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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2021
Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Plymouth, MI (US);
Dang Dinh Dang, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Venkata Harish Kunatharaju, Irvine, CA (US);
Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Various disclosed embodiments include oil warming systems, electric motors, and vehicles. In an illustrative embodiment a system includes an oil reservoir, a motor stator, and an oil pump. The oil reservoir is configured to hold oil therein. The motor stator is positioned such that at least a portion thereof is positioned within the oil reservoir where the at least the portion of the motor stator is in thermal communication with the oil while the oil reservoir includes the oil therein. The motor stator is configured to warm the oil while in an oil warming mode. The oil pump is fluidly coupled to the oil reservoir and is configured to draw oil out of the oil reservoir.