US 11,752,836 B1
Thermal system
Vincent G. Johnston, Half Moon Bay, CA (US); Damjan Puljic, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Kegan J. Connick, San Jose, CA (US); and Anup M. Vader, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Vincent G. Johnston, Half Moon Bay, CA (US); Damjan Puljic, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Kegan J. Connick, San Jose, CA (US); and Anup M. Vader, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/150,389.
Application 18/150,389 is a continuation of application No. 17/722,536, filed on Apr. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,560,041.
Application 17/722,536 is a continuation of application No. 16/523,582, filed on Jul. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,338,647, issued on May 24, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/779,734, filed on Dec. 14, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/723,048, filed on Aug. 27, 2018.
Int. Cl. B60H 1/32 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/14 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/32011 (2019.05) [B60H 1/00328 (2013.01); B60H 1/00485 (2013.01); B60H 1/143 (2013.01); B60H 1/32284 (2019.05); B60H 2001/00307 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle thermal system, comprising:
a liquid coolant reservoir that receives and distributes a liquid coolant;
a first liquid loop that is connected to the liquid coolant reservoir and circulates a first amount of the liquid coolant to a vehicle subsystem; and
a cabin heating loop that circulates a second amount of the liquid coolant to a cabin heating subsystem, wherein the cabin heating loop includes:
a heating valve positioned upstream of a radiator and the cabin heating subsystem, the heating valve configured to direct at least some of the liquid coolant to the radiator and at least some of the liquid coolant to the cabin heating subsystem; and
a cooling valve positioned at an outlet side of the radiator and configured to direct the liquid coolant to the liquid coolant reservoir or a condenser.