An air vent for a vehicle or vehicle canopy includes an external and an internal duct. The external duct has an inlet and an outlet. The height of the outlet is less than that of the inlet. The inlet and the outlet are arranged such that, in use, an uppermost point of the inlet is located above an uppermost point of the outlet. The internal duct is in fluid communication with the external duct via one or more openings arranged in the internal duct or at a junction between the internal duct and the external duct. The internal duct is configured to be in fluid communication with an interior of the vehicle via a slot defined by the vehicle. The or each opening is arranged such that, in use, the uppermost point of the outlet of the external duct is located below a lowermost point of the or each opening.

A cooling air feeding apparatus is for a motor vehicle, which has a motor vehicle body and a drive train, the drive train being assigned a cooler, and at least the cooler being arranged in a rear region of the motor vehicle body. The cooling air feeding apparatus has a throughflow opening, which is in the rear region and which is configured to receive air from surroundings of the motor vehicle and to feed the received air to the cooler. In order to regulate a driving state of the motor vehicle, the throughflow opening is configured with a variable throughflow cross section with the aid of a closing element, which is assigned to the cooling air feeding apparatus. The throughflow opening is configured to be controllably closed individually completely or partially and to be opened completely.

Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for ventilating an enclosure such as the cargo space of a vehicle. In an example implementation, a ventilator is affixed to an external wall (e.g., the roof) of the cargo space. The ventilator includes a ram inlet that flows into a venturi, along one or more openings in a boundary of the cargo space, and exits at an outlet. When the vehicle is in motion, external airflow enters the ram inlet, gets compressed in the venturi, and travels over the top of the boundary, generating a high shear that pulls airflow from the cargo space, into the diffuser, and out the outlet. The ventilator may include an electric fan that generates suction from the cargo space when the vehicle is stationary, and a moveable flap at the inlet that directs the suction towards the cargo space when the vehicle is stationary.

Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for ventilating an enclosure such as the cargo space of a vehicle. In an example implementation, a ventilator is affixed to an external wall (e.g., the roof) of the cargo space. The ventilator includes a ram inlet that flows into a venturi, along one or more openings in a boundary of the cargo space, and exits at an outlet. When the vehicle is in motion, external airflow enters the ram inlet, gets compressed in the venturi, and travels over the top of the boundary, generating a high shear that pulls airflow from the cargo space, into the diffuser, and out the outlet. The ventilator may include an electric fan that generates suction from the cargo space when the vehicle is stationary, and a moveable flap at the inlet that directs the suction towards the cargo space when the vehicle is stationary.

A ventilator for exhausting gas from an exhaust port, by utilizing wind or relative wind around and through the ventilator to create a reduced pressure zone at an open exhaust port. Tapered intermediate portions extend from the opposite ends of a centrally located throat portion within a body of the ventilator to a pair of opposite mouths through which gas can flow out through the ventilator from the exhaust port. Each mouth of the ventilator has an opening with an area significantly larger than the area of a flow path within the throat portion. The throat portion may be of constant internal cross-sectional area over its entire length.

A ventilator for exhausting gas from an exhaust port, by utilizing wind or relative wind around and through the ventilator to create a reduced pressure zone at an open exhaust port. Tapered intermediate portions extend from the opposite ends of a centrally located throat portion within a body of the ventilator to a pair of opposite mouths through which gas can flow out through the ventilator from the exhaust port. Each mouth of the ventilator has an opening with an area significantly larger than the area of a flow path within the throat portion. The throat portion may be of constant internal cross-sectional area over its entire length.

An apparatus allows for the distribution of air over a wider range of area. That apparatus includes a telescoping duct assembly, having an inner duct section received for sliding movement in an outer duct section, a receiver in the inner duct section, an elongated port in the outer duct section and an air register held in the receiver and projecting through the elongated port.

An apparatus allows for the distribution of air over a wider range of area. That apparatus includes a telescoping duct assembly, having an inner duct section received for sliding movement in an outer duct section, a receiver in the inner duct section, an elongated port in the outer duct section and an air register held in the receiver and projecting through the elongated port.

A vehicle climate control system includes an air scoop, a vertical duct, and an airfoil. The air scoop is disposed along a bottom surface of a vehicle floor panel. The vertical air duct extends upward from the air scoop and is configured direct air from the scoop toward a heat exchanger. The airfoil is disposed within the air scoop and is arranged to direct air entering the air scoop upwards and into the vertical air duct.

A vehicle climate control system includes an air scoop, a vertical duct, and an airfoil. The air scoop is disposed along a bottom surface of a vehicle floor panel. The vertical air duct extends upward from the air scoop and is configured direct air from the scoop toward a heat exchanger. The airfoil is disposed within the air scoop and is arranged to direct air entering the air scoop upwards and into the vertical air duct.