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US 10,093,153 B2Granted
Air vent
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorMichael Demerath
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Abstract
An air vent (7) having a housing (10) which includes an outflow opening (A), and having a plurality of vanes (12) which are associated with the outflow opening (A) of the housing (10) and are swivel-mounted, the vanes (12) being coupled to each other, is characterized in that at least three coupling members (18) are provided which couple the vanes (12) to each other and are arranged at a distance from each other along the vanes (12) and at a distance from the front edge (V) of the vanes (12).
Claims22
An air vent comprising:
- a housing having an outflow opening;
- a plurality of vanes associated with the outflow opening, each of the plurality of vanes being rotatably connected to the housing at a swivel axis arranged near a front edge of each of the plurality of vanes;
- and
- at least three coupling members pivotally connected to each of the plurality of vanes to connect the plurality of vanes together such that movement of one of the plurality of vanes results in movement of all of the plurality of vanes, the at least three coupling members being spaced along a length of each of the plurality of vanes and positioned rearward of the front edge of each of the plurality of vanes.
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An air vent comprising:
- a housing including an outflow opening;
- a plurality of swivel-mounted outlet vanes adjacent to the outflow opening of the housing;
- and
- at least three coupling members coupled to each of the outlet vanes, wherein the at least three coupling members are arranged at a distance from each other along a length of the outlet vanes and at a rearward distance from front edges of the outlet vanes, wherein each of the outlet vanes has a swivel axis arranged near the front edges, and wherein each of the at least three coupling members is pivotally connected to each of the outlet vanes in a swivel joint at a rear edge of each of the outlet vanes.
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An air vent comprising:
- a housing including an inflow opening and an outflow opening;
- a plurality of swivel-mounted guide members adjacent to the inflow opening of the housing;
- a plurality of swivel-mounted outlet vanes adjacent to the outflow opening of the housing;
- an operating element configured to swivel the guide members and the outlet vanes;
- and
- at least three coupling members coupled to each of the outlet vanes, wherein the at least three coupling members are arranged at a distance from each other along a length of the outlet vanes and at a rearward distance from front edges of the outlet vanes, wherein each of the outlet vanes has a swivel axis arranged near the front edges, and wherein each of the at least three coupling members is pivotally connected to each of the outlet vanes in a swivel joint at a rear edge of each of the outlet vanes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.