IP Library Granted Patent US 9,097,353
Granted Patent B2
US 9,097,353 · App. 12/287,128 · Granted Aug 4, 2015

Ventilation device

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Patent No.
US 9,097,353
App. No.
12/287,128
Granted
Aug 4, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A ventilation device has a frame ( 12 ) made of a first material component, and a non-return flap element ( 14 ) made of a second material component, wherein the first material component is harder than the second material component. The non-return flap element ( 14 ) includes a movable non-return flap ( 18 ), which is arranged such that it exclusively rests against the non-return flap element ( 14 ) or the ventilation device ( 10 ) is mountable on a vehicle component ( 28 ), wherein that part of the ventilation device ( 10 ) which engages the vehicle component ( 28 ) is part of the non-return flap element ( 14 ).

Claims (21)

1. A ventilation device for mounting in an opening ( 36 ) of a vehicle component ( 28 ), comprising

a frame ( 12 ) made of a first material component, and

a non-return flap structure ( 14 ) made of a second material component,

wherein the first material component is harder than the second material component,

wherein the non-return flap structure ( 14 ) includes a movable non-return flap ( 18 ), which is arranged such that it exclusively rests against the non-return flap structure ( 14 ), the non-return flap structure ( 14 ) being made of one piece, and wherein the non-return flap structure ( 14 ) includes protrusions, which can be engaged by the non-return flap ( 18 ).

2. The ventilation device according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusions ( 22 ) are distributed over the width (B) of the non-return flap structure( 14 ).

3. The ventilation device according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusions ( 22 ) are triangular as seen in cross-section.

4. The ventilation device according to claim 1 , wherein the non-return flap structure ( 14 ) includes at least one lip ( 24 , 25 ), which serves to mount the non-return flap structure ( 14 ) on the vehicle component ( 28 ).

5. The ventilation device according to claim 4 , wherein the lip ( 24 ) serves as sealing lip.

6. The ventilation device according to claim 1 , wherein the non-return flap ( 18 ) includes reinforcement ribs ( 30 ), the reinforcement ribs ( 30 ) extending in a longitudinal direction (L) up to at least one edge ( 32 ) of the non-return flap ( 18 ).

7. The ventilation device according to claim 1 , wherein the non-return flap ( 18 ) includes reinforcement ribs ( 30 ), the reinforcement ribs ( 30 ) not extending in a longitudinal direction (L) UP to at least one edge ( 32 ) of the non-return flap ( 18 ).

8. The ventilation device according to claim 1 , wherein the ventilation device ( 10 ) is mountable in the opening ( 36 ) of the vehicle component ( 28 ), and wherein that part of the ventilation device ( 10 ) which engages the vehicle component ( 28 ) is a part of the non-return flap structure ( 14 ).

9. The ventilation device according to claim 1 , wherein the movable non-return flap ( 18 ) rests exclusively against the non-return flap structure ( 14 ) when the movable non-return flap ( 18 ) is in a closed position.

10. The ventilation device according to claim 1 , wherein the frame ( 12 ) is indirectly coupled by the non-return flap structure ( 14 ) to the vehicle component ( 28 ), when the ventilation device ( 10 ) is mounted on the vehicle component ( 28 ).

11. The ventilation device according to claim 1 , wherein the movable non-return flap ( 18 ) is made of the second material component.

12. A ventilation device for mounting in an opening ( 36 ) of a vehicle component ( 28 ), comprising

a frame ( 12 ) made of a first material component, and

a non-return flap structure ( 14 ) made of a second material component,

wherein the first material component is harder than the second material component,

wherein the ventilation device ( 10 ) is mountable on the vehicle component ( 28 ) such that a part of the ventilation device ( 10 ) which engages the vehicle component ( 28 ) is a part of the non-return flap structure ( 14 ), and

wherein the non-return flap structure ( 14 ) includes a movable non-return flap ( 18 ) arranged to exclusively rest against the non-return flap structure ( 14 ) when the non-return flap ( 18 ) is in a closed position.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2017
From: ITW FASTENER PRODUCTS GMBH
To: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
Reel/Frame 042271/0964 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2016
From: TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH
To: ITW FASTENER PRODUCTS GMBH
Reel/Frame 039355/0187 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2008
From: LOEWE, HUBERT
To: TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH
Reel/Frame 021729/0867 →