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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2011
Angelo Patti, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US);
Paul B. Hoke, Plymouth, MI (US);
James R. Hurd, Canton, MI (US);
Angelo Patti, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US);
Paul B. Hoke, Plymouth, MI (US);
James R. Hurd, Canton, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
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.