Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a barrier is disclosed that is configured for connection to a vehicle dash assembly including an HVAC opening defined by a flange. The barrier includes a body that is configured to obstruct a flow of suds into the HVAC opening, and at least one clip that is supported on the body. The body includes open upper and rear portions to allow for continued airflow through the HVAC opening, and the at least one clip includes first and second clip members defining a receiving space therebetween that is configured to receive the flange such that the first and second clip members are positioned on opposite sides of the flange.

Abstract: A drainage system for a vehicle is disclosed herein. A drain is disposed within a vehicle substrate and has a floor. A receiver is disposed proximate to the floor. A cap feature is operably coupled to the drain and is operable between first and second positions relative to the drain. The cap feature includes an upper platform and a sidewall that extends generally downward from the upper platform. A cutout is defined by the cap feature and is configured to allow liquid to flow through the cap feature. An engagement feature is coupled to the cap feature and is operable between a disengaged position and an engaged position in which the engagement feature is engaged with the receiver. Movement of the cap feature from the first position to the second position moves the engagement feature from the disengaged position to the engaged position.

Abstract: An air blower device of an air-conditioning system for a vehicle including: a blower case including a duct part having an indoor air inlet and an outdoor air inlet, an air blowing part connected with an inlet of an air-conditioning case and a connection part for connecting the duct part with the air blowing part, the connection part having an insertion part of which the certain area is hollowed; an indoor and outdoor air converting door disposed inside the duct part of the blower case to open and close the indoor air inlet and the outdoor air inlet; an air blower is disposed inside the air blowing part of the blower case to forcedly blow air; an electric dust collector located at the connection part through the insertion part of the blower case; and a cover for opening and closing the insertion part of the blower case.

Abstract: A leaf screen for an air intake of an HVAC system of a vehicle having a hood covering an engine compartment. The leaf screen includes a leaf screen body defining an air inlet opening covered by an integrally molded screen. A seal is integrally molded on a top surface of the leaf screen body in front of the air inlet opening. Bump-stops are integrally molded on the top surface that are engaged by an inner panel of the hood when closed. A method of making the leaf screen includes injecting a polymeric material into a mold to form a body portion. At least one elastomeric material is injected into the mold on one side of the body portion to form a seal and a plurality of bump-stops.

Abstract: An evaporator assembly, including an evaporator housing having a drain channel, and a joint duct connected to the evaporator housing to receive air from a blower, and to direct the air to the evaporator housing. The joint duct further includes an extension piece and an extension part shelf. The extension part shelf extends from the extension piece into the evaporator housing, and blocks the drain channel from the air flowing from the joint duct and into the evaporator housing.

Abstract: An air blower device of an air-conditioning system for a vehicle including: a blower case including a duct part having an indoor air inlet and an outdoor air inlet, an air blowing part connected with an inlet of an air-conditioning case and a connection part for connecting the duct part with the air blowing part, the connection part having an insertion part of which the certain area is hollowed; an indoor and outdoor air converting door disposed inside the duct part of the blower case to open and close the indoor air inlet and the outdoor air inlet; an air blower is disposed inside the air blowing part of the blower case to forcedly blow air; an electric dust collector located at the connection part through the insertion part of the blower case; and a cover for opening and closing the insertion part of the blower case.

Abstract: An air/water separator drain assembly is provided in a vehicle. The assembly includes a first opening (HVAC intake) beneath a cowl through which air proceeds for use in an environmental control system of the vehicle. A second opening or main drain opening is provided for draining water from the cowl in a first direction. A channel is disposed adjacent the drain opening for collecting water from the cowl. Auxiliary openings in the channel are smaller than the drain opening for removing water from the channel and from adjacent the drain opening.

Abstract: An air conditioning device for a vehicle includes a door control unit that controls multiple blowing port doors or an air mix door to prevent a heat generated from a heater core from leaking out of an air conditioning case before air conditioning of a vehicle interior is determined to be started. The air conditioning device includes an air conditioning control unit that performs the air conditioning of the vehicle interior by controlling the multiple blowing port doors to open at least one of multiple blowing ports and blow out a heat in the air conditioning case as hot air to the vehicle interior from the at least one blowing port after the air conditioning in the vehicle interior is determined to be started.

