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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A multi-way coolant valve includes an outer housing including a first outer inlet, a second outer inlet, a third outer inlet, a fourth outer inlet, a first outer outlet, and a second outer outlet, an inner housing rotatably provided within the outer housing and configured to define a coolant flow path, and a driver connected to a first rotation center of the inner housing and configured to selectively rotate the inner housing within the outer housing, wherein, as the inner housing rotates by a preset interval according to a selected mode of a vehicle, the first outer inlet or the second outer inlet selectively communicates with the first outer outlet, and the third outer inlet or the fourth outer inlet selectively communicates with the second outer outlet.