Heater box repair apparatus and method of use
View Patent ↗A heater box apparatus may include a shaft member and a gear member. The gear member may include one or more protrusions, with a first and a second protrusion being on a first side of the gear member and a third protrusion being on a second side of the gear member. The third protrusion may include an aperture configured to receive the shaft member. The shaft member may include a first shaft portion, a second shaft portion, and a hood that separates the first shaft portion from the second shaft portion. The hood may circumscribe an outer edge of a new, enlarged, or broken vehicle door bore, the door bore couples to the airflow doors, which directs airflow between hot and cold.
1. A heater box repair apparatus comprising:
a gear member comprising a first member;
a shaft member that is removably attachable to and interacts with the gear member, the shaft member comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a hood that separates the first portion from the second portion;
wherein the hood comprises a lip that circumscribes an outer edge of the hood.
2. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first member comprises a plurality of gear teeth.
3. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the gear member comprises a disc panel, being perpendicular to the first member, with a first side and a second side.
4. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first side of the disc panel comprises tiered protrusions.
5. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the tiered protrusions comprise a first protrusion that extends from the first side and a second protrusion, being smaller in diameter than the first protrusion, that extends from the first protrusion.
6. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the second protrusion comprises a first aperture that passes from the first side to the second side of the disc.
7. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the second side of the disc panel comprises a third protrusion.
8. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the third protrusion comprises a second aperture that leads to the first aperture.
9. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the shaft member is shorter in length than the second portion of the shaft member.
10. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the shaft member is shaped to mate with a second aperture on the gear member and a door bore on a heater box in a vehicle.
11. A heater box repair apparatus comprising:
a gear member comprising:
a first member;
a disc panel where the first member couples to and defines an outer edge of the disc panel, the disc panel comprising a first side and a second side;
one or more first protrusions on the first side of the disc panel, the one or more first protrusions comprising a first aperture that passes from the first side to the second side of the disc;
a shaft protrusion on the second side of the disc panel; and
a second aperture on the shaft protrusion;
a shaft member that interacts with the gear member, the shaft member comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a hood that separates the first portion from the second portion.
12. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first member comprises a plurality of gear teeth.
13. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first portion of the shaft member is shorter in length than the second portion of the shaft member.
14. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the shaft member is shaped to mate with the second aperture on the gear member and a door bore on a heater box in a vehicle.
15. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the hood comprises a lip that circumscribes an outer edge of the hood.
16. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the hood comprises a recessed portion that is positioned between the lip and the second portion of the shaft member.
17. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the shaft member is positionable on a door bore of a heater box with a lip of the shaft member circumscribing an outer edge of the door bore.
18. The heater box repair apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the second portion of the shaft member is tapered as it moves away from the hood.