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Motor vehicle

US10865695B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Mahle International GmbH · DE

Inventors

Swen-Juri Bauer · Stuttgart, DE
Michael Baumann · Herrenberg, DE
Andreas Gruener · Uhingen, DE
Andrea Teubner · Ellwangen (Jagst), DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 23, 2017
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 23, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF01P2025/50
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle may include an internal combustion engine, a radiator, a heat exchanger, a coolant pump, and a valve device arranged separately therefrom, which is controlled at an intake side by pressure. The valve device may include at least one first coolant inlet, at least one second coolant inlet, and a coolant outlet connected to an inlet of the coolant pump. The valve device may be configured to, based on a selected operating point of the coolant pump and a pressure in a coolant, at least one of open and close at least one of the at least one first coolant inlet and the at least one second coolant inlet. The at least one first coolant inlet and a coolant outlet of the coolant pump may be connected to the internal combustion engine, and the at least one second coolant inlet may be connected to the radiator.

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