IP Library Granted Patent US 12661957
Granted Patent B2
US 12661957 · App. 18/384,744 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Roof air vent device

Inventors: Su Yeon Kang (Seoul, KR); Gyeong Nam Cho (Daegu, KR); Kwang Ok Han (Seoul, KR); Dong Won Yeon (Hwaseong-si, KR); Yong Seok Park (Seoul, KR); Keong No Kim (Incheon, KR); Chun Ha Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION; ITW EF&C KOREA LLC.
B60H1/3435B60H1/245
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Patent No.
US 12661957
App. No.
18/384,744
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A roof air vent device includes: a roof provided to cover an upper portion of a vehicle; a duct housing provided in the roof extending in a length direction or width direction of the vehicle to draw air into the duct housing; a guide member provided inside the duct housing in the extending direction of the duct housing to distribute the air drawn into the duct housing; and a rotating nozzle including a discharge unit provided to the duct housing to discharge the air drawn into the duct housing into a vehicle cabin and to change directions of air discharge by rotation of the discharge unit.

Claims (17)

1 . A roof air vent device comprising:

a roof provided to cover an upper portion of a vehicle;

a duct housing provided in the roof and extending in an extending direction including a length direction or a width direction of the vehicle to draw air into the duct housing;

a guide member provided inside the duct housing in the extending direction of the duct housing to distribute the air drawn into the duct housing;

a rotating nozzle including a discharge unit configured to discharge the air drawn into the duct housing into a vehicle cabin and to change a direction of air discharge by rotation of the discharge unit; and

an outer panel that covers the rotating nozzle, is coupled to the duct housing, and is disposed outside the duct housing,

wherein a first outlet configured to discharge the air drawn into the duct housing is disposed in the discharge unit,

wherein a second outlet configured to discharge the air drawn into the duct housing is disposed in the outer panel,

wherein the discharge unit discharges the air through the second outlet by rotation of the rotating nozzle,

wherein, by rotation of the discharge unit, the air is selectively discharged into the vehicle cabin through the first outlet or through the second outlet, and

wherein a discharge range of the air discharged through the second outlet is wider than a discharge range of the air discharged through the first outlet.

2 . The roof air vent device of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the discharge units is provided, and wherein a rotary dial for rotating the plurality of discharge units is provided between the plurality of discharge units.

3 . The roof air vent device of claim 1 , wherein the air first passes through the first outlet and then passes through the second outlet to be discharged.

4 . The roof air vent device of claim 1 , wherein an inlet for drawing air into the duct housing is disposed on a side of the duct housing.

5 . The roof air vent device of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of guide flow paths extends in the length direction of the vehicle, divides the air drawn into the duct housing, and is disposed in the guide member.

6 . The roof air vent device of claim 1 , wherein an inlet for drawing the air into the duct housing is disposed on a side of the duct housing, wherein a plurality of first outlets for discharging the air drawn into the duct housing is disposed in the discharge unit, and wherein a cross-sectional area of the inlet is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the plurality of first outlets formed in the discharge unit.

7 . The roof air vent device of claim 6 , wherein an air discharge area is double an air inlet area or more.