Positive pressurization systems for preventing environmental elements from entering motor vehicle cargo spaces
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsThomas Anthony Vassa, Andrew Brown, James Ethan Jones, Brendan Diamond
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Abstract
Positive pressurization systems are provided for motor vehicles. The positive pressurization systems may direct a supply of filtered airflow into an enclosed vehicle cargo space in order to substantially prevent environmental elements (e.g., dust, dirt, debris, rain, snow, etc.) from entering the cargo space. An exemplary positive pressurization system may include a pressurization device mounted within a bedside cavity of a cargo bed and that is controllable based on sensor feedback from a vehicle sensor system. The pressurization device may also be manually controlled.
Claims20
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- an enclosed cargo space;
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- a pressurization device including a blower motor assembly operable to direct an airflow into the enclosed cargo space for pressurizing the enclosed cargo space.
A positive pressurization system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a pressurization device including a blower motor assembly;
- a sensor system operable to sense a condition in or around the motor vehicle;
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- a controller programmed to command activation or deactivation of the blower motor assembly based on sensor data received from the sensor system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.