ENERGY ABSORBING AIR HANDLING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE

The invention discloses an energy absorbing air handling device for a vehicle. The vehicle includes a body, which forms a passenger compartment, and including a roof. The roof defines an upper vertical boundary of the passenger compartment. An air handling duct is disposed adjacent the roof, within...

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Hauptverfasser:	SERBAN,DORU N, QUINN,SHAWN G, LEE,KHRISTOPHER S
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	chi ; eng
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING,OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODSSPACES OF VEHICLES PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention discloses an energy absorbing air handling device for a vehicle. The vehicle includes a body, which forms a passenger compartment, and including a roof. The roof defines an upper vertical boundary of the passenger compartment. An air handling duct is disposed adjacent the roof, within the passenger compartment of the body. The air handling duct defines an internal cavity, which is operable to deliver a flow of air to the passenger compartment. The air handling duct includes an energy management system that is disposed within the internal cavity of the air handling duct. The energy management system includes at least one pillar, which is operable to deform against the roof to absorb energy transferred to the air handling duct from within the passenger compartment.