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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Isuzu Motors Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kota Kato, Fujisawa, JP;
Susumu Fukunaga, Fujisawa, JP;
Makoto Abe, Fujisawa, JP;
Tomofuyu Matsuuki, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignee:
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 23/06 (2006.01); F01K 9/00 (2006.01); F01K 13/02 (2006.01); F01K 23/10 (2006.01); F01K 23/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 23/065 (2013.01); F01K 9/003 (2013.01); F01K 13/02 (2013.01); F01K 23/10 (2013.01); F01K 23/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A waste heat utilization device for a vehicle, said waste heat utilization device being provided with a Rankine cycle system and comprising: a motor-generator that is connected to an expander and is structured so as to be able to rotate integrally with the expander; a clutch device that is provided between the expander and a power transmission system of the vehicle; and a clutch control unit that is structured so as to control switching of the clutch device between a connected state and a disconnected state.