Engine cooling and climate control system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8528832
APP PUB NO 20100301124A1
SERIAL NO

12471541

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A system that supplements the cooling of the power train of the vehicle and maintains the vehicle's cabin temperature. The system includes an processor, a blower, a heater core, and an evaporator. The blower blows air over the heater core so as to make the heater core in essence an auxiliary radiator. The system further includes a first proportioning valve and a second proportioning valve. The proportioning valves are operable by the processor to control the flow of the dissipated heat between the vehicle cabin and a designated location. Specifically, the first proportioning valve is disposed upstream the heater core and is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The second proportioning valve is disposed downstream the heater core and directs airflow from the heater core between the vehicle cabin and the environment.

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TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION1 TOYOTA-CHO TOYOTA AICHI 471-8571

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bursch, Eric F Ypsilanti, US 5 10
Federico, Don Grass Lake, US 2 5
Vargas-Castañeda, Edgar A Ann Arbor, US 1 2
Williams, Alan K West Bloomfield, US 3 7

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