Abstract: A rain-hat system for use on a vehicle that includes a cowling having a fresh air inlet, a rain-hat assembly that includes a body, and a plurality of louvers is disclosed. The body has a back side for attachment to the fresh air inlet. The body also has front side to which the plurality of louvers is attached. The rain-hat assembly also includes a front, a back, a first side, and a second side. At least some of the louvers slope downwardly from the front to the back and at least some of the louvers slope downwardly from the first side to the second side. In addition, at least some of the louvers include a downwardly sloping flange attached at the first side and a downwardly sloping flange attached at the second side. Preferably the uppermost louver has a gutter defined by an upwardly angled lip.

Abstract: A cooling and thermoelectric power generating system for a vehicle may include a low temperature radiator disposed at an ambient air intake which is configured to allow ambient air in front of the vehicle to be introduced to an engine room, a coolant line adapted that coolant passing through the low temperature radiator is circulated again through the low temperature radiator via a water-cooled condenser, a refrigerant line adapted that refrigerant is flowed through the condenser, and a thermoelectric generator adapted that coolant flowing through the coolant line and refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant line are passed therethrough, in which the thermoelectric generator performs thermoelectric generation by using temperature difference between coolant flowing through the coolant line and refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant line.

Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air cooling (HVAC) assembly including a blower subassembly and an HVAC subassembly. The blower subassembly includes a first heater core pipe retention member. The HVAC subassembly includes a second heater core pipe retention member. The first and the second heater core pipe retention members are configured to secure at least one heater core pipe therebetween.

Abstract: A front end portion of a connecting member is fixed to a front apron, and a rear end portion of the connecting member is located vertically higher than the front end portion, and is fixed to a rear portion of a cowl. Therefore, when a rear portion of the front apron is elastically deformed rearward, the front end portion of the connecting member is moved rearward. As a result, upward force is applied obliquely upward, to the front end portion of the connecting member, via the connecting member, and a so-called cancelling moment is applied to the rear portion of the cowl. Thus, rotation of the cowl is curbed, and movement of a suspension tower plate in the vertical direction is curbed.

Abstract: A water chamber (10) for a motor vehicle (1) having a wall (13, 20, 21) which defines a first interior (23). The water chamber (10) has at least one air inlet opening (9), through which air can flow into the first interior (23), and at least one air outlet opening (25), through which air can flow out of the first interior (23). A water outlet opening (17) is present that is suitable for removing water from the first interior (23). The water chamber (10) is designed as a heat exchanger, comprising a heat exchange element (13, 20, 21; 16?), which is used to transfer thermal energy from exhaust air into the first interior (23). The water chamber also has a structure (8, 26, 27, 40; 8?) that is used to direct exhaust air to the heat exchange element (13, 20, 21; 16?).

Abstract: A loudspeaker system for a motor vehicle has a loudspeaker, which is arranged adjacent to at least one wall of the motor vehicle. At least one pipeline originates from the loudspeaker and runs through the wall. A shut-off device for the at least approximately sound-tight closure of the pipeline is arranged in the pipeline.

Abstract: An air damper drive for adjusting at least one air damper, which is provided on a frame, between at least two different relative positions including an actuator having an actuator casing and a movement output member received therein, and further including a duct which is coupled in liquid-tight manner to the actuator and extends along a duct path (K) and has a duct sheath and a duct volume surrounded by the latter, wherein the duct sheath is coupled to the actuator casing in liquid-tight manner such that the duct volume communicates with an actuator inner volume that is surrounded by the actuator casing, and in that the air damper drive has an equalization casing to which the duct sheath is connected in liquid-tight manner such that the duct volume communicates with an equalization volume that is surrounded by the equalization casing.

