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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Atieva, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jean-Philippe Gauthier, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
ATIEVA, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 13/00 (2006.01); F28G 13/00 (2006.01); F01P 11/06 (2006.01); B60H 3/00 (2006.01); B60H 3/06 (2006.01); F28G 15/00 (2006.01); F01P 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28G 13/00 (2013.01); B60H 3/0092 (2013.01); B60H 3/0633 (2013.01); F01P 11/06 (2013.01); F28G 15/003 (2013.01); F01P 7/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for automatically cleaning a vehicle's heat exchanger or air filter is provided. In use, once the system determines that the heat exchanger/air filter should be cleaned, for example based on total operational time or the number of use cycles or air flow, the system temporarily reverses the direction of the corresponding fan assembly, thereby reversing the flow of air through the heat exchanger/air filter and forcing out dust, dirt and other debris.