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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2012
Applicant:
Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Inventor:
Hiroyuki Hayashi, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/02 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 (2013.01); B60H 1/32 (2013.01); B60H 1/3229 (2013.01);
Abstract
An air conditioning system including a blower, an evaporator, an airflow chamber, and a thermal expansion valve assembly. The airflow chamber extends between the blower and the evaporator to direct airflow generated by the blower to the evaporator. The thermal expansion valve assembly includes a valve and a sensor bulb. The valve is on an input side of the evaporator. The sensor bulb is arranged on an output side of the evaporator external to the airflow chamber, and in an airflow path of ambient air.