# US 10,766,341 B2 · Ventilating duct for a ventilation device of a motor vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,766,341 B2 - Document ID: US10766341B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/964,088 - Filed: 2018-04-27 - Published: 2019-01-10 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-07-05 - Assignees: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft - Applicants: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Tolga Yueksel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10766341B2 ## CPC - B60H 1/3414: {with means for adjusting the air stream direction (B60H1/345 takes precedence)} - B60H 1/3421: {using only pivoting shutters} - B60H 2001/3471: {Details of actuators} - B60H: ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES ## Abstract A ventilating duct for a ventilation device of a motor vehicle includes a housing through which a flow can pass, with a main duct and at least one flow-directing element mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation in the housing. The housing has a first housing portion and a second housing portion, and the first housing portion is designed facing an air conditioning system of the ventilation device and is configured to be connectable to the latter such that the flow can pass through. The second housing portion faces a passenger cell of the motor vehicle and is configured to be arranged with the passenger cell such that the flow can pass through. The main duct is divided in the second housing portion into at least two sub-ducts with the aid of a partition which is arranged downstream of the flow-directing element. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A ventilating duct for a ventilation device of a motor vehicle, comprising: a housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion, the housing providing a main duct that extends, in a longitudinal direction, through the first housing portion and the second housing portion and that defines a flow cross-section, the first housing portion being configured to receive an air flow from an air conditioning system, and the second housing portion being configured to face a passenger cell of the motor vehicle and provide the air flow to the passenger cell; a disk configured to rotate about an axis of rotation that extends in the longitudinal direction and to direct an air flow from the first housing portion to the second housing portion; and a partition disposed in the second housing portion and arranged downstream of the disk, the partition dividing the main duct into at least two sub-ducts in the second housing portion, wherein the first housing portion and the second housing portion each includes a flange, and wherein the partition in its direction of extent along a longitudinal axis of the ventilating duct is formed transversely relative to the disk, wherein the flange of the first housing portion is connected to the flange of the second housing portion so as to form a widened region of the housing, wherein the disk is accommodated in the widened region of the housing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 1, wherein the partition is formed at an angle (γ) of 90° relative to the disk. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 1, wherein the partition defines four sub-ducts. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sub-ducts are formed symmetrically. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 1, wherein a further disk is accommodated coaxially with the disk in the housing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 5, wherein the disk and the further disk are movable independently of each other. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 5, wherein the further disk is positioned directly adjacent to the disk. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 5, wherein the disk has a plurality of throughflow openings. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 8, wherein the plurality of throughflow openings have openings of differing size. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 8, wherein a largest throughflow opening has an opening corresponding to a flow cross section of the sub-duct. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 1, wherein the disk is movable with the aid of an actuator. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 11, wherein the actuator is a stepping motor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 11, wherein the actuator is arranged coaxially with the disk. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing and/or the disk are/is produced from a plastic. ### Claim 15 (depends on 5) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 5, wherein the disk extends in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein the flow cross section is defined in a direction parallel to the plane, wherein an extent of the disk in the plane is larger than the flow cross section, and wherein an extent of the disk in the plane is larger than an extent of the housing outside of the widened region. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a further disk configured to rotate about the axis of rotation that extends in the longitudinal direction and to direct the air flow from the first housing portion to the second housing portion, wherein the further disk is accommodated in the widened region of the housing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 16, wherein the disk has a plurality of throughflow openings separated by a plurality of blocking portions, wherein the further disk has a plurality of second throughflow openings separated by a plurality of second blocking portions, and wherein the disk and the further disk are configured to be rotated independently of one another. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 17, further comprising: an actuator configured to rotate the disk independently of the further disk; and a second actuator configured to rotate the further disk independently of the disk. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The ventilating duct as claimed in claim 18, wherein the actuator is accommodated in the first housing portion and the second actuator is accommodated in the second housing portion.