US 11,718,150 B2
Heating ventilation and air-conditioning system with an intermediate door
Earl Buckman, Troy, MI (US); Darshan Parikh, Troy, MI (US); Sally Dagher, Troy, MI (US); Steven Marshall, Troy, MI (US); and Richard Sikorski, Troy, MI (US)
Assigned to Valeo North America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Valeo North America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on May 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/331,181.
Prior Publication US 2022/0379685 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/00692 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00514 (2013.01); B60H 1/00678 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A Heating Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) system comprising:
a housing adapted to receive a heat exchanger therein;
at least one first inlet formed on the housing for ingress of a first stream of fluid inside the housing;
at least one second inlet formed in the housing for ingress of a second stream of fluid inside the housing;
at least one first door adapted to move with respect to the first inlet to define an open configuration, a closed configuration and a partially open configuration;
at least one second door adapted to move with respect to the second inlet to define an open configuration, a closed configuration, at least one partially open configuration; and
an intermediate door disposed between the first inlet and the second inlet and adapted to move between a deployed configuration and an un-deployed configuration,
wherein the intermediate door in the deployed configuration is adapted to disrupt fluid flow there across,
wherein the intermediate door in the deployed configuration thereof is in contact with the heat exchanger,
wherein the intermediate door in the un-deployed configuration thereof is disposed away from the heat exchanger, and
wherein the intermediate door is a sliding door.