Apparatus allowing wider range of distribution of air from a heating, ventilating and air conditioning system in a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11034209-B2
Application number	US-201816172262-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 26, 2018
Priority date	Oct 26, 2018
Publication date	Jun 15, 2021
Grant date	Jun 15, 2021

Abstract

An apparatus allows for the distribution of air over a wider range of area. That apparatus includes a telescoping duct assembly, having an inner duct section received for sliding movement in an outer duct section, a receiver in the inner duct section, an elongated port in the outer duct section and an air register held in the receiver and projecting through the elongated port.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a telescoping duct assembly including an inner duct section received for sliding movement within an outer duct section;
a receiver in said inner duct section;
an elongated port in said outer duct section; and
an air register held in said receiver and projecting through said elongated port;
a door substrate, a door trim panel and a compartment between said door trim panel and said door substrate, said telescoping duct assembly being received and held in said compartment;
and a mounting feature fixing said outer duct section to said door substrate.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said mounting feature includes a first set of opposed lugs on said outer duct section engaging with a second set of opposed lugs on said door substrate.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including an adjustment guide on said door trim panel aligned over said elongated port in said outer duct section.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein said air register also projects through said adjustment guide.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein said air register includes a plurality of adjustable vanes to direct air passing through said air register.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein said telescoping duct assembly further includes a guideway.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said guideway includes a guide track carried on said outer duct section and a guide track follower carried on said inner duct section wherein said guide track follower is received in and slides along said guide track.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , further including a seal carried on an open end of said outer duct section.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including an air scoop having a base connected to said air register and an air deflection surface extending into said inner duct section and adapted to deflect air from said inner duct section into said air register.

10. An apparatus, comprising:
a telescoping duct assembly including an inner duct section received for sliding movement within an outer duct section;
a receiver in said inner duct section;
an elongated port in said outer duct section; and
an air register held in said receiver and projecting through said elongated port;
a door substrate, a door trim panel and a compartment between said door trim panel and said door substrate, said telescoping duct assembly being received and held in said compartment; and
a mounting feature fixing said outer duct section to said door trim panel.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein said mounting feature includes a first set of opposed lugs on said outer duct section engaging with a second set of opposed lugs on said door trim panel.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , further including an adjustment guide on said door trim panel aligned over said elongated port in said outer duct section.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein said air register also projects through said adjustment guide.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein said air register includes a plurality of adjustable vanes to direct air passing through said air register.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein said telescoping duct assembly further includes a guideway.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein said guideway includes a guide track carried on said outer duct section and a guide track follower carried on said inner duct section wherein said guide track follower is received in and slides along said guide track.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Cano Dejvi
• Mcelroy Michael Murphy
• Nagarajan Nitish Kannan
• Dunham Scott Holmes

Classifications

• B60H1/243 Primary

  located in the lateral area (e.g. doors, pillars) · CPC title

• B60H1/30

  Air scoops · CPC title

• B60H1/00021

  Air flow details of HVAC devices · CPC title

• B60H1/00564 Primary

  of air ducts · CPC title

• B60H2001/00185

  Distribution of conditionned air · CPC title