Abstract: There is provided an automotive air conditioning system comprising a primary blower disposed at a front part of a vehicle having a passenger compartment constituted by a front-seat side space and a rear-seat side space, a case disposed in the front part of the vehicle in such a manner that air is caused to flow from one end to the other end thereof by means of the primary blower and having a lower opening which is opened therein at a lower portion at the other end thereof, a heat exchanger disposed within the case, a scroll case disposed below the case and having opened therein an outlet and an inlet connecting to the lower opening, an centrifugal fan accommodated in the scroll case and having a rotating shaft which is oriented in a substantially vertical direction, a secondary blower having driving means for driving the centrifugal fan, and a rear seat duct connected to the outlet and communicating with the rear-seat side space.

Abstract: A mounting arrangement for an HVAC case includes a drain tube extending from the HVAC case and defining an outlet. A receiving portion extends from a docking station and is adapted to accept the drain tube in an assembled position. A first compressible material is disposed between the receiving portion and the docking station. The receiving portion is operable to deflect into the first compressible material upon slidable communication of the drain tube along a surface of the neck. A second compressible material is disposed between the drain tube and the receiving portion. The second compressible material is adapted to compress between the drain tube and the receiving portion in the assembled position.

Abstract: A mounting arrangement for an HVAC case includes a drain tube extending from the HVAC case and defining an outlet. A receiving portion extends from a docking station and is adapted to accept the drain tube in an assembled position. A first compressible material is disposed between the receiving portion and the docking station. The receiving portion is operable to deflect into the first compressible material upon slidable communication of the drain tube along a surface of the neck. A second compressible material is disposed between the drain tube and the receiving portion. The second compressible material is adapted to compress between the drain tube and the receiving portion in the assembled position.

Abstract: An HVAC assembly includes an HVAC case having a first inlet adapted to accept air in a first configuration suitable for a right hand drive vehicle and a second inlet adapted to accept air in a second configuration suitable for a left hand drive vehicle. The HVAC case includes at least one outlet for delivering air to a vehicle cabin. A deflector plate is adapted to cooperate with the HVAC case in the first configuration whereby the deflector plate allows air to pass through the first inlet and inhibits air passage through the second inlet. The air deflector plate is adapted to cooperate with the HVAC case in the second configuration whereby the deflector plate allows air to pass through the second inlet and inhibits air passage through the first inlet.

Abstract: An HVAC duct sealing system has an air duct wall, a sealing surface, such as an HVAC case, against which the air duct wall is biased, and a seal member interposed between the duct wall and the sealing surface. The seal member is interposed between the air duct wall and the sealing surface and is molded directly onto the air duct wall using a two-shot or double shot method of forming. The seal can be rubber or any flexible, pliable material capable of creating a seal with a surface. The seal has a seal base that is attached to and surrounds an end part and two sides of the air duct wall. The seal has a flexible tip portion extending from the seal base that is biased against and bends against the sealing surface in accordance with an amount of pressing force to create a seal. The flexible tip bends between 0 and 100 degrees from its pre-installation position.

Abstract: An HVAC assembly includes an HVAC case having a first inlet adapted to accept air in a first configuration suitable for a right hand drive vehicle and a second inlet adapted to accept air in a second configuration suitable for a left hand drive vehicle. The HVAC case includes at least one outlet for delivering air to a vehicle cabin. A deflector plate is adapted to cooperate with the HVAC case in the first configuration whereby the deflector plate allows air to pass through the first inlet and inhibits air passage through the second inlet. The air deflector plate is adapted to cooperate with the HVAC case in the second configuration whereby the deflector plate allows air to pass through the second inlet and inhibits air passage through the first inlet.

Abstract: An HVAC assembly including an HVAC case disposed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle for delivering air at a passenger side foot well includes a duct coupled to an opening on the HVAC case. The duct is configured to deliver air from the HVAC case to the passenger foot well. The passenger foot well is defined by a front boundary, a lower boundary and two side boundaries. The duct includes an input coupled to the opening on the HVAC case and accepting air into an upstream portion having a single passage. The upstream portion directs air in a generally upward direction away from the lower boundary of the passenger side foot well. The duct further includes an intermediate portion whereby the single passage divides into a first and second passage. A first and second outlet is coupled to and downstream of the first and second passage and dispense air at the passenger side foot well.

Abstract: An HVAC assembly including an HVAC case disposed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle for delivering air at a passenger side foot well includes a duct coupled to an opening on the HVAC case. The duct is configured to deliver air from the HVAC case to the passenger foot well. The passenger foot well is defined by a front boundary, a lower boundary and two side boundaries. The duct includes an input coupled to the opening on the HVAC case and accepting air into an upstream portion having a single passage. The upstream portion directs air in a generally upward direction away from the lower boundary of the passenger side foot well. The duct further includes an intermediate portion whereby the single passage divides into a first and second passage. A first and second outlet is coupled to and downstream of the first and second passage and dispense air at the passenger side foot well.

Abstract: An air conditioning ducting for a rear seated passenger is provided in a front seat to supply the air conditioned in an air conditioning unit to the rear seated passenger. The apparatus has a flexible ducting, which can be transformed in conjunction with the travel of the front seat or a folded condition of the front-side seat. A flexible duct member in the ducting may have a U-shape to be transformed, and/or the ducting can be detachable from a duct which lead the air conditioned in the air conditioning unit to the ducting in conjunction with a folded-up or removed condition of the front seat.

Abstract: A protection apparatus for protecting electrical and electronic equipment from damage due to disturbances introduced by external electrical conductors. The apparatus employs one or more of the following methods to switch an interfacing relay from the operating state to the protected state: Surge protection; detection of the sound of an approaching thunderstorm. The apparatus may include a means to manually select either the protected state in which the connected equipment is disconnected from the external conductors, the override state in which the connected equipment is connected to the external conductors and the sensing systems are overridden and the normal operating state in which the sensing systems are employed to automatically disconnect the equipment in the event of a disturbance.

Abstract: A protection apparatus for protecting electrical and electronic equipment from damage due to disturbances introduced by external electrical conductors. The apparatus employs one or more of the following methods to switch an interfacing relay from the operating state to the protected state: Surge protection; detection of the sound of an approaching thunderstorm. The apparatus may include a means to manually select either the protected state in which the connected equipment is disconnected from the external conductors, the override state in which the connected equipment is connected to the external conductors and the sensing systems are overridden and the normal operating state in which the sensing systems are employed to automatically disconnect the equipment in the event of a disturbance.

Abstract: A structural inner-door panel for a door of a vehicle, such as a truck, has a body which is preferably monolithic and molded as a single piece of polymeric material. The body has a front side which faces towards the inside of the vehicle, and a back side opposite the front side. The body substantially spans the width of a truck door frame, and substantially spans the distance from the bottom of the door frame to the window opening. The body panel serves as a portion of the interior decor of the door without the need for additional structural support members other than the exterior metal panel of the door. The body front side is configured to have trim pieces and accessories attached thereto. The body may include an integral armrest, storage compartment, and a radio speaker well. The back side has a plurality of baffles projecting outwardly therefrom to provide strength and rigidity to the panel.