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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7758409 | Indoor unit of air conditioner The present invention provides an indoor unit of an air conditioner, which is capable of improving the mounting accuracy between a front grill and a movable panel. An indoor unit of the air conditioner includes a main body casing, a front grill, a second panel, a dr... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7320768 | Metal mold for a connected product and method of molding the product An object of the present invention is to provide a metal mold of a simple structure that can be used for injection molding a combined product composed of some molded pieces regardless of the accuracy and the shape of a desired combined product and a method of moldin... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7229582 | Method of two-stage injection molding of air conditioner outlet vent device A method of two-stage injection molding of an air conditioner outlet vent device is provided, the device including a housing, a plurality of blades pivotably supported by the housing and disposed in parallel to each other within the housing, and a link operatively c... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7162773 | Vent control knob for an automotive vehicle air vent The present invention provides a control knob assembly for a register that is used in a blower of an HVAC system of an automobile. The assembly includes a knob portion having an open side for receiving a vane of the register in snap fit engagement. The vane of the r... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7127850 | Internal building pressure apparatus and method An internal building pressure apparatus includes, in a building with walls and more than floor, at least one pressure sensor on at least more than one floor. A connection is provided for connecting pressure sensors and an analysis device is connected to the pressure... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100395 | Built-in type outdoor unit for air conditioner The present invention discloses a built-in type outdoor unit for an air conditioner including: a louver frame being fixedly installed on a rectangular space inner wall formed on an outer wall of a building, being divided into a suction area and a discharge area, inc... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097557 | Insulated crawlspace vent apparatus, and methods of installing same An insulated crawlspace vent to provide airflow in a crawlspace in the summer and insulate it in the winter. An aluminum extrusion built as a picture frame is glued to the opening in the foundation of the crawlspace. An insulated door closes from the outside and is ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7025798 | Tabletop-type air cleaner A personal tabletop-type air cleaner is provided which is user-friendly and can improve smoke sucking efficiency in a simple configuration. The disclosed personal tabletop-type air cleaner has a front opening portion to suck air containing smoke of a cigarette, a bl... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6996944 | Fire barriers for multi-dimensional architectural expansion joints Multi-dimensional, multi-layered, fire barriers for use in multi-dimensional architectural expansion joints may comprise a plurality of fire resistant material layers and the method for making such barriers is taught. The layers comprising the fire barriers may be c... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6959468 | Vent adjusting apparatus A vent adjusting apparatus for opening and closing air vents of a recreational vehicle includes a handle provided with a first adapter attached to one end portion thereof. The first adapter includes a groove that has first and second bores oppositely spaced for enga... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6896610 | Air-guiding appliance An air-guiding appliance (10) for the directionally defined introduction of air supplied on the rear side of the appliance into a space (22), in particular interior of a vehicle, having a housing (26), an air-guiding guiding device (12) w... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6450880 | Ceiling embedded-type air conditioner An object of this invention is to avoid squeaks caused. There is provided a ceiling embedded-type air conditioner in which a decorative panel (20) having an air suction port (21) and air blow-off ports (22) is detachably mounted onto the air conditioner m... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6447391 | Device for actuating a shutter formed through a front panel of an air conditioner An actuating device for actuating a shutter is provided with a vertical guiding plate formed on both sides of the shutter to extend in a lengthwise direction thereof, a united guiding groove divided into a triangular guiding groove having a widened width ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6315657 | Air outlet grille with louver indexing adjustment means A louver indexing device for air flow directional grilles is disclosed which allows for enhanced reliability of the indexing function, a wider selection of materials and less critical manufacturing tolerances. The end of each louver slides across an index... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6276440 | Device for controlling diffused air An air outlet has a plurality of vertical vortex generating structures 21 in a triangular shape arranged so as to be oriented at an angle θ with respect to diffused air.... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6264552 | Ceiling-embedded air conditioner A ceiling-embedded air conditioner including a decorative panel having: a plurality of air blow openings, an air blow shutdown member for shutting down an internal air passage of unused air blow opening(s) of said air blow openings, and vanes provided in ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6250373 | Ceiling mounted apparatus for heating and cooling A ceiling mounted apparatus draws air upwardly through an inlet and processes the air through heat exchange elements before distributing the air downwardly. The air is preferably distributed downwardly by air discharge structure surrounding the heat excha... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6241603 | Ventilation filter mechanism A filtering system which is secured to a traditional air register. The filter uses a flange adapted to encircle the outlet of the traditional air register. Connected to the flange is an air filtering material which collects the dust and pollen at the air ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6196018 | Air conditioner A motor 51 is attached on the bottom surface side of a motor base 52 with a pinion gear 54 and an output gear 55 housed in a gear housing portion 521 thereof, and an output shaft 553 of the output gear 55 is inserted through a side plate 25L of an air out... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6170274 | Vehicle air-conditioning system with automatic louver oscillation control A vehicle air-conditioning system for achieving a comfortable blowout state of conditioned air at all times both with respect to air-conditioning load factors which change frequently, like solar radiation strength, and with respect to air-conditioning loa... