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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2014
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Alexander Joseph Morein, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Sebastian Hurst, Bubenreuth, DE;
Daniel Constantin, Wilhermsdorf, DE;
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A thermal management valve module having separate first and second flow chambers is provided, with one or more respective inlets and outlets connected to each of the flow chambers. A first valve body is rotatably positioned in the first flow chamber, and includes a fluid pathway that connects a first and/or third inlet to a first outlet, which allows separate or mixed flows, or blocks the flow, based on the valve body position. A second valve body is rotatably positioned in the second flow chamber, and includes a fluid pathway that connects a second and/or fourth inlet to a second outlet, which allows separate or mixed flows, or blocks the flow, based on the valve body position. At least one actuator controls the positions of the first and second valve bodies.