Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Auxiliary utility duct for a vehicle
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Application No.: US14853452Application Date: 2015-09-14
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Publication No.: US10343488B2Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Stuart C. Salter , Jim J. Surman , Cornel Lewis Gardner , Annette Lynn Huebner
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: King & Schickli
- Agent Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: B60H1/00
- IPC: B60H1/00 ; B60H1/24

Abstract:
A vehicle having an air distribution system for moving air into a passenger compartment includes a front row of seats including a driver seat and a passenger seat, a second row of seats, and a console positioned therebetween. The console includes rearward facing vents and ducting directs air from the air distribution system through the vents and into the passenger compartment. An auxiliary duct has first and second telescoping portions. The first telescoping portion is pivotally attached to the console at a proximal end and in fluid communication with the ducting, and the second telescoping portion includes a vent positioned at a distal end. The auxiliary duct is positioned for pivotal movement within a plane defined by the console and a front row seat. A stop engages the auxiliary duct and limits a range of pivot between a stowed position and an active position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170072772A1 AUXILIARY UTILITY DUCT FOR A VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2017-03-16
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