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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2024
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Doowon Heavy Industrial Co., Ltd., Sacheon-si, KR;
Yeong Jun Kim, Incheon, KR;
Hochan An, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Yeonho Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jeawan Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Gwi Taek Kim, Cheonan-si, KR;
Man Hee Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Jae Yeon Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hoyoung Jeong, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Yun Ki Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Jeong Bin Moon, Anseong-si, KR;
Tea Jin Lee, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
DOOWON HEAVY INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., Sacheon-si, KR;
Abstract
A cabin cooling/heating system for a vehicle includes: a heat pump system configured to generate a cold refrigerant and a hot refrigerant; an air conditioning device configured to receive the cold or hot refrigerant from the heat pump system, generate cold or warm air by using the cold or hot refrigerant, and blow the cold or warm air to a front cabin of the vehicle; a floor heat exchanger configured to receive the cold or hot refrigerant from the air conditioning device and cool or heat a cabin floor of a rear cabin of the vehicle by circulating the cold or hot refrigerant; and a line switching valve module configured to send the cold or hot refrigerant to the floor heat exchanger or send the cold or hot refrigerant to the heat pump system.