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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10894486 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 23, 2019

Assembly and method for cooling a traction battery of a vehicle using fuel

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Thomas Zenner, Dueren, DE;

Caroline Born, Cologne, DE;

Daniel Kok, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

David Kelley, Esq.

Carlson, Gakey & Olds, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Joseph J Dallo

Assistant Examiner:

Kurt Philip Liethen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/26 (2019.01); B60K 6/28 (2007.10); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); B60K 15/01 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01); B60K 6/22 (2007.10); H01M 10/66 (2014.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); F02M 37/00 (2006.01); B60K 15/063 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/26 (2019.02); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60K 15/01 (2013.01); B60K 15/03 (2013.01); F02M 37/0023 (2013.01); F02M 37/0076 (2013.01); H01M 2/1072 (2013.01); H01M 2/1083 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/66 (2015.04); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03243 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03256 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0631 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/05 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

This disclosure relates to an assembly that cools a traction battery of a vehicle, in particular a hybrid electric vehicle. The assembly can include at least one fuel tank, and at least one traction battery that is arranged outside the fuel tank and is thermally connected to the fuel tank. The assembly can further include at least one fuel pump that is arranged in the fuel tank and at least one fuel line that is connected and/or can be connected to a pressure side of the fuel pump. A connection portion of the fuel tank is thermally connected to the traction battery. Fuel can be used to cool the connection portion, which cools the traction battery.

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