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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2008
Applicants:
Nils Sauvlet, Gerlingen, DE;
Dieter Kraxner, Wurmberg, DE;
Markus Goehring, Nufringen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/22 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device and method for heating a positive crankcase ventilation system in a hybrid vehicle includes a ventilation device, provided on a crankcase, and a supercooling cycle for cooling power electronics for an electric motor of the hybrid vehicle. The ventilation device is heatable by way of the supercooling cycle in order to prevent icing of the ventilation device.