Optimized face mode air flow path for rear quarter HVAC
US9308798B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H2001/00242
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rear HVAC system for a motor vehicle including a housing, an airflow generator, an evaporator, and a heater. The housing is configured to be mounted adjacent to a rear wheel well and a D-pillar of the motor vehicle. The evaporator and the heater are mounted within the housing. Both the evaporator and the heater are between a vehicle floor and a line that is both generally parallel to the floor and tangent to an upper surface of the rear wheel well when the housing is installed in the vehicle.
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