Patent ID: 8453474

Claim:
A vehicle air handling system comprising: an air handler having an air inlet configured to receive airflow into the air handler and an air outlet configured to direct the airflow from the air handler to a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the air outlet being located downstream from the air inlet; a desiccant assembly installed downstream from the air inlet and upstream from the air outlet in a fixed non-movable orientation within the air handler, the desiccant assembly being configured to absorb moisture from the airflow and having a first flow path and a second flow path separated from one another such that the airflow passes through the first flow path; a regeneration mechanism in fluid communication with the second flow path of the desiccant assembly configured to remove moisture from the desiccant assembly; an air duct having a first end and a second end, the first end being directly connected to the air handler such that the first end is in fluid communication with a portion of the air handler downstream from the air inlet and upstream from the air outlet, the second end being directly connected to the desiccant assembly such that a portion of the airflow is directed through the air duct and into the second flow path, and a heater core disposed within the air handler downstream from the desiccant assembly with the first end of the air duct being connected to the air handler downstream from the heater core; and a blower operable to direct air from the inlet of the air handler to the air duct and through the second flow path of the desiccant assembly.