Arrangement for controlling an air duct
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsGerd Tannenlaufer, Julius Frank, Bernhard Forsting
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Abstract
An arrangement is described for pivoting a flap (5) relative to an air duct (1), as used for example in a vehicle heating and ventilation system. A first actuating element (7a) is connected by film hinge (8) to a base plate (4) on the duct, and a second actuating element (7b) is connected by film hinge (9) to the flap (5). The actuating elements (7a) and (7b) are further hinged to each other along a film hinge (10). Movement of the actuating elements 7a, 7b for example by means of a Bowden cable (12) rotates the closure flap (5) about its film hinge (6).
Claims9
An arrangement for pivoting a flap about a hinge forming an axis relative to a duct comprising two actuating elements connected to the flap and the duct, respectively, and each pivotable about a hinge forming an axis transverse to the axis of the flap, the two actuating elements being further pivotably connected to one another about a hinge forming a common further axis transverse to the axis of the flap, whereby pivoting of the actuating elements serves to pivot the flap relative to the duct.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.