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Granted Patent B2
US 8,550,886 · App. 12/090,822 · Granted Oct 8, 2013

Ventilation device for a vehicle interior

Inventors: Mike Kogler (Karlsruhe, DE); Younes Chlyeh (Worth, DE)
Assignee: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
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Patent No.
US 8,550,886
App. No.
12/090,822
Granted
Oct 8, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A ventilation device is for ventilating a motor vehicle interior. The ventilation device comprises an air supply channel and an outflow region. The outflow region is provided with a first component and a second component which can be brought into at least one first state of displacement and a second state of displacement in relation to each other, in order to generate a first air flow and a different second air flow. The first component and the second component have a first lamella structure and a second lamella structure, according to the state of displacement, for producing a first air flow and a second air flow with different opening angles.

Claims (21)

1. A ventilation device, comprising:

an air feed channel extending to an outflow region; and

first and second flow direction components in the outflow region, the second flow direction component comprising a first lamellar structure and a second lamellar structure, the first and second flow direction components being coupled for movement relative to one another between a first configuration in which air flow from the air feed channel flows out only through the first lamellar structure of the second flow direction component and a second configuration in which air flow from the air feed channel flows out only through the second lamellar structure of the second flow direction component, lamellae of the first lamellar structure lying substantially parallel to one another, while lamellae of the second lamellar structure are tilted to one another in a fan-like manner.

2. The ventilation device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is arranged in a vehicle interior.

3. The ventilation device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second lamellar structures form a grid.

4. The ventilation device according to claim 1 , closure surfaces of the first and second flow direction components bear on one another in the first and second configurations to alter an outflow angle of air flow between a direct outflow through the first lamellar structure and a diffused outflow through the second lamellar structure.

5. The ventilation device according to claim 4 , wherein the second flow direction component includes prismatically triangularly shaped webs.

6. The ventilation device according to claim 4 , wherein the second flow direction component includes prismatically shaped webs having a triangular cross-section.

7. The ventilation device according to claim 5 , wherein the prismatically shaped webs are arranged in a common plane substantially parallel to one another and wherein the lamellae of the first and second lamellar structures are directed perpendicularly to the parallel webs and situated one behind the other between two adjacent webs.

8. The ventilation device according to claim 1 , wherein the first flow direction component includes one of grooves and recesses, in which the lamellae of at least one of the first and second lamellar structures of the second flow direction component are at least partly led.

9. The ventilation device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first flow direction component and the second flow direction component is composed of one of plastic and metal.

10. A trim part, comprising:

a ventilation device including (a) an air feed channel extending to an outflow region; and (b) first and second flow direction components in the outflow region, the second flow direction component comprising a first lamellar structure and a second lamellar structure, the first and second flow direction components being coupled for movement relative to one another between a first configuration in which air flow from the air feed channel flows out only through the first lamellar structure of the second flow direction component and a second configuration in which air flow from the air feed channel flows out only through the second lamellar structure of the second flow direction component, lamellae of the first lamellar structure lying substantially parallel to one another, while lamellae of the second lamellar structure are tilted to one another in a fan-like manner.

11. A motor vehicle, comprising:

a windscreen; and

a ventilation device including (a) an air feed channel extending to an outflow region; and (b) first and second flow direction components in the outflow region, the second flow direction component comprising a first lamellar structure and a second lamellar structure, the first and second flow direction components being coupled for movement relative to one another between a first configuration in which air flow from the air feed channel flows out only through the first lamellar structure of the second flow direction component and a second configuration in which air flow from the air feed channel flows out only through the second lamellar structure of the second flow direction component, lamellae of the first lamellar structure lying substantially parallel to one another, while lamellae of the second lamellar structure are tilted to one another in a fan-like manner,

wherein the outflow region is arranged in an interior of the motor vehicle and adjacent to the windscreen.

12. A motor vehicle, comprising:

a windscreen; and

a ventilation device including (a) an air feed channel extending to an outflow region; and (b) first and second flow direction components in the outflow region, the second flow direction component comprising a first lamellar structure and a second lamellar structure, the first and second flow direction components being coupled for movement relative to one another between a first configuration in which air flow from the air feed channel flows out only through the first lamellar structure of the second flow direction component and a second configuration in which air flow from the air feed channel flows out only through the second lamellar structure of the second flow direction component, lamellae of the first lamellar structure lying substantially parallel to one another, while lamellae of the second lamellar structure are tilted to one another in a fan-like manner,

wherein the ventilation device and the outflow region are arranged in an interior of the motor vehicle, the outflow region being adjacent to the windscreen and wherein, in the first configuration, the air outflow is directed towards a center of the interior and, in the second configuration, the air outflow is directed to the windscreen.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2008
From: KOGLER, MIKE; CHLYEH, YOUNES
To: FAURECIA INNENRAUM SYSTEME GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2005 050 881 · Oct 21, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080299888A1 · Dec 4, 2008