VEHICLE

DRIVE April 30, 2014
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A vehicle includes a motor generator, and a heater core (50) for adjusting a temperature in a vehicle compartment by using operating oil supplied to the motor generator. The heater core (50) includes a tube (72) in a first region (90) that connects between an inlet portion (52) and an outlet portion (64) of the heater core (50), a tube (72) in a second region (92) that is provided in parallel with the tube (72) in the first region (90), and connects between the inlet portion (52) and the outlet portion (64) of the heater core (50), and a first adjusting valve (56) for shutting off, where a temperature of the operating oil is lower than a prescribed temperature range, flow of the operating oil in the tube (72) in the second region (92) by being changed to a closed position, and for adjusting an amount of flow of the operating oil in the tube (72) in the second region (92) in accordance with the temperature of the operating oil where the temperature of the operating oil is within the prescribed temperature range.

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