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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7247088 | Air conditioner for vehicle In an air conditioner for a vehicle including a front pillar which is disposed diagonally in front of a passenger and extends slant in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, there are provided an air conditioning duct disposed along the front pillar, a front-pilla... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7159651 | Air conditioner for vehicle use An upper opening portion (74, 75) and lower opening portion (76, 77) are arranged in a door body (13b, 14b) located below a side window (13a, 14a), and an air conditioning unit (15, 16) is ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7105073 | Thermoplastic multi-layer composite structure A thermoplastic multi-layer composite structure is disclosed and consist in a first embodiment of a co-extruded acrylic polypropylene outer skin and high melt strength polypropylene substrate which is attached to a first surface of a polypropylene foam core. An inne... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7059658 | Multi-layered inside lining piece A multishell interior trim part for a side door of a passenger car consists of a function carrier interior shell (1) of a polypropylene, epoxy resin or polyurethane reinforced by natural fibers, and an outer shell (10) which partially or completely cov... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044537 | Air duct assembly A duct assembly for a vehicle. The duct assembly includes a trim panel and an air duct. A seal having multiple seal portions is disposed on the air duct to inhibit air leakage. The seal portions are integrally connected and formed from a common material. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036333 | Integrated drain tube plumbing tray A mounting arrangement for an automobile heating core includes a dash panel defining a boundary between a passenger compartment and an engine compartment. The heater core is positioned in the passenger compartment. An inlet pipe extends between the dash panel and th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6966829 | HVAC system for a vehicle with concealed vents An air delivery system (10) for a vehicle (12) includes an air plenum (42) and a coupling joint (14) that is coupled to the air plenum (42). The coupling joint (14) is configured to reside between and is hidden by overlappin... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6896609 | Driver/entry ventilation system for a bus Heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems for busses having air distribution at the front of the bus through a distribution system integrated with the dashboard and outlet vents shaped and oriented to provide clearing of mist and frost from vehicle windows, ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6743089 | Air-guiding nozzle An air-guiding nozzle has a fixed slat and several parallel pivoting slats. The fixed slat is configured to supply air to a vehicle side window and the pivoting slats are configured to blow air onto a person in the interior of the vehicle. When the pivoting slats ar... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6471581 | Method and apparatus for ventilating at least one window in a vehicle A method and an apparatus for ventilating at least one window in a vehicle by blowing and extracting air in a region of the window is described. The airflow blown against the window is substantially laminar and the air is extracted in an upper region of t... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6358138 | Side window defroster/defogger A system for defogging/defrosting an automobile side window, which extends upwardly from an interior panel, in which a window strip extends along an upper edge of the interior panel between the panel and the window. The window strip includes a length of h... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6319113 | Air duct extending in a motor vehicle from a front door through a B-column into the rear area of the motor vehicle An air duct for air conditioning of the rear area of a motor vehicle, extending from a front door through a B-column into a rear area of the motor vehicle. The duct transition between the front door and the B-column is formed by a duct part which is defor... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6290361 | Universal clearing air system for windows and external mirrors of a vehicle A clearing system for external mirrors and side windows of a vehicle provides a flow of compressed warm air to an air distribution unit equipped with a number of openings to direct the flow of air towards the surface of the mirror or a side window. In one... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6267664 | Exterior side view mirror and side window defogger system A system including a defrosting mechanism in the form of an air stream directed against the side view mirror of a vehicle as well as an air stream directed against the side window of the vehicle adjacent to the side view mirror. The side view mirror and s... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6261172 | Vehicle air conditioner with rotary door In a vehicle air conditioner with a rotary door, an air vent is opened in side end plates of the rotary door in an axial direction, and a communication port communicating with the air vent is opened in a side surface of a heater case opposite to the side ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6254175 | Air vent system for door of automobile The invention relates to an air vent system for a door of an automobile to allow a passenger to avoid undesired exposure to air by completely blocking an air duct, the system constructed with a door duct installed at a door with an inlet that is to be tig... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6186886 | Vehicle cabin cooling system for capturing and exhausting heated boundary layer air from inner surfaces of solar heated windows The cabin cooling system includes a cooling duct positioned proximate and above upper edges of one or more windows of a vehicle to exhaust hot air as the air is heated by inner surfaces of the windows and forms thin boundary layers of heated air adjacent ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6135874 | Ventilation device for a side window of a motor vehicle and method of making same A device for ventilating a side window of a motor vehicle, especially an automobile, has an air guide channel that is located in a vehicle door or other side component that contains the side window near a lower area of the side window. Air outlets of the ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5953158 | Water droplet removing system for vehicle A water droplet removing system for a vehicle provided with door mirror assemblies each having a door mirror base attached to a door body, and a mirror unit guides air discharged by a blower installed in a door body of the automobile to at least either th... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5643080 | Air outlet member An air conditioner duct being suitable for connection with an air conditioner arranged in a cab. The air conditioner duct is provided with an air outlet member, which includes an air release portion for releasing air into the cab and plural fins for guidi... