Vehicle having hvac module including an air guide with integrated ducts

Abstract

A vehicle including a pair of vehicle structural members positioned at a front of a vehicle body; at least one cross-bar member connecting the pair of vehicle structural members; and an HVAC module including a heat exchanger and an air guide assembly configured to direct ambient air from the front of the vehicle body toward the heat exchanger, wherein the air guide assembly includes a pair of side panels connected to a lower panel upon which the heat exchanger rests, the at least one cross-bar member at least partially obstructs air flow to the heat exchanger, and the lower panel includes at least one duct that directs air around the at least one cross-bar member to areas of the heat exchanger that are at least partially obstructed by the at least one cross-bar member.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.