A valve in receiver (VIR) for a climate control system includes a receiver drier shell having an outer surface and an inner surface defining an interior portion having an opening. A drier housing is disposed in the receiver drier shell and a molded desiccant is disposed internal to the drier housing. The molded desiccant is configured to form a restrictive fluid flow passage along an interior surface of the drier housing.

Provided is a damper opening/closing mechanism of a vehicle air-conditioning device, the damper opening/closing mechanism being configured such that a pin (28) of a damper lever (26) is fitted in a cam groove (24) of a link plate (22) rotatably driven by a stepping motor and that a damper (19) is opened/closed through the damper lever (26) rotated by rotation of the link plate (22). One end portion of the cam groove (24) for reference positioning of the stepping motor is in such a shape that a connection surface (32) not contacting an outer peripheral surface of the pin (28) connects between the point of contact of the outer periphery of the pin (28) with one end surface of the cam groove (24) and the point with a side wall surface (24A) of the cam groove (24) when the damper (19) is in a closed state.

A system for electrically heating glass configured for installation on a vehicle. The system includes: a transparent metallic layer configured to be mounted to the glass, conduct electrical current, and increase in temperature to heat the glass in response to electrical current running across the transparent metallic layer; a glass temperature sensor configured to sense a glass temperature of the glass; a humidity sensor configured to sense humidity of at least one of cabin humidity inside the vehicle and exterior humidity outside of the vehicle; a cabin temperature sensor configured to sense cabin temperature of the vehicle; an exterior temperature sensor configured to sense exterior temperature outside of the vehicle; and a control module.

An air deflector for a cabin air recirculation system is provided, includes a heater mounting portion defining a heater mounting groove to guide and position a heater. The heater mounting portion includes a top wall, two vertical side walls extending along a heater installation direction on both sides of the heater mounting portion, and two ribs extending along the heater installation direction on both sides of the heater mounting portion. Each rib includes a first end portion being distal relative to the heater installation direction and extending horizontally along the heater installation direction, and a second end portion being proximal relative to the heater installation direction and extending horizontally along the heater installation direction.

A parking air conditioning device and a mounting bracket thereof are provided. The mounting bracket includes a loading frame. The loading frame includes a bottom bracket and a first connecting member fixedly connected to the bottom bracket to form a mounting position. The mounting frame includes a second connecting member and a plurality of first bolts. The second connecting member is located at a side of the first connecting member away from the mounting position and is spaced apart from the first connecting member. The first bolts are connected to the first connecting member and the second connecting member. When the mounting bracket is connected to a vehicle body crossbeam, the first bolts are respectively located at the upper and lower sides of the vehicle body crossbeam, and the first connecting member and the second connecting member clamp the vehicle body crossbeam.

A fluid management apparatus and a thermal management system are provided. The fluid management apparatus includes a connector and a fluid control portion. The connector has a first accommodating cavity which accommodates the fluid control portion, an opening of the first accommodating cavity is located on a first side portion, at least part of the wall of the first side portion is perpendicular to a first surface, and projections of sub-channels located on the connector on the first surface do not overlap.

A vent mount including a base and a head coupled to the base. A retainer of the base is movable between an extended position for insertion into a vehicle air vent and a retracted position to capture a louver of the vehicle air vent to hold the vent mount on the vehicle air vent. The head is configured to engage with a case for positioning a handheld electronic device relative to the vehicle air vent.

Methods, communication devices, and systems are disclosed for automatically controlling sound producing components of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving an incoming communication and sending a first instruction to one or more vehicle components. The first instruction is configured to cause the one or more vehicle components to be placed in a reduced sound producing operational mode.

A vehicle air-conditioning apparatus that includes a blower unit including a scroll casing including a first wall having an intake port, a second wall opposing the first wall, and a peripheral wall, and an impeller. The apparatus further includes a motor of the impeller, a blow-out flow channel, and a motor cooling air introduction chamber. The motor cooling air introduction chamber is in communication with the blow-out flow channel via an air intake port opening in the peripheral wall of a tongue portion facing the blow-out flow channel at a position more closer to the first wall side than an inner wall surface of the second wall. At least one airflow regulating rib facing the peripheral wall provided with the air intake port is provided, and the airflow regulating rib projects from the inner wall surface of the second wall and having a top portion in the blow-out flow channel.

The invention provides an air-conditioner for maintaining a temperature of a conditioned space at or near a set temperature. The air-conditioner comprises at least one rotating or reciprocating element adapted to rotate or reciprocate at a variable frequency. The variable frequency including one or more nuisance frequencies at which vibration or noise within the air-conditioner or the conditioned space causes a nuisance. A processor (30) programmed to control variation of the variable frequency in response to operational requirement. The processor is configured to operate the at least one rotating or reciprocating element so as to substantially exclude operation at the one or more nuisance frequencies.