| US 7,607,501 B2 | ||
| Cooling system for a vehicle battery | ||
| Mark G. Smith, Canton, Mich. (US); Halim Wijaya, Canton, Mich. (US); Jacob Mathews, Canton, Mich. (US); Ranganathan Madhaven, Canton, Mich. (US); Patrick Daniel Maguire, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US); James Castellano, Northville, Mich. (US); and Douglas Zhu, Canton, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 13, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/276,064. | ||
| Application 11/276064 is a continuation of application No. 10/605179, filed on Sep. 12, 2003, granted, now 7,025,159. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0116062 A1, Jun. 01, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60K 11/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 180—68.1 [180/68.5] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A cooling system for a battery in a vehicle having a passenger compartment, the cooling system comprising:
an air intake for receiving air from an ambient environment outside the vehicle;
a duct system capable of providing communication between the air intake and the battery, the duct system being configured
to inhibit air flow between the duct system and the vehicle passenger compartment, the duct system including a first structure
movable between a first position for facilitating communication between the air intake and the battery, while inhibiting recirculation
of air across the battery, and a second position for inhibiting communication between the air intake and the battery, while
facilitating recirculation of air across the battery;
a fan cooperating with the duct system for moving air through at least a portion of the duct system and across the battery;
and
a heat exchanger cooperating with the duct system and selectively operable to cool air flowing in the duct system before the
flowing air reaches the battery.
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