IP Library Granted Patent US 8,616,943
Granted Patent B2
US 8,616,943 · App. 12/418,253 · Granted Dec 31, 2013

Passenger air vent

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Patent No.
US 8,616,943
App. No.
12/418,253
Granted
Dec 31, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A passenger air vent is provided for a cockpit of a motor vehicle. The passenger air vent includes, but is not limited to a nozzle which has adjustable blades on the air outlet side, a control element for adjusting the blades, a separate bezel for the control element, and the bezel and nozzle are formed as two pieces.

Claims (4)

1. A passenger air vent for a cockpit of a motor vehicle, comprising: a nozzle having adjustable blades on an air outlet side wherein the nozzle is formed from a first piece and has a swivel pin on a side thereof; a control element for adjusting the adjustable blades; and a separate bezel having an opening surrounding only the control element, the separate bezel formed of a second piece separate from the first piece, pivotably attached to the swivel pin wherein the separate bezel encloses only the control element, wherein the entire area behind the separate bezel becomes freely accessible by swiveling the separate bezel about the swivel pin.

2. The passenger air vent according to claim 1 , wherein the swivel pin is fixedly connected to the nozzle and assigned to a bushing of the separate bezel.

3. The passenger air vent according to claim 1 , wherein the control element is a knurled dial.

4. The passenger air vent according to claim 1 , wherein the control element is a slider.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2014
From: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 034185/0789 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 10, 2011
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 025781/0245 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 8, 2010
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 025324/0555 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2010
From: UAW RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TRUST
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 025315/0091 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2010
From: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 025246/0056 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2009
From: TRINKWALTER, BERND
To: DR. SCHNEIDER KUNSTSTOFFWERKE GMBH
Reel/Frame 023721/0965 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2009
From: ARNDT, PETER
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 023721/0960 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 28, 2009
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: UAW RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TRUST
Reel/Frame 023162/0048 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 27, 2009
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Reel/Frame 023201/0118 →