Distributor box for a heating and ventilating installation for the cabin of a motor vehicle
US5476418A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H2001/00721
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heating and ventilating installation for the cabin of a motor vehicle includes a distributor box which has an air inlet arranged to admit a stream of cold air and a stream of heated air. The distributor box also has a plurality of air outlets, including a de-icing air outlet port. A distributor valve is arranged to pivot within the distributor box, and has a guide channel extending in a direction which is generally transverse with respect to the pivot axis of the valve, so as to direct the stream of heated air towards the de-icing air outlet port when the valve is set in a position for de-icing.
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