US 12,109,866 B2
Thermal management system for a vehicle
Manfred Koberstein, Troy, MI (US); Chris Robert Sculthorpe, Canton, MI (US); Craig Martin Spinneweber, Fenton, MI (US); John Azar, LaSalle (CA); Michael M. Azzouz, Farmington, MI (US); and Scott Nydam, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/949,468.
Prior Publication US 2024/0092137 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/00028 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00492 (2013.01); B60H 1/00592 (2013.01); B60H 1/00821 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00214 (2013.01); B60H 2001/003 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thermal management system for a vehicle, the thermal management system comprising:
a heat exchange unit coupled with a compartment of the vehicle via an interface in the compartment; and
a container moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the container is configured to be in fluid communication with the heat exchange unit via the interface in the first position, wherein the container includes at least one door covering a port formed on a wall of the container, and wherein the interface is configured to deflect the at least one door to an open position in the first position.