AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE
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1. An automotive air conditioner comprising:
- an air distribution housing; and
a transitional air ducting element in fluid communication with the air distribution housing and conveying a flow of air, the transitional air ducting element having at least one feedthrough formed therein, the at least one feedthrough configured to house at least one pipe associated with the air conditioner and divide the flow of air within the transitional air ducting element.
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Abstract
The invention concerns an air-ducting transition element of an automotive air conditioner, which is characterized in that there is arranged inside the transition element a feedthrough for lines, wherein the feedthrough is a flow ducting element that divides the air flow through the transition element into at least two flow pathways.
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1. An automotive air conditioner comprising:
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an air distribution housing; and a transitional air ducting element in fluid communication with the air distribution housing and conveying a flow of air, the transitional air ducting element having at least one feedthrough formed therein, the at least one feedthrough configured to house at least one pipe associated with the air conditioner and divide the flow of air within the transitional air ducting element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An automotive air conditioner comprising:
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an air distribution housing; a transitional air ducting element in fluid communication with the air distribution housing and conveying a flow of air, the transitional air ducting element having at least one feedthrough formed therein, the at least one feedthrough configured to house at least one of a heat exchanger pipe associated with the air conditioner and an evaporator pipe associated with the air conditioner and divide the flow of air within the transitional air ducting element; and a parting plane configured to divide the transitional air ducting element. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An automotive air conditioner comprising:
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an air distribution housing; a transitional air ducting element in fluid communication with the air distribution housing and conveying a flow of air, the transitional air ducting element having at least one feedthrough formed therein perpendicular to a direction of the flow of air within the transitional air ducting element, the at least one feedthrough configured to house at least one of a heat exchanger pipe associated with the air conditioner and an evaporator pipe associated with the air conditioner and divide the flow of air within the transitional air ducting element; and a parting plane configured to divide the transitional air ducting element, the parting plane is one of parallel to a longitudinal axis of the air distribution housing and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the air distribution housing, wherein at least a portion of the at least one feedthrough is disposed on the parting plane. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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