A vehicle comprising: a coolant header tank 12 having a minimum fluid level 32, the coolant header tank comprising a port 30 connected to the portion of the header tank that contains fluid when filled to the minimum fluid level and; a temperature regulating system 7 comprising an air collecting region 18 which is connected to the coolant header tank 12 to permit air flow from the temperature regulating system 7 to the coolant header tank 12. The temperature regulating system is configured so that the air collecting region is higher than a horizontal plane defined by the minimum fluid level 32. The temperature regulating system 7 may comprise a first and second heat exchanger 9, each with an air collecting region 18, which are connected to the header tank 12. The temperature regulating circuit 7 may also comprise a cooling circuit 8 connecting the heat exchangers 9 to a powertrain 5. The horizontal plane of the minimum fluid level 32 may be located below an air collecting region 20 of the powertrain 5.
Coolant header tank
04.04.2018
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | F01P Kühlung von Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen allgemein , COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES |
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