Vehicle air conditioning device
US-9278604-B2 · Mar 8, 2016 · US
Housing particularly for a motor vehicle HVAC system
US9809084B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9809084-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213720626-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2012 |
| Priority date | Dec 19, 2011 |
| Publication date | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2017 |
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A housing is provided for a motor vehicle HVAC system, which is formed from interconnectable housing parts and has a groove, delimited by a first and a second groove leg, on a first housing part and a tongue on a second housing part and in which to connect the housing parts the tongue is disposed in the groove. In this regard, the first and second groove legs are formed in such a way that in the inserted state of the tongue in the groove at least one groove leg at its free end is spaced apart from a corresponding tongue-side bearing shoulder of the second housing part.
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What is claimed is: 1. A housing for a motor vehicle HVAC system, the housing comprising: interconnectable housing parts; and a groove delimited by a first and a second groove leg on a first housing part and a tongue on a second housing part, wherein, to connect the housing parts, the tongue is disposed in the groove and wherein the first groove leg in the fully inserted state of the tongue in the groove lies on a corresponding tongue-side bearing shoulder of the second housing part, wherein the tongue is disposed on the second housing part such that the tongue-side housing wall has a geometry such that the second groove leg, which is formed longer than the first groove leg, in the fully inserted state of the tongue in the groove, lies on a corresponding bearing surface of the tongue-side housing wall of the second housing part, wherein a tip of the tongue, in the fully inserted state of the tongue in the groove, is spaced apart from a base of the groove, and wherein the second groove leg has a free end and the second groove leg tapers toward the free end, such that the second groove leg narrows towards the free end. 2. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the tongue-side housing wall of the second housing part in the region of the bearing surface for the second groove leg has a predetermined oversize compared with the second groove leg in the region of the second groove leg that contacts the bearing surface. 3. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the tongue-side housing wall forms a predetermined angle with a sealing direction, in which to connect the housing parts the tongue is to be inserted in the groove. 4. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the second groove leg is formed such that the second groove leg in the inserted state of the tongue in the groove follows the geometry of the tongue-side housing wall. 5. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the tongue extends perpendicular from the tongue-side bearing shoulder. 6. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein second housing part includes a single tongue-side bearing shoulder. 7. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the second groove leg extends past the tongue-side bearing shoulder. 8. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the first groove leg directly contacts the tongue-side bearing shoulder.
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- B60H1/00528Primary
Connections between housing parts · CPC title
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- What does patent US9809084B2 cover?
- A housing is provided for a motor vehicle HVAC system, which is formed from interconnectable housing parts and has a groove, delimited by a first and a second groove leg, on a first housing part and a tongue on a second housing part and in which to connect the housing parts the tongue is disposed in the groove. In this regard, the first and second groove legs are formed in such a way that in th…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Behr Gmbh & Co Kg, Mahle Int Gmbh
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60H1/00528. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Nov 07 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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