Patent ID: 7137445

Claim:
An HVAC assembly including an HVAC case disposed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the assembly comprising: a heater core having an upstream side and a downstream side, said heater core accepting air from said upstream side and exhausting air to said downstream side, said exhausted air defining a temperature gradient along a plane of said heater core; an inlet pipe, said inlet pipe located at a first end of said heater core and delivering coolant to a second end of said heater core; an outlet pipe, said outlet pipe located at said first end of said heater core and below said inlet pipe, said outlet pipe receiving coolant from said second end of said heater core; a center plate coupled to said heater core, said center plate being perpendicular to said plane of said heater core to define a first region of said temperature gradient and a second region of said temperature gradient caused by the flow of coolant through said heater core; and a non-pivoting air diverting member coupled to said center plate and positioned on said downstream side against said heater core, said air diverting member having a first scoop port portion aligned for accepting air from said first region of said heater core and a second port portion for delivering said accepted air toward said second region of said heater core wherein said first region has a higher air temperature than said second region.