Cooling system for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10125664-B2
Application number	US-201615196246-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2016
Priority date	Dec 10, 2015
Publication date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018

Abstract

A cooling system for a vehicle includes: an engine cooling circuit circulating a coolant to an engine mounted in the vehicle; an electronics cooling circuit circulating the coolant to an electrical equipment and a motor mounted in the vehicle; a reservoir tank connected to the engine and the motor and respectively compensating the coolant to the engine cooling circuit and the electronics cooling circuit; and a control valve connected to a first connection pipe connected to the reservoir tank and selectively connected to the engine cooling circuit and the electronics cooling circuit depending on a temperature change of the coolant during a cold driving mode or a warm driving mode of the vehicle to control a flow of the coolant.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooling system for a vehicle, comprising:
an engine cooling circuit circulating a coolant to an engine mounted in the vehicle;
an electronics cooling circuit circulating the coolant to an electrical equipment and a motor mounted in the vehicle;
a reservoir tank directly connected to the engine via a first pipe and directly connected to the motor via a second pipe and respectively compensating the coolant to the engine cooling circuit and the electronics cooling circuit; and
a control valve connected to a first connection pipe connected to the reservoir tank and selectively connected to the engine cooling circuit and the electronics cooling circuit depending on a temperature change of the coolant during a cold driving mode or a warm driving mode of the vehicle to control a flow of the coolant.

2. The cooling system for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the engine cooling circuit includes:
an engine radiator connected to the engine through the first pipe and cooling the coolant through a heat exchange with an external air;
a thermostat connected to the engine radiator through the first pipe; and
a first water pump provided on the first pipe at a position downstream relative to the thermostat and upstream relative to the engine.

3. The cooling system for the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein:
a heater respectively connected to the first pipe at a first position immediately downstream relative to the engine and upstream relative to the engine radiator, and at a second position immediately upstream relative to the engine and immediately downstream relative to the water pump.

4. The cooling system for the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein:
the control valve is connected to the first pipe through a first supply pipe at a position immediately downstream relative to the thermostat and immediately upstream relative to the first water pump.

5. The cooling system for the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein:
the control valve maintains the first supply pipe in the opened state during the cold driving mode and the warm driving mode of the vehicle.

6. The cooling system for the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein:
the reservoir tank is connected to the first pipe through a second connection pipe at a position downstream relative to the engine and immediately upstream relative to the engine radiator.

7. The cooling system for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the electronics cooling circuit includes:
an electric radiator connected to the electrical equipment and the motor through the second pipe and cooling the coolant through a heat exchange with the external air; and
a second water pump provided on the second pipe at a position downstream relative to the electric radiator and immediately upstream relative to the electrical equipment.

8. The cooling system for the vehicle of claim 7 , wherein:
the control valve is connected to the second pipe through a second supply pipe at a position immediately downstream relative to the electric radiator and immediately upstream relative to the second water pump.

9. The cooling system for the vehicle of claim 8 , wherein: the control valve closes the second supply pipe during the warm driving of the vehicle to prevent the coolant from inflowing to the electronics cooling circuit from the reservoir tank, the second supply pipe being separate from a first supply pipe through which the control valve is connected to the first pipe.

10. The cooling system for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein:
the second pipe is separate from the first pipe.

11. The cooling system for the vehicle of claim 6 , wherein:
the second connection pipe is separate from the first connection pipe.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Inzi Controls Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Jae Yeon
• Cho Wan Je
• Kim Yeon Ho
• Park Jong Man

Classifications

• F01P7/167 Primary

  by adjusting the pre-set temperature according to engine parameters, e.g. engine load, engine speed · CPC title

• F01P11/04

  Arrangements of liquid pipes or hoses · CPC title

• F01P3/20 Primary

  Cooling circuits not specific to a single part of engine or machine (F01P3/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60Y2200/92

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• F01P5/10

  Pumping liquid coolant; Arrangements of coolant pumps · CPC title