Patent ID: 6439296
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
A heating or air-conditioning system for a vehicle occupant compartment, having an air distributor with a warm-air outlet which is connected with an air duct leading to air outlet devices arranged in a center plane of the vehicle occupant compartment, and having a cold-air bypass controlled by a cold-air flap, for lowering the temperature of warm air flowing out of the warm air outlet to the air duct,wherein a throttling element is coupled with the cold-air flap such that in one end position the throttling element partially covers the warm-air outlet to a defined extent while the cold-air flap is in a maximally open position which opens the cold-air bypass, and such that in a second end position the throttling element completely opens the warm air outlet while the cold-air flap is in a completely closed position which blocks the cold-air bypass, wherein the throttling element moves continuously between these two end positions in response to swiveling of the cold-air flap.