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5591078 | Automotive interior trim having integrated defrost duct A trim molding for a framed opening of a vehicle has an outer flexible skin backed by an energy-absorbing foam core to provide impact protection to the occupants of the vehicle. Imbedded in the foam core is an air duct having an inlet and a plurality of o... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5545085 | Heating-ventilation and/or air conditioning apparatus for the passenger space in a motor vehicle. The components of a heating-ventilation and/or air conditioning apparatus, which are disposed on the side of the passenger space in relation to a transverse partition separating this passenger space from the engine compartment, are disposed one after the ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5518449 | Heating-ventilation and/or air-conditioning apparatus for the passenger space of a motor vehicle A heating-ventilation and/or air conditioning apparatus for use in the passenger space of a motor vehicle. The components of the apparatus, disposed on the side of the passenger space in relation to a transverse partition separating this passenger space f... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5399121 | Vehicle air distribution system with improved space utilization A vehicle heating and cooling system has an air duct arrangement that makes efficient use of the available duct space. The initial duct in the system is forced to run through a body area of limited size, and so has a limited cross sectional area and conse... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5131886 | Heated air delivery system for vehicles A heated air delivery system for vans, trucks and buses which has a single heated air distribution compartment located beneath the dashboard and designed to deliver heated air to defrost the entire windshield through a single elongated tapered defroster d... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5033672 | Automobile air conditioning system An automobile air conditioning device includes a ventilation system with a ventilation fan for discharging air contained in a passenger chamber from the vehicle. A dew condensation detector is adapted to detect a predetermined relative humidity for a dew ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4981072 | Exterior rear view mirror assembly with ventilator for exterior side window An exterior rear view mirror assembly having a housing with a passage for directing a mixture of ambient air and conditioned air over the exterior surface of a side window of a vehicle. A mounting structure attached to the housing has a grille adjoining t... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4903581 | Arrangement for preventing mist and ice formation on the side window of a motor vehicle An arrangement for preventing mist and ice formation on the side window of a motor vehicle, primarily a rear side-window in the door of the vehicle. A fan, an inlet duct and an outlet air supply duct are arranged between an outer panel and an inner panel ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4807523 | Ventilating system for automotive vehicle A system for ventilating the passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle comprises an air discharge nozzle located at approximately the center of the vehicle's dashboard along a lower edge of the windshield. The nozzle ejects a broad air stream upwardl... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4783115 | Motor vehicle air duct seal A motor vehicle has an air duct on a swinging door that aligns with and is sealingly joined to an air duct on the vehicle body when the door is closed by a collapsible leaf spring biased bellows seal mounted between the door and vehicle body.... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4709957 | Front door structure for vehicle A front door for a vehicle comprises an inner panel and an outer panel. A window sash having a closed cross section is formed by the inner panel and the outer panel. The window sash is divided into a front sash portion and a rear sash portion by a vertica... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4668004 | Instrument panel construction An instrument panel construction includes an instrument panel main body and a padding having a pad with a skin thereon. The main body and the padding are formed with openings mating with each other for receiving a finisher, such as a side defroster grille... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4646879 | Air duct, or the like, for instrument panel for automotive vehicles An instrument panel for an automotive vehicle is attached to a rigid beam that extends across the vehicle body beneath the windshield. The instrument panel is a plastic injection molding. Its outer surface may be provided with cushioning material. At the ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4615262 | Heater unit of automotive air conditioning system A heater unit of an automotive air conditioning system has two demisting or defrosting ducts, which extend toward the front windows and the side window respectively. A flap valve is associated with each of the ducts in order to control air flow directed t... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4512240 | Door, particularly for a car A door, particularly for a car, is a rigidified plastic unit. It comprises an integral plastic door inner part having a box-shaped lower part with an open side facing outwardly and having a window frame at the top thereof. There is a door outer part which... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4459901 | Rear side window demister A pillar garnish cooperates with a center pillar to define therebetween a space which serves as a demister duct for conveying hot, dry air directed from a side demister nozzle to a rear side window.... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4439013 | Motor vehicle provided with an additional mirror embracing the dead angle An automobile with a mirror arrangement comprising a supplementary mirror disposed in the forward zone of the interior of the automobile adjacent to a side window pane for embracing the dead angle of an associated outside rear view mirror disposed on the ... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4293759 | Electric heating system for heating the interior of a motor vehicle prior to starting An electric heating system for heating the passenger compartment and defrosting the windshield and rear window of a motor vehicle prior to starting includes an electric air heater unit fixedly mounted in the vehicle trunk under the conventional horizontal... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4173174 | Installation for the supply of fresh and/or heated air into the interior space of a motor vehicle An installation for the supply of fresh and/or heated air into the interior space of a motor vehicle which is equipped with an air guide channel within the area of the inner covering of a body part; the air guide channel is formed by a part of the inner w... | 11/06/1979 |
