Air vent for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025206105-A1
Application number	US-202418613460-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 22, 2024
Priority date	Dec 21, 2023
Publication date	Jun 26, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An air vent for a vehicle includes a housing provided with an air outlet, a front wing module mounted within the housing and configured to adjust air discharged through the air outlet in left and right directions, a rear wing module mounted within the housing by being spaced apart from the front wing module and configured to adjust air discharged through the air outlet in up and down directions, and a manipulation module connected to the front wing module and to the rear wing module from outside the housing by being spaced apart from the air outlet, and configured to adjust air discharged through the air outlet in left and right or up and down directions.

First claim

1 . An air vent for a vehicle, the air vent comprising:
a housing including an air outlet; a front wing module mounted within the housing, and configured to adjust air discharged through the air outlet in left and right directions; a rear wing module mounted within the housing and positioned spaced apart from the front wing module, the rear wing module being configured to adjust air discharged through the air outlet in up and down directions; and a manipulation module connected to the front wing module and to the rear wing module from outside the housing and positioned spaced apart from the air outlet, the manipulation module being configured to adjust air discharged through the air outlet in left and right or up and down directions.

2 . The air vent of claim 1 , wherein the rear wing module comprises:
a first rear wing vertically rotatably coupled within the housing; a first assist wing connected to the first rear wing and configured to rotate in conjunction with the first rear wing when the first rear wing rotates and changes in angle; and a rear wing gear coupled to a rotation shaft of the first rear wing, and configured to rotate in forward and reverse directions to rotate the first rear wing.

3 . The air vent of claim 2 , wherein the rear wing module further comprises:
a second rear wing having a same shape as the first rear wing, and vertically rotatably coupled within the housing and positioned spaced apart below the first rear wing; a second assist wing connected to the second rear wing and configured to rotate in conjunction with the second rear wing when the second rear wing rotates and changes in angle; and a link member connecting the first rear wing to the second rear wing, the link member being configured to guide the second rear wing to rotate with a rotation radius same as a rotation radius of the first rear wing when the first rear wing rotates.

4 . The air vent of claim 3 , wherein the first assist wing has a first rotation shaft, and is configured to support the first rear wing by the first rotation shaft moving to a different position when the first rear wing rotates, and the second assist wing has a second rotation shaft, and is configured to support the second rear wing by the second rotation shaft moving to a different position when the second rear wing rotates.

5 . The air vent of claim 4 , wherein the housing comprises a spacer configured to support two sides of the rear wing module.

6 . The air vent of claim 5 , wherein the spacer comprises a first guide hole defining a movement path for the first rotation shaft and a second guide hole defining a movement path for the second rotation shaft.

7 . The air vent of claim 6 , wherein the first guide hole extends in length to define the first movement path, and wherein the second guide hole extends in length to define the second movement path.

8 . The air vent of claim 2 , wherein the manipulation module comprises:
a pivot gear meshing with a mid-gear meshing with the rear wing gear; and a wing knob having one side to which the pivot gear is mounted, and configured to vertically pivot within a pivot housing to guide the mid-gear to rotate by the pivot gear moving together with the wing knob.

9 . The air vent of claim 8 , wherein the wing knob comprises:
a main body forming a rotation axis within the pivot housing, the main body having a pivot upper and a pivot lower coupled to each other, and extending rearwards in length to form a rod; and a manipulation member, mounted at a front of the main body and protruding outwardly for gripping.

10 . The air vent of claim 9 , wherein the main body comprises:
a coupling portion coupled to the rod in a same plane as the front wing module; and a holder portion surrounding the coupling portion, and configured to allow the coupling portion to slide along a guide rail when the wing knob moves up and down.

11 . The air vent of claim 10 , wherein the holder portion is rail-coupled to the guide rail, and when the wing knob moves in left and right directions, the holder portion moves together with the guide rail in left and right directions.

12 . The air vent of claim 1 , wherein the front wing module comprises:
a front wing coupled within the housing and being rotatable in left and right directions; and a rail shaft connected to the front wing and slidable outwards from the housing.

13 . The air vent of claim 12 , wherein the front wing is upright and comprises a first front wing and a second front wing spaced apart at equal intervals, and wherein the first and second front wings rotate together in a same direction when either the first or second front wing connected to the rail shaft axially rotates.

14 . The air vent of claim 12 , wherein the manipulation module is coupled to the rail shaft and is configured to move left and right to allow the rail shaft to reciprocally-slide.

15 . The air vent of claim 1 , further comprising a damper module mounted within the housing and positioned spaced apart from the front wing module and from the rear wing module, and configured to block air discharged through the air outlet.

16 . The air vent of claim 15 , wherein the damper module comprises:
a damper vertically rotatably coupled within the housing; a bevel gear engaged with a damper gear connected to a rotation shaft of the damper, the bevel gear being configured to transmit a driving force for rotating the damper; and a connection rod connected to the manipulation module, and configured to transmit the driving force for rotating the damper to the bevel gear by rotating together with the manipulation module.

17 . The air vent of claim 16 , wherein the connection rod is connected to the manipulation module via a universal joint.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp
• Itw Ef & C Korea Llc

Inventors

• An Seong Min
• Kim Dong Chan
• Cho Kwang Woon
• Park Yong Seok
• Kim Byung Jo
• Kim Chun Ha

Classifications

• B60H2001/3478

  acting on additional damper doors · CPC title

• B60H1/3421 Primary

  using only pivoting shutters · CPC title

• B60H1/3414 Primary

  with means for adjusting the air stream direction (B60H1/345 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60H2001/3471

  Details of actuators · CPC title

• B60H2001/3464

  Details of hinges · CPC title