Air outlet device for feeding air into a vehicle interior in a directionally controlled manner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11161394-B2
Application number	US-201916286831-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2019
Priority date	Sep 26, 2016
Publication date	Nov 2, 2021
Grant date	Nov 2, 2021

Abstract

An air outlet device for feeding air into a vehicle interior in a directionally controlled manner is provided. The air outlet device has an air channel, a first pivotable air-guiding element, and a second pivotable air-guiding element. The first air-guiding element and the second air-guiding element, together with an air outlet opening, form an air outlet nozzle. The first air-guiding element and the second air-guiding element are configured to be not pivotable in the same direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air outlet device for feeding air into a vehicle interior in a directionally controlled manner, comprising:
an air duct;
a first pivotable air guiding element; and
a second pivotable air guiding element, wherein
the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are configured to form, together with an air outlet opening, an air outlet nozzle, and
the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are configured such that they are pivotable in opposite directions for the purpose of directional control of an air outlet flow,
wherein the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are pivotable oppositely between a rest position and an air guiding position,
wherein the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are prestressed in opposite directions toward their respective rest positions, and
wherein the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are configured to pivot independently from each other,
wherein the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are pivotable about two axes which are spaced apart and parallel to each other.

2. The air outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are configured adjacently with respect to the air outlet opening.

3. The air outlet device according to claim 2 , wherein a height of the air duct is greater than a height of the air outlet opening.

4. The air outlet device according to claim 3 , wherein an air guiding device is provided in the air duct upstream of the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element in an air flow direction, which air guiding device is adapted to change an air flow direction in the air duct.

5. The air outlet device according to claim 4 , wherein the air guiding device includes louvers which is pivotable transversely with respect to a pivoting direction of the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element.

6. The air outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are pivoted to a maximum extent in a direction of a wall of the air duct in the rest position.

7. The air outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are in contact with the wall of the air duct in their respective rest position.

8. The air outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein in each case one of the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element is pivotable in its air guiding positional range in order to control a direction of the air outlet flow, while the other one of the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element is situated in its rest position.

9. An air outlet device for feeding air into a vehicle interior in a directionally controlled manner, comprising:
an air duct;
a first pivotable air guiding element; and
a second pivotable air guiding element, wherein
the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are configured to form, together with an air outlet opening, an air outlet nozzle, and
the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are configured such that they are pivotable in opposite directions for the purpose of directional control of an air outlet flow,
wherein the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are pivotable oppositely between a rest position and an air guiding position,
wherein the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are prestressed in opposite directions toward their respective rest positions, and
wherein a height of the air duct is greater than a height of the air outlet opening.

10. An air outlet device for feeding air into a vehicle interior in a directionally controlled manner, comprising:
an air duct;
a first pivotable air guiding element; and
a second pivotable air guiding element, wherein
the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are configured to form, together with an air outlet opening, an air outlet nozzle, and
the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are configured such that they are pivotable in opposite directions for the purpose of directional control of an air outlet flow,
wherein the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are pivotable oppositely between a rest position and an air guiding position,
wherein the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element are prestressed in opposite directions toward their respective rest positions, and
wherein an air guiding device is provided in the air duct upstream of the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element in an air flow direction, which air guiding device is adapted to change an air flow direction in the air duct.

11. The air outlet device according to claim 10 , wherein the air guiding device includes louvers which is pivotable transversely with respect to a pivoting direction of the first air guiding element and the second air guiding element.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Schmid Bernhard

Classifications

• B60H2001/3471

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• B60H2001/3464

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• B60H1/3421 Primary

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