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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151917 | Cooling system, control method of cooling system, and vehicle equipped with cooling system A cooling system is equipped with a circulation flow path arranged to flow a coolant into an engine, a motor drive system flow path branched off from the circulation flow path and arranged to flow the coolant into a motor drive system, a flow rate distribution regul... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8113268 | Sequential valve member driving mechanism for an HVAC system An air conditioning system of the present invention for an automotive vehicle includes a housing having at least two sections connected by two side by side air passage. A blower device of the air conditioning system discharges air into the housing. An evaporator is ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8079405 | Air conditioning apparatus for vehicle An air conditioning apparatus has a blower, a unit case, a cooling heat exchanger and a heating heat exchanger. The heat exchangers are disposed in the unit case such that ends thereof are adjacent to the blower. The unit case has a side opening on its side wall and... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7975757 | Vehicle HVAC and RESS thermal management A HVAC and RESS thermal management system and a method of operation for a vehicle having a passenger compartment, a power plant and a battery pack is disclosed. The system comprises a RESS coolant circuit and a power plant coolant circuit. The RESS coolant circuit d... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7963316 | Sealing structure of a rotation unit and air conditioning apparatus having the same An air conditioning apparatus has a case, a heat exchanger rotatable about a rotation axis in the case, and a pipe unit in communication with the heat exchanger. The pipe unit has a first section fixed to the case and a second section coaxially coupled to the first ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963315 | Vehicle air conditioner having hinge for rotating heat exchanger during collision A vehicle with an air conditioner comprises an instrument panel center member disposed vertically behind an evaporator and fixed to a vehicle structure. The evaporator is disposed obliquely in such a manner that its maximum-area face has a crossing angle relative to... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7954540 | HVAC assembly including temperature mixing valve A HVAC assembly includes a temperature mixing valve that comprises a shaft, an upper paddle, a lower paddle, and a yielding means. The upper paddle and the lower paddle attach to the shaft. The yielding means applies a force to keep the upper paddle sealed to preven... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950444 | Automotive air conditioning system An automotive air conditioning system is disclosed. At the foot mode position of a rotary door 25, a gap T is formed along the door diameter between a circumferential end of a door surface 25c of the rotary door 25 and a seal rib 28 | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942192 | Vehicle air conditioner In an air conditioner constructed to pass an air introduced into an air conditioning unit through an evaporator and a heater core both arranged in the unit, cooler pipes for the evaporator and heater pipes for the heater core are arranged to extend from the same sid... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7926551 | Heater core and air conditioner for an automobile equipped with same The present invention relates to a heater core and an air conditioner for an automobile equipped with the same, in which an amount of cooling water introduced into the heater core can be adjusted based on a temperature set by a user, thereby increasing a cooling and... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913746 | Air conditioning arrangement for work vehicle An air conditioning arrangement for a work vehicle having a cabin includes: a hood disposed forwardly of the cabin; an air conditioning unit housed in the hood forwardly of the cabin; and a dashboard provided in a front portion in the cabin. The air conditioning uni... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7891409 | Air conditioner for vehicle Noise occurring in an upright air-conditioning unit is greatly reduced. An upright air-conditioning unit 1 is disposed under a steering member support part 23, a vent opening 15 and a vent outlet port 20 are made to communicate with each ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7845391 | Air-conditioning unit and vehicle air-conditioning apparatus Sharp bends in a defrost duct extending from a defrost outlet to a windshield, and in a face duct extending from a face outlet to both sides of a front passenger seat, are eliminated and the duct resistance of these ducts is reduced. Moreover collision safety of pas... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7819171 | Air conditioning system An air conditioning system for providing air conditioning to the interior of an automotive vehicle with a mixing chamber designed to create, by controlled mixing of a warm and of a cool partial air flow, at least one warmer and one cooler air-conditionable air flow.... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7814964 | Isolation valve for main and auxiliary vehicle air conditioning system A rotatable electrically actuated valve having a spindle with axially spaced grooves and lands constructed and arranged to selectively connect an auxiliary air conditioning system to a truck cab while isolating the truck air conditioning system, and for connecting t... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7793706 | HVAC dual zone temperature control with slave rear zone An HVAC assembly including an HVAC case disposed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle includes a first air mix door. The first air mix door is movable between open and closed positions and adapted to adjust a temperature of air blown into a front passenger compar... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7654307 | Evaporative cooler assisted automotive air conditioning system An automotive air conditioning system is disclosed comprising an evaporative cooler in series with the conventional vapor compression system. The evaporative cooler comprises an array of dry channels and a contiguous array of wet channels. The primary air stream to ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7650927 | Outlet temperature calculation correction from ambient/water temperature A method of controlling a vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Outside or ambient temperature, evaporator temperature, and coolant temperature are measured with sensors. These values, along with a TAO, which is a calculated value of outl... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7478666 | Vehicle air conditioner In a vehicle air conditioner, a rotary door is disposed to open and close a foot opening portion and an inlet port of a face opening portion and a defroster opening portion. The rotary door includes a curvature outer peripheral portion for opening and closing the in... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7441587 | Vehicle air conditioner In an air conditioner constructed to pass an air introduced into an air conditioning unit through an evaporator and a heater core both arranged in the unit, cooler pipes for the evaporator and heater pipes for the heater core are arranged to extend from the same sid... