US 12,459,334 B2
Heat pump system for vehicle
Seong-Bin Jeong, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Oct. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/493,188.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2023-0090634 (KR), filed on Jul. 12, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0018768 A1, Jan. 16, 2025
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/00907 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heat pump system comprising:
a valve module configured to control a flow of an interiorly introduced coolant according to a mode for temperature adjustment of a vehicle interior and a battery module;
a first line connected to the valve module to selectively flow the coolant, wherein an electrical component is disposed on the first line;
a second line having a first end connected to the first line and a second end connected to the valve module to selectively flow the coolant, wherein a radiator is disposed on the second line;
a third line connected to the valve module to selectively flow the coolant, wherein the battery module is disposed on the third line;
a fourth line having a first end connected to the third line to selectively flow the coolant;
a fifth line having a first end connected to the valve module to selectively flow the coolant, wherein a chiller is disposed on the fifth line;
a sixth line having a first end connected to the first line and a second end connected to the chiller to selectively flow the coolant;
a seventh line having a first end connected to the third line and a second end connected to the chiller to selectively flow the coolant;
an eighth line having a first end connected to the valve module to selectively flow the coolant, wherein an autonomous driving controller is disposed on the eighth line;
a connection valve respectively connected to a second end of the fourth line and a second end of the eighth line; and
a ninth line having a first end connected to the valve module to selectively flow the coolant and a second end connected to the connection valve.