Abstract: A vehicle cowl portion structure includes: a cowl top panel extending in a vehicle width direction; a cowl inner panel extending in the vehicle width direction at a lower side of the cowl top panel, including an inner panel-side joint portion joined to the cowl top panel and an extension wall extending from the inner panel-side joint portion toward the lower side and having a bent portion; and a reinforcement extending in the vehicle width direction, and including (i) an upper end portion that is joined to the cowl inner panel or the cowl top panel at a position above the bent portion, (ii) a lower end portion that is joined to the cowl inner panel below the bent portion, and (iii) a vertical wall extending in a vehicle up-down direction as seen in a side sectional view and that has a hole.

Abstract: An air damper drive for adjusting at least one air damper, which is provided on a frame, between at least two different relative positions including an actuator having an actuator casing and a movement output member received therein, and further including a duct which is coupled in liquid-tight manner to the actuator and extends along a duct path (K) and has a duct sheath and a duct volume surrounded by the latter, wherein the duct sheath is coupled to the actuator casing in liquid-tight manner such that the duct volume communicates with an actuator inner volume that is surrounded by the actuator casing, and in that the air damper drive has an equalisation casing to which the duct sheath is connected in liquid-tight manner such that the duct volume communicates with an equalisation volume that is surrounded by the equalisation casing.

Abstract: An air supply arrangement for a vehicle comprises a housing including an air inlet adapted to receive an air stream from outside of the vehicle and an outlet adapted to convey the air stream to a vehicle climate control system. The arrangement further comprises a cowl provided within the housing. The cowl is arranged for splitting the air stream into at least two air stream portions including a first air stream portion that is able to pass between the cowl and a top portion of the housing, and a second air stream portion that is able to pass below the cowl. A vehicle comprising such an air supply arrangement is also provided.

Abstract: A rain-hat system for use on a vehicle that includes a cowling having a fresh air inlet, a rain-hat assembly that includes a body, and a plurality of louvers is disclosed. The body has a back side for attachment to the fresh air inlet. The body also has front side to which the plurality of louvers is attached. The rain-hat assembly also includes a front, a back, a first side and a second side. At least some of the louvers slope downwardly from the front to the back and at least some of the louvers slope downwardly from the first side to the second side. In addition, at least some of the louvers include a downwardly sloping flange attached at the first side and a downwardly sloping flange attached at the second side. Preferably the uppermost louver has a gutter defined by an upwardly angled lip.

Abstract: An air exit guidance which in particular is provided for arrangement in the personal service unit of an passenger aircraft. The guidance includes an air inlet and an air outlet as well as an adjustable throttle which is arranged at the inflow side of the air exit guidance.

Abstract: An air-conditioning duct is provided inside a car console box that has an ornamental portion. The duct has an air passage for conducting conditioned air from an air conditioner to the passenger compartment. The air passage is defined by a first wall portion formed by the ornamental portion, a second wall portion opposed to the first wall portion, a third wall portion located between the first and the second wall portions, and a fourth wall portion located between the first and the second wall portions. The fourth wall portion is opposed to the third wall portion. Each wall portion has an inner surface exposed to the interior of the air passage. A pair of boundary lines are defined on the inner surface of the first wall portion at boundaries between the first wall portion and the third and fourth wall portions. A dew condensation suppression portion is provided on the inner surface of the first wall portion between the pair of the boundary lines.

Abstract: A rain-hat is mounted over the fresh air intake opening of an automotive vehicle to restrict the passage of free water into the fresh air intake opening. The rain-hat is formed with a sloped front wall have the top edge leading into the direction of air flow from the air intake cowling toward the fresh air inlet opening. The front wall can be formed in a linear configuration or in a curvilinear configuration to reduce the separation bubble commonly associated with the passage of air over the raised leading edge of the rain-hat. The smooth flow of fresh air into the intake opening reduces the power requirements of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system for which the vehicle which draws the air into the intake opening. The reduction of the separated flow region also results in a reduction in vehicle noise during the operation of the vehicle.

