Wing knob adjusting device for air vent
US-9701176-B2 · Jul 11, 2017 · US
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US2016200167A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016200167-A1 |
| Application number | US-201614989481-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Jan 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Publication date | Jul 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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A register, wherein: a minimum gap, between a location of the operation knob further to the vehicle cabin side than a pivot axis of the first fin and the second fin main body, is narrower than that between the first fin and the second fin main body, and a leading end at the vehicle cabin side of the operation knob and a leading end at the vehicle cabin side of the second fin main body are set, such that positions in a direction along the tube axis of the retainer are aligned with each other in a restricted state, in which the leading end at the vehicle cabin side of the operation knob has pivoted to the opposite side to the second fin main body side, and the first fin is restricted from pivoting by the restricting mechanism.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A register comprising: a tube shaped retainer that is disposed in a register opening overlooking a vehicle cabin and that forms an air duct; a first fin that is axially supported at an inner side of the retainer so as to be capable of pivoting, and that is capable of being set in a standard orientation disposed along a tube axis of the retainer; a restricting mechanism that restricts a pivot range of the first fin; a second fin that comprises a second fin main body that is disposed alongside and parallel to the first fin in a plate thickness direction of the first fin, that is capable of pivoting integrally with the first fin, and that, in a standard state in which the first fin is set in the standard orientation, has a leading end position at the vehicle cabin side of the second fin main body set further toward the vehicle cabin side than a leading end position at the vehicle cabin side of the first fin; and an operation knob that is attached to an extension direction center portion of the first fin in a front view of the register, that extends out toward the vehicle cabin side, and that, in the standard state, has a leading end position at the vehicle cabin side that is set further toward the vehicle cabin side than the leading end position at the vehicle cabin side of the second fin main body, wherein: a minimum gap, between a location of the operation knob further to the vehicle cabin side than a pivot axis of the first fin and the second fin main body, is narrower than a minimum gap between the first fin and the second fin main body, and a leading end at the vehicle cabin side of the operation knob and a leading end at the vehicle cabin side of the second fin main body are set, such that positions in a direction along the tube axis of the retainer are aligned with each other in a restricted state, in which the leading end at the vehicle cabin side of the operation knob has pivoted to the opposite side to the second fin main body side, and the first fin is restricted from pivoting by the restricting mechanism. 2 . The register of claim 1 , wherein the second fin comprises a pair of second fin main bodies that are each respectively disposed alongside and parallel on either side of the first fin in the plate thickness direction of the first fin. 3 . The register of claim 1 , wherein the second fin comprises a single second fin main body disposed alongside and parallel to the first fin in the plate thickness direction of the first fin. 4 . The register of claim 1 , wherein the first fin and the second fin main bodies are disposed so as to extend along the lateral direction in a front view of the register. 5 . The register of claim 1 , wherein the first fin and the second fin main bodies are disposed so as to extend along the vertical direction in a front view of the register.
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- B60H1/00664Primary
Construction or arrangement of damper doors (control systems or circuits for damper doors B60H1/00835) · CPC title
Air deflecting or air directing means · CPC title
Control members, e.g. levers or knobs (B60H1/00985 takes precedence) · CPC title
- B60H1/3414Primary
with means for adjusting the air stream direction (B60H1/345 takes precedence) · CPC title
of air ducts · CPC title
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- What does patent US2016200167A1 cover?
- A register, wherein: a minimum gap, between a location of the operation knob further to the vehicle cabin side than a pivot axis of the first fin and the second fin main body, is narrower than that between the first fin and the second fin main body, and a leading end at the vehicle cabin side of the operation knob and a leading end at the vehicle cabin side of the second fin main body are set, …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60H1/00664. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Jul 14 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 6 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).