Device for cooling a vehicle appliance, in particular a battery or a fuel cell
First Claim
1. A device for cooling a coolable appliance in a vehicle, the device comprising:
- a plurality of cooling elements, each element comprising a cooling body with an interior through which coolant can be flowed, the body including surfaces which can be brought into bearing contact with the appliance which is to be cooled, the cooling element having a first cooling element side having a body surface and an opposite second cooling element side having a body surface;
a first inlet connection opening and a first outlet connection opening on each of the first cooling element sides respectively for inlet and outlet of coolant to the interior space of the body of the respective cooling element;
a second inlet connection opening and a second outlet connection opening on each of the second cooling element sides respectively for inlet and outlet of coolant to the interior space of the body of the respective cooling element.
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Abstract
The device is used to cool a vehicle appliance, in particular a battery or a fuel cell, by means of a coolant. It has a plurality of identically designed cooling elements, through which coolant can flow, which can be brought into bearing contact to cool at least one component of the vehicle appliance. It includes a first cooling-element side and a second cooling-element side which is on the opposite side from the first cooling-element side. The cooling-element sides have connection openings, which form inlet and outlet openings for the coolant and are in communication with the interior space of the cooling element. In this arrangement, it is provided for the first and second cooling-element sides each to have at least two connection openings.
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26 Claims
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1. A device for cooling a coolable appliance in a vehicle, the device comprising:
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a plurality of cooling elements, each element comprising a cooling body with an interior through which coolant can be flowed, the body including surfaces which can be brought into bearing contact with the appliance which is to be cooled, the cooling element having a first cooling element side having a body surface and an opposite second cooling element side having a body surface;
a first inlet connection opening and a first outlet connection opening on each of the first cooling element sides respectively for inlet and outlet of coolant to the interior space of the body of the respective cooling element;
a second inlet connection opening and a second outlet connection opening on each of the second cooling element sides respectively for inlet and outlet of coolant to the interior space of the body of the respective cooling element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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