Abstract: A cooling apparatus for an autonomous driving controller may include, a chiller fluidically connected to an air-conditioning system through a refrigerant connection line so that a refrigerant circulating in the air-conditioning system provided in the vehicle is introduced into the chiller; a reservoir tank storing a coolant, and fluidically connected to the chiller; and a water pump mounted between the reservoir tank and the autonomous driving controller;, wherein coolant pipes connected to the water pump and the chiller may be connected to the autonomous driving controller respectively.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for performing integrated control of seats of a self-driving vehicle capable of performing integrated control of swivel and displacement of front seats, rear seats, and a console in the self-driving vehicle using predetermined operation modes. The system and method for performing integrated control of the seats of the self-driving vehicle are capable of smoothly controlling swivel and displacement of the front seats, the rear seats, and the console under the control of an integrated controller according to predetermined operation modes without interference based on information about the position values of motors for the forward and rearward movement, reclining, and swivel of the front seats and rear seats (information about the amount of rotation of the motors from the original positions thereof) and information about the position value of a motor for the forward and rearward movement of the console.

Abstract: A heat pump system for vehicle may include first cooling apparatus that includes first radiator and first water pump connected by first coolant line, second cooling apparatus that includes second radiator and second water pump connected by second coolant line, battery module provided in battery coolant line selectively connectable to second coolant line through first valve, and chiller provided in battery coolant line, connected to refrigerant line of air conditioner through refrigerant connection line, and adjusting coolant temperature by heat-exchanging selectively received coolant with refrigerant, wherein main heat-exchanger provided is connected to first and second coolant lines to receive coolant circulating first and second cooling apparatuses, and wherein main heat-exchanger is connected to first and second connection lines connected to refrigerant line through refrigerant valve to condense or evaporate refrigerant through heat-exchanging with coolant such that flow direction of refrigerant is changed

Abstract: An intercooler drain system which drains condensate from an intercooler includes an upper header, a lower header, and a plurality of tubes connecting the upper header and the lower header, the intercooler drain system including: a drain passage allowing the condensate collected in the lower header of the intercooler to be drained; and a valve opening and closing the drain passage. The valve has a specific gravity less than a specific gravity of the condensate, and when the condensate is collected above a predetermined level in the lower header, the valve rises due to buoyancy to open the drain passage.

Abstract: A rotary type valve plate compressor may include a shaft, a housing through which the shaft passes, a plurality of cylinders mounted in the housing, a piston received in the cylinder and to be moved forward and rearward in response to rotational operation of a swash plate, and a rotary type valve plate to receive a rotational force of the shaft and to open and close a refrigerant passage hole through which refrigerant passes, based on a phase of the piston.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an engine coolant cooling system for a vehicle, and provides an engine coolant cooling system for a vehicle, which can increase the heat-dissipation performance of a radiator if necessary without increasing the size of the radiator, securing the cooling performance of the coolant.

Abstract: A reservoir for a vehicle is provided. The reservoir is accommodated in a body formed by joining an upper case and a lower case to each other. A high-pressure reservoir space introduces and discharges coolant flowing from a high pressure cooling line and a low-pressure reservoir space introduces and discharges coolant flowing from a low pressure cooling line. A valve is also installed to maintain internal pressure of the high-pressure reservoir space and the low-pressure reservoir space constant.

Abstract: A vehicle climate control system includes an air conditioning unit including an exterior heat exchanger, an interior heat exchanger, an evaporator, a compressor, a first expansion valve, and a second expansion valve. A seat coil is embedded in a vehicle seat and connected to the air conditioning unit through a first inlet passage, a first outlet passage, a second inlet passage, and a second outlet passage. The compressor is selectively connected to the exterior heat exchanger, the evaporator, the interior heat exchanger, and the seat coil. The first expansion valve is selectively connected to an outlet of the exterior heat exchanger, an inlet of the evaporator, and the seat coil. The second expansion valve is selectively connected to an outlet of the interior heat exchanger, an inlet of the exterior heat exchanger, and the seat coil air conditioning unit.

Abstract: A cooling fan assembly for a vehicle is provided. The cooling fan assembly includes a cooling fan having a hub and a plurality of blades extending from the hub, a fan shroud surrounding the cooling fan, and a screen movable transversely across a front of the cooling fan and a front of the fan shroud.

