Fresh air intake device for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12539736-B2
Application number	US-202318235813-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 19, 2023
Priority date	Mar 5, 2021
Publication date	Feb 3, 2026
Grant date	Feb 3, 2026

Abstract

A fresh air intake device for a vehicle includes a pipe with a channel for providing air to a cabin of the vehicle. The pipe has a nozzle portion with a plurality of openings for distributing air into the cabin. The openings of the nozzle portion are arranged one after each other in a longitudinal extension direction of the pipe. A degree of taper of the air channel in the longitudinal extension direction of the pipe is adjustable for the nozzle portion for equalizing the distribution of air flowing through the openings.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A fresh air intake device for a vehicle, the device comprising a pipe with a channel for providing air to a cabin of the vehicle, the pipe having a nozzle portion with a plurality of openings for distributing air into the cabin, the openings of the nozzle portion being arranged one after each other in a longitudinal extension direction of the pipe, wherein a degree of taper of the air channel in the longitudinal extension direction of the pipe is adjustable for the nozzle portion for equalizing the distribution of air flowing through the openings.

2 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the nozzle portion constitutes an end portion of the pipe.

3 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the taper of the air channel of the nozzle portion is adjustable such that at a first position of the nozzle portion, the air channel has a first cross section area, and at a second position of the nozzle portion, downstream the first position, the air channel has a second cross section area being less than 75% of the first cross section area.

4 . The device according to claim 3 , wherein the taper of the air channel of the nozzle portion is adjustable such that the second cross section area is less than 50% of the first cross section area.

5 . The device according to claim 3 , wherein the taper of the air channel of the nozzle portion is adjustable such that the second cross section area is less than 25% of the first cross section area.

6 . The device according to claim 3 , wherein the taper of the air channel of the nozzle portion is adjustable such that the second cross section area is substantially zero.

7 . The device according to claim 3 , wherein when the taper of the air channel of the nozzle portion is adjusted, a plurality of the openings of the nozzle portion are situated upstream the second position, and a plurality of the openings of the nozzle portion are situated downstream the second position.

8 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein each opening of the nozzle portion has a direction with a radial direction component transverse to the longitudinal extension direction of the pipe.

9 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the openings are arranged evenly spaced from each other along the nozzle portion.

10 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the sizes of the openings are different such that the opening size decreases along the nozzle portion in a direction from a first end of the nozzle portion to a second opposite end of the nozzle portion downstream the first end.

11 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the degree of taper of the air channel of the nozzle portion is continuously adjustable.

12 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein when the taper of the air channel of the nozzle portion is adjusted, the air channel is tapered in an intended main airflow direction of the pipe.

13 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a pivot element arranged inside the pipe, the pivot element being pivotally arranged relative to the pipe, the degree of taper of the air channel of the nozzle portion being adjustable by pivoting the pivot element.

14 . The device according to claim 13 , wherein the pivot element is pivotally arranged relative to the pipe about a pivot point, the pivot element having a first end comprising the pivot point and a second free end, the pivot point being arranged upstream the second free end.

15 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein a part of a wall of the pipe is pivotally arranged relative to the remaining pipe, the degree of taper of the air channel of the nozzle portion being adjustable by pivoting the pipe wall part.

16 . A vehicle comprising the device according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Ningbo Geely Automobile Res & Development Co Ltd
• Geely Holding Group Co Ltd
• Ningbo Geely Automobile Res & Dev Co Ltd

Inventors

• Karlsson Anders

Classifications

• B60H1/3407

  providing an air stream in a fixed direction, e.g. using a grid or porous panel · CPC title

• B60H1/245 Primary

  located in the roof · CPC title

• B60H1/00564 Primary

  of air ducts · CPC title