Patent ID: 8632382

Claim:
An air system assembly for a vehicle, the air system assembly comprising: a carpet module; an HVAC unit above the carpet module; a floor aircap assembly attached to the carpet module and comprising a hardsheet affixed to a back of the carpet module and an aircap affixed to the hardsheet to define an enclosure for receiving conditioned air from the HVAC unit and provide a load bearing structure for the carpet module, the floor aircap assembly having a vertical portion extending upwardly above the carpet module and a horizontal portion extending below the carpet module; and a duct that connects the floor aircap assembly to the HVAC unit, wherein the hardsheet of the floor aircap assembly is formed of a first material, the back of the carpet module is formed of a second material that is different from the first material, and the duct is formed of a third material that is harder than the first material, the first material having a noise insulating property greater than the third material.