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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ian Thomas Lewczynski, Livonia, MI (US);
Steven Michael Kahrs, Canton, MI (US);
David Ballheim, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/24 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00871 (2013.01); B60H 1/00021 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00185 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00707 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00721 (2013.01);
Abstract
An air distribution plenum for controlling air flow in a vehicle HVAC system includes an air inlet and first and second air outlets. A movable member substantially blocks the first and second air outlets when in a first position, blocks only the first air outlet in a second position, blocks only the second air outlet in a third position, and permits air to flow through both the first and second air outlets when in a fourth position.