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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7056203 | Air-conditioning resistor and operating unit An air-conditioning resistor has a panel member formed with an opening for an operating element and an airflow port, a retainer formed on the panel member so as to communicate with the airflow port and to define interiorly an airflow passage for allowing air-conditi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6974378 | Ventilator A ventilator includes: a plurality of louvers arranged in parallel from one end to the other end of one direction at a supply opening formed in a case; shaft pins respectively formed on both ends at one ends of the louvers and inserted into a plurality of shaft hole... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6808451 | Air flow arrangement An air flow control arrangement is constructed with an air feed into an interior of a motor vehicle. Vertical and horizontal air guiding vanes are swivelably arranged in a housing, and controllable by way of an adjusting device. The housing can be fastened in an ope... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6800023 | Air vent, especially for vehicle air-conditioning An air vent, especially for vehicle air-conditioning, comprises a frame, a plurality of vanes that are pivotally arranged around a first axis, and at least one coupling element with which each of the vanes is coupled. The coupling element is capable of being adjuste... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6796895 | Air diffusor, especially for vehicle air-conditioning The invention relates to an air diffusor, in particular for vehicle air-conditioning, the air diffusor comprising a housing, a plurality of vanes of which each is pivotally mounted, and an adjustment element by means of which an orientation of the vanes can be adjus... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6340328 | Air current regulating nozzle arrangement for ventilating the interior of an automobile An air current regulating nozzle arrangement for ventilating the interior of an automobile includes an air duct with a base wall, a top wall, and two opposed side walls leading to an air discharge opening to the interior of the automobile and an array of ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6206777 | Board-mounted nozzle with guide vanes A board-mounted nozzle for ventilation and climate control installations which is intended primarily for motor vehicle compartments and which comprises a frame (1) supporting parallel interconnected guide vanes (2) which are hingedly mounted in the frame ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6135879 | Vane arrangement for air conditioners A vane arrangement for air conditioners, comprising a frame (10), which is attachable to the front panel and which hinges each one of the first and second vanes (20, 30), each assembly of first and second vanes (20, 30) defining at least one group of vane... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6059654 | Discharge grill of an air conditioner A discharge grill of an air conditioner is capable of preventing the discharge port from being blocked by the rotation of horizontal blades. The discharge grill comprises a frame which is fixed into a discharge port of an air conditioner, a rightward/left... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5921861 | Air conditioner having rotatable air direction control blades An air conditioner has a discharge outlet for discharging air, and a plurality of adjustable blades arranged across the outlet for controlling the direction of air discharged through the outlet. The blades are rotatable about parallel axes and are arrange... | 07/13/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5833532 | Air-direction adjusting apparatus for air-conditioning equipment In an apparatus in which a blow-out nozzle is provided at a lower end of an air course formed in the inside of a body of the air-conditioning equipment and blown air passed through the air course is blown out of a blow-outlet while guided in the left/righ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5797792 | Air-direction adjusting apparatus in 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 ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5788570 | Wind direction control apparatus and method for an air conditioner An air conditioner includes an air inlet, an air outlet, and a heat exchanger. The air outlet has adjustable air direction control blades extending thereacross enabling a direction of discharged air to be set by a user. The blades are adjusted by a motor.... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5690550 | Diffuser outlet assembly The outlet assembly (10) includes a barrel housing (16) pivotally supported along a horizontal axis. The barrel housing (16) supports a control housing (28) fixedly therein. The control housing (28) pivotally supports a plurality of louvers (34) therein. ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5660588 | Air-direction adjusting apparatus in 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 ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5591079 | Ventilation louver assembly, and methods of constructing and utilizing same A louver assembly for directing airflow from an air duct. The assembly includes a discharge outlet adapted to attach to an air duct at an opening thereof; a plurality of directional louvers pivotably attached to the discharge outlet; and a lever, connecte... