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Document | Title | Date |
20080207107 | Vehicle efficacious constituents supply apparatus - A vehicle efficacious constituents supply apparatus | 08-28-2008 |
20080233857 | Air Outlet in Particular for a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to an air outlet ( | 09-25-2008 |
20080268763 | Vent flap - A vent flap, in particular for venting an interior of a vehicle, includes a frame ( | 10-30-2008 |
20090017744 | VEHICLE AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITH UNIVERSAL VENT ATTACHMENT - A body armor cooling system for law enforcement officers or military or security personnel having a hook-shaped nozzle attached to one end of a flexible hose member and a bellows assembly attached to the other end of the flexible hose member. The end of the hook-shaped nozzle is tucked beneath the protective armor that the law enforcement officer is wearing in order to provide a cooling effect. The bellows assembly is connected to the air conditioner vent opening on the dash of the vehicle. The bellows assembly makes an air tight seal with the dash of the vehicle and it can easily be attached and detached. A universal vent attachment system makes the present invention usable in any vehicle. | 01-15-2009 |
20090047891 | VENTILATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A VENTILATION DEVICE - A ventilation device, in particular for motor vehicles; wherein the ventilation device has, at a determinable point of the ventilation device, an area that, when subjected to a specified load, changes its shape in a manner predetermined by a structure of the ventilation device in the area; and a deformation energy caused by the load being absorbed during the change of shape. | 02-19-2009 |
20090061754 | Aircraft Cabin Airflow Nozzles and Associated Systems and Methods - Aircraft cabin airflow nozzles and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a cabin air nozzle that in turn has a first passageway bounded at least in part by a first wall portion and a second wall portion spaced apart from the first wall portion. The second wall portion can have a first surface exposed to air within the first passageway, and a second surface facing away from the first surface. The first passageway can have an exit between the first and second wall portions, and the second passageway can be positioned to direct air along the second surface of the wall portion. | 03-05-2009 |
20090068939 | Automotive air conditioner - An automotive air conditioner includes an air-conditioning case in which air passageways having a cold air path via an evaporator, a warm air path via a heater core, and a plurality of discharge path systems communicating with outlets, respectively, are formed, an air mix door which distributes cold air and warm air by an opening degree to each of the discharge path systems via a junction region of the cold air and the warm air, and a rotary door having a cross wall, which is rotatably disposed in the junction region of the cold air and the warm air and blocks air flow from the junction region to the downstream side by the cross wall in an advanced position, the rotary door and the air mix door including an overlap layout which uses a door space inside the cross wall of the rotary door in the advanced position as an opening and closing operation space of the air mix door. | 03-12-2009 |
20090098818 | Vehicle Register Air Flow Straightener - An HVAC duct system of a vehicle includes an air duct for providing a passageway for forced conditioned air. The air duct having a first imaginary axis extending substantially parallel with the passageway. An air duct register having plurality of vane-like members for directing the flow of air as it exits the register is coupled to the air duct. An opening of the air duct register defines an imaginary plane. The register has a second imaginary axis extending perpendicular to the imaginary plane of the register. An air flow straightener disposed within the air duct juxtaposed to the register and includes an air guide member. The air guide member receives the forced air flowing through the air duct in a direction substantially parallel with the first imaginary axis and redirects the forced air in a direction substantially parallel with the second imaginary axis for reducing noise as air passes the vanes. | 04-16-2009 |
20090203305 | DUCT ANTI-ROTATION ATTACHMENT FLANGE - An air duct assembly for a motor vehicle is provided. The air duct assembly can include a U-shaped duct having a center portion with a first air duct and a second air duct extending therefrom. In addition, the center portion of the U-shaped duct can have a flange attached to and extending outwardly therefrom, the flange having a predetermined thickness. The U-shaped duct attaches to a console within the motor vehicle, the console having a surface with a first arm and a second arm extending outwardly therefrom. The second arm can be oppositely disposed and spaced apart from the first arm a predetermined distance. The predetermined distance between the first and second arms extending from the console can be generally equal to the predetermined thickness of the flange extending from the center portion of the U-shaped duct, for the purpose of attaching the U-shaped duct to the console. | 08-13-2009 |
20090215378 | Air-conditioning duct system - An outer tube part | 08-27-2009 |
20090286460 | AIR GUIDE DEVICE - An air guide device for a motor vehicle, especially a rear spoiler, which can be moved between a retracted, nonoperating position and an extended, operating position and comprises an air guide body, on which two lateral air guide body sections, which can be moved in the transverse direction of the vehicle, are arranged. It is provided that the contours of the bottom surfaces of the lateral air guide body sections facing the vehicle conform to the cooperating external vehicle contour at least when the these air guide body sections are in the operating position. | 11-19-2009 |
