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Method for designing a HVAC air handling assembly for a climate control system
Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1999-07-19
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Granted: 2002-11-26
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Expires: 2019-07-19
Abstract
Abstract A method for designing a HVAC air handling assembly for a climate control system on a vehicle includes the step of selecting an architecture for the HVAC air handling assembly from a library stored in a memory of a computer system and selecting a HVAC component part from the library. The method also includes the step of generating a HVAC design using the HVAC architecture and the HVAC component part, determining if the HVAC design meets a predetermined criteria, and regenerating the HVAC design if the predetermined criteria is not met.
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy J. Hall
- 👤 Daniel Comelius Bach
- 👤 Frederick Abraham Karam
- 👤 William Francis Weber
- 👤 Ramon Banuelos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:19
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F30/00; G06F30/10; G06F30/15; G06F2113/00; G06F2113/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for designing a HVAC air handling assembly for a climate control system on a vehicle comprising: selecting an architecture for the HVAC air handling assembly from a library stored in a memory of a computer system; positioning the HVAC air handling assembly within the vehicle; selecting a HVAC component part from the library; generating a HVAC design of the HVAC air handling assembly spatially related to the vehicle using the HVAC architecture and the HVAC component part; determining if the HVAC design meets a predetermined criteria; and regenerating the HVAC design if the HVAC design does not meet the predetermined criteria.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for designing a HVAC air handling assembly for a climate control system on a vehicle comprising: selecting an architecture for the HVAC air handling assembly from a library stored in a memory of a computer system; positioning the HVAC air handling assembly within the vehicle; selecting a HVAC component part from the library; generating a HVAC design of the HVAC air handling assembly spatially related to the vehicle using the HVAC architecture and the HVAC component part; determining if the HVAC design meets a predetermined criteria; and regenerating the HVAC design if the HVAC design does not meet the predetermined criteria.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein a computer aided engineering analytical technique is used to determine whether the HVAC design meets a predetermined functional criteria.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein a computer aided engineering analytical technique is used determine whether the HVAC air handling assembly meets a predetermined packaging criteria.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the library defines the HVAC air handling assembly component part in an electronically stored component parts library.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the library defines the HVAC architecture in an electronically stored component parts library.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for designing a HVAC air handling assembly for a climate control system on a vehicle comprising: selecting a vehicle design from a vehicle library stored in a memory of a computer system; selecting an architecture for the HVAC air handling assembly from a component parts library stored in a memory of the computer system; positioning the HVAC air handling assembly within the vehicle design selecting a HVAC component part from the component part library; generating a HVAC design of the HVAC air handling assembly spatially related to the vehicle design using the HVAC architecture and the HVAC component part; determining if the HVAC design meets a predetermined criteria; and modifying the HVAC design if the HVAC design does not meet the predetermined criteria and regenerating the HVAC design.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for designing a HVAC air handling assembly for a climate control system on a vehicle comprising: selecting a vehicle design from a vehicle library stored in a memory of a computer system; selecting an architecture for the HVAC air handling assembly from a component parts library stored in a memory of the computer system; positioning the HVAC air handling assembly within the vehicle design selecting a HVAC component part from the component part library; generating a HVAC design of the HVAC air handling assembly spatially related to the vehicle design using the HVAC architecture and the HVAC component part; determining if the HVAC design meets a predetermined criteria; and modifying the HVAC design if the HVAC design does not meet the predetermined criteria and regenerating the HVAC design.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as set forth in claim 6 wherein said step of selecting a HVAC assembly component part includes selecting an evaporator core from the component parts library.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as set forth in claim 7 wherein said step of selecting a HVAC assembly component part includes selecting a filter from the component parts library.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as set forth in claim 8 wherein said step of selecting a HVAC component part includes selecting a heater core from the component parts library.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as set forth in claim 9 wherein said step of selecting a HVAC component part includes selecting a blower assembly from the component parts library.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as set forth in claim 10 wherein said step of selecting a HVAC component part includes selecting an inlet duct type from the component parts library.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as set forth in claim 11 wherein said step of selecting a HVAC component part includes selecting a plenum type from the component parts library.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as set forth in claim 12 wherein said step of selecting a HVAC component part includes selecting a door actuator from the component parts library.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as set forth in claim 13 wherein a computer aided engineering analytical technique is used to determine whether the HVAC design meets a predetermined functional criteria.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as set forth in claim 14 wherein a computer aided engineering analytical technique is used to determine whether the HVAC design meets a predetermined packaging criteria.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as set forth in claim 15 wherein the component parts library defines the HVAC component part in an electronically stored library.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as set forth in claim 16 wherein the component parts library defines the HVAC architecture in an electronically stored parts library.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as set forth in claim 17 wherein the vehicle library defines the vehicle in an electronically stored library.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
240 words
A method for designing a HVAC air handling assembly for a climate control system on a vehicle comprising: selecting a vehicle design from a vehicle library stored in a memory of a computer system; selecting an architecture for the HVAC air handling assembly from a component parts library stored in a memory of the computer system; positioning the HVAC air handling assembly within the vehicle design; selecting a HVAC component part from the component parts library; generating a HVAC design of the HVAC air handling assembly spatially related to the vehicle design using the HVAC architecture and the HVAC component part; modifying the HVAC component part locations; determining if the HVAC design meets the predetermined packaging criteria; determining if the HVAC design meets a predtermined functional criteria; determining if the HVAC design should be changed if the packaging criteria is not met and keeping the HVAC design if determined that the HVAC assembly design should not be changed; determining if a packaging of the HVAC air handling assembly in the vehicle design should be retained if determined that the HVAC air handling assembly design should be changed; modifying the packaging of the HVAC air handling assembly in the vehicle design if determined that the packaging should not be retained; determining if a functional criteria of the HVAC design should be retained; and modifying the HVAC component part if the HVAC design should not be retained and regenerating the HVAC design.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
240 words
A method for designing a HVAC air handling assembly for a climate control system on a vehicle comprising: selecting a vehicle design from a vehicle library stored in a memory of a computer system; selecting an architecture for the HVAC air handling assembly from a component parts library stored in a memory of the computer system; positioning the HVAC air handling assembly within the vehicle design; selecting a HVAC component part from the component parts library; generating a HVAC design of the HVAC air handling assembly spatially related to the vehicle design using the HVAC architecture and the HVAC component part; modifying the HVAC component part locations; determining if the HVAC design meets the predetermined packaging criteria; determining if the HVAC design meets a predtermined functional criteria; determining if the HVAC design should be changed if the packaging criteria is not met and keeping the HVAC design if determined that the HVAC assembly design should not be changed; determining if a packaging of the HVAC air handling assembly in the vehicle design should be retained if determined that the HVAC air handling assembly design should be changed; modifying the packaging of the HVAC air handling assembly in the vehicle design if determined that the packaging should not be retained; determining if a functional criteria of the HVAC design should be retained; and modifying the HVAC component part if the HVAC design should not be retained and regenerating the HVAC design.
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