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US 2023/0147414 A1Published application
Ventilation outlet with a control element and an actuating knob
AssigneeFaurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
InventorVolker Doll
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Abstract
Disclosed is a ventilation outlet including one or more flow directing elements arranged movably in a housing and with an actuating element mounted movably on the housing with an actuating knob for actuating at least one flow directing element for controlling a ventilation gas flow and with a light source for illuminating the actuating knob. A movable mounting of the actuating element permits a movement of the actuating element with at least one degree of freedom and the light source is arranged outside the actuating knob in such a way that light can be coupled into the actuating knob and at least partially illuminates an operating side of the actuating knob from the inside.
Claims20
A ventilation outlet, comprising:
- one or more flow directing elements arranged movably in a housing;
- an actuating element mounted movably on the housing;
- an actuating knob for actuating at least one flow directing element for controlling a ventilation gas flow;
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- a light source for illuminating the actuating knob, wherein a movable mounting of the actuating element permits a movement of the actuating element with at least one degree of freedom, wherein the light source is arranged outside the actuating knob in such a way that light emitted from the light source is directed into the actuating knob and at least partially illuminates an operating side of the actuating knob from inside the actuating knob, wherein the light source is arranged to generate a light beam which propagates along an axis in a cavity, wherein the actuating element is at least one of displaceable along the axis or mounted so as to be pivotable about the axis in such a way that a light incidence surface of the actuating knob is intersected by the axis in each functional position of the actuating element, and wherein in each functional position of the actuating element, the light beam enters the actuating knob.
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A ventilation outlet comprising:
- a housing;
- a flow directing element located in the housing and configured to move within the housing;
- an actuating element mounted movably on the housing;
- an actuating knob for actuating the flow directing element for controlling a ventilation gas flow;
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- a light source for illuminating the actuating knob, wherein the light source is arranged outside the actuating knob such that light emitted from the light source is directed into the actuating knob and at least partially illuminates an operating side of the actuating knob from inside the actuating knob, wherein the light source is arranged to generate a light beam that propagates along an axis in a cavity, wherein a first reflection surface is formed in or on the actuating knob, wherein the first reflection surface at least one of reflects or scatters the light beam at least partially toward an operating side of the actuating knob, wherein the actuating element is at least one of displaceable along the axis or mounted so as to be pivotable about the axis so that a light incident surface of the actuating knob is intersected by the axis in a functional position of the actuating element, and wherein in the functional position of the actuating element, the light beam enters the actuating knob.
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A ventilation outlet comprising:
- a housing;
- a flow directing element located in the housing and configured to move within the housing;
- an actuating element mounted movably on the housing;
- an actuating knob for actuating the flow directing element for controlling a ventilation gas flow, wherein the actuating knob includes at least one of a light-diffusing element or a light-conducting channel arranged inside the actuating knob;
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- a light source for illuminating the actuating knob, wherein the light source is arranged outside the actuating knob such that light emitted from the light source is directed into the actuating knob and at least partially illuminates an operating side of the actuating knob from inside the actuating knob, wherein the light source is arranged to generate a light beam that propagates along an axis in a cavity, wherein a first reflection surface is formed in or on the actuating knob, wherein the first reflection surface at least one of reflects or scatters the light beam at least partially toward an operating side of the actuating knob, wherein the first reflection surface includes two or more partial surfaces angled in different directions with respect to each other, wherein the actuating element is at least one of displaceable along the axis or mounted so as to be pivotable about the axis so that a light incident surface of the actuating knob is intersected by the axis in a functional position of the actuating element, and wherein in the functional position of the actuating element, the light beam enters the actuating knob.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.