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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
May. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Frank Fusco, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jennifer A. Herr-Rathke, Plymouth, MI (US);
Manfred Koberstein, Troy, MI (US);
Jose A. Nava, Plymouth, MI (US);
Steven M. Kahrs, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00021 (2013.01); B60H 1/00671 (2013.01); B60H 1/00692 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00192 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle air-handling system includes a heat exchanger, a blower in communication with the heat exchanger, and an operable duct having driver and passenger portions that are each in communication with the heat exchanger and the blower. When the blower is activated, the driver portion continuously delivers blower air and the passenger portion selectively delivers blower air.