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US 8,025,559 B2Granted
Device for connecting air ducts, motor vehicle door, motor vehicle pillar and motor vehicle interior paneling
AssigneeFaurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
InventorMarco Schweitzer
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Abstract
The invention concerns a device for connecting first and second air ducts using a connecting element for transferring an air stream between the air ducts, wherein the connecting element can assume various snap-in positions relative to the first air duct.
Claims16
A device for connecting first and second air ducts, comprising:
- a connecting element for transferring an air stream between the air ducts, wherein the connecting element is operable to assume various snap-in positions relative to the first air duct and wherein the first air duct runs inside a motor vehicle door,
- a fastening element for fastening the connecting element to the first air duct, wherein the various snap-in positions are determined by the fastening element, the fastening element for each of the snap-in positions includes:
- at least one snap-in element, in order to form a second snap connection with the connecting element in a selected snap-in position, and
- a guide for at least one locking element for locking the second snap connection, wherein the locking element blocks a snap-on hook in a locking position and the locking element can be moved along the guide to a release position for releasing the snap-on hook.
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A motor vehicle door, comprising;
- a connecting element for transferring an air stream between first and second air ducts, wherein the connecting element is operable to assume various snap-in positions relative to the first air duct and the first air duct runs inside the motor vehicle door,
- a fastening element for fastening the connecting element to the first air duct, wherein the various snap-in positions are determined by the fastening element, the fastening element for each of the snap-in positions includes:
- at least one snap-in element, in order to form a second snap connection with the connecting element in a selected snap-in position, and
- a guide for at least one locking element for locking the second snap connection, wherein the locking element blocks a snap-on hook in a locking position and the locking element can be moved along the guide to a release position for releasing the snap-on hook.
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A motor vehicle pillar, comprising:
- a connecting element for transferring an air stream between first and second air ducts, wherein the connecting element is operable to assume various snap-in positions relative to the first air duct and the first air duct runs inside the motor vehicle door,
- a fastening element for fastening the connecting element to the first air duct, wherein the various snap-in positions are determined by the fastening element, the fastening element for each of the snap-in positions includes:
- at least one snap-in element, in order to form a second snap connection with the connecting element in a selected snap-in position, and
- a guide for at least one locking element for locking the second snap connection, wherein the locking element blocks a snap-on hook in a locking position and the locking element can be moved along the guide to a release position for releasing the snap-on hook.
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A motor vehicle interior paneling component, comprising:
- a connecting element for transferring an air stream between first and second air ducts, wherein the connecting element is operable to assume various snap-in positions relative to the first air duct and the first air duct runs inside the motor vehicle door,
- a fastening element for fastening the connecting element to the first air duct, wherein the various snap-in positions are determined by the fastening element, the fastening element for each of the snap-in positions includes:
- at least one snap-in element, in order to form a second snap connection with the connecting element in a selected snap-in position, and
- a guide for at least one locking element for locking the second snap connection, wherein the locking element blocks a snap-on hook in a locking position and the locking element can be moved along the guide to a release position for releasing the snap-on hook.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.