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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2021
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Pirooz Moradnia, Dublin, OH (US);
Daniel A. Favela Tentori, Columbus, OH (US);
David W. Halt, Marysville, OH (US);
Matthew L. Metka, Plain City, OH (US);
Pratap Thamanna Rao, Columbus, OH (US);
Brian R. Reynolds, Dublin, OH (US);
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Embodiments of an upper body heat exchanger for a vehicle. In one embodiment, an upper body heat exchanger includes a first portion having a plurality of fins disposed on a first surface. The upper body heat exchanger also includes a second portion having a plurality of heat transfer fluid passages disposed on a second surface of the upper body heat exchanger. The second portion is beneath the first portion. The upper body heat exchanger is mounted on the vehicle such that the first surface of the first portion of the upper body heat exchanger is exposed. The plurality of heat transfer fluid passages are configured to transfer heat from heated fluid flowing through the plurality of heat transfer fluid passages to airflows interacting with the plurality of fins as the vehicle is moving.