Patent ID: 7464748
Filing Date: 2008-12-16
Classification: F02B,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An intercooler system comprising: an air duct configured to be supplied with outside air; an evaporator; a heater core of an air-conditioning system being disposed within the air duct; an intercooler supplied with the outside air from the air duct and configured to cool intake air passing therethrough using the outside air; a valve unit for regulating flows of the outside air such that the outside air passes at least one of the evaporator and the heater core, and then is supplied to the intercooler; a control unit controlling operations of the air-conditioning system and the valve unit; and an engine coolant temperature sensor for detecting an engine coolant temperature, wherein if the detected engine coolant temperature is higher than a predetermined engine coolant temperature, the control unit controls the valve unit and the air-conditioning system such that the outside air is cooled by the evaporator and then is supplied to the intercooler.