Air ventilation apparatus for vehicle
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorToshio Yanagida
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Abstract
A hollow body with first and second open ends is spanned between a dashboard and an instrument panel in such a manner that the first open end is open to a fresh air inlet opening formed in the dashboard and the second open end is supported by the instrument panel. A guide member is mounted on the mouth of the first open end of the hollow body to aid in locating the first open end during the connection of the same to the dashboard while allowing air to flow thereover to enter the hollow body.
Claims7
An air ventilation apparatus mounted in a vehicle having a partition wall and an instrument panel which are spaced from each other to define therebetween a considerable space, said partition wall being formed with an opening which is communicable with the open air surrounding said vehicle, said ventilation appartaus comprising:
- a hollow body having a first open end attached to said partition wall to open to said opening of the same and a second open end supported by said instrument panel;
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- means for locating said first open end of said hollow body with respect to said opening of said partition wall while permitting the open air to flow into said hollow body, said locating and permitting means comprising at least two intersecting tapered vanes which are integrally mounted on the mouth of said first open end of said hollow body and combine to form an arrow head-like configuration with the apex thereof projecting longitudinally outwardly from said mouth, each of said tapered vanes including means defining portions near its base section, inflection portions which are engaged with the boundary surface defining the opening of said partition wall to allow the combined vanes to be tightly held in said opening wherein said locating and permitting means permits a substantially unobstructed air flow into said hollow body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.