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US 2019/0308488 A1Published application
Climate control system with outlet shutoff mechanism of compact design
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJose A. Nava, Mukesh Kumar, Gary D. Marshall, Jennifer A. Herr-Rathke
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Abstract
A climate control system includes an outlet shutoff mechanism and an HVAC plenum delivering conditioned air to the outlet shutoff mechanism. The outlet shutoff mechanism includes a housing, having a guideway and a first air discharge outlet, a flexible door, displaceable along the guideway between a first position and a second position, and an actuator feature to displace the flexible door.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing, including a guideway and a first air discharge outlet;
- a flexible door having an elongated body with a barrier section at a first end and a drive section at a second end, said flexible door being displaceable along said guideway between a first position wherein said first air discharge outlet is open and a second position wherein said first air discharge outlet is closed;
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- an actuator feature to displace said flexible door.
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A climate control system, comprising:
- an outlet shutoff mechanism;
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- an HVAC plenum delivering conditioned air to said outlet shutoff mechanism;
- said climate control system being characterized by said outlet shutoff mechanism including (a) a first air discharge outlet connected to a downstream outboard front passenger side air register and (b) a flexible door displaceable along a guideway between a first position wherein said first air discharge outlet is open and a second position wherein said first air discharge outlet is closed and a greater volume of conditioned air is directed toward a driver of a motor vehicle.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing including a guideway and a first air discharge outlet, said guideway including a curve having an arc defining an acute included angle;
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- a flexible door displaceable along said guideway between a first position opening said first air discharge outlet and a second position closing said first air discharge outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.