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5586935 | 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 ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5586933 | Heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems A grille (3) for use adjacent an outlet of a heating, ventilating or air conditioning system comprising a frame (15) and a plurality of blades (25) extending between opposed frame parts. Each blade (25) has a spindle (26) which is rotatably supported with... | 12/24/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5520579 | Ventilation louver assembly, and methods of constructing and utilizing same A louver assembly for directing airflow from an air duct. The assembly includes a discharge outlet adapted to attach to an air duct at an opening thereof; a plurality of directional louvers pivotably attached to the discharge outlet; and a lever, connecte... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5468186 | Snap-on air deflectors for air conditioner An adjustable louver assembly including a box like member having a plurality of longitudinal extending parallel louvers. The outer most of the louvers forming the top and bottom thereof and further including lateral sides interconnecting the top and botto... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5397267 | One-piece adjustable discharge register A one-piece adjustable air discharge register is of a generally clamshell-type of construction having a number of air-directing vanes formed integrally therein with the discharge register being adapted for pivotal mounting in an air discharge opening for ... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5393262 | Air-conditioning blow-out port device and process for two-stage injection molding of the same An air-conditioning blow-out port device includes a housing of synthetic resin; a plurality of blades of synthetic resin each having a blade body disposed within the housing pairs of shaft bores provided in a coaxial arrangement in each pair in opposed po... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5364303 | Air vent adjustable vanes for controlling air flow direction An air vent comprising a first row of air vanes for controlling the lateral orientation of air emitted from the air vent and a second row of air vanes for controlling the vertical orientation of air emitted from the air vent. The first and second row of a... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5338252 | Air outlet louver assembly An air outlet louver assembly (10) includes a housing (12), primary vanes (14,36), secondary vanes (48,49), and a damper door (86). A control handle (58) independently controls the primary and secondary vanes (14,36,48,49), and a wheel (100) controls the ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5238448 | Air-conditioning grille The air-conditioning grille comprises an inner case having an opening through which the wind blows out located in a wind blowing duct. In the duct, provided are plural wind deflecting plates which are bendable so as to make both the ends thereof extend su... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5180333 | Ventilation device adjusted and controlled automatically with movement of human body A ventilation device, which comprises a sensor unit, a fan and control units to control on/off operation and the strength, temperature, humidity and directions of the wind or discharged air. The device can be applied to air conditioners, and ventilators. ... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5176571 | Wind deflecting plate for air conditioning grilles Wind deflecting plates of an air conditioning grille include flexible plates are made of a thermoplastic material, so that they may bend to smoothly change the direction of wind when the deflecting plates are swung, and front and rear supports for the fle... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5129858 | Air-conditioning grille An air-conditioning grille comprises an inner case having an opening through which the wind blows out located in a wind blowing duct. In the duct, provided are plural wind deflecting plates which are bendable so as to make both the ends thereof extend sub... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4635395 | Louver assembly particularly useful for air-conditioning units or other like appliances A louver assembly particularly useful for air-conditioning units and other like appliances comprises a frame defining an opening; a first group of slats extending along one coordinate axis mounted to the frame within the opening and pivotable about that a... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4545294 | Frictional blade assembly for grille The invention comprises a grille blade, a frictional blade assembly for grilles using blades, and a grille assembly using blades, each blade defining a first and second end and upper and lower sides, being of uniform cross-sectional shape and size along i... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4412480 | Directional outlet assembly A directional air outlet assembly is provided which has a plurality of outlet grills adapted to direct air in different directions. Suitably, the outlet grills are adjustable to enable the air flow therethrough to be selectively varied.... | 11/01/1983 |
| 3996845 | Air handling grille and method of making the same An air handling grille with an open rectangular frame which defines two opposing grooves each bounded by a narrow flange. A series of adjustable vanes each with opposite bearing studs is preassembled with elongated resilient bearing members. Each bearing ... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3937133 | Outlets for conditioned air and mounting frames therefor An outlet for conditioned air has a plurality of interconnected modules establishing its side walls which support a closed bottom and by which the outlet is connected to a mounting frame. Each module has a supporting frame consisting of upper and lower si... | 02/10/1976 |
