Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

Paul Bryan Hoke

Johnathan Andrew Line

James R Hurd

Michael Kolich

Steven David Errick

Eric R Yerke

John Wayne Jaranson

Manfred Koberstein

Clay Wesley Maranville

Robert Steven Sawyer

Christopher Mark Greiner

Mukesh Kumar

Lawrence C Karas

Jennifer A Herr-Rathke

Frank Fusco

Alan Douglas Wallington

Gary A Dage

Mark Doroudian

Daniel Ferretti

Lakhi Nandlal Goenka

Mark Allen Dearth

Jeroen Lem

William Stewart Johnston

Alan Gutowski

Marc Silva Kondrad

Kalyanaraman Bharathan

Angelo Patti

Volker Scheer

Li Lu

Eric Gerd Schaefer

Rainer Vogt

Haoliang Michael Sun

David Alan Wong

Timothy James Hallifax

Timothy John Wallington

Fred Koberstein

Martha E Nefcy

Amy Golden

Michael E Hesse

John C Schneider

John Bratcher

Ronald Dickson

A vehicle ventilating/cooling system may include at least one sun-load sensor arranged within the vehicle, and a controller configured to receive a sun-load signal indicating a sun-load level from the sensor and programmed to instruct at least one cooling component to conduct a purge of vehicle cabin air in response to the sun-load level exceeding a sun-load threshold.

Cabin purge for vehicle ventilating and cooling system

A bracket for a vehicle is provided including a four-way fastener locator portion and a slip plane portion. The fastener locator portion includes a cross-member configured to allow passage therethrough of a portion of a fastener received in the fastener-receiving portion on application of a force meeting or exceeding a predetermined impact load. Assemblies including the provided bracket are described.

Bracket for improved impact loading performance

A method of controlling a climate control system. The method may include positioning a valve to block airflow from a desiccant to a port, permit airflow from the port to a blower, and circulate air through the desiccant and then through a trim component. The valve may be disposed between the port and the blower. The desiccant may be disposed between the blower and the valve.

Method of controlling a climate control system

A method for determining a vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) passenger cabin air filter filtration performance includes determining a vehicle-exterior atmospheric particulate contaminant concentration, a passenger cabin air filter efficiency, and an HVAC airflow rate. The passenger cabin particulate contaminant concentration is calculated from the determined atmospheric particulate contaminant concentration, passenger cabin air filter efficiency, and HVAC airflow rate.

Calculation-based vehicle cabin filtration performance

An HVAC unit is provided for treating air in a passenger cabin of a vehicle. An HVAC housing has a recirculation entry section, a fresh entry section, a blower section, and an output section. A blower is mounted to the blower section for driving an airflow from the HVAC housing out through the output section into the passenger cabin. A recirculation opening is provided proximate the recirculation entry section for providing at least a base recirculation flow from the passenger cabin into the HVAC housing whenever the blower drives the airflow. A climate sensor is fluidically coupled within the base recirculation flow for sensing a climate characteristic representative of the air in the passenger cabin.

Vehicular climate sensor in recirculation path

A rain-hat system for use on a vehicle that includes a cowling having a fresh air inlet, a rain-hat assembly that includes a body, and a plurality of louvers is disclosed. The body has a back side for attachment to the fresh air inlet. The body also has front side to which the plurality of louvers is attached. The rain-hat assembly also includes a front, a back, a first side, and a second side. At least some of the louvers slope downwardly from the front to the back and at least some of the louvers slope downwardly from the first side to the second side. In addition, at least some of the louvers include a downwardly sloping flange attached at the first side and a downwardly sloping flange attached at the second side. Preferably the uppermost louver has a gutter defined by an upwardly angled lip.

Louvered rain-hat for the fresh air inlet of a vehicle

A vehicle air circulating system comprises a controller, an interior condition sensor attached to the controller, an instrument panel, and a deployable register assembly attached to the controller and pivotably attached to the instrument panel. The register assembly includes a first register and a second register and is movable between a closed position in which the first register is recessed within the instrument panel and is thus obstructed and an open position in which the first register is deployed. The second register remains unobstructed whether the register assembly is in its closed or open position. The deployable registers provide directional control for pull down conditions. Once the desired conditions are achieved, the deployable registers lower into the instrument panel and the other registers provide a larger opening to direct the air overhead at lower velocities keeping the vehicle cabin cool while not blowing in the direction of the occupants.

Vehicle instrument panel with deployable air register

A ventilation system is provided for a transportation vehicle having a passenger cabin with an interior trim surface. A stationary duct segment receives an inlet air flow and has a stationary outlet hidden behind the interior trim surface. A telescoping duct segment has a sliding inlet sealingly coupled to the stationary outlet so that it slides on the stationary outlet between a retracted position and an extended position. The telescoping duct segment has a movable outlet arranged to provide a variable flow cross section to the passenger cabin that increases as the telescoping duct segment slides from the retracted position to the extended position. A trim hood provides a portion of the interior trim surface and is movable with the telescoping duct segment. The trim hood has a pivot axis at an end of the trim hood remote from the movable outlet.

Deployable vent for automotive ventilation system

An HVAC comfort system operates in a cabin of a vehicle. A plurality of vehicle status parameters are measured including a cabin temperature and a seat occupancy configuration. The method detects whether the vehicle status parameters correspond to a predetermined override state. When the vehicle status parameters correspond to the predetermined override state, then a respective mandated setting is automatically activated. Unless prevented by the mandated setting, one of a plurality of HVAC modes is automatically selected in response to the cabin temperature and other inputs, wherein the HVAC modes include an extremity heating mode and a panel circulation mode. The extremity heating mode is comprised of automatic activation of a touchpoint heated surface and other outputs in response to the seat occupancy configuration. The panel circulation mode is comprised of automatic activation of one or more zones for convective cooling in response to the seat occupancy configuration and may include activating other cooling devices.

Vehicle comfort system with efficient coordination of complementary thermal units

A windshield defogging system and method are provided. The system includes a heated windshield with an electrical heating element, an air circulation system with a blower to provide a stream of air over a surface of the windshield and a controller configured to select a duty cycle for the heating element based upon air circulation system operating parameters and environmental conditions such as ambient temperature.

Windshield defogging system and method

An automotive vehicle air extraction system in fluid communication with a cabin of the vehicle is provided. The extraction system may have a housing arrangement and a pair of extractors attached to the housing arrangement. A chamber may be formed between the housing arrangement and pair of extractors. An air pump may be in fluid communication with the chamber. The pair of extractors may be an inner extractor and an outer extractor. A controller may be configured to activate the air pump to supply airflow to the chamber to close the inner extractor and/or prevent inadvertent opening of the inner extractor.

Vehicle air extraction system and method

An HVAC system provides airflow in a vehicle having a plurality of seating locations in a passenger cabin for respective passengers of the vehicle. The system includes a plurality of outlet vents and a plurality of suction returns disposed at various air return locations adjacent to the seating locations within the vehicle. An air handling unit is in fluid communication between the suction returns and the outlet vents. A plurality of flow control elements are provided, each one in series with at least one respective suction return for selectably modifying a respective flow of the respective suction return in response to a respective flow command. An occupancy determining apparatus identifies one or more seating locations for receiving enhanced airflow. A controller generates the respective flow commands in response to the identified seating locations.

Automotive HVAC system with suction surfaces to control local airflow

A temperature adjustment system for a vehicle including a closed network of interconnected fluid pathways disposed in at least one of a headliner, a door, and an instrument panel of the vehicle. A fluid is disposed in the closed network. A fluid pump pushes the fluid through the closed network. The closed network is not open to an interior cabin of the vehicle and thermodynamically influences a cabin temperature of the vehicle.

Therma-zone vehicle system

An air duct assembly having a housing and a flexible vane. Sufficient airflow through the housing may actuate the flexible vane to permit airflow through an outlet.

Air duct assembly having a flexible vane

A climate control system for a vehicle and a method of control. The climate control system may include a trim component and a ventilation system. The ventilation system may have a desiccant having volcanic rock particles. Air is circulated through the desiccant to reduce air humidity in the vehicle passenger compartment.

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Paul Bryan Hoke