20090286461 | AIR GUIDE DEVICE - An air guide device, especially an extendable and retractable rear spoiler on a motor vehicle, with an adjustable air guide element and at least one, also adjustable, flow element designed as an underflow guard. The flow element is designed as a component separate from the air guide element and is connected to it by an adjusting mechanism. | 11-19-2009 |
20090298411 | Air Conditioning System for the Passenger Compartment of a Vehicle - An air conditioning system for a passenger compartment of a road vehicle; the air conditioning system has an elongated upper air inlet, which comes out through a top surface of a dashboard of the passenger compartment, close to a windscreen, extends substantially along the whole of the top surface of the dashboard, and is directed towards the passenger compartment to direct airflow tangent to the top surface of the dashboard and over the top surface. | 12-03-2009 |
20100062703 | DUCT INSTALLATION STRUCTURE - A duct installation structure in which an air conditioning duct for sending warm air or cold air into a vehicle interior of an automobile is attached to a vehicle interior structure member and an outlet grill is attached to an outlet opening end portion of the air conditioning duct. A grill fixing portion to which the outlet grill is to be fixed is integrally molded with a duct main body portion at the outlet opening end portion of the air conditioning duct. The outlet grill is directly fixed to the grill fixing portion. The outlet opening end portion of the air conditioning duct including, at one point near its center in a width direction, a fastening fixing portion that is fastened and fixed to the vehicle interior structure member and including, at its opposite ends in the width direction, a pair of contact portions for coming in contact with the vehicle interior structure member. | 03-11-2010 |
20100068982 | FORCED VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF AN AUTOMOBILE, AND CORRESPONDING DASHBOARD - This forced ventilation system for the passenger compartment of an automobile includes an aerator ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100087133 | CAM AND LEVER ASSEMBLY - A cam and lever system comprising a cam having a side perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the cam and a channel on the side of the cam, the channel having a bottom wherein the channel is at least partially defined by a first wall and a second wall that diverge as the distance from the bottom increases, a lever, having a pin extending into the channel and an axis of rotation that is generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the cam, and having a configuration sufficient to provide point contact with the walls of the channel. | 04-08-2010 |
20100120346 | VENTILATION FLAP ARRANGEMENT - A ventilation flap arrangement, in particular for venting a motor vehicle interior, as well as a method for producing a ventilation flap arrangement of this type, which has the method steps of providing one or more flexible cover flaps, providing a frame for holding the cover flaps, wherein the frame for a cover flap has a receiving groove formed by two side cheeks, inserting the cover flap between the two side cheeks of the receiving groove of the frame and non-detachable connection of the cover flap to the receiving groove by embossing. | 05-13-2010 |
20100248607 | HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING CASE WITH HONEYCOMB - An apparatus for a heating, ventilating and air conditioning system may include an outer shell and a honeycomb structure. The outer shell may define an interior volume having an inlet and an outlet providing an airflow path therethrough. The honeycomb structure may be attached to the outer shell and disposed in the airflow path. The honeycomb structure may include a plurality of polygonal apertures extending substantially in a direction of the airflow. The honeycomb structure may deflect sound waves away from a predetermined area. | 09-30-2010 |
20100304655 | Air conditioning register - An air conditioning register includes a retainer having an elongated opening, a first fin, and a plurality of second fins. The first fin is arranged along long sides of the opening at a downstream position in the retainer. The second fins are arranged along short sides at an upstream position in the retainer. The retainer includes a pair of facing inner wall surfaces corresponding to the long sides of the opening. First inclined surfaces that are continuous with the long sides of the opening and second inclined surfaces that are continuous with the first inclined surfaces through ridges are each formed in the corresponding inner wall surface of the retainer. | 12-02-2010 |
20110028078 | MOBILE AIR CLEANING UNIT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A mass transit vehicle including a cabin mounted to a frame and including a roof and a passenger zone defining a passenger zone length, an air cleaning unit including an air cleaner housing mounted to the roof, an air cleaning device disposed within the housing, an inlet upstream of the air cleaning device, and an outlet downstream of the air cleaning device, and a duct system disposed within the cabin and extending substantially along the passenger zone length. The air cleaning unit is operable to draw in air through the inlet, through the air cleaning device, and discharge a flow of cleaned air out of the outlet, and the duct system is in fluid communication with the outlet and operable to receive the flow of cleaned air from the outlet and direct the flow of cleaned air to the cabin substantially evenly along the passenger zone length. | 02-03-2011 |
