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US 12,240,292 B2Granted
Vehicle air conditioning
AssigneeDyson Technology Limited
InventorsDaniel James Woodfield, Ross Patrick Ferreira, Laurent James Peters, Roy Edward Poulton
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Abstract
A vehicle comprising, a passenger cabin, a door to the passenger cabin, and an air conditioning system is disclosed. The air conditioning system comprise a Peltier device, a blower for directing an airflow over a first side of the Peltier device and ducting for ducting air to the blower, the ducting comprising an inlet located on an underside of the door.
Claims16
A vehicle comprising:
- a passenger cabin;
- a door to the passenger cabin, the door having an inner side, an outer side, an upper side, and an underside;
- and
- an air conditioning system comprising:
- a Peltier device;
- a blower for directing an airflow over a first side of the Peltier device;
- and
- ducting for ducting air to the blower, the ducting comprising an inlet open to the passenger cabin, the inlet located on the underside of the door;
- and
- an outlet open to the passenger cabin fluidly coupled with and downstream from the blower, the outlet disposed in the inner side of the door,
- wherein the inlet of the ducting overlies a sill of the vehicle when the door is in a closed position.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a passenger cabin;
- a door to the passenger cabin;
- and
- an air conditioning system comprising:
- a Peltier device;
- a blower for directing an airflow over a first side of the Peltier device;
- and
- ducting for ducting air to the blower, the ducting comprising an inlet located on an underside of the door;
- and
- an outlet open to the passenger cabin fluidly coupled with and downstream from the blower, the outlet disposed in an inner side of the door,
- wherein the inlet of the ducting and a sill of the vehicle collectively define a channel in fluid communication with the passenger cabin when the door is in a closed position, the inlet and the sill each bounding respective opposing sides of the channel, the blower adapted to draw air from the channel through the inlet.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a passenger cabin;
- a door to the passenger cabin, the door having an inner side, an outer side, an upper side, and an underside;
- a window disposed on the upper side of the door;
- an air conditioning system comprising:
- a Peltier device;
- a blower for directing an airflow over a first side of the Peltier device;
- and
- ducting for ducting air to the blower, the ducting comprising an inlet open to the passenger cabin, the inlet disposed in the underside of the inner side of the door, and an outlet open to the passenger cabin and in downstream communication with the blower, the outlet located on an upper side of the inner side of the door;
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- a further blower for directing a further airflow over a second side of the Peltier device, wherein the further airflow is discharged to outside the passenger cabin when the door and window are in a closed and sealed position, wherein the door to the passenger cabin comprises a compartment, wherein the further airflow is discharged into the compartment, wherein the compartment comprises a vent for discharging the further airflow to atmosphere.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.