US 12,358,567 B2
Integrated skid plate heat dissipator
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US); Jim Stevens, Belleville, MI (US); David D. Friske, Wolverine Lake, MI (US); Mark Meinhart, Dexter, MI (US); and Matthew Arthur Titus, Livonia, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/969,355.
Prior Publication US 2024/0132160 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0227946 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60K 11/06 (2006.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/2072 (2013.01) [B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60K 11/06 (2013.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); B62D 21/15 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A component for a vehicle, the component comprising:
a skid plate configured to attach to an underbody of the vehicle; and
a plurality of cooling channels extending in a longitudinal direction between the skid plate and the underbody of the vehicle and extending from a front end of the skid plate to a rear end of the skid plate, the plurality of cooling channels in thermal communication with a heat-emitting vehicle component,
wherein the skid plate and the plurality of cooling channels are additively manufactured in a unitary construction,
wherein the plurality of cooling channels are configured to receive air flowing external to the vehicle.