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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearbom, MI (US);
George David Koch Smith, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Demetrius Conell Johnson-Gault, Ferndale, MI (US);
Terry Wayne Vandenbrink, Carleton, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Christopher Stephen Van Auken, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for a vehicle includes an air conditioning system, a motorized directional air flow control feature, a display, and a controller configured to initiate a variable air flow routine. Initiation of the variable air flow routine prompts execution of a predetermined actuation sequence of the motorized directional air flow control feature such that the direction of air flowing from the air conditioning system into a cabin of the vehicle is varied sequentially by the motorized directional air flow control feature. Initiation of the variable air flow routine further prompts the display to display an air flow graphic having a directional quality that corresponds with the orientation of the motorized directional air flow control feature such that the directional quality of the air flow graphic varies sequentially with the direction of the air flowing from the air conditioning system.