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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Paul Brown, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Rachael E. Shey, Ferndale, MI (US);
James C. Rollinson, Superior Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 3/02 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 3/024 (2013.01); B60H 1/00271 (2013.01); B60H 1/00278 (2013.01); B60H 1/00735 (2013.01); B60H 1/00814 (2013.01); B60H 1/00899 (2013.01); B60H 1/00921 (2013.01); B60H 1/3207 (2013.01); B60H 1/3228 (2019.05); B60H 3/02 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00307 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00957 (2013.01); B60H 2001/3291 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle thermal system includes a thermal loop with a compressor, condenser, vapor injector, internal heat exchanger, chiller, and bypass valve, and a controller for operation during dehumidification. The controller opens an injector valve to inject vapor into the compressor and opens the bypass valve to reduce flow through the internal heat exchanger under a first condition.