Heating and ventilation and/or air conditioning device with a compact construction for a motor vehicle passenger compartment

US8944144B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8944144-B2
Application numberUS-54925704-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 9, 2004
Priority dateMar 13, 2003
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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The heating-ventilation and/or air-conditioning device for a motor vehicle passenger compartment comprises modules grouped substantially at the same horizontal level, namely at least one ventilation module ( 14 ) arranged to produce a pulsed air flow, a heating module ( 12 ) to be located in a central region of the passenger compartment and having heat exchangers ( 32, 34, 36 ) through which the air flow from the ventilation module can pass, and at least one distribution module ( 16 ) having an air inlet connected to a side air outlet ( 46 d , 46 g ) of the heating module. The device of this invention may be installed in a vehicle passenger compartment having no central console.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A device for heating-ventilation and/or air-conditioning a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, including means for producing an air flow at an adjusted temperature, as well as air outlets for defrosting, aeration and foot-warming which are supplied by this adjusted air flow and are suitable for being connected to ducts leading into the passenger compartment, characterized in that the device comprises at least one ventilation module ( 14 ), at lea…

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What does patent US8944144B2 cover?
The heating-ventilation and/or air-conditioning device for a motor vehicle passenger compartment comprises modules grouped substantially at the same horizontal level, namely at least one ventilation module ( 14 ) arranged to produce a pulsed air flow, a heating module ( 12 ) to be located in a central region of the passenger compartment and having heat exchangers ( 32, 34, 36 ) through which th…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Elliot Gilles, Pierres Philippe, Pouysegur Serge, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60H1/00542. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).