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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Manfred Koberstein, Troy, MI (US);
Paul Bryan Hoke, Plymouth, MI (US);
Steven David Errick, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive vehicle air extraction system in fluid communication with a cabin of the vehicle is provided. The extraction system may have a housing arrangement and a pair of extractors attached to the housing arrangement. A chamber may be formed between the housing arrangement and pair of extractors. An air pump may be in fluid communication with the chamber. The pair of extractors may be an inner extractor and an outer extractor. A controller may be configured to activate the air pump to supply airflow to the chamber to close the inner extractor and/or prevent inadvertent opening of the inner extractor.