may be made of any natural fiber that has moisture retention and breathability, for example, it may be made of cotton nonwoven fabric.

[0051] In the above description, the self-discharge type static eliminator 35 is described as being composed of the conductive aluminum adhesive tape 35A and the metallic coating film 35B, but this is not limited thereto. For example, the self-discharge type static eliminator 35 may be composed of a carbon coating film formed by directly applying a carbon paint containing carbon particles instead of aluminum wafer particles to the outer surface of the lid 26. Also, the surface of the aluminum adhesive tape 35A may not be painted, but rather may be knurled or hairline processed to form extremely fine protrusions.

[0052] In addition, the vehicle 100 has been described as having the vehicle static eliminators 32, 33, and 34 attached to the lid of the inverter case 22A, the lid or side of the battery case 23A, and the lid 26 of the fuse box 24, respectively, which are arranged inside the front compartment 11, but this is not limited thereto. For example, the vehicle static eliminator 34 may be attached to the upper surface of the drive unit 21 mounted inside the front compartment 11, or to the upper surface or side of other equipment, such as an air flow sensor. The vehicle static eliminator 34 may also be attached to other equipment, such as an auxiliary battery case, mounted in the rear compartment at the rear of the vehicle 100. In this case, the electric potential of the rear hood that covers the rear compartment arranged in close proximity to the equipment can be reduced. Here, the rear hood is a structural member of the vehicle body 10. [Explanation of symbols]

[0053] 10 vehicle body, 11 front compartment, 12 front grille, 13 hood, 13A outer panel, 13B inner panel, 14 dash panel, 21 drive unit, 22 inverter, 22A inverter case, 23 battery, 23A battery case, 24 fuse box, 25 main body, 26 lid, 26A outer surface, 27 fuse, 32, 33, 33A, 33B, 33C, 33D, 34, 34A vehicle static elimination device, 35 self-discharge static eliminator, 35A aluminum adhesive tape, 35B metallic coating, 35C, 36C outer surface, 35D side end surface, 36 cover sheet, 36A Japanese paper, 36B adhesive layer, 37 adhesive, 38 gap, 100 vehicle.

Claims

1. A self-discharge static eliminator attached to an outer surface of a device mounted inside a vehicle body; a cover sheet that is superimposed on an outer surface of the self-discharge type static eliminator to cover the outer surface and covers a side end surface of the self-discharge type static eliminator, the cover sheet is made of natural fibers; A static elimination device for a vehicle, comprising:

2. The static eliminator for a vehicle according to claim 1, the cover sheet has an adhesive layer having breathability, and is attached to the outer surface of the self-discharge type static eliminator and the outer surface of the device via the adhesive layer; A static elimination device for a vehicle, comprising:

3. The static eliminator for a vehicle according to claim 2, A plurality of the cover sheets each having the adhesive layer are attached to the outer surface of the self-discharge type static eliminator and the outer surface of the device in a superimposed manner, The total thickness of the plurality of cover sheets is 0.1 to 0.2 mm; A static elimination device for a vehicle, comprising:

4. The static eliminator for a vehicle according to claim 1, the cover sheet is fixed to the outer surface of the device at a peripheral portion thereof outside the self-discharge type static eliminator, so as to sandwich the self-discharge type static eliminator between the cover sheet and the device; A static elimination device for a vehicle, comprising:

5. The static eliminator for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The cover sheet is made of Japanese paper or cotton nonwoven fabric; A static elimination device for a vehicle, comprising:

6. Equipment installed inside the vehicle body, A vehicle equipped with a vehicle static elimination device comprising a self-discharge static eliminator attached to an outer surface of the device and a cover sheet superimposed on the outer surface of the self-discharge static eliminator to cover the outer surface and to cover a side end surface of the self-discharge static eliminator, the device is disposed adjacent to a structural member of the vehicle body; the cover sheet is made of natural fibers; A vehicle characterized by.

7. 7. A vehicle as claimed in claim 6, The device includes at least one of a fuse box, a battery, and an inverter, the fuse box and the battery being mounted inside a front compartment of the vehicle body, the upper surface of which is covered by a hood; the fuse box, the battery, and the inverter are disposed adjacent to the hood, the vehicle static eliminator is attached to at least one of a lid of the fuse box, a lid or a side surface of a battery case that houses the battery, and a lid of an inverter case that houses the inverter; A vehicle characterized by.

8. A vehicle according to claim 6 or 7, The cover sheet is made of Japanese paper or cotton nonwoven fabric; A vehicle characterized by.

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