Abstract: An HVAC system includes a blower housing including a blower inlet and a blower outlet, the blower housing having a plastic skeleton structure. The HVAC system further includes a foam blower liner disposed within and coupled to the blower housing.

Abstract: An HVAC system for a vehicle includes a housing, an evaporator disposed in the housing, and a heater disposed in the housing. The HVAC system further includes a bypass opening defined between an upper end of the evaporator and an upper end of the heater and an intermediate chamber defined by the evaporator, the heater, the housing, and the bypass opening. The HVAC system further includes an upper outlet passage configured to direct air from the HVAC system into a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The evaporator is configured to output a first stream of air into the intermediate chamber and the HVAC system is configured to operate in a first operating condition in which a first portion of the first stream of air will pass through the heater and a second portion of the first stream will bypass the heater by passing from the intermediate chamber through the bypass opening and into the upper outlet passage.

Abstract: An HVAC system includes a blower housing including a blower inlet and a blower outlet, the blower housing having a plastic skeleton structure. The HVAC system further includes a foam blower liner disposed within and coupled to the blower housing.

Abstract: An HVAC system for a vehicle includes a housing, an evaporator disposed in the housing, and a heater disposed in the housing. The HVAC system further includes a bypass opening defined between an upper end of the evaporator and an upper end of the heater and an intermediate chamber defined by the evaporator, the heater, the housing, and the bypass opening. The HVAC system further includes an upper outlet passage configured to direct air from the HVAC system into a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The evaporator is configured to output a first stream of air into the intermediate chamber and the HVAC system is configured to operate in a first operating condition in which a first portion of the first stream of air will pass through the heater and a second portion of the first stream will bypass the heater by passing from the intermediate chamber through the bypass opening and into the upper outlet passage.

Abstract: A cargo carrier for temporary attachment atop the bed of a fifth wheel tractor and temporarily replace the trailer includes a mounting frame, means for removably anchoring the mounting frame to the tractor such that the rails encircle the fifth wheel, and an upwardly open container for carrying articles removably secured to the mounting frame. The mounting frame includes a pair of longitudinally extending side rails, and a pair of transversely extending forward and rearward cross-rails. The container includes a bottom, a pair of sidewalls, and a pair of end walls, the walls being generally perpendicular to and removably connected to the bottom and to one another to form an upwardly open rectangular shaped structure.

Abstract: A cargo carrier for temporary attachment atop the bed of a fifth wheel tractor and temporarily replace the trailer includes a mounting frame, means for removably anchoring the mounting frame to the tractor such that the rails encircle the fifth wheel, and an upwardly open container for carrying articles removably secured to the mounting frame. The mounting frame includes a pair of longitudinally extending side rails, and a pair of transversely extending forward and rearward cross-rails. The container includes a bottom, a pair of sidewalls, and a pair of end walls, the walls being generally perpendicular to and removably connected to the bottom and to one another to form an upwardly open rectangular shaped structure.