Radiant Barrier for Automotive Vehicle
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorRobert Day
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Abstract
Embodiments of radiant barriers for vehicles are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a vehicle includes an interior cabin at least partially enclosed by a roof panel, a floor panel, and an engine compartment firewall, and a radiant barrier positioned within the interior cabin. The radiant barrier includes a first thermally reflective surface and a second thermally reflective surface opposite the first thermally reflective surface and separated from the first thermally reflective surface by a thickness t. The thickness t is constant along a length and a width of the radiant barrier. The radiant barrier at least partially thermally isolates the interior cabin from an external environment.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- an interior cabin at least partially enclosed by a roof panel, a floor panel, and an engine compartment firewall;
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- a radiant barrier positioned within the interior cabin, the radiant barrier comprising a substrate having a first thermally reflective surface on a first side of the substrate and a second thermally reflective surface on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side, wherein the first thermally reflective surface and the second thermally reflective surface are separated by a thickness t of the substrate, and wherein the radiant barrier separates the interior cabin from at least one of the roof panel, the floor panel, and the engine compartment firewall, the radiant barrier at least partially thermally isolating the interior cabin from an external environment.
A vehicle comprising:
- an interior cabin at least partially enclosed by a floor panel;
- a carpet positioned over an interior surface of the floor panel;
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- a radiant barrier positioned between the interior surface of the floor panel and the carpet, the radiant barrier comprising a substrate having a first side and a second side separated by a thickness t of the substrate and a first thermally reflective surface on the first side of the substrate, the radiant barrier at least partially thermally isolating the interior cabin from an external environment.
A vehicle seat comprising:
- a seat frame;
- a pad supported by the seat frame;
- a heater element positioned over the pad;
- a radiant barrier positioned between the seat frame and the heater element, the radiant barrier comprising a substrate having at least a first thermally reflective surface on a first side of the substrate, the first thermally reflective surface positioned adjacent to the heater element;
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- a seat cover positioned over the heater element and at least partially enclosing the radiant barrier, the heater element, and the pad, wherein the radiant barrier thermally reflects at least some heat from the heater element towards the seat cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.