18371634. VEHICLE HEAT EXCHANGER (Ford Global Technologies, LLC)
VEHICLE HEAT EXCHANGER
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VEHICLE HEAT EXCHANGER
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18371634 titled 'VEHICLE HEAT EXCHANGER
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A heat exchanger includes a housing. The housing defines a refrigerant inlet, a refrigerant outlet opposing the refrigerant inlet, at least one coolant inlet, and at least one coolant outlet. A gyroid structure is disposed within the housing. The gyroid structure defines a set of refrigerant channels that direct refrigerant through the gyroid structure, a first set of coolant channels that direct coolant through a first region of the gyroid structure, and a second set of coolant channels that direct coolant fluid through a second region of the gyroid structure. A valve is disposed within the refrigerant inlet. The valve is configured to direct refrigerant fluid to at least one of the first region and the second region of the gyroid structure.