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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2003
Applicant:
Michael Choi, Garden City, MI (US);
Inventor:
Michael Choi, Garden City, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 17/06 (2006.01); F25D 19/00 (2006.01); E06B 7/02 (2006.01); E04F 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for reducing noise in an automotive heating, ventilation, and cooling system is described. A noise attenuation device using radial vanes upstream of a flow discontinuity, such as a bend in the ducting, and downstream of a blower fan is used to reduce noise.