20110045758 | VENTILATION NOZZLE - A ventilation nozzle for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, having an air-guiding device, for example a spoiler. In order to be able to demould the air-guiding device after its production by injection-moulding, the air-guiding device may be pivotally connected by way of a film hinge. | 02-24-2011 |
20110076931 | VEHICULAR AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - In a vehicular air conditioning apparatus, a driving force transmission mechanism is provided, which causes a switching operation of an air mixing damper disposed in a casing to be performed under a driving action of a drive source. The driving force transmission mechanism includes a first gear installed on the drive source, a second gear enmeshed with the first gear, and a damper shaft, which is enmeshed with the second gear and with a rack member of the air mixing damper. The second gear is supported rotatably on a gear holder, while the gear holder is installed on a side surface of the casing. | 03-31-2011 |
20110097984 | Variable duct apparatus - A variable duct apparatus that controls outside air flowing in to a radiator includes a variable louver that is provided so as to extend in the vehicle width direction between a grille opening and a radiator of a vehicle, and regulates the amount of outside air admitted to the radiator, a lower louver that is provided so as to extend in the vehicle width direction between an air inlet and the radiator, and regulates the amount of outside air admitted to the radiator, and a link mechanism that coordinates and synchronizes the variable louver and the lower louver with each other, and interrupts the coordination between the variable louver and the lower louver upon application of an external force to the lower louver to thereby permit swinging of the lower louver. | 04-28-2011 |
20110195650 | AIR NOZZLE - The invention relates to an air nozzle for conducting an air flow from an air feed shaft or an air feed duct in a heating, a ventilating or an air-conditioning installation, particularly for passenger compartments in motor vehicles, consisting of a hollow-cylindrical housing with a front air outflow opening and a rear air inflow opening as well as an insert, which is mounted in the housing and by which the direction and/or the intensity of the of the air flow issuing from the air nozzle is or are variable. For improved mounting and easier assembly the insert has an outer surface which is spherical at least in sections and is supported at the inner surface of the housing by way of at least two bearing points of matching contour, wherein a spring element is associated with at least one bearing point. | 08-11-2011 |
20110217914 | VENTILATION NOZZLE FOR THE INTERIOR OF A VEHICLE - A ventilation nozzle is provided for the interior of a motor vehicle comprising first and comprising second adjustable vanes for changing an air flow. The second vents are disposed downstream of the first vents and first and second vents are mounted so that they can be swiveled by means of a common control member in a casing of the nozzle. The control member is mounted swivelably downstream of the second vents. | 09-08-2011 |
20110294410 | REGISTER FOR AIR-CONDITIONING - A register for air-conditioning includes a tubular register having an air passage and a blowoff opening and register fins | 12-01-2011 |
20120009860 | Utility Vehicle Cab Ventilation System - A utility vehicle cab ventilation system is provided in which at least one open channel ( | 01-12-2012 |
20120034859 | HVAC Air Inlet with Blend Mode and Fresh-Restricted Mode - An air inlet system for an automotive HVAC system has a housing comprising a first cylindrical segment enclosing an interior space and having a first radial surface with a first angular divergence. The first radial surface has a fresh air aperture and a recirculation aperture for radially receiving fresh air and recirculated air, respectively. The housing further comprises an outlet body with an exit aperture. A pivoting door element is mounted in the interior space and shaped as a second cylindrical segment with a second radial surface with a second angular divergence which is less than the first angular divergence. The door element has a pivot axis that allows the second radial surface to slide along the first radial surface. The door element pivots to selectably align the opening with the fresh air aperture or the recirculation aperture in order to 1) block the fresh air aperture without blocking the recirculation aperture, 2) simultaneously block portions of the fresh air aperture and the recirculation aperture, 3) block the recirculation aperture without blocking any of the fresh air aperture, or 4) block the recirculation aperture while blocking only a portion of the fresh air aperture. | 02-09-2012 |
20120171942 | VENTILATION NOZZLE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A ventilation nozzle is provided for a motor vehicle, the ventilation nozzle includes, but is not limited to an outlet. A loudspeaker with a cross section that is reduced relative to the outlet is arranged in the ventilation nozzle. | 07-05-2012 |
20120214395 | AIR CONDUCTION CHANNEL FOR AN IONIZATION DEVICE - An air conduction channel for an ionization device is provided, whereby at least some parts of the air conduction channel have a locally active field compensation component. | 08-23-2012 |
