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US 12,715,267 B2Granted
Air curtain for dispelling particulates from a vehicle
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorThomas James Stevenson
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Abstract
A method comprises detecting particulates generated from a cooking device of a vehicle. In response to detecting the particulates from the cooking device, a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of the vehicle is activated. This causes the HVAC system to dispel the particulates from the vehicle. Aspects also include lowering a window and repositioning air vents of the HVAC system to further facilitate dispelling particulates and helping to prevent particulates from entering the vehicle during use of the cooking device.
Claims5
A method comprising:
- detecting particulates generated from a cooking device of a vehicle;
- and
- in response to detecting the particulates from the cooking device, activating a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of the vehicle,
- causing the HVAC system to dispel the particulates from the vehicle, and
- modifying, in response to detecting the particulates, an air vent position of an air vent of the vehicle, wherein the modified air vent position directs air supplied by the HVAC system in a direction of a window opening.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system;
- and
- a control system configured to:
- detect particulates generated from a cooking device;
- and
- in response to detecting the particulates, activate the HVAC system, wherein:
- the activation causes the HVAC system to dispel the particulates from the vehicle;
- the cooking device is positioned at a rear of the vehicle, and the HVAC system dispels the particulates from a rear opening of the vehicle;
- the control system is further configured to modify an air vent position of an air vent of the vehicle in response to detecting the particulates;
- and
- the modified air vent position directs air supplied by the HVAC system in a direction of a window opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.