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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2020
Gentherm Incorporated, Northville, MI (US);
Ioannis Androulakis, Azusa, CA (US);
Maurice Edward Phillips Gunderson, Orinda, CA (US);
Wayne Swoyer Kauffman, III, Oak Park, MI (US);
Dmitri Kossakovski, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Darren Andrew Schumacher, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Scott Wolas, Newbury Park, CA (US);
GENTHERM INCORPORATED, Northville, MI (US);
Abstract
Features for a vapor compression system configured to cool and/or cat (i.e. thermally condition) two or more distinct climate controlled vehicle interior components via a common thermal bus are disclosed. Some embodiments employ a single compressor. Some embodiments employ multiple compressors and/or thermal buses, each servicing components located within respective interior thermal zones of a vehicle, for example a front row seat zone, second and/or third row seat zones, and/or an overhead zone and/or a trunk zone.