# US 12,005,759 B2 · Mesh type air vent apparatus for vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,005,759 B2 - Document ID: US12005759B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/574,870 - Filed: 2022-01-13 - Published: 2022-07-21 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2021-01-18 - Assignees: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. - Applicants: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Seung Cheol Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12005759B2 ## CPC - B60H 1/00564: {of air ducts} - B60H 1/3421: {using only pivoting shutters} - B60H 2001/3464: {Details of hinges} - B60H 2001/3471: {Details of actuators} - B60H 2001/3478: {acting on additional damper doors} - B60H: ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES ## Abstract A mesh type air vent apparatus for a vehicle includes a duct including an open inlet and an open outlet, a mesh cover including a plurality of mesh holes communicating with the outlet of the duct, a wind direction adjusting wing provided in the duct and configured to laterally adjust a wind direction, air dampers disposed on upper and lower ends of the wind direction adjusting wing in the duct to selectively open or close gaps between the outlet of the duct and upper and lower ends of the mesh cover, and a link part which individually moves the air dampers in the duct in forward and backward directions. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mesh type air vent apparatus, comprising: a duct including an inlet and an outlet; a mesh cover including a plurality of mesh holes communicating with the outlet of the duct; a wind direction adjusting wing provided in the duct and configured to laterally adjust a wind direction; air dampers which are disposed on upper and lower ends of the wind direction adjusting wing in the duct and selectively open or close gaps between the outlet of the duct and upper and lower ends of the mesh cover; and a link part which moves the air dampers in the duct in forward and backward directions. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mesh type air vent apparatus of claim 1, wherein the upper and lower ends of the mesh cover are spaced apart from the outlet of the duct to allow air introduced through the inlet of the duct to flow along a garnish extending from the outlet of the duct in upward and downward directions and to be discharged through the outlet. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The mesh type air vent apparatus of claim 1, wherein the link part includes: an upper arm connected to the air damper disposed on the upper end of the wind direction adjusting wing; a lower arm connected to the air damper disposed on the lower end of the wind direction adjusting wing; a connecting rod disposed between and connected to the upper arm and the lower arm; and link pins which connect an end portion of the upper arm, an end portion of the lower arm, and end portions of the connecting rod which are in contact with each other. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The mesh type air vent apparatus of claim 3, wherein the connecting rod includes a link joint structure divided into a plurality of rods. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The mesh type air vent apparatus of claim 3, wherein: one end of the connecting rod is fixed to the other end of the upper arm; and the other end of the connecting rod is fixed to one end of the lower arm. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The mesh type air vent apparatus of claim 5, wherein the upper arm and the lower arm are provided with the connecting rod interposed therebetween and are perpendicular to the connecting rod in different directions. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The mesh type air vent apparatus of claim 3, wherein the link pins connected to the upper arm and the lower arm are movable in link holes disposed in the upper and lower ends of the wind direction adjusting wing in the forward and backward directions. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The mesh type air vent apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mesh holes of the mesh cover have a circular or diagonal shape in a mesh plate of the mesh cover. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The mesh type air vent apparatus of claim 1, configured to be disposed inside a dashboard in a vehicle, and configured to receive air from an air conditioner of the vehicle through the inlet and to discharge the air into the vehicle through the outlet. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The mesh type air vent apparatus of claim 9, wherein the mesh cover includes a material the same as a material of a garnish of a board, which is adjacent to the outlet of the duct, in the vehicle. ### Claim 11 A mesh type air vent apparatus, comprising: a duct including an inlet and an outlet; a mesh cover communicating with the outlet of the duct; a wind direction adjusting wing provided in the duct and configured to laterally adjust a wind direction; air dampers disposed on upper and lower ends of the wind direction adjusting wing in the duct; and a driving actuator configured to move the air dampers in the duct in forward and backward directions, wherein the air dampers are disposed above and under the wind direction adjusting wing and selectively open or close gaps between the duct and the mesh cover to guide air introduced through the inlet of the duct in one direction toward an upper or lower end of the mesh cover. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The mesh type air vent apparatus of claim 11, wherein the air damper includes: an upper damper positioned at an upper end in the duct; and a lower damper positioned at a lower end in the duct, wherein a connecting link divided by a rotation shaft is provided between the upper damper and the lower damper. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The mesh type air vent apparatus of claim 12, wherein the connecting link includes: an upper connecting bar hinge connected to the upper damper; and a lower connecting bar hinge connected to the lower damper, wherein the upper connecting bar and the lower connecting bar are hinge-connected by the rotation shaft, and the rotation shaft is rotatably fixed to a section in the duct. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The mesh type air vent apparatus of claim 11, wherein the inlet is configured to communicate with an air conditioner of a vehicle and the outlet is configured to direct the air into the vehicle.