Air supply orifice or vent arrangement for a vehicle
AssigneeBehr GmbH & Co.
InventorsMartin Derleth, Thomas Feith, Andreas Grieb, Walter Wolf
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Abstract
An air supply orifice arrangement (1) particularly suitable for a motor vehicle includes at least one air supply orifice (4) which is arranged on a support (3), wherein the air supply orifice (4) is capable of being displaced with respect to the support (3) in the event of a crash.
Claims21
An air supply orifice arrangement for supplying air into a vehicle compartment of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- at least one air supply orifice which is adapted to be mounted on a supporting structure associated with the vehicle and which defines an air outlet opening circumference that terminates at the vehicle compartment;
- and a mechanism associated at least in part with said air supply orifice for mounting the air supply orifice on the supporting structure in such a manner that the air supply orifice, including said air outlet opening circumference, can be displaced with respect to the supporting structure in response to a forward impact on the air supply orifice and wherein the mounting mechanism comprises at least one predetermined break point and/or one displacement point.
An air supply orifice arrangement for supplying air into a vehicle compartment of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- at least one air supply orifice which is adapted to be mounted on a supporting structure associated with the vehicle and which defines an air outlet opening circumference that terminates at the vehicle compartment;
- and a mechanism associated at least in part with said air supply orifice for mounting the air supply orifice on the supporting structure in such a manner that the air supply orifice, including said air outlet opening circumference, can be displaced with respect to the supporting structure in response to a forward impact on the air supply orifice and wherein the air supply orifice comprises a plurality of parts that are connected together, wherein the connection between the individual parts of the air supply orifice is released in response to said impact.
An air supply orifice arrangement for supplying air into a vehicle compartment of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- at least one air supply orifice which is adapted to be mounted on a supporting structure associated with the vehicle and which defines an air outlet opening circumference that terminates at the vehicle compartment;
- and a mechanism associated at least in part with said air supply orifice for mounting the air supply orifice on the supporting structure in such a manner that the air supply orifice, including said air outlet opening circumference, can be displaced with respect to the supporting structure in response to a forward impact on the air supply orifice and wherein at least part of the air supply orifice comprises a region formed by a relatively thin-gauged material that can be axially compressed.
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