20120238197 | VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A vehicle air conditioning apparatus includes an air conditioning unit, center outlet ports, and side outlet ports. The center outlet ports and side outlet ports are provided in an instrument panel of a vehicle and blow out conditioned air transferred from the air conditioning unit to the inside of a passenger compartment. The vehicle air conditioning unit blows conditioned air from the center outlet ports and the side outlet ports. When cooling operation is performed in a face mode, the airflow rate from the side outlet ports is set greater than the airflow rate from the center outlet ports. | 09-20-2012 |
20120295529 | AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An airconditioning system for a vehicle includes an airconditioning unit mounted in a front side of the vehicle to condition air in a front seat area, a rear air outlet, a rear duct to connect the airconditioning unit and the rear air outlet, a rear fan provided near the rear air outlet to draw air from the airconditioning unit via the rear duct so that the air is blown from the rear air outlet, an air inlet provided in the rear duct to draw air from a vehicle cabin into the rear duct, and a door structure provided at the air inlet to adjust an opening level of either or both of the air inlet and the rear duct to adjust an air intake amount from the airconditioning unit and that from the air inlet. | 11-22-2012 |
20120329376 | FLUTTER SUPPRESSION AIRFLOW DISTRIBUTION DOOR - The present invention generally relates to an HVAC door and method of use for an HVAC system in a vehicle, and more specifically to an airflow distribution door for use in a vehicle climate control system configured to suppress flutter of the door. | 12-27-2012 |
20130059519 | COOLING WIND INTRODUCTION STRUCTURE - There is obtained a cooling wind introduction structure that can suppress entry of foreign matter into a vehicle body from an air intake port. A cooling wind introduction structure has: a duct that guides air, that is taken-in into a vehicle body from an introduction port that opens toward a road surface between a pair of front wheels that are lined-up in a vehicle transverse direction, to a cooling unit as cooling wind; and plural or a single flap that is provided along a vehicle longitudinal direction and a vehicle vertical direction in a vicinity of the introduction port within the duct. | 03-07-2013 |
20130065499 | AIR INTAKE STRUCTURE - An air intake system for a vehicle, the system comprising a body panel having a pair of opposed walls defining a plenum therebetween, the walls being attached together in such a way as to structurally stiffen the body panel, and the plenum having an air intake for admitting air into the plenum and an air outlet for supplying air to an air handling system of the vehicle. | 03-14-2013 |
20130065500 | Sealing Element And Vehicle Heating/Air-Conditioning Unit - A sealing element ( | 03-14-2013 |
20130078900 | Air Outlet Directional Flow Controller with Integrated Shut-Off Door - A vehicle air vent is provided that includes a plurality of air control vanes, the orientation of which determines the direction of air flow exiting the air vent; a shut-off door that allows air to flow through the air vent when it is in a first position and blocks air flow through the air vent when it is in a second position; a control tab mechanically coupled to the plurality of air control vanes; and a linkage assembly mechanically coupling the control tab to the shut-off door. Adjustment of the control tab within a first range of positions controls the orientation of the air control vanes while maintaining the shut-off door in an open position. Adjustment of the control tab within a second range of positions, however, moves the shut-off door between the first and second positions, thereby controlling air flow through the air vent. | 03-28-2013 |
20130095740 | GRILLE SHUTTER APPARATUS - A grille shutter apparatus configured to be arranged at a grille opening portion of a front portion of a vehicle body, includes a movable fin for controlling a flow rate of air flowing from the grille opening portion into an inside of the vehicle body by performing an opening/closing operation, wherein the movable fin is configured to form an intake passage extending in a direction intersecting with an inflow direction of the air flowing from the grille opening portion in a case where the movable fin is in a fully-closed state. | 04-18-2013 |
20130210332 | AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An air conditioning device for a vehicle includes a resinous frame which includes an opening through which airflow passes, a sliding door which moves along a surface to which the opening of the frame is exposed at an upstream side of the frame and opens and closes the opening, and a draft resistance member which is disposed at a surface of the frame between a sealing surface, which abuts an end of the sliding door, and the opening when the sliding door closes the opening. | 08-15-2013 |
20130244561 | SEALED DUCT CAB POST - The invention relates to a sealed duct vehicle cab post. A cab frame includes a hollow cab post having an air vent in a sidewall thereof and open first and second ends. A piece of unexpanded foam is attached to a clip. The clip has a base forming a foam piece support to which the piece of unexpanded foam is attached. The clip has a gripping member, and an arm connecting the base to the gripping member. The clip and the foam piece are inserted through the vent and into the post so that the unexpanded foam piece is inside the post and spaced apart from an edge of the vent and between the vent and the first end of the post. The gripping member is coupled to the post so that the gripping member grips, an edge of the vent. The cab frame and/or the post is then heated so that the foam expands and forms a seal within the post between the vent and the first end of the post. The result is a cab post with a sealed lower end wherein conditioned air from a roof mounted HVAC unit will flow from the upper end of the post, through the post to the vent and out of the vent and into the interior of the cab. | 09-19-2013 |
