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US 12,263,715 B2Granted
Vehicle vent assembly
AssigneeDyson Technology Limited
InventorsRoy Alan Harris, Adam Pinkstone, Tomasz Edward Pendleton, Roy Edward Poulton
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Abstract
A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a passenger cabin; a steering wheel having a hub and a rim; and a ventilation system having a first air outlet for discharging a first jet of air, and a second air outlet for discharging a second jet of air. The first jet of air projects through a gap between the hub and the rim, and the second jet of air intersects and deflects the first jet of air.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a passenger cabin;
- a steering wheel having a hub and a rim;
- and
- a ventilation system having a first air outlet for discharging a first jet of air, and a second air outlet for discharging a second jet of air,
- wherein the first jet of air projects below the hub through a gap between the hub and the rim, and the second jet of air intersects and deflects the first jet of air.
2 more elements
A method of ventilating a passenger cabin of a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a steering wheel having a hub and a rim, and the method comprising:
- discharging a first jet of air into the passenger cabin, the first jet of air projecting below the hub through a gap between the hub and the rim;
- discharging a second jet of air into the passenger cabin, the second jet of air intersecting and deflecting the first jet of air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.