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US 12,698,015 B2Granted
Device for cooling a component intended to be fitted to a vehicle and associated vehicle
AssigneeALSTOM Holdings
InventorsJonathan Scottini, Ludovic Rucquoy, Yan Cheng
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for cooling a component for use in a vehicle. Said component comprises a first side face and a second side face opposite each other and cooling channels running between the first side face and the second side face. The cooling device comprises a first opening, a second opening and a set of baffles configured such that movement of the vehicle generates an airflow entering one of the first opening and the second opening and exiting the other, the set of baffles being configured to guide the airflow through the cooling channels of the component.
Claims12
A module comprising:
- a component comprising:
- a first side face;
- a second side face opposite the first side face;
- and
- cooling channels passing through the component between the first side face and the second side face;
- and
- a cooling device for the component,
- wherein the module is configured to be fitted to a vehicle configured to move in a longitudinal direction, and
- wherein
- the cooling device comprising a first opening, a second opening, and a set of baffles configured such that movement of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction generates a flow of air entering through one of the first opening or the second opening and exiting through the other,
- the set of baffles being configured to guide the air flow by passing it through the cooling channels of the component, and
- the first opening and the second opening being arranged laterally on the same side of the component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.