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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109812 | Motor vehicle instrument panel assembly having a conduit with a gasket support lip An instrument panel assembly for a motor vehicle includes a panel member, a first conduit, a second conduit and a gasket disposed between the first and second conduit. The panel member has a vent for directing air toward a window in the vehicle. The first conduit ha... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105139 | Air control device in particular for a heating ventilation and/or air conditioning installation for automotive vehicles The present invention refers to an air control device (1), in particular for a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning installation for automotive vehicles, comprising a housing (3) having two apertures (4, 5). It comprises two dampers (... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8029344 | Door assembly for climate control system A motor vehicle climate control system that utilizes a door to selectively open and close an inlet formed in a housing of the climate control system. The housing includes a wall having a seal surface. The seal surface is spaced outwardly from an inner surface of the... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7955167 | Modular automotive HVAC control head A modular, quick-install HVAC control head is provided. The control head includes a face plate and housing on which various HVAC controls may be mounted. The face plate and housing clip together to form the assembled control head. The assembled control head fits int... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7811160 | Operating device of vehicle air conditioner A mode selection unit, a blower unit and a temperature control unit are mounted on a cluster panel of a vehicle. The mode selection unit, the blower unit and the temperature control unit have a function of controlling the wind blow position, a function of controllin... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7670215 | Control device comprising a roller band cassette The invention relates to a control device (1) for controlling airflows in motor vehicles, comprised of a frame having at least one passage opening (4) and at least one controlling means, which is provided in the form of a roller louver (5) and w... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7625274 | Ventilation device A ventilation device for ventilating the interior of a motor vehicle, and a method therefore, in which sensor for determining at least one parameter reflecting the degree of glass condensation is used to determine whether to maintain the vehicle ventilation system i... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7625273 | Air channel flap and flow guiding device The invention relates to a flap (10) for air channels provided with a multi-flow conduit arranged downstream with respect to said flap, airflows (45, 46) being limited by flow guiding elements (56, 57), and thereby separated from each other. Acc... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7572178 | System housing, in particular for a heating, ventilating and/or air-conditioning system of a vehicle System housing, in particular for a heating, ventilating and/or air-conditioning system of a vehicle, comprising at least three housing parts, which serve for accommodating air-conditioning-system components and/or for forming air-channeling paths, one of the housin... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7530889 | Common HVAC doors The present invention relates to arrangement of devices, and, in particular doors, in the architecture of HVAC units. Where space is a consideration, having doors that are common and/or that can be used or nested in a common operative space, reduce the need o... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527551 | Sliding valve, especially for heating, ventilation and air conditioning system A valve includes a film having side edges and an opening to extend across a passage in a housing of a HVAC system. The film has a circular aperture in the film adjacent each rounded corner of each opening for relieving stress. Either or both of the leading edge and ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7520803 | Air passage opening and closing device capable of preventing uncomfortable noise An air passage opening and closing device for controlling an air flow for air-conditioning a vehicle compartment which is adapted to reduce an uncomfortable noise generated when the opening degree of a door such as an air-mixing door is small is provided, wherein a ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7462099 | Air-guiding system for a ventilation system of a vehicle An air-guiding system for a ventilation system of a vehicle comprises a supply duct (12), three discharge ducts (14, 16, 18) branching off from the latter and a control part (20), which has a main guiding element (24) with a main guiding ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7431638 | Air passageway opening/closing device An air passageway opening/closing device provided with a plurality of sheet members provided with openings and passageway blocking parts located at the two sides of these openings, wherein the lengths in a direction of door movement of the openings differ by predete... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431558 | Air intake An air intake with at least one inlet port area and one outlet port area, in which there is arranged at least one structure which may be flowed through and around, comprises an opening and modifies the clear cross-section only slightly, in particular serving as a fr... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431639 | Vehicle air-conditioning unit, assembly structure of vehicle air-conditioning unit and link module for use therein A vehicle air-conditioning unit includes a plurality of doors for opening and closing an air passage within a unit case, and a link mechanism. The link mechanism has levers fixed to rotary shafts of the doors, respectively, to rotate with the rotary shafts of the do... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7392663 | Two layer type air conditioner of vehicles A two layer type air conditioner for vehicles facilitates drainage of water induced into a blower through an outside air intake to a condensed water outlet and prevents backflow of water to the blower. A blower has an intake duct for inhaling inside air and outside ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7371161 | Sliding film valve driven at edge A valve including a film having edges and a plurality of openings disposed between the edges is supported by the housing of an automotive a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system to control the flow of air blown into the passenger compartment. The film has... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364187 | Ventilation device for a vehicle A ventilation device for a vehicle includes an instrument panel having a front passenger region with a front instrument panel wall region facing a windshield and a rear instrument panel wall region as a potential head-impact instrument panel wall region. An individu... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7335031 | Actuator An actuator includes a lower housing member, an upper housing member ached to the lower one, and a cover member. Inside the lower housing member are arranged a driving source, a power-transmitting mechanism configured for transmitting a driving powder of the driving... