Patent GB-899269-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to control devices for heating and ventilating systems
IPC: F24F11/08
Filed: 1958-12-16
Abstract: 899,269. Ventilating vehicles. DOLE VALVE CO. Dec. 16, 1958 [Dec. 17, 1957], No. 40569/58. Class 137 [Also in Group XXIX] In a vehicle ventilating system various elements of the system are actuated by vacuum apparatus including diverter valves 31, 36 each adapted to connect a common source of vacuum 30 to one or other of two vacuum outlet pipes, the degree of vacuum transmitted by each diverter valve being controlled by a regulator valve 29, 35. Ventilating system (Fig. 1). Cold recirculated air is forced by fan 13 through duct 12 and refrigerant evaporator 11 to a manifold 10 discharging into the vehicle interior adjacent the windscreen, a clutch between the compressor and its motor being actuated by a vacuum motor 19. By operation of an on-off valve 39, vacuum motors 24, 27 can be operated in parallel to move damper flaps 25, 26 to the dotted position so that fresh air flows through duct 12 and heater 16 to a heating duct 15, the heater being controlled by a vacuum motor 17 and being traversed by the engine-cooling liquid. During heating, the warm air may be moved either by fan 13 or by head-wind effect. By operation of diverter valve 36, a damper flap 21 can be operated by vacuum motor 23 to supply warm air to duct 10 to defrost the windscreen. One or other of motors 17, 19 is supplied with vacuum through pipe 33 or 32 from diverter valve 31, the degree of vacuum and hence the degree of heating or cooling being regulated by valve 29. Diverter valve 36 has only one vacuum outlet 37, the other being blocked off, and the amount of defrosting air is controlled by adjusting regulator valve 35. Valves 29, 31, 35, 36, 39 are mounted in a common casing 43 (Figs. 5 and 6), and are actuated by a knob 42 rotating a disc 44 provided with concentric cams one for each of the five valves. Depression of knob 42 operates an electric switch 133 on the casing 43 to operate the motor 14 of fan 13 at full or reduced speed as desired. Regulator Valves 29, 35. These are similar to those described in Specification 866,124. Diverter valves 31, 36 (Fig. 6). Within the body 47 of casing 43, a vacuum duct (not shown) connects the vacuum outlet of the appropriate regulator valve to vacuum inlet chamber 101 in which is disposed a reciprocable member 123 urged upwards by a spring 119 and downwards by a cam 115 bearing on plunger 113. Member 123 carries a cylindrical valve member 125 which is outwardly flared at its ends 126, 127 to engage the wall of chamber 101. When raised or lowered the valve member connects vacuum inlet chamber 101 to vacuum outlet 117 or 116 respectively. On-off valve 39 (Fig. 5). Within the body of casing 43 a vacuum duct (not shown) leads into inlet chamber 69 containing a check valve 71 constructed as described in Specification 866,124. Within valve chamber 70 a reciprocable valve 73 is urged upwards by a spring 77 and downwards by a cam 79 on disc 44 and bearing on plunger 78. When the valve is raised inlet chamber 69 is connected through chamber 70 and passages 76 to vacuum outlet 80 and, when lowered, vacuum outlet 80 is at atmospheric pressure.