Abstract: There is disclosed a protection system for a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The protection system includes one or more of a base, a shield and a deflector. The protection system is generally designed for preventing water and debris from flowing into the HVAC system.

Abstract: A mounting arrangement for an automobile heating core includes a dash panel defining a boundary between a passenger compartment and an engine compartment. The heater core is positioned in the passenger compartment. An inlet pipe extends between the dash panel and the heating core and delivers fluid to the heating core. An outlet pipe extends between the heating core and the dash panel and delivers fluid away from the heating core. A fluid collection member is positioned in the passenger compartment and arranged to collect fluid leaking from the inlet and outlet pipes.

Abstract: A protection system for a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system including one or more of a base, a shield and a deflector. The protection system is generally designed for preventing water and debris from flowing into the HVAC system.

Abstract: An arrangement for providing combustion air as well as cabin air for a motor vehicle includes an engine air intake duct which opens through the fire wall of the motor vehicle so that cabin air is used for combustion air. Fresh cabin air is continuously introduced to the vehicle cabin through a filter arrangement disposed in the trunk of the vehicle so that atmospheric air is first drawn through the filter element in the trunk of the vehicle to provide cabin air and the cabin air is then drawn for use as combustion air through an opening in the vehicle fire wall. In an additional embodiment of the invention, there is an additional combustion air filter disposed in the cabin of the vehicle for filtering cabin air prior to using the cabin air as combustion air. With this arrangement the combustion air filter is easy to change. In both embodiments available space the engine compartment of the vehicle can be increased because the air filter has been removed from the engine compartment.

Abstract: A hydrogen ventilation duct includes tubes for communication between a motor room as a space beneath a hood and a space inside a gutter. The gutter includes a vent communicating with the outside. Hydrogen staying in the motor room is released naturally through the tubes into the atmosphere.

Abstract: A hydrogen ventilation duct includes tubes for communication between a motor room as a space beneath a hood and a space inside a gutter. The gutter includes a vent communicating with the outside. Hydrogen staying in the motor room is released naturally through the tubes into the atmosphere.

Abstract: An air intake manifold for providing air from an exterior of a vehicle to a ventilation system of the vehicle. A primary plenum chamber has an intake passageway formed therein. The intake passageway is adapted to allow air from the exterior of the vehicle to enter the primary plenum chamber. A secondary plenum chamber is located within the primary plenum chamber. A shield is attached to the primary plenum chamber and extends over the secondary plenum chamber. A secondary inlet passageway is formed in an upper portion of the secondary plenum chamber. The secondary inlet passageway fluidly connects the primary plenum chamber to the secondary plenum chamber. A filter member covers the secondary inlet passageway to prevent debris from entering the secondary plenum chamber via the secondary inlet passageway. An outlet passageway is formed in the secondary plenum chamber. The outlet passageway fluidly connects the secondary plenum chamber to the ventilation system.

Abstract: An outside air intake structure of an automobile includes (a) a cowl panel having a cowl panel opening; (b) a dash panel having a dash panel opening; and (c) a duct disposed on the dash panel opening. Thus, the outside air is allowed to pass through the cowl panel opening, then the duct, and then the dash panel opening. The duct has a duct opening for taking the outside air into the duct. This duct extends in a forward direction of the automobile such that the duct opening is disposed in a more forward position than the cowl panel opening in a fore-and-aft direction of the automobile. The outside air intake structure further has a bulkhead extending in a substantially vertical direction in an area defined between the duct opening and the cowl panel opening in a transverse direction of the automobile. The cowl panel has a raised portion. The duct has a top wall extending upwardly from a peripheral portion of the dash panel opening.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes a case accommodating an evaporator having a core portion and a lower tan disposed at a bottom of the core portion. The case has a recess portion disposed at an upstream air side of the evaporator, and a covering wall is formed to extend upwardly from the bottom of the recess portion to cover only the lower tank at an immediately upstream air side. When air passes through the evaporator, alien substances contained in air collide with the evaporator and fall to be deposited in the recess portion. Therefore, the deposition of the alien substances do not directly adhere to the lower tank of the evaporator to prevent the evaporator from being corroded.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a high temperature injection molded polymeric rainhat for a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning air intake of an automotive vehicle is provided. The rainhat includes a flange for adhesively and sealably joining to a portion of the generally planar automotive vehicle cowling encircling a flared air inlet opening. A water dam joined to the flange extends beyond an end of the flared opening. The water dam has an extreme upper edge forming an opening. A foreign matter ingestion preventer is also included. The foreign matter ingestion preventer has a plurality of first curvilinear supports extending in a first direction over the water dam upper edge opening. Each first support has opposite ends joined with the water dam, and each first support has a middle portion domed above the opening of the water dam. Each first support has a tapered exterior side.

