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US 2021/0070131 A1Published application
Continuous cooling assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKeith Weston, Matthew Arthur Titus, Trenton Lee Mcmillion, Ryan Orourke, Joshua Walters
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a cooling assembly for a vehicle. In one example, the cooling assembly may be a non-rectangular cooler positioned in a front end of the vehicle with an entry duct continuous with the non-rectangular cooler and arranged upstream of the non-rectangular cooler and an exit duct also continuous with the non-rectangular cooler and arranged downstream of the non-rectangular cooler.
Claims20
A cooling assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a non-rectangular cooler positioned in a front end of the vehicle;
- an entry duct continuous with the non-rectangular cooler and arranged upstream of the non-rectangular cooler;
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- an exit duct also continuous with the non-rectangular cooler and arranged downstream of the non-rectangular cooler, wherein the non-rectangular cooler, the entry duct, and the exit duct form a continuous monolithic structure.
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A continuous cooling unit, comprising:
- a heat exchanger with a first integrated duct, extending between the heat exchanger and a grille positioned upstream of the heat exchanger, and a second integrated duct, extending between the heat exchanger and a vehicle component positioned downstream of the heat exchanger, and wherein the grille, the heat exchanger, the first duct, and the second duct form a single continuous, seamless structure.
A cooling system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle component;
- a continuous cooling assembly arranged in front of the vehicle component, the continuous cooling assembly configured as a single seamless, continuous unit and including;
- a grille;
- a non-rectangular cooler positioned behind the grille;
- a first duct extending between the grille and the non-rectangular cooler;
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- a second duct extending from the non-rectangular cooler to the vehicle component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.