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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/005 (2013.01); B60H 1/00278 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00307 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00928 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a heat pump system having a selectable bypass flow path that allows a refrigerant to bypass an accumulator of the heat pump system. The bypass flow path may be used, for example, to reduce a pressure drop in a refrigerant, and may provide a cooling boost for a passenger compartment of a vehicle, particularly in high ambient temperature and/or solar load environments and/or during fast charging of a vehicle battery.