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HVAC unit placement configuration for a vehicle

US10710424B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

BYTON LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Christopher Eckert · San Jose, US
Shawn Slovesko · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 5, 2018
Grant date	Jul 14, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 31, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/88
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments and examples are disclosed for placement configurations of HVAC units for electric vehicles. For one embodiment, a vehicle includes a front compartment, a cabin compartment, a vehicle body, and a HVAC unit. The front compartment is at a front end of the vehicle. The cabin compartment is at a center of the vehicle to contain passengers. The body of the vehicle contains a dashwall separating the front compartment from the cabin compartment. The heat ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) unit is situated in the front compartment, separated from the cabin compartment by the dashwall, where the HVAC unit provides heat, ventilation, and air conditioning to the user in the cabin compartment.

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