Patent Application
20210070143
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The disclosure relates to ventilation devices and more particularly pertains to a new ventilation device for cooling a passenger compartment of a vehicle.
The prior art relates to ventilation devices.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a blower module that is operationally coupled to an electrical circuit of a vehicle. A first duct assembly and a second duct assembly are coupled to the vehicle. The first duct assembly extends between a passenger compartment and at least one of a trunk and an opening in an exterior surface of the vehicle. The second duct assembly extends between the passenger compartment and an aperture in the exterior surface of the vehicle. At least one of the first duct assembly and the second duct assembly are operationally coupled to the blower module. The blower module is configured to exchange air in the passenger compartment with air from an ambient environment in which the vehicle is positioned to cool the passenger compartment.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
The blower module 12 is configured to exchange air in the passenger compartment 22 with air from an ambient environment in which the vehicle 16 is positioned to cool the passenger compartment 22. A vehicle 16 equipped with the device 10 is provided a number of benefits, including a measure of safety in event a person is left unattended in the vehicle 16, a cooler environment upon entry to the vehicle 16, and less energy being required to initially cool the vehicle 16.
The first duct assembly 18 may comprise a pair of first ducts 32. Each first duct 32 extends from the opening 26 to proximate to a roof and a respective opposing side of the passenger compartment 22. The first ducts 32 are configured to draw hot air from proximate to the roof of the vehicle 16. The present invention also anticipates the first duct assembly 18 comprising other numbers of first ducts 32, such as one first duct 32, three first ducts 32, and four first ducts 32. The pair of first ducts 32 also may intersect such that only one of the pair of first ducts 32 extends to the opening 26. Additionally, the pair of first ducts 32 may terminate in the trunk of the vehicle 16, as shown in
The second duct assembly 20 comprises a pair of second ducts 34. Each second duct 34 extends from the aperture 30 to the passenger compartment 22 so that the second ducts 34 terminate lower in the passenger compartment 22 relative to the first ducts 32. The second ducts 34 are configured to expel intake air into the passenger compartment 22 below the first ducts 32. The present invention also anticipates the second duct assembly 20 comprising other numbers of second ducts 34, such as one second duct 34, three second ducts 34, and four second ducts 34. The pair of second ducts 34 also may intersect, as shown in
One of the second ducts 34 may extend through a rear seat of the vehicle 16, as shown in
The blower module 12 comprises at least one of an exhaust fan 36 that is operationally coupled to the first duct assembly 18 and an intake fan 38 that is operationally coupled to the second duct assembly 20. The exhaust fan 36 is coupled to the vehicle 16 proximate to an opening 26 that is positioned in a lower panel of the trunk 24 proximate to a respective corner of the vehicle 16, as shown in
A temperature sensor 40 that is coupled to the vehicle 16 within the passenger compartment 22 is configured to measure a temperature of the air in the passenger compartment 22. A switch 42 is operationally coupled to the temperature sensor 40 and the blower module 12 so that the switch 42 is positioned to selectively actuate the blower module 12 in event the temperature of the air in the passenger compartment 22 exceeds a predetermined temperature, for example, 70, 80, 90, 100, and 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
A panel 44 is coupled to and extends between the opposing sides of the passenger compartment 22, proximate to the roof as shown in
A controller 50 is operationally coupled to a battery of the vehicle 16, the temperature sensor 40, the switch 42, and the blower module 12. The controller 50 is configured to selectively couple the temperature sensor 40, the switch 42, and the blower module 12 to the battery.
A solar panel 52 is coupled to the exterior surface 28 of the vehicle 16. The solar panel 52 may be positioned on the roof of the vehicle 16, as shown in
In use, the temperature sensor 40 is positioned to signal the switch 42 to actuate the blower module 12 in the event the temperature of the air in the passenger compartment 22 exceeds the predetermined temperature. The blower module 12 draws cool air from the ambient environment through the aperture 30 and the second duct assembly 20 into the passenger compartment 22 concurrently with warm or hot air being expelled from the chamber 46 through the first duct assembly 18 and the opening 26.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded.
A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the elements is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
