Patent ID: 8810087

Claim:
A motor unit, comprising: a motor; an inverter for the motor; a heat exchanger constructed for cooling both the motor and the inverter, said heat exchanger being arranged between the motor and the inverter and connected to the motor and the inverter, wherein the inverter is incorporated within a housing of the heat exchanger; and a cooling system to cool the motor unit with a gaseous cooling medium, wherein a first portion of the cooling medium is conducted directly through an interior of the heat exchanger, a second portion of the cooling medium is conducted through an interior of the motor by way of the heat exchanger, and a third portion of the cooling medium is conducted through an interior of the inverter, wherein the heat exchanger includes a first opening to allow an inflow of the cooling medium into the interior of the heat exchanger, and a second opening to allow an outflow of the cooling medium from the interior of the heat exchanger.