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434608 | Air-blowing unit An air-blowing unit includes a blower unit including an irreversible fan, a first blower-side duct connected to an inlet port of the blower unit, a second blower-side duct connected to an air discharge port of the blower unit, a first air opening-side duct including... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434612 | Multiple zoned air conditioning system A multiple zoned air conditioning system for providing air conditioning to the interior of an automotive vehicle. The air conditioning system includes a main air conditioning module with a first heat exchanger for cooling and with a second heat exchanger for heating... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434611 | Roof module A roof module (10) for a motor vehicle, with an integrated climate control system (12, 14, 16, 18). Furthermore, the roof module (10) includes a fuel cell system (32, 34, 38). The roof module (10) is preferably a pre-mounted comple... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434609 | System with an internal combustion engine, a fuel cell and a climate control unit for heating and/or cooling the interior of a motor vehicle and process for the operation thereof A system with an internal combustion engine which has a heat transfer circuit, a fuel cell and a climate control unit which is accommodated in the heat transfer circuit of the internal combustion engine. The system has a heat transfer arrangement for transferring th... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422050 | Air conditioning apparatus for vehicle In an air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, a blower unit is arranged such that air is discharged in a substantially front and rear direction of the vehicle. An evaporator is opposed to an air discharge port of the blower unit and inclined at an angle equal to o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416138 | Thermal bypass channel The present invention relates to distribution of conditioned air from automotive HVAC units, in particularly, distribution systems having both front and rear components. In particular, the present invention improves the temperature characteristics of the rear floor ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413007 | Vehicle air-conditioning system A vehicle air-conditioning system includes an air-conditioner and an air outlet for opening and closing an opening formed in a rear part of a vehicle body. A control unit causes the air outlet to open and close the opening in accordance with changes in air condition... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407001 | HVAC with detached deflector A structure to provide air flow an mixture in an HVAC unit utilizing a separate piece air deflector located within the lower housing of the HVAC unit and ribs to direct airflow, the separate piece air deflector configured to cause air deflection and airflow towards ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7392662 | Method and system for controlling a climate control system A method and system for controlling a climate control system on a vehicle after entering a heat soak mode in which the outside air temperature associated with the vehicle is affected by absorption of non-ambient heat includes an ambient temperature sensor for sensin... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389812 | Vehicle air conditioning system having non-contacting temperature sensors When a front-passenger seat occupant detecting sensor indicates absence of an occupant in a front-passenger seat, an air conditioning control ECU adjusts a temperature measurement measured with a non-contacting temperature sensor for measuring a surface temperature ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7380586 | Climate control system for hybrid vehicles using thermoelectric devices The present invention provides a system for controlling the climate of a hybrid vehicle. The system includes a thermoelectric module, a heat exchanger, a pump, and a valve. The thermoelectric module includes thermoelectric elements powered by electric energy. The th... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377121 | Vehicle air conditioner A vehicle air conditioner includes an air conditioning case having an air introducing port from which air is introduced in an air introducing direction from a side of a cooling heat exchanger to a space under the cooling heat exchanger. Further, the air conditioning... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377309 | Vehicle air conditioning apparatus In a unit case of a vehicle air conditioning apparatus, air mix chamber is not provided. Cooled air cooled by an evaporator and heated air heated by a heater core are directly introduced to a face opening and a foot opening of the case and then mixed in a face duct ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370717 | Radiator device for two-wheeled motor vehicle In a motorcycle provided with a water-cooling type engine mounted to a lower portion of a motorcycle body, a radiator unit is arranged in front of the engine. The radiator unit is disposed so as to cover the front wheel and a cylinder head of the cylinder assembly f... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370695 | Combined cooling/climate control system for motor vehicles The present invention relates to a combined cooling/climate control system for motor vehicles for cooling the motor vehicle's electrical and/or electronic components and air conditioning of a passenger compartment of the vehicle, comprising: a main ventilation duct ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370486 | Air-treatment system with secondary circuit An air-treatment system includes a cooling circuit, a first heat exchanger in thermal communication with the cooling circuit, and a secondary circuit in thermal communication with the first heat exchanger. The air-treatment system also includes a controller in commu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370691 | Heat exchanger and heating or air conditioning unit of a motor vehicle containing said heat exchanger The invention relates to a heat exchanger of a plate-type construction having first flow channels for a first medium, each formed by a pair of plates, and having corrugated ribs, around which a second medium flows, arranged between neighboring plate pairs. In order ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366588 | System and method for managing indoor air through cooperation between air conditioner and mobile assistant device A method and system for efficiently managing indoor air through cooperation between a mobile device and a stationary air conditioner. The system may include at least one stationary air conditioner and at least one mobile assistant device that move with a predetermin... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353898 | Integrated heat exchanger and engine mount for a snowmobile An integrated heat exchanger and engine mount for a snowmobile that reinforces the snowmobile chassis is disclosed. The heat exchanger is formed with an internal passage through which a vehicle fluid may be circulated and cooled. The heat exchanger is also formed wi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355146 | Heating unit A heating unit for a vehicle features a radial fan (100) having a housing (110), which housing has an air inlet (116) and an air exit opening (118). The heating unit has an air-directing device (140) that guides an air flow in a pr... | 04/08/2008 |
