Spacer
AssigneeKuchofuku Co., Ltd.
InventorHiroshi ICHIGAYA
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Abstract
A spacer which forms a space through which air flows includes plural projections each of which has a three dimensional shape. Each of the projections includes a frame, multiple standing portions each of which has one end connected to the frame and which stand on the frame, and a standing-end connector that connects the ends of the standing portions. The frames are disposed close to each other and are connected by flexible connectors. The flexible connectors are elastically deformable. The projections and/or the flexible connectors have different shapes depending on a part of the spacer in which they are provided.
Claims9
A spacer comprising:
- a plurality of projections, each of the projections including:
- a frame;
- multiple standing portions, each of the standing portions having one end connected to the frame, and the standing portions standing on the frame;
- and
- a standing-end connector that connects other ends of the standing portions;
- and
- flexible connectors that connect the frames,
- wherein:
- the spacer is configured to form a space through which air flows,
- each of the projections has a three-dimensional shape,
- the frames of the projections are disposed close to each other so as to be connected by the flexible connectors,
- the flexible connectors are elastically deformable,
- at least one of (i) the frames and (ii) the standing-end connectors have different planar shapes at different parts of the spacer, and
- the projections have different external shapes at different parts of the spacer.
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A spacer comprising:
- a plurality of projections, each of the projections including:
- a frame;
- multiple standing portions, each of the standing portions having one end connected to the frame, and the standing portions standing on the frame;
- and
- a standing-end connector that connects other ends of the standing portions;
- and
- flexible connectors that connect the frames,
- wherein:
- the spacer is configured to form a space through which air flows,
- each of the projections has a three-dimensional shape,
- the frames of the projections are disposed close to each other so as to be connected by the flexible connectors,
- the flexible connectors are elastically deformable,
- the standing portions have different lengths at different parts of the spacer, and
- the projections have different heights at different parts of the spacer.
A spacer comprising:
- a plurality of projections, each of the projections including:
- a frame;
- multiple standing portions, each of the standing portions having one end connected to the frame, and the standing portions standing on the frame;
- and
- a standing-end connector that connects other ends of the standing
- flexible connectors that connect the frames,
- wherein:
- the spacer is configured to form a space through which air flows,
- each of the projections has a three-dimensional shape,
- the frames of the projections are disposed close to each other so as to be connected by the flexible connectors,
- the flexible connectors are elastically deformable,
- the frames have different sizes at different parts of the spacer, and
- the projections have different sizes at different parts of the spacer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.