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Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11566814-B2
Application number	US-201916459710-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2019
Priority date	Jul 3, 2018
Publication date	Jan 31, 2023
Grant date	Jan 31, 2023

Abstract

Provided is a register that can more surely suppress abnormal noise caused by air passing through a space between a damper and a retainer. An inner wall of an upper side wall of the retainer is formed with a plurality of rib parts provided on a downstream side relative to an outer periphery on the downstream side of a plate member in a closed state of a damper. The plurality of rib parts is arranged in a direction parallel to a turning axis of the damper, and adjacent rib parts are formed into different shapes. A soft seal member is provided with a plurality of protrusion parts on an upper surface of the outer periphery on the downstream side of the plate member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A register comprising:
a hollow tubular retainer defining a ventilation flue through which air flows in a ventilating direction;
a damper provided inside the retainer and turnably supported by the retainer to open and close the ventilation flue following turning of the damper,
wherein the damper includes:
a plate member formed into a flat plate shape;
a shaft part supporting the plate member turnably around a turning axis with respect to the retainer; and
a soft seal member provided on an outer periphery of the plate member, wherein the retainer includes:
an inner wall with which the soft seal member is elastically brought into contact when the damper is placed in a closed state,

wherein the inner wall of the retainer includes a plurality of rib parts provided on a downstream side in the ventilating direction relative to the plate member when the damper is in the closed state,
wherein the plurality of rib parts are arranged in a direction parallel to the turning axis, and the rib parts that are immediately adjacent to each other have different shapes from each other, and
wherein the soft seal member is provided with a plurality of protrusion parts that face the plurality of rib parts when the damper is arranged along the ventilating direction,
wherein the plurality of rib parts includes: a first rib part; and a second rib part arranged adjacent to the first rib part,
wherein the first rib part has a height along a height direction orthogonal to the inner wall, the height being identical to a height of the second rib part,
wherein the first rib part has a length along the ventilating direction, the length being longer than a length of the second rib part, and
wherein the first rib part and the second rib part are alternately arranged in the direction parallel to the turning axis.

2. The register according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of rib parts is arranged at a position facing a space provided between the plurality of protrusion parts in the ventilating direction.

3. The register according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of rib parts extends along the ventilating direction, and a corner part of the rib parts on an upstream side in the ventilating direction is formed into a rounded shape.

4. The register according to claim 1 , wherein a tip part of the soft seal member provided in the outer periphery on a downstream side of the plate member is arranged close to the plurality of rib parts when the damper is turned to a position where the outer periphery on the downstream side of the plate member faces the plurality of rib parts.

Assignees

• Howa Plastics Co Ltd
• Toyota Jidoshokki Kk
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Makimura Hidekazu
• Matsuzawa Yosuke
• Nagahashi Ryo
• Yamaguchi Atsushi
• Takahashi Naoyuki

Classifications

• B60H1/34 Primary

  Nozzles; Air-diffusers · CPC title

• B60H1/00507

  Details, e.g. mounting arrangements, desaeration devices (B60H1/32 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60H2001/006

  Noise reduction · CPC title

• F24F13/24 Primary

  Means for preventing or suppressing noise · CPC title

• F24F13/14

  built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre · CPC title