Air outlet device for feeding air to a vehicle interior in an controlled manner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10239384-B2
Application number	US-201715436090-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 17, 2017
Priority date	Aug 21, 2014
Publication date	Mar 26, 2019
Grant date	Mar 26, 2019

Abstract

An air outlet device for feeding air to a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle in a controlled manner includes an air flow duct and an air outlet opening element with an air outlet opening. The air flow duct is connected to the air outlet opening element and is adapted to conduct air from an interior ventilation device into the vehicle interior via the air outlet opening. The air flow duct has a first duct segment and a second duct segment, which is arranged between the first duct segment and the air outlet opening element. The first duct segment can be displaced in direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the first duct segment. The first duct segment is designed to control a direction of the air flowing out of the air outlet opening in accordance with the displacement of the first duct segment. At least one fin-like, movable air-conducting element is arranged in the first duct segment, can be displaced together with the first duct segment, and is adapted to control a direction of the air flowing in the first duct segment and thus a direction of the air flowing out of the air outlet opening in accordance with the position of the air-conducting element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air outlet device for feeding air to a vehicle interior in a controlled manner, the air outlet device comprising:
an air flow duct;
an air outlet opening element which has an air outlet opening, wherein
the air flow duct is connected to the air outlet opening element and is adapted to conduct air from an interior ventilation device via the air outlet opening into the vehicle interior,
the air outlet opening element is formed in a positionally fixed manner, and the air flow duct has a first duct portion and a second duct portion, the second duct portion being arranged between the first duct portion and the air outlet opening element,
the first duct portion is designed so as to be displaceable in a direction transversely with respect to its longitudinal axis, and
at least one fin-shaped, movable air conducting element is arranged in the first duct portion, said air conducting element being displaceable together with the first duct portion and being adapted to control a direction of the air flowing in the first duct portion and therefore a direction of the air flowing out of the air outlet opening in accordance with a position of the air conducting element, wherein
the at least one fin-shaped, movable air conducting element pivots about an axis that passes through the first duct portion.

2. The air outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second duct portion connects the first duct portion to the air outlet opening element and has wall portions, which are pivotable in accordance with the displacement of the first duct portion, in order to control a direction of the air flowing out of the air outlet opening in accordance with a position of the wall portions.

3. The air outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first duct portion has a first wall and a second wall which are formed opposite each other and transversely with respect to a direction of displacement of the first duct portion.

4. The air outlet device according to claim 2 , wherein
the first duct portion has a first wall and a second wall which are formed opposite each other and transversely with respect to a direction of displacement of the first duct portion.

5. The air outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein
the air conducting element is rotatable about an axis which runs parallel to the direction of displacement of the first duct portion.

6. The air outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first duct portion has at least one intermediate wall which divides the first duct portion into at least two air passages.

7. The air outlet device according to claim 3 , wherein
the first duct portion has at least one intermediate wall which divides the first duct portion into at least two air passages.

8. The air outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second duct portion has at least one intermediate wall which divides the second duct portion into at least two air passages.

9. The air outlet device according to claim 2 , wherein
the second duct portion has at least one intermediate wall which divides the second duct portion into at least two air passages.

10. The air outlet device according to claim 4 , wherein
the second duct portion has at least one intermediate wall which divides the second duct portion into at least two air passages.

11. The air outlet device according to claim 8 , wherein
the intermediate wall of the second duct portion is pivotable in accordance with a displacement of the first duct element.

12. The air outlet device according to claim 10 , wherein
the intermediate wall of the second duct portion is pivotable in accordance with a displacement of the first duct element.

13. The air outlet device according to claim 8 , wherein
the intermediate wall of the second duct portion is designed as a manual actuating element for controlling the displacement of the first duct element.

14. The air outlet device according to claim 12 , wherein
the intermediate wall of the second duct portion is designed as a manual actuating element for controlling the displacement of the first duct element.

15. The air outlet device according to claim 11 , wherein
the intermediate wall of the second duct portion is designed as a manual actuating element for controlling the displacement of the first duct element.

16. The air outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first duct portion, the second duct portion and/or the air outlet opening have a rectangular flow cross section.

17. The air outlet device according to claim 14 , wherein the first duct portion, the second duct portion and/or the air outlet opening have a-rectangular flow cross section.

18. The air outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one fin-shaped, movable air conducting element is supported on the first duct portion.

19. An air outlet device for feeding air to a vehicle interior in a controlled manner, the air outlet device comprising:
an air flow duct;
an air outlet opening element which has an air outlet opening, wherein
the air flow duct is connected to the air outlet opening element and is adapted to conduct air from an interior ventilation device via the air outlet opening into the vehicle interior,
the air outlet opening element is formed in a positionally fixed manner, and the air flow duct has a first duct portion and a second duct portion, the second duct portion being arranged between the first duct portion and the air outlet opening element,
the first duct portion is designed so as to be displaceable in a direction transversely with respect to its longitudinal axis, and
at least one fin-shaped, movable air conducting element is arranged in the first duct portion, said air conducting element being displaceable together with the first duct portion and being adapted to control a direction of the air flowing in the first duct portion and therefore a direction of the air flowing out of the air outlet opening in accordance with a position of the air conducting element, wherein
the second duct portion has at least one intermediate wall which divides the second duct portion into at least two air passages, and
the intermediate wall of the second duct portion is designed as a manual actuating element for controlling the displacement of the first duct element.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Eltrop Raphael

Classifications

• B60H1/00564

  of air ducts · CPC title

• B60H1/3428 Primary

  using a set of pivoting shutters and a pivoting frame · CPC title