Link mechanism
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorToshikazu Matsuda
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Abstract
A link mechanism includes a first link member, a second link member, a third link member, and a link cover. The first link member is connected to a motor and rotated by the motor. The second link member is connected to an open/close door which opens and closes a blowout opening through which air is blown to adjust the temperature inside the passenger compartment. The third link member has a rotation shaft supported by a fixing member, and connects the first link member and the second link member with each other. The link cover is arranged to cover the periphery of the first link member. The link cover has a protrusion protruding toward the third link member.
Claims6
A link mechanism comprising:
- a first link member that is to be connected to a motor, the first link member being rotated by the motor;
- a second link member that is to be connected to an open/close door to open and close an air outlet for blowing out air to adjust a temperature inside a passenger compartment;
- a third link member having a rotation shaft that is to be supported by a fixing member, the third link member connecting the first link member and the second link member with each other;
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- a link cover disposed to cover a periphery of the first link member, wherein the link cover has a protrusion protruding toward the third link member,
- a side wall of the protrusion in a rotational direction of the first link member has a tapered shape, and
- the protrusion overlaps with the third link member in a thickness direction of the third link member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.