Patent ID: 11970044
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 7:
8. The vehicle of claim 7, further comprising:
a blower operable to pass air over a heater core of the coolant loop in the ON and OFF conditions of the engine, wherein in the ON condition of the engine, heat is transferred from the engine to the coolant, such that the coolant is warmer than the air passed over the heater core and the air is heated via heat transfer from the coolant to the air, and wherein in the OFF condition of the engine, heat is transferred from the coolant to the phase change material, such that the coolant is cooler than the air passed over the heater core and the air is cooled via heat transfer from the air to the coolant.