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Energy absorbing air handling device for a vehicle

A technology for air handling and energy management systems, applied in the field of air handling tubes, capable of solving problems such as packaging and/or placement conflicts between air handling tubes and energy management systems

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-03-09
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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Often, the packaging and / or placement of air handling ducts and energy management systems adjacent to the roof are in conflict with each other

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[0037] Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that terms such as "above," "below," "upward," "downward," "top," "bottom," etc., are used descriptively in the drawings and that they No limitation is intended on the scope of the disclosure, which is defined by the appended claims. Furthermore, herein, the teachings may be described in terms of functional and / or logical block components and / or various processing steps. It should be appreciated that such block components may include any number of hardware, software, and / or firmware components configured to perform the specified functions.

[0038] Referring to the drawings, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views, a vehicle is shown generally at 20 . refer to figure 1 , the vehicle 20 includes a body 22 having a roof 24 . Body 22 forms and / or defines a passenger compartment 26 , while roof 24 defines an upper vertical boundary of passenger compartment 26 . Vehicle 20 may be constructed...

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Abstract

The invention discloses an energy absorbing air handling device for a vehicle. The vehicle includes a body, which forms a passenger compartment, and including a roof. The roof defines an upper vertical boundary of the passenger compartment. An air handling duct is disposed adjacent the roof, within the passenger compartment of the body. The air handling duct defines an internal cavity, which is operable to deliver a flow of air to the passenger compartment. The air handling duct includes an energy management system that is disposed within the internal cavity of the air handling duct. The energy management system includes at least one pillar, which is operable to deform against the roof to absorb energy transferred to the air handling duct from within the passenger compartment.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure generally relates to an air handling duct adjacent a vehicle roof for delivering air flow to a vehicle passenger compartment. Background technique [0002] Many vehicles, such as sedans, or particularly sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and vans that include multiple rows of rear passenger seats, typically include air handling ducts incorporated into the headliner, adjacent to the roof of the vehicle. The air handling duct directs air flow into the passenger compartment through an exhaust vent disposed adjacent to the roof of the vehicle. The vehicle may also include an energy management system incorporated into the headliner, adjacent to the roof of the vehicle. The energy management system is configured to absorb and / or dissipate energy from applied loads. Often, the packaging and / or placement of air handling ducts and energy management systems adjacent to the roof are in conflict with each other. Contents of the invention [...

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IPC IPC(8): B60H1/00
CPCB60H1/00028B60R13/0212B60R2021/0442B60H1/245B60H1/262B60H1/267B60R2019/005
Inventor S.G.奎因K.S.李D.N.瑟班
Owner GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC