Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Timothy John Wallington

Edward K Krause

Scott A Wojan

Michael L Greenfield

Mark Allen Dearth

Paul Bryan Hoke

James Eric Anderson

Lawrence C Karas

Volker Scheer

Eric Gerd Schaefer

Rainer Vogt

Timothy James Hallifax

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

An air filtration system for a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle includes a filter bed positioned downstream from a blower motor and upstream from one or more vents. The air filtration system additionally includes a heater coupled to the filter bed, a sensor configured to measure a functional capacity of the filter bed, and a controller configured to regenerate the filter bed using the heater as initiated by the real-time sensor.

Automotive interior air quality carbon canister status and replacement/regeneration control

A windshield washer system for an automotive vehicle includes a washer fluid reservoir having washer fluid therein and a separator for receiving washer fluid from the reservoir and for adjusting the concentration of hydrocarbon additive within the fluid contained within the reservoir as a function of referenced temperature.

Winshield washer system with hydrocarbon separator

A windshield washer system for an automotive vehicle includes a reservoir for holding windshield washer fluid, and an applicator system for furnishing washer fluid from the reservoir to an exterior surface of the vehicle. A heat transfer system recovers heat from a braking system of the vehicle and conveys the recovered heat to the washer fluid contained within the reservoir.

Windshield washer system for automotive vehicle

A washer system and a method are provided for purging the washer liquids contained within a washer system. A first reservoir containing a freezable washer liquid a second reservoir containing a freeze-resistant washer liquid and an exit circuit are fluidically coupled to a fluid distribution circuit A fluid purge apparatus is also coupled to the fluid distribution circuit An electronic control module (ECM) is electrically coupled to the fluid distribution circuit the fluid purge apparatus and a temperature sensor The ECM controls the fluid purge apparatus upon receiving a temperature signal from the temperature sensor The fluid purging apparatus purges freezable washer liquid from a portion of the fluid distribution circuit during temperatures at or below a predetermined temperature, to prevent the washer liquid from freezing within the fluid distribution circuit.

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