Air outlet for a motor vehicle dashboard

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9555685-B2
Application number	US-201113578503-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 20, 2011
Priority date	Feb 10, 2010
Publication date	Jan 31, 2017
Grant date	Jan 31, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to an air outlet device ( 1 ) that includes a first blade ( 4 ), extending longitudinally and being rotatable around a longitudinal axis (A), and at least one second blade ( 6 ), extending transversely and being rotatable around a transverse axis (B), the device comprising an actuator ( 8 ) connected to the first ( 4 ) and to the second blade ( 6 ) and being rotatably secured to the first blade ( 4 ) and being translatably mobile on said first blade ( 4 ). The first blade ( 4 ) includes at least one projection ( 38 ) extending transversely from a longitudinal surface ( 22 ) of the first blade ( 4 ), the actuator ( 8 ) comprising an opposite projection ( 40 ) that extends transversely opposite said longitudinal surface ( 22 ) such that the projection ( 38 ) pushes the opposite projection ( 40 ) when the actuator ( 8 ) is translatably moved.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An air outlet device for an aeration system for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one first blade, extending substantially longitudinally and being rotatable around a substantially longitudinal axis, and at least one second blade, extending substantially transversely and being rotatable around a substantially transverse axis, the device comprising an actuator connected to the first blade and second blade, said actuator being rotatably secured to the first blade so as to allow the movement of the first blade around the longitudinal axis and being translatable on said first blade so as to allow the movement of the second blade around the transverse axis, wherein the first blade comprises a plurality of projections extending substantially transversely from a longitudinal surface of the first blade, said plurality of projections being spaced apart from one another on said longitudinal surface, the actuator comprising an opposite projection extending substantially transversely opposite said longitudinal surface such that the plurality of projections push the opposite projection in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis when the actuator is translatably moved along the longitudinal axis across said plurality of projections on the first blade and when the opposite projection comes into contact with each of the plurality of projections, wherein the plurality of projections define a plurality of positions in which the opposite projection may be moved in a transverse direction and the opposite projection of the actuator is translatable on the first blade along the longitudinal axis, wherein one or more of the plurality of projections on the first blade are configured to allow movement of the actuator in one direction along the longitudinal axis and the opposite direction along the longitudinal axis wherein the actuator comprises a main body comprising a slot receiving an end portion of the first blade.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal surface of the first blade bearing the plurality of projections is the lower surface of said first blade.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the actuator forms a tongue surrounding part of the first blade, said actuator comprising a flexible longitudinal surface arranged across from the longitudinal surface bearing the plurality of projections of the first blade, the opposite projection extending substantially transversely from said flexible longitudinal surface toward said longitudinal surface of the first blade.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises a friction element applied against the first blade, said friction element extending substantially in the same plane as said first blade.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises a fastening element in the form of a fork, said fastening element extending between the first and second blades, said second blade being inserted into said fork so as to connect the actuator to said second blade.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a plurality of said first blades extending substantially longitudinally above one another, said first blades being rotatably secured around substantially longitudinal axes, the actuator being fastened on one of said first blades so that rotating said actuator causes the rotation of the set of said first blades.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a plurality of said second blades extending substantially transversely next to one another, said second blades being rotatably secured around substantially transverse axes, the actuator being fastened to one of said second blades so that translating said actuator causes the rotation of the set of said second blades.

8. A dashboard for a motor vehicle, said dashboard comprising at least one air outlet opening, connected to an aeration system of the motor vehicle, wherein an air outlet device according to claim 1 , is arranged in said opening so as to control the direction of the air leaving said aeration system.

9. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first blade is a front blade and the second blade is a rear blade, the first blade being located downstream relative to the second blade in respect to the flow of air.

10. The device according to claim 1 , wherein each projection of the plurality of projections is symmetrical with respect to a transverse axis.

11. The device according to claim 1 , wherein each projection of the plurality of projections is rounded.

12. The device according to claim 1 , wherein each projection of the plurality of projections is a semi-cylindrical shape.

13. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the main body comprises a housing extending across from the slot in which the second blade is fastened.

14. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the main body comprises a flexible longitudinal surface arranged across from the longitudinal surface bearing the plurality of projections on the first blade, the opposite projection extending substantially transversely from said flexible longitudinal surface toward said longitudinal surface of the first blade.

Assignees

• Coutel René-Louis
• Faurecia Interieur Ind

Inventors

• Mercey Nicolas
• Coutel René-Louis

Classifications

• B60H1/3421 Primary

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• B60H2001/3471

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• B60H1/00457 Primary

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