Light-weight coolant bottle
AssigneeFaraday & Future Inc.
InventorsMarco Elkenkamp, Zion Maffeo
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for de-gasification of vehicle cooling system using a coolant bottle are disclosed. The coolant bottle may include a coolant entrance port configured to be in fluid communication with the vehicle cooling system, and a coolant egress port configured to be in fluid communication with the vehicle cooling system. The coolant egress port is directly connected to the vehicle cooling system. The coolant bottle may further include a plurality of baffle plates placed to divide an interior of the coolant bottle into a plurality of coolant channels. Each baffle plate may include a plurality of apertures configured to provide fluid communication between the plurality of coolant channels.
Claims15
A coolant bottle for a vehicle cooling system, the coolant bottle comprising:
- a coolant entrance port configured to be in fluid communication with the vehicle cooling system;
- a coolant egress port configured to be in fluid communication with the vehicle cooling system, wherein the coolant egress port is directly connected to the vehicle cooling system;
- a plurality of baffle plates comprising a first set of baffle plates and a second set of baffle plates, the plurality of baffle plates placed to divide an interior of the coolant bottle into a plurality of coolant channels, each of the plurality of baffle plates including a plurality of apertures configured to provide fluid communication between the plurality of coolant channels;
- the first set of baffle plates each including a plurality of first apertures in a first configuration, wherein each aperture in the first configuration is located at an equidistance from adjacent apertures and edges of the respective baffle plate;
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- the second set of baffle plates each including a plurality of second apertures in a second configuration,
- wherein the first apertures do not align with any of the second apertures;
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- wherein the first set of baffle plates are placed in parallel with the second set of baffle plates.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle cooling system using at least one coolant fluid;
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- a coolant bottle made of a material impermeable to the at least one coolant fluid used by the vehicle cooling system, comprising:
- a coolant entrance port configured to be in fluid communication with the vehicle cooling system;
- a coolant egress port configured to be in fluid communication with the vehicle cooling system, wherein the coolant egress port is directly connected to the vehicle cooling system;
- a plurality of baffle plates comprising a first set of baffle plates and a second set of baffle plates, the plurality of baffle plates placed to divide an interior of the coolant bottle into a plurality of coolant channels, each of the plurality of baffle plates including a plurality of apertures configured to provide fluid communication between the plurality of coolant channels;
- the first set of baffle plates each including a plurality of first apertures in a first configuration, wherein each aperture in the first configuration is located at an equidistance from adjacent apertures and edges of the respective baffle plate;
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- the second set of baffle plates each including a plurality of second apertures in a second configuration,
- wherein the first apertures do not align with any of the second apertures;
- and
- wherein the first set of baffle plates are placed in parallel with the second set of baffle plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.