Hinge structure of an air vent grill
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorIn-Heum Park
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Abstract
A hinge structure of an air vent grill includes an air vent grill, installed in an instrument panel, that adjusts the discharge direction of an air stream, a hinge shaft connected to a knob that manipulate the air vent grill and protruded from a side surface of a case of the air vent grill, a case member provided at the side of the instrument panel and formed with a hollow portion that places the hinge shaft therein, and an elastic clip installed in the case member, configured such that it surrounds the hinge shaft disposed in the hollow portion of the case member, and made of an elastic bent piece so as to elastically press the hinge shaft.
Claims6
A hinge structure of an air vent grill comprising:
- an air vent grill, installed in an instrument panel, that adjusts the discharge direction of an air stream;
- a hinge shaft connected to a knob, that manipulates the air vent grill and protruded from a side surface of a case of the air vent grill;
- a case member provided at the side of the instrument panel and formed with a hollow portion that places the hinge shaft therein;
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- an elastic clip installed in the case member, configured such that it surrounds the hinge shaft disposed in the hollow portion of the case member, and made of an elastic bent piece so as to elastically press the hinge shaft
The hinge structure of an air vent grill as set forth in claim I, wherein the case member comprises:
- an installing recess formed at the side of the hollow portion so as to lock and install the elastic clip;
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- an installing hole penetrating the other side of the hollow portion corresponding to the installing recess so as to receive the elastic clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.