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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109813 | Thin air outlet structure of vehicle air conditioner A thin air outlet structure to a vehicle compartment exhibiting excellent directivity while ensuring sufficient volume and velocity of air conditioning air stream. In the air outlet structure 10, delivery direction of the air stream can be altered by altering... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7727058 | Flap of a motor vehicle ventilation system The invention relates to a flap (2) of a motor vehicle ventilation system, which is disposed in a housing (1) in the mounted state and controls the air supply to the interior of the vehicle along with a second flap (4). The flap (2) accor... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7585209 | Air-conditioning device for vehicles and method for the operation of an air-conditioning device The invention relates to an air-conditioning device and to a method for the operation of an air-conditioning device. The aim of the invention is to improve current air-conditioning devices such that a desired level of temperature inside the motor vehicle changes as ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7404760 | Control wheel for an automotive air vent A control wheel for controlling a control in an automotive vent has a resilient bushing which provides a frictional force to retain the control wheel in a desired position. The frictional force is substantially independent of tolerances of the components of the cont... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7381128 | Operating device of air conditioner for vehicle A gear portion is provided on the inner peripheral surface of a dial, and a large diameter portion of a main driving gear is mated with the gear portion. A driven gear is mated with a small diameter portion of the main driving gear, and the state of an air condition... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7325866 | Modular underbody for a motor vehicle A module for a frame for a motor vehicle with a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending central side rail structures. The module including a pair of tubular hydroformed side rail members and a laterally extending connecting structure connected between the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7281971 | Air conditioner for vehicle In an air conditioner for a vehicle including a vehicle roof capable of opening, there are provided a driver seat and a passenger seat which are provided at right and left sides in a vehicle compartment, plural conditioned-air blowoff ports provided for the driver s... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273130 | Device and method for active soundproofing, and power unit for aeroplanes A device for active noise reduction has a chamber, which is arranged laterally in relation to a gas flow, and a chamber opening constructed in one wall of the chamber. In the area of the chamber opening, a deflection device is adjustably arranged. The deflection dev... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7240752 | Vehicular electrical equipment unit heating and cooling system and hybrid vehicle A vehicular electrical equipment unit heating and cooling system includes a vehicular electrical equipment unit 10 including a battery 21 and an inverter YBU5 22 which are accommodated in a primary air passageway 14, an air inlet 44 | 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 |
| 7189158 | Airflow control system A dual airflow control system for an environment having a first air zone and a second air zone. The system includes a first input device operable to generate a first input signal indicative of a desired airflow to the first zone and a second input device operable to... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7160185 | Air transfer apparatus An air transfer apparatus which includes a door frame having a top, a bottom and opposed sides. The top, bottom and opposed sides define a door receiving cavity. A door is positioned within the door receiving cavity. The door is pivotally mounted to one of the oppos... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7137775 | Fan array fan section in air-handling systems A fan array fan section in an air-handling system includes a plurality of fan units arranged in a fan array and positioned within an air-handling compartment. One preferred embodiment may include an array controller programmed to operate the plurality of fan units a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7097231 | Door module and door assembly method A vehicle door module includes a door trim defining a plane and a window regulator rail separably fixed to the door trim. The rail is fastened to a door at a fastening point. A projecting line extends from the fastening point and perpendicular to the rail to interse... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7059146 | Vehicle air conditioning apparatus A vehicle air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle comprises an air conditioning unit for conditioning air in a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The air conditioning unit has an air conditioning case forming an air passage with at least one sidewall. The sidewall... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044849 | Air vent for ventilation systems An air vent is provided that is capable of delivering a distributed divergent air flow with a predominant direction of flow that can be changed within a wide range of mutually perpendicular directions. In one embodiment, the air vent has an outlet grid that is gener... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6979258 | Point contact valve seats for film applications In a ventilation system of a motor vehicle, a film valve can selectively open and close an air path opening defined by a housing with a rib or projection that encircles such opening. The rib can define a point contact between the film valve and the housing when view... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979259 | Air conditioner The air conditioning case (11) includes: a right and a left case body (112, 111) made of resin; and a partitioning plate (113) made of metal, and the partitioning plate (113) is a partitioning portion for partitioning the face blowout ope... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974376 | Air conditioner for vehicle with noise-reduction means A flow straightening grid 30 is provided at an area where the air flow turns about 180 degrees in an air path 23, or in the vicinity thereof. Because of this, the air flow can be prevented from being disturbed in the air path 23 and, therefore, ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6935944 | Air systems for vehicles A vehicle with an air system for directing a flow of air at the rear of a head and/or neck of a person occupying the vehicle and/or for directing a flow of air to a space under a roof or canopy of the vehicle to dissipate hot air beneath the roof or canopy. