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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence C. Karas, New Boston, MI (US);
Mukesh Kumar, Canton, MI (US);
Eric R. Yerke, Redford, MI (US);
Robert Steven Sawyer, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 25/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); F16L 37/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00564 (2013.01); B60H 1/00528 (2013.01); F16L 37/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A duct for a heating/ventilation/air conditioning system of a vehicle includes a first end and a second end spaced a distance from the first end. An orifice extends between the first end and the second end. A semi-circular surface is disposed at the second end. The semi-circular surface extends about a radius having the same length as the distance between the first and second ends.