Abstract: An air supply installation for a motor vehicle with an airflow passage connecting the air inlet with an air outlet, in which, viewed in the direction of flow, a water separator and an air filter are disposed behind each other. To obtain good separation of the water along with little noise generation, the water separator is embodied as an essentially vertically extending perforated wall, whose perforation holes respectively penetrate the wall with hole axes which are essentially parallel with each other, into which tubes have been inserted which preferably project from both sides of the wall. The air filter is disposed at only a short distance from the water separator and parallel therewith or inclined under an acute angle.

Abstract: A low signature, low restriction, ballistically protective air intake assly for an exteriorly armored structure. The assembly is provided is comprised of one or more ducts having an entry end, an exit end and a spiralled duct portion between the ends. The entry ends communicate with an intake bell of armor material. The intake bell curves both away from the duct and out from duct openings at the entry ends. At the exit ends of the ducts are armor members faced toward the duct openings at the entry end. The armor members are positioned such that the spiralled duct portions lie between the armor members and the intake bell. Projectiles such as bullets travelling toward the entry end duct openings are either deflected away by the bell or caught by the armor member, whereby ballistic protection exists for elements in the armored structure interior to the assembly.

Abstract: An air intake system for a cab and engine of a vehicle is shown and described. In a preferred embodiment, dry, ambient air is provided to the cab and engine through a duct that is mounted to an inner surface of a vehicle hood such that the hood forms a top surface of the duct. The duct is relatively narrow across the width of the hood and flares into an air chamber on either side of the hood. An air inlet opening is provided on both sides of the hood such that outside air is drawn into the air chambers. The velocity of the air drops as it passes into and through the air chambers, causing the moisture in the air to separate and drain from the air chambers through an evacuator valve provided in the bottom surface of each chamber. Two openings are provided in the bottom surface of the duct. One opening sealingly engages an opening in the engine air cleaner and the second opening sealingly engages a cab air intake duct, when the hood is in a closed position.

Abstract: Fresh air supplied to the passenger compartment of a vehicle is aspirated via a common fresh air aspirating opening and is conducted to two separately arranged filter devices. The fresh air cleaned in each filter device then is separately conducted to a common air collecting chamber, in which the blower of a heating and/or air conditioning system is disposed.

Abstract: An engine bonnet integrates a water separation facility while dispensing with expensive additional parts which were hitherto necessary in order to separate concomitantly entering water from the air for a heating and air-conditioning system flowing in via an air inlet situated in the engine bonnet or between the rear edge of the engine bonnet and the windscreen. The necessary inner reinforcement of the engine bonnet panel is configured in such a way along that side of the engine bonnet which is turned towards the windscreen that it simultaneously feeds the air stream entering via an air inlet in the engine bonnet to an air-fill chamber situated upstream of the air intake duct of the heating or air-conditioning system that water separation also occurs in addition.

Abstract: A water box is provided for collecting run-off water which flows between a motor vehicle windscreen and an engine bonnet into a body space. A component has a water guide channel which carries away water along the windscreen lower edge, a forward set water box, under which is located a filter element, connecting with at least the central section of the component. The water box has an attachment section to the component with the water guide channel and may be moved in this attachment section from its connected position on the component so that it frees a path for exchanging the filter element.

