Patent ID: 11890923
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. An upper body heat exchanger for a vehicle, comprising:
a first portion comprising a plurality of fins disposed on a first surface of the upper body heat exchanger;
a second portion comprising a plurality of heat transfer fluid passages disposed on a second surface of the upper body heat exchanger, the second portion being disposed beneath the first portion;
the upper body heat exchanger being mounted on the vehicle such that the first surface of the first portion of the upper body heat exchanger is exposed to an exterior of the vehicle;
wherein the plurality of heat transfer fluid passages are configured to transfer heat from heated fluid flowing through the plurality of heat transfer fluid passages to airflows interacting with the plurality of fins as the vehicle is moving;
wherein a portion of the upper body heat exchanger is exposed at a hood surface on top of a hood of the vehicle and extends through an opening in the top of the hood; and
wherein the portion of the upper body heat exchanger that extends through the opening is co-planar with an outermost hood surface of the hood.