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US 12,673,535 B2Granted
Vehicular thermal management module
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsChun Kyu Kwon, Jong Woo Nam, Yong Woong Cha, Hyun Sub Lee
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Abstract
A vehicular thermal management module includes a low-temperature-side manifold having a low-temperature refrigerant passage, a high-temperature-side manifold having a high-temperature refrigerant passage, and facing the low-temperature-side manifold, a compressor disposed between the low-temperature-side manifold and the high-temperature-side manifold, and an accumulator connected to an inlet of the compressor through a refrigerant line.
Claims12
A vehicular thermal management module, comprising:
- a module body including a front block part facing a front of a vehicle, a rear block part facing a passenger compartment of the vehicle, and a cavity defined by the front block part and the rear block part;
- a low-temperature-side manifold positioned within the internal cavity and having a low-temperature refrigerant passage;
- a high-temperature-side manifold positioned within the internal cavity and having a high-temperature refrigerant passage, and facing the low-temperature-side manifold;
- a compressor positioned within the internal cavity between the low-temperature-side manifold and the high-temperature-side manifold;
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- an accumulator positioned within the internal cavity and connected to an inlet of the compressor through a refrigerant line;
- wherein the low-temperature-side manifold includes a first plurality of internal passages configured to direct a low-temperature refrigerant into the accumulator;
- wherein the high-temperature-side manifold includes a second plurality of internal passages configured to receive a refrigerant discharged from the compressor;
- and
- wherein an outlet of the accumulator is fluidly connected to the inlet of the compressor, the low-temperature-side manifold is fluidly connected to an inlet of the accumulator, and the high-temperature-side manifold is fluidly connected to an outlet of the compressor.
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