Vent
AssigneeMahle International GmbH
InventorsTorbjorn Hallberg, Jaime Sanchez, Juan Isidro Garcia
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Abstract
A vent for attachment to a housing wall with an aperture may include a body portion, an attachment mechanism via which the vent is attachable to the housing wall, a cover, and an antenna. The body portion may include a wall with an inner surface defining at least part of a central vent passage via which gas is passable through the vent. The cover may be arranged at a first axial end of the body portion covering the central vent passage. At least one opening may be disposed at a first axial end of the body portion for gas to exit the vent. The antenna may be attached to the inner surface of the wall of the body portion.
Claims20
A vent for attachment to a housing wall with an aperture, the vent comprising:
- a body portion including a wall with an inner surface defining at least part of a central vent passage via which gas is passable through the vent;
- an attachment mechanism via which the vent is attachable to the housing wall;
- a cover arranged at a first axial end of the body portion covering the central vent passage;
- at least one opening disposed at a first axial end of the body portion for gas to exit the vent;
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- an antenna attached to the inner surface of the wall of the body portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.