# US 10,864,796 B2 · Arrangement of at least one technical component within a cavity in an interior 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 10,864,796 B2 - Document ID: US10864796B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/185,034 - Filed: 2018-11-09 - Published: 2019-05-23 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2017-11-22 - Assignees: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft - Applicants: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Christoph Koettgen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10864796B2 ## CPC - B60H 1/00564: {of air ducts} - B60H 1/3407: {providing an air stream in a fixed direction, e.g. using a grid or porous panel} - F24F 13/08: Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates (F24F7/013, F24F13/06 take precedence) - F24F 2221/26: improving the aesthetic appearance - B60H: ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES - F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02) ## Abstract An arrangement of at least one technical component within a cavity which is formed in an interior of a motor vehicle includes at least one masking structure arranged within a cavity between the technical component and at least one opening. The cavity includes, on a visible side, the at least one opening through which the at least one technical component is visible from outside. The at least one masking structure has a black, high-gloss outer surface at least in certain portions and is designed to at least partially optically mask the technical component by absorption and/or reflection of light entering the cavity through the at least one opening. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An air vent arrangement formed in an interior of a motor vehicle, the air vent arrangement comprising: a cavity having, on a visible side adjacent to the interior of the motor vehicle, a first opening and a second opening separated by a central separator an air flow deflector disposed in an interior of the cavity; and a masking structure arranged within the cavity between, in a direction of air flow, the air flow deflector and the first and second openings, the masking structure including a first reflection surface portion and a second reflection surface portion, each of the first reflection surface portion and the second reflection surface portion having a black, reflective outer surface, wherein the first reflection surface portion is configured to at least partially optically mask the air flow deflector by reflecting light entering the cavity through the first opening, and wherein the second reflection surface portion is configured to at least partially optically mask the air flow deflector by reflecting light entering the cavity through the second opening. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the masking structure has at least one visible region on a first side facing at least one of the first opening and the second opening of the cavity. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the masking structure is configured to completely optically mask the air flow deflector by absorption and/or reflection of light. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the black outer surface of the masking structure has a number of reflection surface portions that are curved and/or inclined so as to reflect a part of the light entering the cavity that is not absorbed by the masking structure substantially only into an interior of the cavity. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cavity is defined by a wall arrangement having a black surface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the air flow deflector has a surface, wherein at least a portion of the surface of the air flow deflector is black. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first reflection surface portion is configured to at least partially optically mask the air flow deflector by reflecting, in a first direction, the light entering the first opening of the cavity towards a first wall of a wall arrangement that defines the cavity, and wherein the second reflection surface portion is configured to at least partially optically mask the air flow deflector by reflecting, in a second direction opposite the first direction, the light entering the second opening of the cavity towards a second wall of the wall arrangement. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The arrangement as claim in claim 7, wherein the masking structure further includes a first visible region and a second visible region. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The arrangement as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first visible region is connected, via a transition region, to the first reflection surface portion and the second visible region is connected, via a second transition region, to the second reflection surface portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The arrangement as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first visible region and the first reflection surface portion are connected to the first wall of the wall arrangement, wherein the second visible region and the second reflection surface portion are connected to the second wall of the wall arrangement, and wherein a gap is disposed between (i) the combination of the first visible region and the first reflection surface portion and (ii) the combination of the second reflection surface portion and the second wall of the wall arrangement. ### Claim 11 The arrangement as claimed in 7, wherein the first reflection surface portion is configured to reflect, in the first direction, light beams entering the first opening of the cavity in the first direction with an angle of reflection that is equal to an angle of incidence of the light upon the first reflection surface portion, and wherein the second reflection surface portion is configured to reflect, in the second direction, light beams entering the second opening of the cavity in the second direction with an angle of reflection that is equal to an angle of incidence of the light upon the second reflection surface portion.