Patents by Inventor Andrea Carbone
Andrea Carbone has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11524548Abstract: An air distribution arrangement for an air conditioning unit is provided. The air distribution arrangement includes a main body coupled to a housing of the air conditioning unit, and provided with a distribution chamber fluidically connected to at least one air transport conduit formed within the housing of the air conditioning unit, and a plurality of distribution pipes connected to the main body and configured to be connected to respective air outlets for distributing air within a cabin of a vehicle. Each of the distribution pipes is flexible and at least partially inflatable due to an air flow within it.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: DENSO THERMAL SYSTEMS S.p.A.Inventors: Andrea Carbone, Fabrizio Nicoleā², Paolo Seja, Luca Crepaldi
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Patent number: 11241938Abstract: Described herein is a heating and/or air-conditioning device for a motor vehicle, the device including an inlet duct for the supply of fresh air, an air transmission branch, and an air heating branch, both supplied by the inlet duct and communicating with each other via a mixing zone. A butterfly flap is mounted pivotably around a rotation axis located at the mixing zone. The butterfly flap comprises a first wing associated with a first branch and a second wing associated with a second branch, as well as a wing extension elastically hinged to the first wing according to a hinge axis parallel to the rotation axis of the butterfly flap. Within the first branch are arranged abutment formations suitable to be engaged by the wing extension and to induce, during a rotation of the butterfly flap, a rotation of the wing extension with respect to the first wing.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: DENSO THERMAL SYSTEMS S.P.A.Inventors: Claudio Ferrarese, Andrea Carbone
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Patent number: 11186140Abstract: Described herein is an air intake device for an air conditioning unit of a vehicle, the air intake device including a casing on which there are formed a fresh air inlet, a recirculation air inlet, and an air outlet adapted to be associated to an air inlet of a blower of the air conditioning unit, and a pair of drum flaps mounted to the casing and rotatable about a common rotation axis and movable between a fresh air extreme position and a recirculation extreme position. In the fresh air extreme position, the angular span of the recirculation air inlet is partially covered by one of the drum flaps and partially covered by the other of the drum flaps, and in the recirculation extreme position, the angular span of the fresh air inlet is completely covered by one of the drum flaps, the drum flaps overlapping each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Denso Thermal Systems S.P.A.Inventors: Claudio Ferrarese, Andrea Carbone
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Publication number: 20200369112Abstract: An air distribution arrangement for an air conditioning unit is provided. The air distribution arrangement includes a main body coupled to a housing of the air conditioning unit, and provided with a distribution chamber fluidically connected to at least one air transport conduit formed within the housing of the air conditioning unit, and a plurality of distribution pipes connected to the main body and configured to be connected to respective air outlets for distributing air within a cabin of a vehicle. Each of the distribution pipes is flexible and at least partially inflatable due to an air flow within it.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Andrea CARBONE, Fabrizio NICOLE', Paolo SEJA, Luca CREPALDI
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Publication number: 20200108695Abstract: Described herein is an air intake device for an air conditioning unit of a vehicle, the air intake device including a casing on which there are formed a fresh air inlet, a recirculation air inlet, and an air outlet adapted to be associated to an air inlet of a blower of the air conditioning unit, and a pair of drum flaps mounted to the casing and rotatable about a common rotation axis and movable between a fresh air extreme position and a recirculation extreme position. In the fresh air extreme position, the angular span of the recirculation air inlet is partially covered by one of the drum flaps and partially covered by the other of the drum flaps, and in the recirculation extreme position, the angular span of the fresh air inlet is completely covered by one of the drum flaps, the drum flaps overlapping each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Claudio Ferrarese, Andrea Carbone
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Publication number: 20200108696Abstract: Described herein is a heating and/or air-conditioning device for a motor vehicle, the device including an inlet duct for the supply of fresh air, an air transmission branch, and an air heating branch, both supplied by the inlet duct and communicating with each other via a mixing zone. A butterfly flap is mounted pivotably around a rotation axis located at the mixing zone. The butterfly flap comprises a first wing associated with a first branch and a second wing associated with a second branch, as well as a wing extension elastically hinged to the first wing according to a hinge axis parallel to the rotation axis of the butterfly flap. Within the first branch are arranged abutment formations suitable to be engaged by the wing extension and to induce, during a rotation of the butterfly flap, a rotation of the wing extension with respect to the first wing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Claudio Ferrarese, Andrea Carbone
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Patent number: 9080600Abstract: Rotating control assembly with double cable, comprising a first and a second actuator device both having a respective rotating pulley and being connected together by two cables both fixed to the pulley of the first actuator device and to the pulley of the second actuator device, wherein the pulley of the first actuator device and the pulley of the second actuator device are identical to each other, each of the pulleys being mounted on a respective base, and wherein each actuator device comprises a guide part having a pair of resilient wings which press on respective sections of the cables in immediate proximity to areas where the cables are wound onto the respective pulley.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Denso Thermal Systems S.P.A.Inventors: Fabrizio Nicole', Claudio Ferrarese, Andrea Carbone, Stefano Bonetti
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Publication number: 20140208885Abstract: Rotating control assembly with double cable, comprising a first and a second actuator device both having a respective rotating pulley and being connected together by two cables both fixed to the pulley of the first actuator device and to the pulley of the second actuator device, wherein the pulley of the first actuator device and the pulley of the second actuator device are identical to each other, each of the pulleys being mounted on a respective base, and wherein each actuator device comprises a guide part having a pair of resilient wings which press on respective sections of the cables in immediate proximity to areas where the cables are wound onto the respective pulley.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: DENSO Thermal Systems S.p.A.Inventors: Fabrizio NICOLE', Claudio FERRARESE, Andrea CARBONE, Stefano BONETTI
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Patent number: 7658671Abstract: An air distribution assembly for vehicles, comprising a first flap, able to rotate around a first axis, a second distribution flap, able to rotate around a second axis, and a geared transmission device that connects the first and the second flap to each other. The transmission device comprises at least one gear wheel including a first and a second element able to rotate relative to each other and an elastic element positioned between the first and the second element to allow a relative rotation motion between the first and the second element.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2007Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Denso Thermal Systems SpAInventors: Michele Balzo, Andrea Carbone
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Publication number: 20070184774Abstract: An air distribution assembly for vehicles, comprising a first flap, able to rotate around a first axis, a second distribution flap, able to rotate around a second axis, and a geared transmission device that connects the first and the second flap to each other. The transmission device comprises at least one gear wheel including a first and a second element able to rotate relative to each other and an elastic element positioned between the first and the second element to allow a relative rotation motion between the first and the second element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2007Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: Michele Balzo, Andrea Carbone
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Publication number: 20020108385Abstract: Unit for conditioning and distributing air in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle with front and rear seats, comprising: a cold air flow collection chamber (26) downstream to the evaporator (14) with reference to the direction of movement of the air flow, an air flow heating unit (18, 20), a hot air flow collection chamber (28), arranged downstream to the heating unit (18, 20), a longitudinal separation wall splitting the front seat unit into two separate areas for the driver and the front seat passenger, respectively, a rear seat air flow mixing chamber (54) communicating with the hot flow collection chamber (28) and a cold flow collection channel (60) extending under said heating unit (18, 20) and communicating with a first end of said cold flow collection chamber (26) and with a second end of the rear seat mixing chamber (54).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2002Publication date: August 15, 2002Applicant: DENSO THERMAL SYSTEMS SpaInventors: Giovanni Toscano Rivalta, Massimo Nalon, Andrea Carbone