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US 10,408,490 B2Granted
Air vent
AssigneeFaurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
InventorsStephane Londiche, Volker Doll, Julien Seiller, Martin Schulz
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Abstract
An air vent includes air-conveying surfaces in a housing arranged to guide separate first and second volumetric flows of air through the housing from an inlet end to a discharge end via respective first and second air channels. The air channels are arranged so that the first and second volumetric flows of air exit an air discharge opening in intersecting directions and collide after exiting the housing. The air vent includes an air flow adjustment element that is movable to change a ratio of the first volumetric flow to the second volumetric flow.
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An air vent, comprising:
- a housing having an inlet end, an opposite discharge end, and an inner wall located between said ends;
- a first air-conveying surface located in the housing, the first air-conveying surface facing toward and being spaced away from the inner wall to at least partially define a first air channel configured to guide a first volumetric flow of air through the housing from the inlet end to an air discharge opening at the discharge end of the housing;
- a second air-conveying surface located in the housing, the second air-conveying surface facing toward and being spaced away from the inner wall to at least partially define a second air channel configured to guide a second volumetric flow of air through the housing from the inlet end to the air discharge opening separately from the first volumetric flow of air, wherein the first and second air channels are arranged so that the first and second volumetric air flows exit the housing at the air discharge opening in respective intersecting directions and collide after exiting the housing;
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- an air flow adjusting element located in the housing and being movable to change a ratio of the first volumetric flow to the second volumetric flow, wherein each of the first and second air-conveying surfaces is in a fixed position with respect to the housing,
- wherein the air flow adjusting element is movable between a first position, in which the first air channel is blocked by the air flow adjusting element, and a second position, in which the second air channel is blocked by the air flow adjusting element,
- wherein the second air-conveying surface is symmetric to the first air-conveying surface.
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An air vent, comprising:
- a housing having an inlet end, an opposite discharge end, and an inner wall located between said ends;
- a first air-conveying surface located in the housing, the first air-conveying surface facing toward and being spaced away from the inner wall to at least partially define a first air channel configured to guide a first volumetric flow of air through the housing from the inlet end to an air discharge opening at the discharge end of the housing;
- a second air-conveying surface located in the housing, the second air-conveying surface facing toward and being spaced away from the inner wall to at least partially define a second air channel configured to guide a second volumetric flow of air through the housing from the inlet end to the air discharge opening separately from the first volumetric flow of air, wherein the first and second air channels are arranged so that the first and second volumetric air flows exit the housing at the air discharge opening in respective intersecting directions and collide after exiting the housing;
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- an air flow adjusting element located in the housing and being movable to change a ratio of the first volumetric flow to the second volumetric flow, wherein each of the first and second air-conveying surfaces is in a fixed position with respect to the housing,
- wherein the air flow adjusting element is pivotable about a pivot axis, the air vent further comprising a set of wings, each wing being pivotable about a different axis perpendicular to said pivot axis, whereby a flow direction of air that flows into the housing from the inlet end can be can be adjusted by pivotable movement of the set of wings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.