IP Library Granted Patent US 12,522,049
Granted Patent B2
US 12,522,049 · App. 18/416,044 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Thermal management system

Inventor: Tomoaki Suzuki (Nagoya, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60H1/00878B60H1/00278B60H1/02B60H2001/00928B60H2001/00961
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Patent No.
US 12,522,049
App. No.
18/416,044
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The thermal management system includes a power storage device provided in a first flow path, a drive device provided in a second flow path, a radiator provided in a third flow path, a chiller provided in a fourth flow path, and a switching device. The switching device separates the first flow path from the other flow paths when the temperature of the power storage device is higher than or equal to the first set temperature and lower than or equal to the second set temperature.

Claims (8)

1 . A thermal management system provided in an electric device, the thermal management system comprising:

a first flow path, a second flow path, a third flow path, and a fourth flow path each configured to allow a heat medium to flow through the flow path;

a power storage device configured to exchange heat with the heat medium flowing through the first flow path;

a drive device configured to exchange heat with the heat medium flowing through the second flow path and supply a driving force to the electric device;

a radiator provided in the third flow path;

a chiller provided in the fourth flow path; and

a switching device configured to switch a connection state between the first flow path, the second flow path, the third flow path, and the fourth flow path, wherein

the switching device is configured to disconnect the first flow path from the other flow paths when a temperature of the power storage device is equal to or higher than a first set temperature and equal to or lower than a second set temperature that is higher than the first set temperature.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2024
From: SUZUKI, TOMOAKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 066166/0773 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-036629 · Mar 9, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240300289A1 · Sep 12, 2024
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