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US 9,802,464 B2Granted
Air outlet with vortex flow and directed flow
AssigneeMahle International GmbH
InventorSalah Benamira
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Abstract
An air discharger for discharging an air stream, in particular in a vehicle interior, includes at least one air guide channel and at least one air routing element disposed therein. The routing element being designed as a vane wheel having at least one vane, wherein each of the vanes is formed from at least two segments disposed in succession axially. The segments being able to move at least relative to one another angularly between a position that brings about a “diffuse” mode and a position that brings about a “total air” mode by way of an axially adjustable variable flow cross section of the air guide channel.
Claims22
An air outlet for discharging an air stream in a vehicle interior, the air outlet comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one air guide channel within the housing;
- at least one air guide element disposed in the air guide channel, the air guide element configured as a vane wheel having at least one vane, wherein each vane is formed from at least two axially successively disposed segments that are movable angularly relative to one another between a position that brings about a diffuse mode and a position that brings about a total air mode with an axially variably adjustable flow cross section of the air guide channel, each of the axially successively disposed segments comprising:
- an inner ring;
- a recess formed in the inner ring;
- and
- a pin formed adjacent the recess, the pin configured to engage the recess of an adjacent one of the axially successively disposed segments;
- a segment housing surrounding the segments, the segment housing having a plurality of outwardly projecting guide ribs;
- guide beads disposed on an inside surface of the housing, the guide beads configured to receive the guide ribs;
- and
- an actuating element to move the segments relatively to one another,
- wherein the actuating element comprises an adjusting ring placed centrally on an axially last of the segments, said adjusting ring having a gripping structure disposed around an outer edge of the adjusting ring, the adjusting ring projecting outwardly from the housing, and a plurality of adjusting bars disposed within the adjusting ring, the gripping structure comprising a plurality of gripping surfaces positioned outside of the housing and configured to be gripped by a user for activating the actuating element.
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An air outlet, the air outlet comprising:
- a housing;
- an air guide channel within the housing;
- an air guide element disposed in the air guide channel, the air guide element having a vane, wherein the vane is formed from at least two axially successively disposed segments, each of the successively disposed segments being movable angularly relative to one another, each of the axially successively disposed segments comprising:
- an inner ring;
- a recess formed in the inner ring;
- and
- a pin formed adjacent the recess, the pin configured to engage the recess of an adjacent one of the axially successively disposed segments;
- a segment housing surrounding the segments, the segment housing having a plurality of outwardly projecting guide ribs;
- and
- guide beads disposed on an inside surface of the housing, the guide beads configured to receive the guide ribs;
- and
- an actuating element to move the segments relatively to one another,
- wherein the actuating element comprises an adjusting ring placed centrally on an axially last of the segments, said adjusting ring having a gripping structure disposed around an outer edge of the adjusting ring, the adjusting ring projecting outwardly from the housing, and a plurality of adjusting bars disposed within the adjusting ring, the gripping structure comprising a plurality of gripping surfaces positioned outside of the housing and configured to be gripped by a user for activating the actuating element.
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An air outlet, the air outlet comprising:
- a housing, said housing comprising a guide portion disposed on an inner surface of said housing;
- an air guide channel disposed within said housing;
- and
- an air guide element disposed in said air guide channel, said air guide element comprising:
- a segment housing, said segment housing comprising at least two outwardly projecting ribs disposed on an outer surface of said segment housing, said at least two outwardly projecting ribs being configured to be received within said guide portion;
- at least two axially successively disposed segments mounted within said segment housing concentrically around a longitudinal axis of the air outlet, said at least two segments comprising a disk element having an inner ring element, an outer ring element disposed concentrically around the inner ring element, at least two ribs radially disposed between the inner ring element and the outer ring element, each of the successively disposed segments being movable angularly relative to one another, a recess formed in the inner ring and a pin formed adjacent the recess, the pin configured to engage the recess of an adjacent one of the axially successively disposed segments;
- and
- an actuating element to move the segments relatively to one another,
- wherein the actuating element comprises an adjusting ring placed centrally on an axially last of the segments, said adjusting ring having a gripping structure disposed around an outer edge of the adjusting ring, the adjusting ring projecting outwardly from the housing, and a plurality of adjusting bars disposed within the adjusting ring, the gripping structure comprising a plurality of gripping surfaces positioned outside of the housing and configured to be gripped by a user for activating the actuating element.
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An air outlet, the air outlet comprising:
- a housing, said housing comprising a guide portion disposed on an inner surface of said housing;
- an air guide channel disposed within said housing;
- and
- a spherical air guide element rotatably mounted within said air guide channel, said air guide element comprising:
- a segment housing, said segment housing comprising at least two outwardly projecting ribs disposed on an outer surface of said segment housing, said at least two outwardly projecting ribs being configured to be received within said guide portion;
- and
- an outer disk-shaped segment and at least one successively disposed inner disk-shaped segment mounted within said segment housing concentrically around a longitudinal axis of the air outlet, said outer disk-shaped segment and said at least one successively disposed inner disk-shaped segment comprising:
- an inner ring element;
- an outer ring element disposed concentrically around the inner ring element;
- at least two ribs radially disposed between the inner ring element and the outer ring element;
- and
- a recess formed in the inner ring,
- wherein least one successively disposed inner disk-shaped segment further includes a pin formed adjacent the recess, the pin configured to engage the recess of an adjacent segment, and
- wherein said outer disk-shaped segment and said at least one successively disposed inner disk-shaped segment are movable angularly relative to one another.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.