IP Library Granted Patent US 10,279,658
Granted Patent B2
US 10,279,658 · App. 14/847,282 · Granted May 7, 2019

Vehicle VOC reduction system

Inventors: Kadin Zhang (Nanjing, CN); Murphy Yang (Nanjing, CN)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,279,658
App. No.
14/847,282
Filed
Sep 8, 2015
Granted
May 7, 2019
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1776
USPC
96/115
Abstract

In one or more embodiments, a vehicle VOC reduction system includes a VOC reducer to be in fluid communication with cabin air, a rechargeable battery unit at least partially powering the VOC reducer, and a transmitter to transmit commands to operate the VOC reducer.

Claims (28)

1. A VOC (volatile organic compounds) reduction system for a vehicle, comprising:

a VOC reducer to be in fluid communication with an interior of the vehicle;

a rechargeable battery unit to at least partially power the VOC reducer, wherein the rechargeable battery unit is independent of a built-in power system of the vehicle; and

a transmitter to transmit operation commands to the VOC reducer,

wherein the transmitter is positioned on a key chain for a key to the vehicle.

2. The VOC reduction system of claim 1 , wherein the rechargeable battery unit is to be in electrical connection with a generator of the vehicle.

3. The VOC reduction system of claim 1 , wherein the VOC reducer is to be in direct, electrical connection with a generator of the vehicle.

4. The VOC reduction system of claim 1 , wherein the VOC reducer includes one or more fan blades, a housing to enclose the fan blades and the VOC reducer, an air inlet, an air outlet, and a VOC absorber positioned at least partially between the one or more fan blades and the air inlet, and wherein the air inlet and the air outlet are disposed at a same side of the housing.

5. The VOC reduction system of claim 4 , wherein the VOC absorber includes a disposable VOC absorbing layer.

6. The VOC reduction system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is positioned on a hand-held device separable from the vehicle to enable a remote control of the VOC reducer and the rechargeable battery unit.

7. The VOC reduction system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one VOC sensor.

8. The VOC reduction system of claim 7 , further comprising a signal output unit in communication with the at least one VOC sensor and providing a VOC concentration signal to the VOC reducer.

9. The VOC reduction system of claim 7 , further comprising a connector for connecting at least one of the VOC reducer and the VOC sensor to a roof of the vehicle.

10. The VOC reduction system of claim 7 , further comprising a connector to connect at least one of the VOC reducer and the VOC sensor to a B pillar of the vehicle.

11. The VOC reduction system of claim 7 , further comprising a connector to connect at least one of the VOC reducer and the VOC sensor to an air conditioner of the vehicle.

12. A VOC (volatile organic compounds) reduction system for a vehicle, comprising:

a VOC reducer to be in fluid communication with an interior of the vehicle;

a rechargeable battery unit to at least partially power the VOC reducer; and

a transmitter to transmit operation commands to the VOC reducer, the transmitter being a hand-held device positioned on a key chain for a key to the vehicle.

13. The VOC reduction system of claim 12 , further comprising a VOC sensor and a connector, the connector to connect at least one of the VOC reducer and the VOC sensor to a roof of the vehicle.

14. The VOC reduction system of claim 12 , further comprising a VOC sensor and a connector, the connector to connect at least one of the VOC reducer and the VOC sensor to a B pillar of the vehicle.

15. The VOC reduction system of claim 12 , further comprising a VOC sensor and a connector, the connector to connect at least one of the VOC reducer and the VOC sensor to an air conditioner of the vehicle.

16. A vehicle with a VOC (volatile organic compounds) reduction system, comprising:

a VOC reducer in fluid communication with an interior of the vehicle;

a rechargeable battery unit at least partially powering the VOC reducer; and

a transmitter transmitting operation commands to the VOC reducer, the transmitter being a hand-held device positioned on a key chain for a key to the vehicle.

17. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the rechargeable battery unit is in electrical connection with a generator of the vehicle.

18. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the VOC reducer is in direct, electrical connection with a generator of the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2015
From: ZHANG, KADIN; YANG, MURPHY
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 2014 1 0514564 · Sep 29, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160089960A1 · Mar 31, 2016
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