US 12,270,362 B1
System for selective liquid cooling of an air intake duct
Sreekanth Surapaneni, Oakland, MI (US); and Uday Kiran Mahakali, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/591,162.
Int. Cl. F02M 31/04 (2006.01); F02M 31/07 (2006.01)
CPC F02M 31/042 (2013.01) [F02M 31/07 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle system, comprising:
an air intake assembly including a housing having an interior and an inlet through which air flows into the interior, a filter is located downstream of the inlet, and an outlet is located downstream of the filter through which air from the filter flows;
a liquid source;
a passage arranged to receive liquid from the liquid source, the passage is in heat transfer relationship with the housing and the passage is outside of the interior;
a valve that is electrically actuated and arranged to selectively permit liquid flow from the liquid source to the air intake assembly through the passage;
a temperature indicator providing an indication of a temperature in the air intake assembly upstream of the filter; and
a controller communicated with the temperature indicator and the valve and operable to open the valve when the output of the temperature indicator indicates a temperature above a temperature threshold.