Operating device for an air vent and air vent

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9919585-B2
Application number	US-201414283251-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 21, 2014
Priority date	Jun 7, 2013
Publication date	Mar 20, 2018
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018

Abstract

An operating device ( 10 ) for an air vent ( 12 ) which includes at least one swiveling vane ( 14 ), the operating device ( 10 ) having a first operating lever ( 22 ) which has a first lever arm ( 30 ), a second lever arm ( 34 ), and a bearing member ( 38 ) which is arranged therebetween, the first operating lever ( 22 ) being mounted around the bearing member ( 38 ) for swiveling about a swivel pin ( 24 ), and a second operating lever ( 26 ) which has a first lever arm ( 32 ), a second lever arm ( 36 ), and a bearing member ( 40 ) which is arranged therebetween, the second operating lever ( 26 ) being mounted around the bearing member ( 40 ) for swiveling about a swivel pin ( 28 ), the first lever arm ( 32 ) of the second operating lever ( 26 ) being coupled to the second lever arm ( 34 ) of the first operating lever ( 22 ) and the second lever arm ( 36 ) of the second operating lever ( 26 ) being adapted to be coupled for swiveling motion to the vane ( 14 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An operating device for an air vent that includes at least one first swiveling vane, the operating device comprising:
an operating knob that is centered with respect to the at least one first swiveling vane;
a first operating lever including a first lever arm, a second lever arm that is opposite from and coaxial with the first lever arm, and a first bearing member between the first lever arm and the second lever arm, the first operating lever mounted around the first bearing member for swiveling about a first swivel pin; and
a second operating lever including a third lever arm, a fourth lever arm that is opposite from and coaxial with the third lever arm, and a second bearing member between the third and fourth lever arms, the second operating lever mounted around the second bearing member for swiveling about a second swivel pin,
wherein the third lever arm of the second operating lever is directly coupled to the second lever arm of the first operating lever, and the fourth lever arm of the second operating lever is adapted to be coupled for swiveling motion to the at least one first swiveling vane.

2. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second swivel pins are parallel to each other.

3. The operating device according claim 1 , further comprising a housing part which includes first and second bearing seats for the first and second bearing members of the first and second operating levers.

4. The operating device according to claim 3 , wherein the first and second bearing seats each include an insertion section and a locking mechanism for the first and second bearing members.

5. The operating device according to claim 3 , wherein the housing part comprises locking members on an outer periphery for fitting the housing part to the air vent.

6. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein the third lever arm of the second operating lever or the second lever arm of the first operating lever has a forked-shaped seat provided thereon and the second lever arm of the first operating lever or the third lever arm of the second operating lever has a pivot provided thereon which projects into the forked-shaped seat and is mounted therein for rotation and for displacement in the longitudinal direction of the forked-shaped seat.

7. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second bearing members include bearing pins.

8. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein the first lever arm of the first operating lever has an operating knob provided thereon.

9. An air vent, in particular for a vehicle, comprising the at least one first swiveling vane and an operating device according to claim 1 , the fourth lever arm of the second operating lever of the operating device being coupled for swiveling motion to the at least one first swiveling vane.

10. The air vent according to claim 9 , wherein the first and second swivel pins of the first and second operating levers and a third swivel pin of the at least one first swiveling vane lie in one plane.

11. The air vent according to claim 10 , further comprising at least one second swiveling van; a fourth swivel pin of the at least one second swiveling vane being arranged transverse to the third swivel pin of the at least one first swiveling vane, and the second vane being arranged downstream of the first vane.

12. The air vent according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one second swiveling vane has bearing seats provided thereon for the first and second bearing members of the first and second operating levers.

13. The air vent according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one second swiveling vane has a housing part provided thereon which has first and second bearing seats for the first and second bearing members of the first and second operating levers.

14. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein the operating knob is directly connected to the first operating lever.

15. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first swiveling vane comprises a first swiveling vane and a second swiveling vane, wherein the operating knob is centered with respect to both the first swiveling vane and the second swiveling vane.

16. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein the operating knob is in front of the at least one first swiveling vane.

17. An operating device for an air vent that includes a front vane and a rear vane, the operating device comprising:
a control knob that is centered with respect to the front vane and the rear vane;
a first operating lever including a first lever arm, a second lever arm that is opposite from and coaxial with the first lever arm, and a first bearing member between the first lever arm and the second lever arm, the first operating lever mounted around the first bearing member for swiveling about a first swivel pin; and
a second operating lever including a third lever arm, a fourth lever arm that is opposite from and coaxial with the third lever arm, and a second bearing member between the third and fourth lever arms, the second operating lever mounted around the second bearing member for swiveling about a second swivel pin,
wherein the third lever arm of the second operating lever is coupled to the second lever arm of the first operating lever, and the fourth lever arm of the second operating lever is adapted to be coupled for swiveling motion to the at least one first swiveling vane.

18. The operating device according to claim 17 , wherein the operating knob is directly connected to the first operating lever.

19. The operating device according to claim 17 , wherein the operating knob is in front of the front vane and the rear vane.

20. The operating device according to claim 17 , further comprising a housing part which includes first and second bearing seats for the first and second bearing members of the first and second operating levers.

Assignees

• Itw Fastener Products Gmbh
• Illinois Tool Works

Inventors

• Noichl Harald
• Mootz Frank

Classifications

• B60H2001/3464

  Details of hinges · CPC title

• B60H1/3421 Primary

  using only pivoting shutters · CPC title

• F24F13/1486

  characterised by bearings, pivots or hinges · CPC title

• F24F13/1426

  characterised by actuating means · CPC title

• B60H2001/3471

  Details of actuators · CPC title