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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alan Gutowski, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Curtis Mark Jones, Wixom, MI (US);
Tina Marie Maurer, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/2218 (2013.01); B60H 2001/2237 (2013.01);
Abstract
A supplemental heating subsystem is provided for a vehicle climate control system including an air flow control door. The supplemental heating subsystem includes a controller configured to control the supplemental heating subsystem, a supplemental heating element responsive to the controller and an actuator for positioning the door responsive to the controller. In operation, the position of the door is controlled to improve the operating efficiency of the supplemental heating element.