Patent ID: 7814966
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: B60K,F01P

Abstract:
1. A heat exchanger system for a vehicle having a front end and an opposing rear end, said heat exchanger system comprising: a first heat exchanger configured to receive a flow of air through the front end of the vehicle in response to movement of the vehicle and to pass said air therethrough; a second heat exchanger mounted upstream of said first heat exchanger and configured to receive said flow of air through the front end of the vehicle in response to movement of the vehicle and to pass said air therethrough; wherein said second heat exchanger is selectively movable during operation of the vehicle between a first position for operating the vehicle in a first pre-determined operating condition and a second position for operating the vehicle in a second pre-determined operating condition; wherein an amount of said air bypasses said second heat exchanger to flow directly into said first heat exchanger when said second heat exchanger is positioned in said first position and wherein substantially all of said air flows through said second heat exchanger prior to flowing through said first heat exchanger when said second heat exchanger is positioned in said second position.