US 12,454,376 B2
Systems and methods for cooling an electric aircraft
Shailesh Joshi, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Danny Lohan, Northville, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/490,998.
Prior Publication US 2024/0043145 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01); B64U 10/20 (2023.01); B64U 20/94 (2023.01); B64U 20/98 (2023.01)
CPC B64U 20/94 (2023.01) [B64U 10/20 (2023.01); B64U 20/98 (2023.01); H05K 7/20309 (2013.01); H05K 7/20318 (2013.01); H05K 7/20336 (2013.01); H05K 7/2039 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric motor assembly comprising: a motor housing having an end face; a motor within the motor housing; an electronics assembly disposed on the end face of the motor housing, the electronics assembly comprising: a casing comprising a casing interior cavity and an outer surface, wherein the casing defines an enclosure; at least one electronic device within the enclosure; one or more fins protruding from the outer surface of the casing, wherein the one or more fins comprises a fin interior cavity; and one or more pulsating heat pipes disposed within both of the casing interior cavity and the fin interior cavity of the one or more fins.