Fluid coupling of a climate control system for a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMichael Hrecznyj, Michael M. Azzouz, Scott Nydam, Clay Wesley Maranville, Chris Robert Sculthorpe
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Abstract
A fluid connection for a vehicle includes a container selectively coupled with a compartment of the vehicle. The container includes at least one passage in fluid communication with an interior of the container. At least one port is disposed on the compartment and in fluid communication with a climate control system in the vehicle. The at least one passage is in fluid communication with the at least one port when the container is coupled with the compartment. The at least one port has an elongated cross-sectional area at a connection interface between the at least one port and the at least one passage.
Claims15
A fluid connection for a vehicle, comprising:
- a container selectively coupled with a compartment of the vehicle and including at least one passage in fluid communication with an interior of the container;
- at least one port disposed on the compartment in fluid communication with a climate control system in the vehicle, wherein the at least one passage is in fluid communication with the at least one port when the container is coupled with the compartment, and wherein the at least one port has an elongated cross-sectional area at a connection interface between the at least one port and the at least one passage;
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- a first flow path and a second flow path each between the climate control system and the interior, wherein the at least one passage includes a first passage having a first vane configured to guide the first flow path away from the second flow path, wherein the at least one passage includes a second passage having a second vane configured to guide the second flow path away from the first flow path.
A fluid connection of a climate control system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a container selectively coupled with a compartment of the vehicle and including a first port and a second port each extending through a sidewall of the container;
- a first passage and a second passage disposed on the compartment each in fluid communication with the climate control system, wherein the first and second passage includes a plurality of vanes at a connection interface configured to guide the fluid flow at an oblique angle relative to the connection interface;
- an air guide disposed in at least one of the first and second ports and configured to guide fluid flow at an oblique angle relative to the sidewall of the container, wherein the first and second ports are in fluid communication with the first and second ports at a connection interface when the container is coupled with the compartment, wherein the ports and the passages each have an elongated cross-sectional area at the connection interface.
A fluid connection for a vehicle, comprising:
- a container selectively coupled with a compartment of the vehicle and including a port extending through a sidewall of the container;
- a passage disposed on the compartment and in fluid communication with a climate control system in the vehicle, wherein the passage includes a plurality of vanes at a connection interface configured to guide the fluid flow at an oblique angle relative to the connection interface;
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- an air guide disposed in the port and configured to guide the fluid flow at the oblique angle relative to the sidewall of the container, wherein the air guide includes a protruding portion extending into the interior and defining a clearance space between an end of the protruding portion and the sidewall, wherein the port and the passage each have an elongated cross-sectional area at the connection interface between the port and the passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.