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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2023
Applicant:
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/32 (2006.01); B60H 1/14 (2006.01); F25B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/32 (2013.01); B60H 1/14 (2013.01); F25B 23/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An elastocaloric heat pump requiring little installation space wherein the elastocaloric heat pump includes an elastocaloric element, a first coolant duct and a second coolant duct and at least one drive device, wherein the elastocaloric element is connected to a carriage on the end sides in each case, the carriages are arranged displaceably on two guide mechanisms which are not parallel to each other, and the drive device cyclically displaces the carriages along the guide mechanism so the elastocaloric element is displaced cyclically and cyclically expanded between the first coolant duct and the second coolant duct.