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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Inventors:
Steven G. Slesinski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Harry W. Trost, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 5/00 (2006.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 48/38 (2012.01); F01M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 5/001 (2013.01); F16H 48/38 (2013.01); F16H 57/0409 (2013.01); F16H 57/0417 (2013.01); F16H 57/0457 (2013.01); F16H 57/0483 (2013.01); F01M 2011/0025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat transfer system for a vehicle including an axle assembly having a carrier housing. A sump defined by the carrier housing contains a fluid lubricant. The heat transfer system further includes a heat exchanger having one or more electrically conductive elements. The electrically conductive elements are at least partially disposed within the carrier housing. Additionally, an electrical power source is in electrical connection with the heat exchanger.