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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bernd Brinkmann, Dormagen, DE;
Johann Wegers, Cologne, DE;
Thomas Nitsche, Neuss, DE;
Julian Tietze, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/12 (2006.01); B60K 11/04 (2006.01); F01P 7/16 (2006.01); F01P 1/06 (2006.01); F01P 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/12 (2013.01); F01P 7/16 (2013.01); F01P 1/06 (2013.01); F01P 3/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for cooling assembly configured to control a temperature of a vehicle component relying on cooling from a cooling air stream. In one example the cooling assembly may include a plurality of blades fixed to a surface of a cooling device. The cooling assembly may be bimetallic so that a position of the blades is self-regulatory and automatically adjusted based on heat conduction.