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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
May. 31, 1995
Johnny Hugh Allison, Plymouth, MI (US);
Gerald Arthur Heath, Canton, MI (US);
David S Wills, Dearborn, MI (US);
R David Arndt, Novi, MI (US);
Mark Timothy Lecznar, Woods, MI (US);
Bruce Allen Williams, Bergich Gladbach, DE;
Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, MI (US);
United Technologies Automotive, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for cooling electrical components contained inside an enclosed housing, which is positioned proximate to a dashboard of a vehicle, includes an inlet pipe which receives a forced air flow and an outlet pipe which expels air from the enclosed housing. The inlet pipe receives the forced air flow either from a fan or from an air intake mechanism which supplies filtered air to an intake manifold of the vehicle engine. The air intake mechanism also maintains the temperature of the vehicle battery at a predetermined temperature by use of heated air from the engine exhaust manifold.