Patent ID: 6422301
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning assembly for a motor vehicle, said assembly comprising:an evaporator core for cooling air, said evaporator core generating condensate as the air is cooled; an evaporator casing at least partially enclosing said evaporator core; a heater core for heating the air; a heater casing at least partially enclosing said heater core; and a drain portion extending from one of said evaporator casing and said heater casing, said drain portion including a partition defining a first basin in fluid communication with said evaporator core for collecting and draining the condensate from said evaporator core, and a second basin in fluid communication with said heater core for collecting and draining any liquid from said heater core such that the condensate collected from said evaporator core remains separated from the liquid collected from said heater core.