Patent ID: 9175647
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: F02M,F28D,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A fluid temperature conditioner comprising: a reservoir tank defining an inner chamber including an upper surface and a lower surface; a pump mounted to an exterior surface of the reservoir tank; a phase change material within the inner chamber; a heat transfer medium within the inner chamber; an outlet line extending between the inner chamber and the pump, the outlet line including an outlet line orifice between the phase change material and the upper surface; a heater proximate to the outlet line orifice; and a return line extending between the inner chamber and the pump, the return line including a return line orifice proximate to a portion of the phase change material proximate to the lower surface of the inner chamber; wherein the pump is configured to pump the heat transfer medium to and from a vehicle component to be heated.