Patent classifications
B60H1/00271
Vehicle temperature regulation apparatus
A vehicle temperature regulation apparatus includes a temperature regulator configured to regulate a temperature of a circuit board mounted in a vehicle, a controller configured to control the temperature regulator, and a storage unit configured to store a vehicle startup scheduled time. When the temperature of the circuit board at a check time before the vehicle startup scheduled time is outside of a predetermined normal temperature range, the controller executes circuit board pre-temperature-regulation control to operate the temperature regulator to regulate the temperature of the circuit board before the vehicle startup scheduled time.
HYBRID INTERCOOLER SYSTEM INTEGRATED WITH AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
The present disclosure provides a hybrid intercooler system integrated with an air conditioning system and a method of controlling the same. In accordance with the present disclosure, it is possible to stabilize the temperature of intake air passing through the inlet of an intercooler using a water cooling unit and increase the cooling efficiency of the intercooler using an air cooling unit. Consequently, it is possible to improve engine power and fuel efficiency.
TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH WIRE
An object of the present disclosure is to enable a wire and a refrigerant pipe to be mounted in a compact form in a vehicle. A temperature management system with a wire includes a refrigerant pipe through which a refrigerant for performing heat exchange in a heat exchange target device that is mounted in a vehicle passes and at a wire at least a portion of which extends along at least a portion of the refrigerant pipe.
VEHICULAR COOLING SYSTEM FOR FORWARD CAMERA MODULE
A vehicular vision system includes a camera module mounted at an in-cabin side of a windshield of a vehicle. The camera module includes a windshield-interfacing portion that, with the camera module mounted at the in-cabin side of the windshield, interfaces with the in-cabin side of the windshield. A thermally conductive tape is disposed at the windshield-interfacing portion. A thermally conductive connecting element thermally conductively connects to (i) the thermally conductive tape and (ii) at least one component of the camera module. When electrically operated, the at least one component generates heat at an interior portion of the camera module and heat generated by the at least one component of the camera module is dissipated at the windshield of the vehicle via the thermally conductive connecting element and the thermally conductive tape.
ROTATING SENSOR ASSEMBLY
A sensor assembly includes a base, a sensor body mounted to the base and rotatable around an axis relative to the base, a sensor window fixed relative to the sensor body, a sensing apparatus inside the sensor body and having a field of view through the sensor window, a vapor chamber fixed relative to the sensor body, and a heat pipe extending from the sensor body to the vapor chamber. The vapor chamber is spaced radially outward from the sensor body relative to the axis and has a curved shape extending circumferentially around the axis.
COOLED WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICE CHARGER
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a cooled wireless mobile device charger. As an example, a cooling enclosure is provided, comprising a cooling surface. The cooling enclosure may shield a mobile device therein from direct sunlight or other adverse conditions, thereby reducing the heat exposure of the device. The cooling surface may comprise a thermoelectric cooling element or any of a variety of other cooling means. Additionally, the cooling surface may be angled about a lateral axis to enable a user to more easily view at least a part of the mobile device (e.g., in a landscape or portrait orientation) while the device is in the cooling enclosure. In some instances, a detachable visor is provided that further shields the mobile device from sunlight. As another example, the visor may retract within the cooling enclosure.
Heating Arrangement and Heat Distribution Unit for Such a Heating Arrangement
A heating arrangement for recreational vehicles. The heating arrangement comprises a heating apparatus and a heat distribution unit. The heating apparatus comprises a heating unit configured to generate hot air. Furthermore, the heating apparatus comprises a first heat exchanging unit and a second heat exchanging unit. The first heat exchanging unit is configured for heat exchange between the hot air and a heating liquid in a heating liquid circuit. The second heat exchanging unit is configured for heat exchange between the hot air and ventilation air from an indoor room. The heat distribution unit comprises a third heat exchanging unit. The third heat exchanging unit is configured to be coupled to an external liquid supply line leading from a cold liquid supply to a hot liquid output device.
VEHICLE PROCESSING COMPONENT COOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Systems and methods are provided for vehicle processing component cooling. A vehicle may include a compartment, a computing system including one or more processing components located within the compartment, and a cooling system configured to cool the one or more processing components. The cooling system may include a heat exchanger defining a plurality of flow channels. Each flow channel may be defined by an outlet and may be configured to provide cooling fluid. Operation of the processing components may heat the surrounding cabin air within the compartment through an air cooling operation. The cabin air from within the compartment may be directed through the heat exchanger to cool the cooling fluid. The compartment may be a trunk of the vehicle, and the heat exchanger may be located within the trunk and near the processing components.
Electrical apparatus
A vehicle includes an electrical apparatus comprising an electric circuit unit, a cooling unit that cools the electric circuit unit, a housing that accommodates the electric circuit unit and the cooling unit, a refrigerant introduction unit that supplies a refrigerant to the cooling unit; and a refrigerant discharge unit that discharges the refrigerant from the cooling unit. The refrigerant introduction unit and the refrigerant discharge unit are provided on opposite sides with the electric circuit unit being interposed therebetween in a horizontal direction. The housing is provided, on an inner side of an outer edge of the housing, with a connector connecting portion that is connected to a connector, and the connector connecting portion is provided below the cooling unit and closer to the refrigerant introduction unit or to the refrigerant discharge unit than the electric circuit unit in the horizontal direction.
Battery cooling control device
The quietness requirement level of a charging point is determined based on the position information on the charging point where an in-vehicle battery is fast charged by an external power supply. For an air conditioner that cools the in-vehicle battery through a drive power of an electric compressor when the in-vehicle battery is charged, an upper limit of a rotation speed of the electric compressor is set in such a way that the upper limit of the rotation speed of the electric compressor is set lower when the in-vehicle battery is charged by the external power supply at a charging point where the quietness requirement level is equal to or higher than a predetermined value than when the in-vehicle battery is charged by the external power supply at a charging point where the quietness requirement level is lower than the predetermined value.