Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle door closure cabin pressure relief system
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Application No.: US13803592Application Date: 2013-03-14
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Publication No.: US09656534B2Publication Date: 2017-05-23
- Inventor: David Arthur Wade , Paul Elia , James Antime Marleau , Paul Repp , Richard E. Newton
- 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: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Agent Jason C. Rogers
- Main IPC: B60H1/24
- IPC: B60H1/24 ; B60H1/00

Abstract:
An active pressure relief system for a vehicle cabin in response to a cabin-door closure. An air-extractor may be configured to open when a cabin-door is opened, and remain open until the last of a number of cabin-doors are closed. The air-extractor allows for the increased pressure resulting from the cabin-door closure to be equalized with the external environment through the air-extractor. After the last of a number of cabin-doors are closed, the air-extractor closes to inhibit noise and external elements from entering the cabin through the air-extractor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140273786A1 VEHICLE DOOR CLOSURE CABIN PRESSURE RELIEF SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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