Patent classifications
B60K2001/006
REFRIGERANT THERMAL MANAGEMENT MODULE, THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE
This application provide a refrigerant thermal management module and a thermal management system. Components in the refrigerant thermal management module are centrally arranged, so that a pipeline connected between the components is shortened and a refrigerant flow resistance is reduced, improving working performance of a refrigerant loop. In addition, a platform-based design is implemented through modular design. In addition, a plate heat exchanger in the refrigerant loop is used to absorb heat from a coolant loop in a vehicle function module, to implement a function of cooling the vehicle function module; and a condenser in the refrigerant loop is used to release heat to the coolant loop of the vehicle function module, to implement a function of heating the vehicle function module. Regardless of whether the vehicle function module needs to be heated or cooled, refrigerant flows in the refrigerant thermal management module keep a same direction of circulation.
HYBRID DRIVE MODULE
A hybrid drive module is disclosed. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a hybrid drive module that selectively transmits torque transmitted from an engine and a motor to a transmission including a housing disposed between the engine and the transmission, a drive shaft rotatably mounted inside the housing in a radial direction with its one end portion toward the engine based on an axial direction protruding from the housing and to which torque of the engine is inputted, a rotor hub provided within the housing and mounted with a rotor of the motor on its radially outer side, and in which a hub plate part integrally extending toward the drive shaft and rotatably connected to the other end portion of the drive shaft toward the transmission based on the axial direction is formed on its radially inner side, a rotor hub ridge, an inner circumferential surface of which is rotatably supported by the housing based on the radial direction and an external circumferential surface of which is fixed to the rotor hub based on the axial direction at the side of the engine, an engine clutch disposed at the engine side in the axial direction with the hub plate part interposed therebetween, and configured to directly connect the drive shaft and the rotor hub to selectively transmit the torque of the engine to the rotor hub, and a torque converter disposed at the side of the transmission in the axial direction with the hub plate part interposed therebetween to be connected to the rotor hub, and configured to multiply the torque of the engine, torque of the motor, or the torque of the engine and the motor when a vehicle is initially driven, or to transmit it to the transmission in a ratio of 1:1, wherein at least one fluid groove for supplying an operating fluid to the rotor to cool the rotor between the rotor hub and the engine clutch is formed on a surface of the hub plate part toward the engine clutch based on the axial direction.
VEHICLE INFORMATION PANEL INTERFACE
Provided are systems and methods for facilitating a user to configure and retrieve personalized settings for an information panel in a driving apparatus. The information panel system may be configured to store a plurality information panel configurations. Different information panel configurations may correspond to different users of the driving apparatus. Users may be identified when inside the driving apparatus by capturing their biometric information. Following identification, an information panel configuration corresponding to the identified user may be retrieved and configured on a display device. The displayed information panel configuration may include an arrangement of display items. The display items may have been previously selected by the identified user, and the selection may have included choosing an information panel template with one or more partitioned areas and selecting one or more display items to place in different partitioned areas.
Operating method for a thermo-management module
A method for operating a thermo-management module for a motor vehicle, wherein the module includes switching over a control unit between a first operating mode and at least a second operating mode, passing on in the first operating mode, control commands received from the vehicle field bus by the control electronics for actuation of the respective functional component directly to the component field bus, in at least one second operating mode, processing control commands received from the vehicle field us by the control electronics, so that the actuation of the functional components is carried out in a self-sufficient manner by the control unit. In addition, thermo-management module includes a component carrier, electrically controllable functional components, and an electric control unit for controlling the functional components.
Track assembly with electric motor
A track assembly includes a frame configured to be coupled to a chassis of a vehicle, a first wheel and a second wheel each pivotally coupled to the frame, a track engaging the first wheel and the second wheel, and a motor coupled to the track and the frame. The track extends along a track path that surrounds the first wheel and the second wheel. The motor is configured to drive the first wheel such that the track moves along the track path. The motor and the first wheel are aligned.
MULTIPLE-DISCHARGE RAIN MANIFOLD FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR COOLING AND RELATED SYSTEM AND METHOD
An apparatus includes a housing configured to receive at least a portion of an electric motor. The apparatus also includes a manifold disposed on an upper surface of the housing. The manifold includes a number of vertical jets configured to target one or more portions of the electric motor, the vertical jets includes multiple vias extending between (i) a cavity within the manifold and (ii) an interior portion of the housing. The cavity within the manifold is defined by (i) at least a portion of the upper surface of the housing, (ii) one or more side walls extending from the upper surface of the housing, and (iii) a cover lid coupled to the one or more side walls and configured to cover the cavity and the vias.
ELECTRIFIED DRIVE TRAIN HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER ARRANGEMENT
An electrified drive train for a motor vehicle, having a heat generator, includes at least one electrical drive machine, and a heat dissipation circuit which has at least one first heat exchanger and one second heat exchanger for dissipating heat from a cooling circuit which is routed through the heat generator. During operation, a fluid used in the heat dissipation circuit flows through the first heat exchanger and, parallel thereto, through the second heat exchanger.
COOLING CIRCUIT WITH SEVERAL COOLING TEMPERATURES FOR MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH COOLING CIRCUIT
A cooling circuit for a vehicle includes a single cooler, a refrigeration machine, a first heat-generating device, a second heat-generating device, a coolant pump arrangement configured to pump a coolant, a valve arrangement, and an electronic control module. The first heat-generating device requires the coolant at a first coolant temperature level. The second het-generating device requires the coolant at a second coolant temperature level. The valve arrangement is configured to supply the coolant from the first and second heat-generating devices to the refrigeration machine and/or to the single cooler. The electronic control module is designed to control a temperature of the coolant at coolant inlets of the first and second heat-generating devices by varying flow rates of the coolant through the refrigeration machine and/or the single cooler.
DRIVE UNIT
Disclosed is a drive unit (10) with a housing (12), an electric motor (14) arranged in the housing with a rotor shaft (26). At least two oil chambers (30) are arranged in the housing (12). In each case the oil chambers include an oil zone (38) and an air zone (40) with an oil capture pocket (46). The oil chambers are flow-connected to one another via an overflow channel (42). Axial end areas of the rotor shaft (26) project into the oil chambers (30), and the rotor shaft defines a connecting channel (34) which flow-connects the oil chambers (30) to one another. A transmission is coupled to one axial end area or the rotor shaft (26) and an impulse disk (32) is coupled to the opposite axial end area, where each axial end area conveys oil to the respective oil capture pocket (46).
DRIVE UNIT AND VEHICLE WITH A DRIVE UNIT
Disclosed is a drive unit (1) comprising a housing (2), an electric motor (3) disposed inside the housing, and at least one oil chamber (15) which is disposed in the housing (2). The oil chamber (15) comprises an oil region (21) and an air region (22) and is closed off to the outside by a housing cover (35). The housing cover (35) comprises at least one vent opening (36, 37) for venting the oil chamber (15), which is disposed at a distance from a radial outer region of the housing cover (35) and is fluidically connected to an element (32, 38, 47, 48) for venting the oil chamber (15).