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Device for discharging condensate for a housing of a motor vehicle closed off from the environment, housing, and motor vehicle

US9169945B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Siegfried Pint · Munich, DE
Robert Lustig · Munich, DE
Robert LOEFFLER · Moosburg an der Isar, DE
Martin Heger · Kreuzholzhausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 24, 2012
Grant date	Oct 27, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 24, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/4471
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A condensate trap is provided for a housing of a motor vehicle that is sealed off from the environment, wherein the housing is provided for accommodating a technical component, in particular a power storage module. A reservoir for accommodating the condensate is formed in or on the floor of the housing. The reservoir forms the lowest point of the floor in a predefined installation situation of the housing. The reservoir is separated from the interior of the housing by a cover, which is provided with at least one breakthrough as an inlet for the condensate, accumulating in the interior. An outlet opening of the reservoir is coupled to an actively actuable element for discharging the condensate.

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