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US 2008/0188171 A1Published application
Instrument panel vent
AssigneeToyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsChae H. An, Stefan Young
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Abstract
An instrument panel is provided for use in a vehicle interior. The instrument panel includes an outer surface, a vent mad a step. The vent is arranged along the outer surface to direct forced air toward a specific area of a window in the vehicle. The step is formed along the outer surface of the instrument panel to promote formation of a turbulent buffer that reduces adhesion between air exiting the vent and the outer surface.
Claims18
An instrument panel for use in an interior of a vehicle, said instrument panel comprising:
- a vent directing forced air toward a specific area of a window in the vehicle;
- an outer surface extending between the vent and the specific area of the window;
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- a step formed between the vent and the outer surface of the instrument panel to promote formation of a turbulent buffer that reduces adhesion between air exiting the vent and the outer surface.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a window;
- a duct providing forced air to be directed toward a specific area of the window;
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- an instrument panel having a vent directing the forced air from the duct toward the specific area of a window, the instrument panel having an outer surface that extends between the vent and the specific area of the window, the instrument panel further having a step formed between the vent and the outer surface of the instrument panel to promote formation of a turbulent buffer that reduces adhesion between air exiting the vent and the outer surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.