Automotive air tempering apparatus
First Claim
1. An air tempering apparatus for use in an automotive vehicle, including an ignition switch, a passenger compartment, and front and rear seats installed in the passenger compartment, the passenger compartment having a front compartment portion in front of the front seats and a rear compartment portion in rear of the front seats, the air tempering apparatus comprising:
- a duct through which tempered air flows, the duct having a first passage for directing flow of the tempered air into the front compartment portion and a second passage for directing flow of the tempered air into the rear compartment portion;
a single blower operable at variable speeds for producing a forced flow of air through the duct;
command means provided for manual operation in the rear compartment portion to generate a command signal; and
control means in response to the command signal fed thereto from the command means for decreasing the amount of tempered air discharged into the front compartment portion to increase the amount of tempered air discharged through the second passage into the rear compartment portion.
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Abstract
An air tempering apparatus for use in an automotive vehicle including a duct having a first passage through which tempered air is discharged into a front compartment portion in front of the front seats and a second passage through which tempered air is discharged into a rear compartment portion in rear of the front seats. A switch is provided for manual operation in the rear compartment portion to generate a command signal to a control unit which thereby controls the amount of tempered air discharged through the second passage into the rear compartment portion.
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1. An air tempering apparatus for use in an automotive vehicle, including an ignition switch, a passenger compartment, and front and rear seats installed in the passenger compartment, the passenger compartment having a front compartment portion in front of the front seats and a rear compartment portion in rear of the front seats, the air tempering apparatus comprising:
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a duct through which tempered air flows, the duct having a first passage for directing flow of the tempered air into the front compartment portion and a second passage for directing flow of the tempered air into the rear compartment portion; a single blower operable at variable speeds for producing a forced flow of air through the duct; command means provided for manual operation in the rear compartment portion to generate a command signal; and control means in response to the command signal fed thereto from the command means for decreasing the amount of tempered air discharged into the front compartment portion to increase the amount of tempered air discharged through the second passage into the rear compartment portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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