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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2018
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Pascal Viala, Mountain View, CA (US);
Isaac Lund, Salinas, CA (US);
Simon Lux, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michelle Bogen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ann-Christin Gentschev, Belmont, CA (US);
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
Vehicles and methods for cooling a cabin using a cold roof of the vehicle are provided. The vehicle includes a roof, a cabin, and an insulation layer disposed between the roof and the cabin. The vehicle also includes a passage that fluidly couples the roof with the cabin. The passage is switchable between an open mode and a closed mode. The passage is switched between the open mode and the closed mode depending on a relationship between a roof temperature, a cabin temperature, and/or a threshold temperature. The passage may be formed through the insulation layer or extend outside of the insulation layer fluidly coupling the roof with the cabin.