Patent ID: 9662962
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B60H,F25B

Claim:
1. A zonal conditioning system for a vehicle, comprising: a headliner assembly configured to be secured to a top surface of a vehicle interior, wherein the headliner assembly comprises a first side positioned away from the vehicle interior and hidden from the vehicle interior, and wherein the headliner assembly comprises a second side positioned toward the vehicle interior, the headliner assembly comprising at least two vents through which air selectively passes; at least two fluid modules positioned along the first side of the headliner assembly, each of the fluid modules comprising a fluid transfer device and an outlet, each of the at least two fluid modules comprising a thermoelectric device and a waste conduit for transferring waste fluid from the respective fluid module, the fluid transfer device including an inlet that is positioned such that a gap exists between the inlet of the fluid transfer device and the first side of the headliner assembly; a first fluid conduit placing the outlet of a first fluid module in fluid communication with a first vent of the headliner assembly; and a second fluid conduit placing the outlet of a second fluid module in fluid communication with a second vent of the headliner assembly; wherein at least one property of the air discharged through the first and second vents can be selectively regulated to create separate conditioning zones within the vehicle interior of the vehicle.