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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
James George Gebbie, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Clay Wesley Maranville, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Timothy Noah Blatchley, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 13/00 (2006.01); F25D 21/06 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00921 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00928 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for providing controlling environmental conditions in a passenger compartment of a vehicle are presented. In one example, various low cost expansion valves are included in a system that has a receiver positioned downstream of an exterior heat exchanger to provide a climate control system with heating, cooling, dehumidification, and de-icing modes.