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932694 | Vent A ventilation apparatus or vent includes a handle, that is balanced for receiving forces, such that when force is applied anywhere on the handle, it is distributed such that a locking engagement will be broken. The handle can be moved easily, so as to open or close ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932695 | Vane for an air outlet Apparatus for controlling air flow in a ventilating system of an automotive vehicle includes a series of interconnected vanes with a control knob on one of the vanes for adjusting the vanes. A chrome-plated insert fits into a slot in the knob. A rubber overlay cover... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6904763 | Automotive air conditioner and instrument panel module A casing 1 of an automotive air conditioner is formed with a recess 12 for accommodating a steering member S extending in a right-left direction of a vehicle. The casing 1 is divided into an instrument panel-side part Rp and a fire panel-side pa... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6887148 | Air-distribution device for motor vehicles Described herein is an air-distribution device which uses means designed for causing deviation, by Coanda effect, of a flow of air coming from an inlet duct into a plurality of outlet ducts. The invention is applicable both to a motor-vehicle air-conditioning assemb... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6872134 | Dashboard assembly A dashboard assembly for a vehicle comprising a lower housing portion adapted to receive an air blowing system and an upper housing portion, the dashboard assembly further comprising an intermediate housing portion being and disposed between the lower housing portio... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6857955 | Ventilation extension kit The present invention 10 discloses a ventilation extension addition to a vehicle 12 and is attached to the existing ventilation duct 14 located mid-way under the front seats 16 of the vehicle. The location of the existing ventilation duct... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6805624 | Air outlet nozzle and method of making and using same An air outlet nozzle of a heating and/or air-conditioning system of a vehicle is provided. It has a displacer which is connected to a nozzle mouth element mounted displaceably in the nozzle housing. In order, with as little structural space as possible and as little... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6805623 | Apparatus for providing air flow within a vehicle Apparatus for providing airflow within a vehicle. A first housing portion is mounted over a vehicle vent which defines an internal plenum dimensioned to receive the manually adjustable vent handle. A second adjacent plenum is defined by a second housing portion whic... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6800022 | Inlet air control method for a vehicle HVAC system having an air quality sensor An improved HVAC control method immediately closes an air inlet valve to provide full cabin air recirculation when an outside air quality sensor detects polluted air, and thereafter progressively re-opens the air inlet valve at a determined rate when the air quality... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6793572 | Automobile interior heat vent The invention described herein is a passive air ventilation system for automobile interior heat. The passenger compartment interfaces with short air ducts which open when the interior reaches a certain threshold temperature. The other end of the ducts interfaces wit... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6786816 | Inside/outside air switching device for vehicular air conditioning unit In an inside/outside air switching device, a rotary door includes a rotation shaft, a periphery wall rotating about the rotation shaft, and side plates connecting between the ends of the periphery wall and the rotation shaft. The rotary door is supported in a case f... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6758741 | Vehicle interior structure which can uniformly ventilate interior of vehicle A vehicle interior structure includes an air vent wall. The air vent wall has a nonpermeable layer, a nonpermeable surface layer and a permeable layer. The permeable layer has a three-dimensional net construction and is disposed between the nonpermeable layer and th... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6758740 | Vehicle air conditioner In an initial stage of a cool down operation of a vehicle air conditioner, a rapid cooling operation is performed while cool air is directly blown to a passenger from direct air outlets. In a later stage of the cool down operation of the vehicle air conditioner, a t... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6739968 | Interchangeable air vent assembly and vehicles incorporating same Air vent assemblies for vehicles that facilitate interchangeability of air vents and other components include an air duct manifold, a trim plate, and a plurality of interchangeable air vents. An air duct manifold includes a plurality of air ducts, with each air duct... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736719 | Air duct outlet with joystick louver control Air duct outlets having joystick controls are provided. A housing has an inlet, an outlet and a frame secured within the housing between the inlet and outlet. A louver assembly is operably coupled to the frame and includes a first set of louvers and a second set of ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6716100 | Air conditioning unit for vehicle In an air conditioning unit that cools a motor of a fan by partially introducing an air blown by the fan into the motor, a case has a wall for defining an air introduction chamber adjacent to an air passage. The air introduction chamber has an air inlet and an air o... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6705672 | Vehicular air-conditioning duct structure and forming method, and vehicular electric-wiring fixing structure An air-conditioning duct structure is included in a vehicular dash beam member. Material for the duct is made of a heat insulating and sound absorbing material and is adhered onto the surface of a sheet material for the beam member which is then bent into a semi-tub... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6675598 | Vehicle air conditioner with arrangement structure of face ducts An air conditioning unit of a vehicle air conditioner is disposed inside a dashboard approximately at a center portion in a vehicle right-left direction. Center face air outlets are provided in the dashboard opposite to right and left end sides of the air... | 01/13/2004 |