Abstract: A motor vehicle heating/air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle has a water-removal device arranged in the fresh-air inlet duct, rising from the duct base and comprising a coarse-mesh lattice and a fine-mesh lattice resting against the latter. The water removed is carried away downwardly on the webs of the coarse-mesh lattice to the duct base which forms a water collection point with water drainage. In order to combine a favorable water-removal function with a good air-guidance function, the coarse-mesh lattice facing the incident air represents an air guide with predetermined throughflow and is pleated in a corrugated shape. A channel spanned by the fine-mesh lattice arranged in at least some areas is in each case formed between two upwardly-directed corrugation troughs. The water-removal device is placed in the region of a duct widening provided by a set-back wall portion, such that the water-removal device ends at a distance from the set-back wall portion.

Abstract: Air-permeable and water-permeable baffles in the form of a fine-meshed grill are mounted in front of the upwardly projecting side walls in a motor vehicle fresh-air intake duct in order to improve separation with an inlet grill retaining any coarse impurities and with at least one drainage aperture, located in the area of the lowest point of the fresh-air intake duct, for liquid separated out from the air current. The liquid making its way through the meshes of the grills flows, in the flow vacuum between baffle and side wall at the back of the baffle, downwards to the duct bottom and the drainage aperture.

Abstract: A ventilation air intake structure of a motor vehicle is shown, which comprises two side panels incorporated with both a cowl top panel and a dash upper panel to define an air box which extends along a rear upper edge portion of an engine room of the vehicle. The cowl top panel has a first opening and the dash upper panel has a second opening which is communicated with a passenger cabin of the motor vehicle. A drain chamber is constituted by the hood ridge reinforcing member and one of the side panels. The drain chamber has a downwardly extending narrower passage which is exposed to the open air at a terminal open end thereof. The dash upper panel is formed with a laterally extending channel which has a shallower end portion which passes under the side panel and is exposed at its terminal end to the narrower passage at a position above the terminal open end of the downwardly extending narrower passage.

Abstract: A fresh-air supply system for a vehicle ventilation device through an air inlet opening in a bonnet or hood swivellably attached to the vehicle bodywork, has a fresh-air duct which starts from the air inlet opening, the first duct portion of which is arranged underneath the air inlet opening on the bonnet and the second duct portion of which is arranged immovably on the bodywork. The two duct portions of the fresh-air duct are brought by the closing movement of the bonnet into a connection position in which a circumferential sealing flange of the first duct portion cooperates with a corresponding sealing flange of the second duct portion. The cooperating sealing flanges of the two duct portions, lying in an approximately horizontal plane, are covered over by the bonnet. The first duct portion is a water-collecting box surrounding the air inlet opening and having a drainage device.

Abstract: A vehicle vent (12) for exhausting air from a vehicle occupant compartment includes a float valve (32) that prevents water that enters an outlet (24) of the vent from passing into the vehicle through the vent inlet (20) but which has a drain passage (36) for permitting a limited flow of the water to a drain (38) on the vent inlet side of the float valve (32). The vent (12) preferably includes a fan (40) that is most preferably energized by a solar panel (48). Mounting of the vent (12) can be provided on the vehicle roof, on the roof just forward of a vehicle back window, or as part of a sunroof.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a high temperature injection molded polymeric rainhat for a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning air intake of an automotive vehicle is provided. The rainhat includes a flange for adhesively and sealably joining to a portion of the generally planar automotive vehicle cowling encircling a flared air inlet opening. A water dam joined to the flange extends beyond an end of the flared opening. The water dam has an extreme upper edge forming an opening. A foreign matter ingestion preventer has a plurality of first curvilinear supports extending in a first direction over the water dam upper edge opening. Each first support has opposite ends joined with the water dam, and each first support has a middle portion domed above the opening of the water dam. Each first support has a tapered exterior side. The foreign matter ingestion preventer also has plurality of second supports intersecting with the first curvilinear supports.