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US 10,293,662 B2Granted
Vehicle having a refrigerant circuit
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsStefan Morgenstern, Robert Herbolzheimer
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Abstract
A vehicle has a drive motor and a refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant circuit includes, when viewed in the direction of flow of the refrigerant, a compressor, a gas cooler or condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator. The refrigerant circuit has a first shut-off element which is arranged outside of an area arranged between the drive motor and the evaporator.
Claims15
A vehicle having a drive motor, the vehicle comprising:
- a refrigerant circuit which, viewed in a refrigerant flow direction, comprises a compressor, a gas cooler or condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator, and an accumulator arranged between the evaporator and the compressor, wherein
- the refrigerant circuit further comprises a first shutoff element and a second shutoff element, wherein each shutoff element is arranged laterally next to a rear area of the drive motor, and each shutoff element is arranged outside of an area located between the drive motor and the evaporator, wherein the first shutoff element is arranged between the accumulator and the evaporator and the second shutoff element is arranged between the condenser and the evaporator;
- a projection of the drive motor in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle defines a potential crash area and wherein the first and the second shutoff elements are arranged outside of the defined potential crash area;
- the potential crash area viewed in a top view from above the vehicle, further comprises a left area which includes an angle of 45° with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and wherein the first and the second shutoff elements are arranged outside of the additional left area.
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