Air distribution apparatus
AssigneeDometic Sweden AB
InventorsJarrod Williamson, Louis Liu, Jason Svarc
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Abstract
The present embodiments relate to an air distribution apparatus for distributing conditioned airflow from a roof mounted air conditioner to the inside of a vehicle, which includes an inlet port adapted to receive the conditioned airflow from the roof mounted air conditioner. An outlet port, which is disposed adjacent to each longitudinal end of the apparatus, delivers conditioned airflow to the vehicle. An internal supply duct is adapted to evenly split the conditioned airflow to the outlet ports.
Claims16
An air distribution apparatus for distributing conditioned airflow from a roof mounted air conditioner to an inside of a vehicle, said air distribution apparatus including:
- an inlet port adapted to receive said conditioned airflow from said roof mounted air conditioner;
- at least two outlet ports corresponding to two longitudinal ends wherein one of said at least two outlet ports is disposed at one longitudinal end of said two longitudinal ends and the other of said at least two outlet ports is disposed at the other longitudinal end of said two longitudinal ends of said air distribution apparatus for delivering said conditioned airflow to said vehicle;
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- an internal supply duct adapted to evenly split said conditioned airflow to each of said at least two outlet ports;
- said internal supply duct including a fixed splitter formation and two legs, said fixed splitter formation centrally disposed relative to said internal supply duct, wherein each leg of said two legs has a first convex surface and a second concave surface;
- wherein said second concave surface of said each leg forms a raised portion of said fixed splitter formation and defines a space beneath said raised portion of said fixed splitter formation and wherein said each leg leads to one of said two longitudinal ends, each of said two longitudinal ends having a step proximate said at least two outlet ports defining an area for at least one louver;
- wherein said step of each of said two longitudinal ends has a greater height in a center of said each leg than at sides of said each leg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.