20130244562 | AIRFLOW DIRECTING MEMBER FOR A VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT - A vehicle engine compartment airflow directing member for use with an airflow introducing and directing system includes a base portion and a bottom breather airflow directing portion. The base portion is configured to be secured to support rods provided in the vehicle engine compartment and to enclose a space disposed immediately rearward of the vehicle bumper beam. The bottom breather airflow directing portion extends from the base portion and narrows a bottom breather airflow path within the vehicle engine compartment while also preventing bottom breather airflow from recirculating to a position underneath the vehicle bumper beam. | 09-19-2013 |
20130252530 | AIR DISTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENT FOR USE WITH VEHICLE HVAC SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISTRIBUTING AIR - An air distribution arrangement for distributing a flow of air produced by an HVAC system of a vehicle includes, but is not limited to, a body having an upper surface and a lower surface. The body is configured for attachment to the vehicle downstream of the flow of air. The arrangement further includes a channel associated with the upper surface disposed to receive a first portion of the flow of air and configured to guide the first portion along a length of the upper surface. The arrangement further includes a duct associated with the lower surface and extending along a path corresponding with the length. The duct is disposed to receive a second portion of the flow of air and configured to guide the second portion along the path. The duct is in fluid communication with the channel at a plurality of locations along the path. | 09-26-2013 |
20130288586 | AIR CONTROLLING SYSTEM OF AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE - Air controlling system of an air conditioner for a vehicle which controls conditioned-air with the temperature controlled in an air-conditioning case to be supplied to each demand part in a vehicle. The air controlling system of an air conditioner for a vehicle is equipped with a rear console duct and can discharge conditioned-air to not only the front seats, but the rear seats in a vehicle. | 10-31-2013 |
20130309954 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR A DOOR IN AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An operating device for a door in an air conditioning system is provided that includes a latching system to close and open the door and a spring to assist the latching system. By an operating device for a door in an air conditioning system which allows a simple activation of the door with minimal electrical interface the latching system is powered in one direction wherein the latching system can engage two different positions which corresponds with two positions of the door. | 11-21-2013 |
20130309955 | COOLING AIR INTAKE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A cooling air intake device is mounted to a frame of a vehicle and includes a base plate and an intake box. The intake box is mounted on the base plate that includes a first admission section and a blocking section adjacent to the first admission section. The intake box includes a first intake compartment and a second intake compartment. The first intake compartment corresponds to the first admission section of the base plate. The first intake compartment includes a first baffle plate mounted therein. The first intake compartment has a side wall in which a first discharge section is formed. The second intake compartment is arranged above the first intake compartment in such a way that a second baffle plate is arranged between the first intake compartment and the second intake compartment. The second intake compartment includes a second admission section and a second discharge section. | 11-21-2013 |
20130316634 | COOLING WIND INTRODUCTION STRUCTURE - To provide a cooling wind introduction structure that can efficiently cool a body to be cooled. A first path that leads air from an air intake port, that is formed at a lower portion of a front end of a power unit chamber, to a cooling unit via a vehicle lower side of a power unit is formed. Further, a second path that leads air from an air intake port, that is formed at an upper portion of the front end of the power unit chamber, to a vehicle rear side of the cooling unit via a vehicle upper side of the first path and a vehicle upper side of the cooling unit is formed. | 11-28-2013 |
20130337734 | CONTROLLABLE AIR INLET FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A controllable air inlet for a motor vehicle for controlling the air to be supplied to a heat exchanger or other cooling device of an internal combustion engine. The air inlet includes a closing element pivotable about an axis and a surface facing in the direction of the airflow to be controlled. | 12-19-2013 |
20130344790 | AIR CYCLE MACHINE FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM - An air cycle machine (ACM) for an environmental control system (ECS) includes a diffuser formed of a single, unitary component and having a first end and a second end, wherein the diffuser is disposed, and operably coupled to, a first component proximate the first end and to a second component proximate the second end. Also included is a mounting support integrally formed with the diffuser for fixedly retaining at least one trim duct proximate the diffuser. Further included is a mounting attachment integrally formed with the diffuser for supporting a pack wiring harness. | 12-26-2013 |