Abstract: A roof-type air conditioner for vehicles may include an evaporator to discharge cold air to the internal of a vehicle, and a conveying unit to move the evaporator in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle on a ceiling of the vehicle such that the evaporator is disposed to the ceiling of the internal of the vehicle and positioned to a region required for cooling.

Abstract: A speed-sensitized type air duct apparatus includes an air duct having an internal space, an inlet at a front through which cooling air can be introduced, and an outlet at a rear through which the cooling air can be discharged. A guide extends across the internal space of the air duct in a front-rear direction. The guide has a number of air curtains configured to guide flow of the cooling air and having turning portions to change a flow direction of the cooling air, at some sections to decrease a flow rate of cooling air that is discharged to the outlet with the flow direction of the cooling air further changed as a flow speed of cooling air entering the inlet increases.

Abstract: A cooling device includes a number of cooling tubes arranged in parallel such that a first cooling fluid and a second cooling fluid can flow in the cooling tubes. A tank communicates with the cooling tubes to allow the first cooling fluid or the second cooling fluid to flow through the cooling tubes. A diaphragm is located inside the tank to separate the tank into a first space allowing the first cooling fluid to flow therein and a second space allowing the second cooling fluid to flow therein. The diaphragm is coupled to the tank to be rectilinearly movable in a direction of an arrangement of the plurality of cooling tubes.

Abstract: A multi-stage compressor includes a compression module configured to compress a refrigerant therein through reciprocation of a plurality of pistons provided in a front housing, a rear housing coupled to the front housing to define an internal space between the front housing and the rear housing; a separation plate located between the front housing and the rear housing to separate the internal space between the front housing and the rear housing into a front space and a rear space; and a partition wall coupled to the rear housing to partition the rear space into an injection space before a refrigerant injected thereinto is primarily compressed, a primary discharge space from which the refrigerant is discharged in a primary compressed state by some of the pistons, and a secondary discharge space from which the primary compressed refrigerant is discharged.

Abstract: A cooling system for a vehicle is provided. The cooling system includes a condenser having a first inlet header, a first outlet header, and a plurality of first tubes connecting between the first inlet header and the first outlet header. Additionally, a radiator of the system includes a second inlet header, a second outlet header, and a plurality of second tubes connecting between the second inlet header and the second outlet header. A fan assembly is disposed in front of or behind the condenser and the radiator and includes at least one cooling fan. The condenser and the radiator are arranged side by side on the front of the vehicle.

Abstract: An intercooler drain system which drains condensate from an intercooler includes an upper header, a lower header, and a plurality of tubes connecting the upper header and the lower header, the intercooler drain system including: a drain passage allowing the condensate collected in the lower header of the intercooler to be drained; and a valve opening and closing the drain passage. The valve has a specific gravity less than a specific gravity of the condensate, and when the condensate is collected above a predetermined level in the lower header, the valve rises due to buoyancy to open the drain passage.

Abstract: A reservoir tank with an integrated ejector, includes: a tank body having a space in which a coolant and a gas are contained; and an ejector integrally coupled to the tank body, wherein the ejector is configured to cool the gas produced from a gas source using the coolant contained in the tank body before the gas flows into the tank body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an engine coolant cooling system for a vehicle, and provides an engine coolant cooling system for a vehicle, which can increase the heat-dissipation performance of a radiator if necessary without increasing the size of the radiator, securing the cooling performance of the coolant.

Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus may include an evaporator; a temperature sensor configured for detecting a temperature of the evaporator; a compressor compressing a refrigerant transmitted to the evaporator; a clutch selectively allowing power transmission from a vehicle power source to a compressor; and a controller connected to the clutch and configured for controlling the clutch to selectively allow the power transmission according to a result of comparison between a target temperature of the evaporator and a temperature detected by the temperature sensor, in which the controller sets the target temperature based on a vehicle driving state.

Abstract: An automated manual transmission (AMT) shift shock reduction control method may include a compressor delay control that is configured to keep an operation of a compressor as a non-operation state until a delay time is reached during a shift control, when an air conditioner signal and a shift signal are detected by an Engine Management System (EMS).

Abstract: An expansion valve using a shape memory alloy spring includes: a valve housing having a first refrigerant flow passage and a second refrigerant flow passage passing through both sides of the valve housing and an opening/closing adjuster receiving space along an opened upper portion of the valve housing; an opening/closing adjuster configured to enter the opening/closing adjuster receiving space and to adjust an opening/closing degree of a valve using a shape memory alloy spring exerting an elastic force at a memory temperature; and a valve cover sealing the opened upper portion of the valve housing.