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331188 | Method for controlling an HVAC system A method for controlling a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system having an air vent associated with a window for blowing an air flow of controlled temperature thereon; the HVAC system having a refrigeration unit with a compressor and an evaporator,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325827 | Instrument panel for a motor vehicle having an airbag device integrated in a ventilation arrangement An airbag module and instrument panel assembly for a motor vehicle having at least one ventilation outlet and a ventilation duct attached thereto and arranged behind an instrument panel. The airbag module is fastened behind the instrument patent and has a gas genera... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310963 | Automatic drain docking system for HVAC module drain pipe A mounting arrangement for an HVAC case includes a drain tube extending from the HVAC case and defining an outlet. A receiving portion extends from a docking station and is adapted to accept the drain tube in an assembled position. A first compressible material is d... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311593 | Air passage switching device An air passage switching device includes a film member for opening and closing an opening portion of an air passage, and the film member has a first end portion fixed to a peripheral portion of the opening portion and a second end portion fixed to a winding shaft. T... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293795 | Hidden air bag apparatus A hidden air bag apparatus for a passenger-side seat of a vehicle includes an inflator disposed in a lower side of an instrument panel of the vehicle, a mounting bracket secured to a cowl cross bar and supporting the inflator, and an air bag configured to be inflate... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285041 | Air passage switching device and vehicle air conditioner An air passage switching device includes a slide door slidable along first and second opening portions partitioned by a partition portion, a guide member for guiding the slide door, and a link mechanism for slidably moving the slide door along the guide member. The ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284789 | Crossmember The invention relates to a crossmember for a motor vehicle. Said crossmember (1) is composed of a base body (2) and a reinforcement (3) and has at least one wall (22) running transversally to the crossmember (1). ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281574 | Automotive air conditioning system A rear face inlet 25 and a foot inlet 28, and a rear face duct portion 26 and a foot duct portion 31 which are adapted to distribute air from the inlets, respectively, are disposed in alignment with each other in a transverse direction of... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7258605 | Heating system for a vehicle A heating system for a vehicle has a heating air blower (24) for generating a heating air stream to be introduced into the interior space of a vehicle, a heater (22) with a heat exchanger arrangement (26) for heating the heating air stream being... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252585 | Work-vehicle cabin having air-conditioning unit A work-vehicle cabin having an air-conditioning unit is disclosed. The cabin includes a roof unit, a downwardly bulging ceiling portion constituting a part of the roof unit, a heater provided in the ceiling portion, an evaporator provided in the ceiling portion and ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246788 | Roller belt cassette for use in a control device The invention relates to a roller belt cassette for use in a control device (1) serving to control airflows in motor vehicles, comprised of a roller belt subassembly having a roller louver, which is formed by a roller belt (5), and at least two shafts ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241215 | Fabric valve for vehicle climate control system The invention provides a fabric valve assembly for a climate control system of a vehicle. The fabric valve assembly includes a housing positionable in a vehicle. The housing has at least one edge defining at least one housing aperture for directing movement of an ai... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241216 | Air guide housing An air guide housing for an air supply for an input fan of an air conditioner, including a housing wall with a side wall having a first opening therethrough for circulating air, a second opening therethrough for fresh air, and a third opening in the side wall for ai... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238102 | Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system having a film valve and film for controlling air flow A HVAC system of a motor vehicle includes a film having openings defined therein and moveable between open and closed positions. The film regulates airflow by opening and closing apertures defined in a housing of the HVAC system. The film is disposed in a film valve... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232367 | Air-distribution system for the dashboard of a motor vehicle and the dashboard of a motor vehicle comprising said system An air-distribution system for the dashboard of a motor vehicle comprises a plurality of auxiliary ducts that branch off in parallel from a manifold. Associated to each auxiliary duct is an additional and independent unit for regulating the flow rate and/or the temp... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228895 | Air direction changing system for vehicular air ducts A vehicle air conditioning system secures an appropriate temperature difference in the air blown through vertically arranged air ducts when the system is in a bi-level mode. A hot air inlet is disposed above a cool air inlet. A face opening is disposed at an upper l... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210523 | Vehicle air conditioner A vehicle air conditioner has an air conditioning unit and an air conditioning control unit. The air conditioning unit has a FACE blowout port, a DEF blowout port, an upper blowout port. The air conditioning control unit estimates an outside windshield temperature a... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195555 | Air duct outlets having return air passageways that facilitate oscillating air flow An air duct outlet includes a housing having spaced-apart top and bottom walls, and spaced-apart first and second side walls extending between the top and bottom walls to define an air passageway having an inlet and outlet. A first air return passageway is located a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7169036 | Vehicle air conditioning system A vehicle air conditioning system which includes: an air conditioning unit for generating air-conditioned air, which is provided with a ventilation opening and a defroster opening; a ventilation duct connected to the air conditioning unit at the ventilation opening,... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163456 | Vehicle air conditioner Engine cooling water is charged to a flexible diaphragm member (3d) to expand the flexible diaphragm member (3d) so that the substantial sectional area of an air passage (3b) is decreased when a ventilation resistance, in an... | 01/16/2007 |