20140024303 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention concerns an air-ducting transition element of an automotive air conditioner, which is characterized in that there is arranged inside the transition element a feedthrough for lines, wherein the feedthrough is a flow ducting element that divides the air flow through the transition element into at least two flow pathways. | 01-23-2014 |
20140030974 | AIR NOZZLE - An air nozzle for discharging an air flow from an air supply duct of a heating, ventilation or air-conditioning system, in particular in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, composed of a nozzle body and of a receiving element which receives the nozzle body, wherein the receiving element is arranged on the air supply duct, and wherein the nozzle body and/or the receiving element are/is mounted so as to be pivotable about at least one degree of freedom, wherein in the interior of the nozzle body there is arranged a swirl insert which is arranged fixedly and which is connected rigidly to the nozzle body. | 01-30-2014 |
20140094104 | SPRING-OPERATED BACK-UP/FAIL-SAFE MODULE FOR ACTIVE GRILLE SHUTTER SYSTEMS - A fail safe module for an active grille having two or more vanes movable between an open position and a closed position. In the event of failure of an electrically driven actuator, a fail safe module connected between a driven vane of the two or more vanes and the electrically driven actuator moves the vanes to a fail-safe position. The fail safe module has a locked and unlocked position when the fail safe module is in the locked position the fail safe module, the electrically driven actuator and the two or more vanes move together in response to the power provided by the electrically driven actuator. When the fail safe module is in the unlocked position, the fail safe module disengages the two or more vanes from the electrically driven actuator and moves the two or more vanes to the fail-safe position. | 04-03-2014 |
20140113536 | ZONAL AIRFLOW SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A fluid flow system of the present invention includes a supply source for conditioning a flow of fluid and a plurality of ducts for delivering the conditioned fluid to a passenger compartment of a vehicle. One of the ducts is a discharge device having an outer peripheral wall and a flow distribution assembly. The outer peripheral wall and the flow distribution assembly are configured to improve a distribution of the fluid to the passenger compartment. The flow distribution assembly includes a plurality of plates having various thicknesses and flow paths of different sizes and spacing formed therein to direct and substantially uniform distribute the fluid, maximizing a performance and an efficiency of the fluid flow system. | 04-24-2014 |
20140179213 | CONTROL DOOR FOR AIR CONDITIONER - Disclosed herein is a control door for an air conditioner. The control door includes a door panel that includes a plurality of discharge apertures, and is located around a vent of a housing of the air conditioner and is configured to slide to close and open the vent via the discharge apertures. A take-up shaft is disposed on each of opposite sides of the vent of the housing of the air conditioner, each of opposite ends of the door panel is wound onto the take-up shaft. The control door further includes a drive part configured to transmit a rotating force to the take-up shaft, to allow the door panel to slide around the vent of the housing of the air conditioner. | 06-26-2014 |
20140329452 | PASSENGER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR INSTALLATION IN A PASSENGER SUPPLY CHANNEL - A passenger supply system installed in a passenger supply channel (PSC) on board a vehicle, such as an aircraft. The supply system comprises a rail track configured to be mounted along the PSC. The supply system further comprises an indiv panel mounted on the rail track and connectable to the PSC for supplying a passenger with conditioned air, medical outlet and/or oxygen. The indiv panel comprises a crossover area. The supply system further comprises a passenger supply unit mounted on the rail track and connectable to the PSC for supplying the passenger with light, visual information and/or sound information. The supply unit comprises an overlapping area. The supply unit and the indiv panel are configured such that in a mounted state of the supply unit and of the indiv panel the overlapping area of the supply unit at least partially overlaps with the crossover area of the indiv panel. | 11-06-2014 |
20140335775 | REFRIGERATION TRAILER AIR DISTRIBUTION CHUTE - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a refrigeration trailer air distribution chute. The chute includes a first air director attachable to a ceiling of a refrigeration trailer spanning a refrigeration unit and a side wall of the trailer, and a second air director attachable to and extending along the ceiling proximate the side wall to the rear of the trailer. The first air director is attachable to the ceiling along two lines of attachment, causing the first air director to have a cross section of a first shape regardless of whether the chute is in an unexpanded or an expanded state. The second air director is attachable to the ceiling along one line of attachment, causing the second air director to have a cross section of a second shape when the chute is in the unexpanded state and a third shape when the chute is in the expanded state. | 11-13-2014 |
