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US 10,766,339 B2Granted
Vehicle structural air duct
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAri Garo Caliskan, Nicolas Zagorski, Andrew J. Stankovich
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Abstract
A vehicle body structure includes spaced roof rails and a structural air duct. The air duct has at least two bows connecting between the roof rails and defining first and second channels. An interconnecting member is connected between the bows and defines a third channel connecting the first and second channels in fluid communication with each other. At least one of the bows defines an outlet port configured to supply air to a cabin.
Claims21
A vehicle body structure comprising:
- spaced apart roof rails;
- a structural air duct including
- at least two bows connecting between the roof rails and defining first and second channels,
- an interconnecting member connected between the bows and defining a third channel connecting the first and second channels in fluid communication with each other, wherein at least one of the bows defines an outlet port configured to supply air to a cabin, and
- a cap attached to the bows and the interconnecting member to define a plenum;
- and
- a roof connected between the roof rails and extending over the cap.
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A vehicle comprising:
- roof rails;
- a rear header extending between the rails;
- a structural air duct located forward of the rear header and including a structural body defining an open channel and having first and second portions each connected to one of the rails, wherein the structural body has flanges;
- a cap sealed to the flanges and covering over the body to define a plenum;
- and
- a roof panel attached to a top surface of the cap.
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A vehicle comprising:
- roof rails;
- a structural air duct including a structural body having at least four mounting portions each attached to one of the roof rails, and an outlet port defined in a bottom of the body;
- an air shutter disposed in the outlet port;
- a cap sealed to a top of the body such that the body and the cap cooperate to define a plenum;
- and
- a roof panel attached to a top surface of the cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.