Patent ID: 8029248
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: G05D,H01M,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A coolant pumping module for a thermal management system, comprising: (a) a housing defining a first chamber and a second chamber which are integrally formed with one another and which are in fluid communication through a connecting passage, wherein the housing has a coolant inlet port provided in communication with the first chamber and a coolant outlet port provided in communication with the second chamber, wherein the housing has a bypass inlet port and a bypass outlet port which are in fluid communication with the first chamber, and wherein a first axis is defined by a direction of flow of the coolant through the first chamber; (b) a valve element provided in the first chamber, wherein the valve element is movable along said first axis between a first position in which the valve element at least partially blocks flow of coolant between the coolant inlet port and the connecting passage, and a second position in which increased fluid flow is permitted between the coolant inlet port and the connecting passage; and (c) a pump element provided in the second chamber for increasing the energy of coolant flowing through said coolant outlet port,