20140370797 | TRIM ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND CORRESPONDING VEHICLE - A trim assembly having a trim element and an air vent designed to be supplied with air. The trim element includes a first face designed to be oriented toward a user, a second face opposite the first face, and an edge extending between the first face and the second face. The air vent is positioned to generate a jet of air flowing along the second face toward the edge. | 12-18-2014 |
20140378043 | AIR-CONDUCTING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL-ARCH VENTILATION ARRANGEMENT - A fender has an air-conducting device with air-conducting lamellae fastened in a holding frame. The air-conducting device has, in the fender, an outer opening into which the air-conducting lamellae project. An air mass flowing into the wheel arch or the fender is conducted to the outside by the air-conducting lamellae. | 12-25-2014 |
20150031278 | DAMPER UNIT AND AIR VENT FOR VEHICLE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides an air vent for a vehicle, including: a housing which has an air outlet to which a duct is connected; and a damper unit which is inserted into and installed in the housing so as to open and close the air outlet, in which the damper unit includes: a damper knob which has a through hole into which a duct boss, which protrudes on the duct, is inserted, and one side surface connected to a damper, and drives the damper while being rotated; and a knob rubber which is made of rubber, covers a partial region of the damper knob, and extends to an inner surface of the through hole so as to be inserted into the through hole. | 01-29-2015 |
20150031279 | VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE - Provided is a vehicle air-conditioning device in which a lever ( | 01-29-2015 |
20150044959 | VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE - Provided is a vehicle air-conditioning device in which the unit casing is used commonly for an air conditioner designed for manual operation and an air conditioner designed for automatic control so that the variety of the parts and the mold cost can be reduced for a higher production efficiency and a cost reduction. In the vehicle air-conditioning device in which a damper can be turned by manual operation through a lever which is rotatably fitted and supported on a side surface of a unit casing or through an actuator which is directly coupled with a rotational shaft of the damper, a portion of a wall of the unit casing on which the lever is supported is formed as a double wall, and an outer wall of the double wall is provided with a support part on which a fitting part ( | 02-12-2015 |
20150050875 | CONTROLLABLE AIR INLET FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A controllable air inlet for controlling airflow to a cooling device of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The air inlet includes a frame, a lateral member and a closure element moveably supported by the frame and the lateral member. | 02-19-2015 |
20150072604 | ACTIVE AIR FLAP SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - An active air flap system for a vehicle includes a duct allowing ambient air to flow into an engine compartment, a motor in the duct to generate driving force and having a hinge shaft configured to transmit the generated driving force, and a flap coupled to the hinge shaft of the motor to regulate a degree of opening and closing of the opening, and released from the state of being coupled to the hinge shaft of the motor when power supply to the motor is cut off, to open the opening. When power is not applied to the motor of the active air flap system due to an abnormal reason, the flap is separated from the motor so as to be prevented from being stuck due to fault of the motor resulting from an abnormal reason or due to a dead battery. | 03-12-2015 |
20150099445 | Thermal Control of Vehicle Interiors - The present invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling the interior of a vehicle at a desired temperature. In an embodiment, thermal control is attained for a car seat of an child, toddler, or infant. The systems and methods use a conduit system that allows air to be directed from air vents in vehicles to locations near or at passenger seats. The conduit system may connect to meshes or foams that provide additional cooling to passengers. | 04-09-2015 |
20150099446 | CHILLED AIR PLENUM SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT GALLEYS - A chilled air plenum system for aircraft galleys adapted to be connected to a food cart bay for a food cart includes an air return plenum having a return airflow duct with a plurality of midline primary apertures and a plurality of secondary lateral side edge apertures for receiving return airflow from the food cart. The return airflow duct also includes a central lower resilient back stop and lateral side edge resilient back stops to prevent a cart from impacting the rear of the food cart bay. The return air plenum cab be at least partially integrated into a galley back wall structure. | 04-09-2015 |
20150111482 | SERVO LOCKING SNAP FEATURE - Disclosed is a vehicle HVAC system that provides for installation, serviceability, or replacement of at least one actuator servo without removal of the HVAC assembly from the vehicle. As due to the tight space limitations, the present invention provides for at least one fastener-less mounting element of the servo assembly to be attached to the HVAC assembly, without the need for additional fasteners which would require additional space to access with a tool. | 04-23-2015 |
