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US 11,697,324 B2Granted
Roof vent
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Nifco Korea Inc., Daehan Solution Co., Ltd
InventorsMin Ho Cho, Jin Ho Hwang, Hye Kyung Kim, Seung Hyeok Chang, Choong Ho Kwon, Geun Heung Kim, Woo Hyuk Kim, Soon Kyu Lee
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Abstract
A roof vent includes a roof disposed on a vehicle and a vent assembly. The vent assembly includes at least one vent unit disposed on the roof and configured to be popped up to the interior of the vehicle, a driving unit driving the vent unit, and at least one rack unit applying driving force of the driving unit to the vent unit. The vent unit is popped up or tilted by the driving unit.
Claims9
A roof ventilation system comprising:
- a roof disposed at an upper side of an interior of a vehicle;
- and
- a vent assembly, the vent assembly including
- at least one vent unit protruding outside the roof,
- a motor applying a driving force to the vent unit, and
- at least one lever arm unit applying the driving force of the motor to the vent unit, wherein the vent unit is popped up by the motor,
- wherein the lever arm unit includes
- a first lever arm unit to which the driving force of the motor is applied,
- a second lever arm unit interlocking with the first lever arm unit, and
- a first slot formed in a back surface of the vent unit to allow one end of the first lever arm unit to move to one end of the vent unit in a longitudinal direction thereof,
- wherein the first slot includes a first popup position portion in which one end of the first lever arm unit is located when the vent unit is popped up,
- wherein the first slot further includes a first curved portion extending from at least one end of the first popup position portion,
- wherein the one end of the first lever arm unit is located in the first curved portion when the vent unit is tilted, and
- wherein the end of the first lever arm unit and the end of the second lever arm unit that face each other mesh with each other through gear coupling.
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