AIR INTAKE WITH SINGLE DOOR AND THROTTLING FUNCTION
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1. An air intake of an air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a fresh air duct configured to receive fresh air;
a recirculated air duct configured to receive air from a passenger area of the motor vehicle;
an air outlet configured to channel at least one of the fresh air and the air from the passenger area of the motor vehicle to a blower;
a housing having a housing wall, a dividing wall, and a formation, the formation having a surface extending outwardly from the housing wall into the fresh air duct and narrowing an opening area of the fresh air duct; and
a valve having a surface extending between a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side thereof and a rotational axis, the valve disposed in the housing and rotatable about the rotational axis between a first position and a second position, wherein the surface of the valve at the first position cooperates with the housing wall and the formation to narrow the opening area of the fresh air duct.
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Abstract
An air intake of an air conditioning system a motor vehicle having a fresh air duct configured to receive fresh air, a recirculated air duct configured to receive air from a passenger area of the motor vehicle, and an air outlet configured to channel the fresh air or the air from a passenger area of the motor vehicle to a blower. The air intake also has a valve disposed in the housing and rotates about a rotational axis between a first position and a second position.
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10 Claims
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1. An air intake of an air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a fresh air duct configured to receive fresh air; a recirculated air duct configured to receive air from a passenger area of the motor vehicle; an air outlet configured to channel at least one of the fresh air and the air from the passenger area of the motor vehicle to a blower; a housing having a housing wall, a dividing wall, and a formation, the formation having a surface extending outwardly from the housing wall into the fresh air duct and narrowing an opening area of the fresh air duct; and a valve having a surface extending between a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side thereof and a rotational axis, the valve disposed in the housing and rotatable about the rotational axis between a first position and a second position, wherein the surface of the valve at the first position cooperates with the housing wall and the formation to narrow the opening area of the fresh air duct. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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