Patent classifications
B60H2001/00707
Universal Mode Plate
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system including an HVAC assembly, a set of pins, mode doors, a mode plate, an actuator, and an HVAC control module. The mode doors control airflow from the HVAC assembly. A position of each mode door is controlled by a corresponding pin of the set of pins. The mode plate includes (i) a set of grooves, (ii) a first adjustment path and (iii) a second adjustment path. The first adjustment path causes a first pin of the set of pins to move toward a center. The second adjustment path causes the first pin to move away from the center of the mode plate. An HVAC module selectively actuates the actuator to causes the mode plate to rotate in at least one of a passive direction and the active direction in response to receiving a mode request.
HVAC defrost outlet airflow control
A defrost airflow door assembly for a vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) assembly. The defrost airflow door assembly includes a main defrost door defining a defrost bleed opening. The main defrost door is movable to control airflow through a windscreen defrost outlet of the HVAC assembly. A side defrost door is movable to control airflow through both the defrost bleed opening and a side window defrost outlet of the HVAC assembly.
AIR INTAKE DEVICE FOR AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT OF A VEHICLE
Described herein is an air intake device for an air conditioning unit of a vehicle, the air intake device including a casing on which there are formed a fresh air inlet, a recirculation air inlet, and an air outlet adapted to be associated to an air inlet of a blower of the air conditioning unit, and a pair of drum flaps mounted to the casing and rotatable about a common rotation axis and movable between a fresh air extreme position and a recirculation extreme position. In the fresh air extreme position, the angular span of the recirculation air inlet is partially covered by one of the drum flaps and partially covered by the other of the drum flaps, and in the recirculation extreme position, the angular span of the fresh air inlet is completely covered by one of the drum flaps, the drum flaps overlapping each other.
Axial retention means
An air-handling system includes a housing having a passageway formed therethrough. A diverter is rotatably coupled to the housing, and includes a door disposed in the passageway for selectively opening and closing the passageway. A shaft of the door extends through a first opening of the housing, and extends outwardly therefrom, defining a first axis. A lever is coupled to the shaft of the diverter. A flexible tab is disposed axially outwardly of the lever and is positionable in a first position and a second position. In the first position, a distal end of the tab is positioned radially inwardly of an outer circumferential surface of the lever, and in the second position the distal end of the tab is positioned radially outwardly of the outer circumferential surface of the lever. The distal end is moveable about a second axis, parallel to the first axis.
KINEMATICS ASSEMBLY
A kinematics assembly may include a control lever configured to drive a plurality of air flaps, a cam disc, and a bearing plate. The cam disc may include a bearing pin and the bearing plate may have a bearing opening in which the cam disc is mounted via the bearing pin. At least one groove may be disposed at the bearing opening. The bearing pin may include a tongue structured in a complementary manner to the at least one groove. The cam disc may be rotationally fixed to the bearing plate in a predefined mounting position in which the tongue is engaged in the at least one groove. The cam disc may be rotatably mounted on the bearing plate in an operating position in which the cam disc is displaced in an axial direction such that the tongue is not engaged in the at least one groove.
Vehicle air-conditioning device
Provided is a vehicle air-conditioning device in which a lever (7) for turning a damper is rotatably fitted and supported on a unit casing (2), wherein one of a support part (13) on the unit casing (2) side and a fitting part (8) on the lever side is provided with an elastically deformable fitting claw (27), while the other of the support part (13) and the fitting part (8) is provided with a fitting hole (24), into which the fitting claw (27) is fitted and engaged, and a bearing boss part (23) and a fitting shaft part (25), which are rotatably fitted together with a bearing clearance between them, are provided on the outer periphery of the fitting claw (27) and the fitting hole (24).
Bearing arrangement and air vent having such a bearing arrangement
A bearing arrangement has a bearing pin and a coupling pin, and a second bearing component, which components are mounted on a wall so as to be rotatable about a common axis of rotation. The bearing pin extends along, and the coupling pin extends eccentrically to the axis of rotation. The bearing pin is accommodated in a bearing opening of the wall. The coupling pin is accommodated in a guide slot of the wall and projects from the guide slot. The second bearing component has a first opening, in which the bearing pin is accommodated, and a second opening arranged eccentrically to the first opening, in which second opening the coupling pin is accommodated. The bearing pin is connected to the second bearing component via a lock, and the second bearing component is supported on the coupling pin.
COOLING MODULE FOR AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE, HAVING A TANGENTIAL-FLOW TURBOMACHINE
The invention relates to a cooling module for a motor vehicle, comprising a fairing forming an internal duct inside which at least one heat exchanger intended to have an air flow (F) passing through it is arranged, a collector housing positioned downstream of the fairing and further comprising one or more side walls which extend in the continuation of the internal duct of the fairing, the cooling module being characterized in that the at least one side wall comprises at least one vent (E) intended to discharge the air flow (F), as well as at least one shut-off device for shutting off the at least one vent (E), said shut-off device being able to move between a position in which said at least one vent (E) is open and a position in which said at least one vent (E) is closed.
Airtight bushing for ductwork damper and the like and ductwork damper unit incorporating same
A bushing is disclosed for pivotally mounting a damper in ductwork of the type generally used with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The bushing is a circular shaped member of silicone rubber material, which is particularly configured and dimensioned to provide an airtight fit with the ductwork to prevent loss of conditioned air at the pivot location, without compromising the rotational capability of the damper to alter the direction of the conditioned air. The bushing is dimensioned to be inserted into the ductwork and includes a peripheral groove which receives the ductwork in a manner which compresses the inner surface of the groove to provide the airtight seal. The bushing also includes a longitudinally tapered square central opening, which opening is dimensioned to engageably receive the damper pivot rod snugly to provide additional sealing at the interface between the bushing and the pivot rod.
Ventilation apparatus for a motor vehicle
A motor vehicle ventilation apparatus is provided including a distributor housing having at least two air ducts leading from the distributor housing. Through these two outgoing air ducts, an air mass flow that is fed to the housing or produced inside the housing is able to be distributed to at least two air outlets arranged at a distance from one another in an interior space of a motor vehicle. The air ducts leading from the distributor housing are each in flow communication with at least one of the air outlets. In addition, at least one servo unit is movable by a drive unit arranged adjacent to at least one of the air ducts in the distributor housing.