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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2011
Clay W. Maranville, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Christopher M. Greiner, Birmingham, MI (US);
Paul B. Hoke, Plymouth, MI (US);
Michael E. Hesse, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Lakhi Goenka, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John C. Schneider, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Clay W. Maranville, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Christopher M. Greiner, Birmingham, MI (US);
Paul B. Hoke, Plymouth, MI (US);
Michael E. Hesse, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Lakhi Goenka, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John C. Schneider, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Abstract
An HVAC system provides airflow in a vehicle having a plurality of seating locations in a passenger cabin for respective passengers of the vehicle. The system includes a plurality of outlet vents and a plurality of suction returns disposed at various air return locations adjacent to the seating locations within the vehicle. An air handling unit is in fluid communication between the suction returns and the outlet vents. A plurality of flow control elements are provided, each one in series with at least one respective suction return for selectably modifying a respective flow of the respective suction return in response to a respective flow command. An occupancy determining apparatus identifies one or more seating locations for receiving enhanced airflow. A controller generates the respective flow commands in response to the identified seating locations.