Air guide element for a ventilation nozzle
AssigneeMercedes-Benz Group AG
InventorsVolker GERHARDT, Alexander OHM, Felix HEINRICH, Harald WOLF
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Abstract
An air guide element for a ventilation nozzle in a motor vehicle includes a main body at least partially enclosing the cross-section of the ventilation nozzle and on which air guiding fins are arranged. The air guide element also includes a lighting device. The main body and the air guiding fins are produced as a single piece by multi-component 3D printing. The main body has a transparent core. Portions of the surface of the main body and the air guiding fins are printed onto the core at least partially from a semi-transparent material and at least partially from an opaque material.
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An air guide element for a ventilation nozzle in a motor vehicle, the air guide element comprising:
- a main body at least partially enclosing a cross-section of the ventilation nozzle;
- air guiding fins arranged on the main body;
- and
- a lighting device,
- wherein the main body and the air guiding fins are produced as a single piece by multi-component 3D printing,
- wherein the main body has a transparent core,
- wherein parts of a surface of the main body and the air guiding fins are printed onto the transparent core at least partially from a semi-transparent material and at least partially from an opaque material.
A ventilation nozzle for a motor vehicle, the ventilation nozzle comprising:
- an air guide element formed as an air guide ring, wherein the air guide element comprises
- a main body at least partially enclosing a cross-section of the ventilation nozzle;
- air guiding fins arranged on the main body;
- and
- a lighting device,
- wherein the main body and the air guiding fins are produced as a single piece by multi-component 3D printing,
- wherein the main body has a transparent core, and
- wherein parts of a surface of the main body and the air guiding fins are printed onto the transparent core at least partially from a semi-transparent material and at least partially from an opaque material, and
- wherein the air guide element closes off the ventilation nozzle in a direction of a vehicle interior.
A method for forming an air guide element for a ventilation nozzle in a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- producing, by multi-component 3D printing, a main body and air guiding fins as a single piece, wherein the main body at least partially encloses a cross-section of the ventilation nozzle and wherein the air guiding fins arranged on the main body;
- and
- affixing a lighting device to the main body,
- wherein the main body has a transparent core,
- wherein parts of a surface of the main body and the air guiding fins are printed onto the transparent core at least partially from a semi-transparent material and at least partially from an opaque material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.