Patent ID: 8940066
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
1. A blower air suction device of a motor vehicle air conditioner comprising: a blower with a vertical arrangement including a blower motor, a blower rotor, and a blower opening, wherein the blower is ensheathed by a blower scroll, and wherein the blower is suspended and the blower rotor is disposed beneath the blower motor to facilitate a compactness of the blower air suction device; and an air inlet housing including a fresh air opening formed in a wall, the fresh air opening positioned in the wall spaced apart from the blower in a direction of travel of the motor vehicle, the air inlet housing further including an ambient air opening, wherein the ambient air opening is disposed beneath the blower and points downward to militate against sound radiating from the blower air suction device towards a passenger compartment of the vehicle, the fresh air opening facing a front of the motor vehicle, and both the fresh air opening and the ambient air opening are disposed between a central axis of the blower and the front of the motor vehicle.