US 12,447,794 B2
Fluid coupling of a climate control system for a vehicle
Michael Hrecznyj, Livonia, MI (US); Michael M. Azzouz, Farmington, MI (US); Scott Nydam, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Clay Wesley Maranville, Ypsilanti, MI (US); and Chris Robert Sculthorpe, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/073,845.
Prior Publication US 2024/0181838 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/00514 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00271 (2013.01); B60H 1/00564 (2013.01); B60H 1/00871 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00214 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid connection for a vehicle, comprising:
a container selectively coupled with a compartment of the vehicle and including at least one passage in fluid communication with an interior of the container;
at least one port disposed on the compartment in fluid communication with a climate control system in the vehicle, wherein the at least one passage is in fluid communication with the at least one port when the container is coupled with the compartment, and wherein the at least one port has an elongated cross-sectional area at a connection interface between the at least one port and the at least one passage; and
a first flow path and a second flow path each between the climate control system and the interior, wherein the at least one passage includes a first passage having a first vane configured to guide the first flow path away from the second flow path, wherein the at least one passage includes a second passage having a second vane configured to guide the second flow path away from the first flow path.