US 12,083,854 B2
Air-conditioning arrangement for a vehicle, and vehicle
Jörg Michael, Ingolstadt (DE); Bastian Guyot, Gaimersheim (DE); and Sebastian Albl, Ingolstadt (DE)
Assigned to AUDI AG, Ingolstadt (DE)
Appl. No. 17/440,624
Filed by Audi AG, Ingolstadt (DE)
PCT Filed Mar. 9, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/056151
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/207678, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 15, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 204 958.3 (DE), filed on Apr. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0258560 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. B60H 1/32 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/56 (2006.01); B61D 33/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/00285 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00371 (2013.01); B60N 2/5628 (2013.01); B60H 2001/003 (2013.01); B61D 33/0078 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A vehicle comprising:
a fluid channel comprising a first connection device and a second connection device; and
a movable vehicle seat comprising an air-conditioning component configured to discharge a temperature-controlled airflow from the vehicle seat,
wherein the vehicle seat is configured to move in a vehicle longitudinal direction between at least a first seat position and a second seat position,
wherein the air-conditioning component comprises a movable fluid connection configured to be removably connected to the first and second connection devices such that fluid communication is established between the air-conditioning component and the fluid channel,
wherein the fluid connection is configured to move between a working position and an idle position,
wherein when set at the working position, the fluid connection is inserted into one of the first and second connection devices such that the fluid connection is hermetically connected to the one of the first and second connection devices,
wherein when set at the idle position, the fluid connection is retracted in a direction toward the vehicle seat such that the fluid connection is spatially separated from the one of the first and second connection devices,
wherein the first connection device is disposed at the first seat position such that the fluid connection of the air-conditioning component is configured to be removably connected to the first connection device at the first seat position, and
wherein the second connection device is disposed at the second seat position such that the fluid connection of the air-conditioning component is configured to be removably connected to the second connection device at the second seat position,
wherein the first and second connection devices each include a shut-off valve, and each shut-off valve is configured to be opened when the fluid connection is set at the working position and closed when the fluid connection is moved toward the idle position.