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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
LeeAnn Wang, Canton, MI (US);
Hsiao-An Hsieh, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/405 (2007.10); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/6563 (2014.01); H01M 10/6566 (2014.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/405 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/6563 (2015.04); H01M 10/6566 (2015.04); B60K 2001/005 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0416 (2013.01); Y10S 903/952 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for cooling a traction battery includes a battery inlet housing having first and second inlets. A first duct is coupled to the first inlet, and a second duct is coupled to the second inlet. A flow guide vane is disposed within the battery inlet housing adjacent to the first inlet. The flow guide vane is positioned to redirect flow from the first duct to mix with flow from the second duct.