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6155920 | Air ducts structure of a radiating fan An air duct of a radiating fan having an air duct body and guide plates installed within the air duct body. A plurality of positioning holes with special arrangement are installed on the periphery of the wind outlet of air duct body. The front and rear si... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6113487 | Air-flow direction-control apparatus of a window type air conditioner Air conditioner which can adjust a direction of an air-flow being discharged into a room. The air conditioner has blades for controlling the air flow direction and a connecting bar for connecting the blades such that the blades rotate together. The blades... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6089972 | Air conditioner In a ceiling-mounted-in type of air conditioner, the assembling operability is improved with the number of parts of a wind directing plate driving portion being reduced. A motor and a cam gear can be previously assembled and attached in a motor cover in o... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6083101 | Device for controlling diffused air An air outlet has a plurality of vertical vortex generating structures 21 in a triangular shape arranged so as to be oriented at an angle θ with respect to diffused air.... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6015342 | Louver apparatus for air conditioning unit Apparatus for deflecting the flow of supply air discharged from an air conditioning unit that includes a stationary frame mounted in the discharge duct of the unit cabinet. An inner frame is pivotally mounted within the outer frame. The inner frame contai... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5913890 | Air current control apparatus for air conditioner and methods This invention relates to an air flow control apparatus for an air conditioner for implementing the air conditioning of the entire room by controlling air flow direction and preset temperature, the apparatus including an operation manipulating unit for ma... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5839953 | Air-direction adjusting apparatus for air-conditioning equipment A mechanism for controlling the flow of air from an air-conditioning unit includes a row of guide vanes which are pivotally held by an outlet nozzle. The guide vanes are located at the lower end of an air course which has been formed within a body of the ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5658197 | Air flow direction control blade for an air conditioner and method for its installation An air conditioner includes a housing and a flow control blade mounted in an air discharge outlet of the housing. The blade is rotatable to various positions of adjustment about an axis defined by hinge pins of the blade mounted in hinge holes of the hous... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5624313 | Louver A louver decreasing the total number of required louvers, reducing the manufacturing cost, and obtaining the excellent external appearance. A louver 20 of a device for shifting the wind direction 11 provided at a blast port 83 of a air-conditioner 10 havi... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5556334 | Ventilation nozzle for vehicle interior A ventilation nozzle for the interior of a motor vehicle, having a nozzle housing and a set of pivotable fins which extend parallel to one another over the housing opening. For the purpose of obtaining an aesthetic appearance when the ventilation nozzle i... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5443420 | Air flow direction control apparatus and the method thereof The direction of air flow in an air blower is controlled by a plurality of rotationally adjustable blades (vanes) extending across an air flow passage. A motor is connected to the blades for rotating the blades between passage-opening and passage-closing ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5441451 | Air vent control apparatus An air vent includes a louver blade mounted in a housing for rotation about an axis. A motor output shaft is connected to a driving link to rotate the driving link about the axis. A driven link in the form of a crank arm extends from the driving link to t... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5385031 | Air conditioner with fan speed controlled by oscillating louver position A rotational speed of a fan is maintained at a preset one when an angle of a flap is at a maximum air-flow angle, increased by a specified value when the angle of the flap has been changed by a specified angle in the direction away from the position of th... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5080002 | Outlet nozzle for ventilation or air-conditioning systems Starting with an outlet nozzle having directional louvers which are mutually slaved by a coupler in the region of their air-intaking back edge and are respectively able to swivel around a swivel axis which runs parallel to the front edge on the outlet sid... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5072657 | Blowing louver with swinging fins for air conditioners Blowing louver for air conditioners provides plural swinging fins for shifting the direction of the wind conditioned. Each fin has first and second swinging axes which are pivotably supported by first and second link members. The first link member is manu... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072878 | Air conditioning apparatus An air conditioning apparatus comprises a plurality of outlet ports, a blowing fan for blowing off an conditioned air from the outlet ports to the outside of the main body of the apparatus, an air directing plate arranged in at least one of the outlet por... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5048253 | Louver with maximum free area The cross sections of louver blades are located exclusively within zones defined primarily by concentric arcs configured to maintain a substantially equal spacing between the boundaries of the zones of adjacent blades throughout the width of the louver.... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5046406 | Adjustable louver assembly for a room air conditioner An adjustable louver assembly for a room air conditioner or other air flow conduit outlet having pivotable horizontal and vertical louvers and which is assembled as a modular unit for attachment to or removal from the air conduit. The assembly is comprise... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5044260 | Air distribution unit An air distribution unit comprising a housing and louvered inlet and outlet grilles. The housing forms an interior space, an inlet for conducting air into that interior, and an outlet for discharging air from the air distribution unit; and the inlet and o... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5039008 | Air conditioner An air conditioner having an indoor unit placed in a room to be heated or cooled, and a draft directing apparatus, such as a vertically tilting louver, which can assume a first position directing an outlet draft toward the location where a user is normall... | 08/13/1991 |