20150118948 | AIR PASSAGE OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE - A guide groove is provided on both sides in a door width direction of a plate-like portion of a door. A radius of curvature of the plate-like portion in a single non-mounted state is set more than that of the guide groove, to thereby support both end portions in the door width direction of the plate-like portion respectively at three abutment points P1 to P3. A rib is provided in the plate-like portion to extend from one end portion in the door width direction of the plate-like portion to the other end portion thereof, so that force generated from both end portions in the door width direction of the plate-like portion is transferred to a center portion in the door width direction of the plate-like portion via the rib. Therefore, it can prevent the center portion and vicinity of the plate-like portion from being deformed in the direction away from a seal surface of the air conditioning case. | 04-30-2015 |
20150147950 | AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An air-conditioning system for air-conditioning an interior of a vehicle may include a fan for driving air. The system may include a control device that may include a circulating air inlet for drawing in circulating air from the interior, a fresh air inlet for drawing in fresh air from an environment of the vehicle, and an air outlet. The control device may include a control valve adjustable between a circulating position and a fresh air position. The control valve may include at least one non-return check valve. The non-return check valve may permit a flow to pass through the control valve in one direction and block the flow in an opposite direction. | 05-28-2015 |
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20150328955 | VENTILATION DEVICE FOR A VENTILATION, HEATING AND/OR AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT - The invention relates to a ventilation device ( | 11-19-2015 |
20160031293 | AIRFLOW OUTLET - An airflow outlet is provided. The airflow outlet may include an adjustable vane component, a backplate, and a vane housing. The adjustable vane component has a vane nexus and a connection feature extending rearwardly from the vane nexus. The adjustable vane component further includes a plurality of vanes extending outwardly form the vane nexus. The backplate has a support tube defining a bore therethrough configured to receive the connection feature of the adjustable vane component and a plurality of backplate extensions extending outwardly form the support tube. The adjustable vane component and backplate may be fitted within a vane housing. The adjustable vane component is rotatable about a central axis between a first position and a second position, such that the positioning of the adjustable vane component and the selective alignment of the vanes relative to the backplate extensions defines the amount of airflow through an airflow outlet opening. | 02-04-2016 |
20160039268 | HVAC AUXILIARY DUCT ATTACHMENT - An HVAC system is provided for use in a vehicle. The HVAC system includes a HVAC housing having a duct opening formed in a wall. An auxiliary duct may be inserted into the opening formed in the wall to direct air to a specified location. The opening may form a flap that contacts the auxiliary duct and is held in place adjacent to the wall by the contact of the auxiliary duct. The location can of the duct opening can be anywhere along the HVAC housing or any ducts leading off the HVAC. | 02-11-2016 |
20160059671 | HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING (HVAC) MODULE WITH A CURVED VALVE - A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) module adaptable to balance air delivered by the module to distinct zones includes a valve. The valve is configured to rotate about an axis to variably restrict air delivered to a first zone and a second zone. The valve defines a curved portion characterized as curved about and offset from the axis by an offset amount. An increase to the offset amount decreases a first portion of air delivered to the first zone relative to a second portion of air delivered to the second zone. | 03-03-2016 |
20160059673 | AIR CONTROL DEVICE HAVING A BEARING LOCATION - A bearing location for rotatably supporting a shaft on a carrier structure about a rotation axis may include a bearing opening disposed in the carrier structure. The bearing opening may include an cylindrical inner bearing face on an inner periphery arranged coaxially with the rotation axis. The inner bearing face may interact with a cylindrical outer bearing face disposed on an outer periphery of the shaft. An annular seal may be arranged coaxially with the rotation axis and may include a labyrinth seal have at least one annular rib and at least one annular groove. An inner sealing gap and an outer sealing gap may be disposed radially between walls of the rib and walls of the groove. The inner sealing gap and the outer sealing gap may each extend annularly and may be arranged coaxially with the rotation axis. | 03-03-2016 |
20160121695 | VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT - A vehicle air conditioning unit is obtained that is capable of deflecting a blowing direction of an airflow blowing out from a blower outlet formed along a flow path. A movable shaft that supports a length direction other end portion of a guiding member is configured to be movable along the airflow flow direction. As a result, by turning movement of a lever, the movable shaft is slid, through a guide groove, along a vehicle width direction. The distance between the movable shaft and a fixed shaft thereby changes, changing the curvature of a front face of the guiding member, and enabling the airflow blowing out from a main flow blower outlet to be deflected along the vehicle width direction. Namely, the airflow blowing out from the main flow blower outlet is capable of being deflected toward the vehicle front-rear direction rear side, and toward the vehicle width direction. | 05-05-2016 |
20160200167 | REGISTER | 07-14-2016 |