Mode door for the automotive vehicle air conditioning system
US7766078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H2001/007
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automotive vehicle air conditioning system has air introduced into an air conditioning case. The introduced air is always discharged to both sides of a passenger compartment regardless of the air conditioner mode while the air conditioning system maintains the amount of air discharged through defrost openings in a defrost mode. Air leakage between both sides of a mode door and the air conditioning case is effectively prevented by a cover carried by the mode door without additional sealing to improve air conditioning performance.
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