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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Volker Haupts, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 20/00 (2006.01); F01P 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 20/00 (2013.01); Y02E 60/142 (2013.01); F28D 20/0034 (2013.01); F28F 2255/02 (2013.01); F01P 11/029 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat accumulator for a vehicle engine, comprising storing coolant in a flexible storage container with an inner body and an outer body, with an insulation device arranged between the bodies, and an inflow and an outflow for the coolant wherein the storage container can expand and deflate in response to the amount of coolant stored. The flexible storage container allows for the heat accumulator to conform to various under hood space constraints.