Patent ID: 8459389

Claim:
An integrated pump coolant flow control and heat exchange device for a vehicle, the device comprising: (a) a pump for delivering engine coolant to an engine; (b) a heat exchange part which discharges the coolant from the heat exchange part toward the pump; and (c) a coolant flow control unit, wherein the pump and heat exchange part form an integrated unit, and the heat exchange part comprises an outlet for discharging coolant from the heat exchange part towards the pump, a first inlet for receiving a coolant coming from a radiator, a second inlet for receiving a coolant coming from a unit heater, and a third inlet for receiving coolant from a bypass circuit, and a heat exchanger provided inside the heat exchange part, the heat exchanger including an inlet for receiving from a source of supply a vehicle fluid and an outlet for discharging the vehicle fluid from the heat exchanger toward the supply source by which the heat exchanger is in fluid communication with the supply source.