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A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7481703 | Air conditioner for vehicle An air conditioner includes an air conditioning case for defining an air passage through which air flows into a vehicle compartment, a functional member located in the air conditioning case for performing air conditioning of the vehicle compartment, an outside wall ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7431558 | Air intake An air intake with at least one inlet port area and one outlet port area, in which there is arranged at least one structure which may be flowed through and around, comprises an opening and modifies the clear cross-section only slightly, in particular serving as a fr... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7392663 | Two layer type air conditioner of vehicles A two layer type air conditioner for vehicles facilitates drainage of water induced into a blower through an outside air intake to a condensed water outlet and prevents backflow of water to the blower. A blower has an intake duct for inhaling inside air and outside ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7285041 | Air passage switching device and vehicle air conditioner An air passage switching device includes a slide door slidable along first and second opening portions partitioned by a partition portion, a guide member for guiding the slide door, and a link mechanism for slidably moving the slide door along the guide member. The ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7241216 | Air guide housing An air guide housing for an air supply for an input fan of an air conditioner, including a housing wall with a side wall having a first opening therethrough for circulating air, a second opening therethrough for fresh air, and a third opening in the side wall for ai... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238102 | Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system having a film valve and film for controlling air flow A HVAC system of a motor vehicle includes a film having openings defined therein and moveable between open and closed positions. The film regulates airflow by opening and closing apertures defined in a housing of the HVAC system. The film is disposed in a film valve... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7214130 | Air passage opening and closing device and air conditioner for vehicle use The blowing opening portions 20, 21, 22 and the communicating passage opening portion 27 are opened and closed by the first 25 and the second rotary door 26, the fork-shaped spring 41 is arranged close to an intermediate position b... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7063612 | Air mixing unit for a ventilation system An air mixing unit for a ventilation system includes a housing with a control door to control at least one inlet air stream, a mode door to control at least one outlet air stream and air passages for supplying air through said mixing unit. An air duct system that is... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7044849 | Air vent for ventilation systems An air vent is provided that is capable of delivering a distributed divergent air flow with a predominant direction of flow that can be changed within a wide range of mutually perpendicular directions. In one embodiment, the air vent has an outlet grid that is gener... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6984170 | Cover plate device for a heat exchanger device, especially for a vehicle heater A cover plate device for a heat exchanger device, especially for a vehicle heater, includes a receiving zone (14) intended to be arranged on the heat exchanger device and to receive a fluid stream leaving the heat exchanger device in a first direction of flow... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979259 | Air conditioner The air conditioning case (11) includes: a right and a left case body (112, 111) made of resin; and a partitioning plate (113) made of metal, and the partitioning plate (113) is a partitioning portion for partitioning the face blowout ope... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979258 | Point contact valve seats for film applications In a ventilation system of a motor vehicle, a film valve can selectively open and close an air path opening defined by a housing with a rib or projection that encircles such opening. The rib can define a point contact between the film valve and the housing when view... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977813 | Disk array system In a disk array system, cooling means with a great versatility capable of efficiently performing a cooling and a heat radiation of the objects to be cooled on the circuit board in a small space and a structure capable of stably supplying the power from a DC—DC con... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974376 | Air conditioner for vehicle with noise-reduction means A flow straightening grid 30 is provided at an area where the air flow turns about 180 degrees in an air path 23, or in the vicinity thereof. Because of this, the air flow can be prevented from being disturbed in the air path 23 and, therefore, ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6926068 | Air passage switching device and vehicle air conditioner In an air passage switching device using a film-type sliding door for an air-conditioning unit for a vehicle. A grid member is provided in an air passage to extend parallel with the sliding direction of a sliding door and divide an opening of the air passage into a ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6899614 | Ventilation unit for a motor vehicle A ventilation unit for a motor vehicle is provided comprising a housing with air ducts for supplying air through panel openings into the interior of the vehicle. At least one draft tube is disposed in the housing adjacent said panel openings, where the at least on d... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6743090 | Vehicle air conditioner with rotary door In an air conditioning unit of a vehicle air conditioner, an air-outlet mode switching portion is provided at an upper side of a heat exchanging portion including at least a heating heat exchanger for heating air. The air-outlet mode switching portion includes a rot... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6702008 | Air conditioner for vehicle and air conditioning unit driving apparatus There are provided an air mixing door, a plurality of outlets for blowing air into respective portions in a vehicle compartment, outlet mode doors for switching a outlet mode by closing and opening the plurality of outlets, and one motor actuator for driv... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6695691 | Door assembly for a vehicle HVAC system and method for making same A door assembly (30) for a vehicle HVAC system comprises a shaft (140) made of a first material and having an axis (144) of rotation. A first door (142) projects from the first shaft (140) and is made of the first material. The first door (142) is molded ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6685554 | Air guide box An air guide box, in particular for a heating, air conditioning and/or ventilating installation in a motor vehicle, comprising at least an air treating device (10, 12), at least an air channel (20) extending through the air treating device (10, 12), and a... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6659858 | Method and arrangement for regulating air mixing in a heating or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for regulating air mixing in a heating and/or air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle. In the system, recirculated air and/or fresh air is/are distributed via air-flow control elements to different a... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6659167 | Door mechanism of automotive air conditioning device A mix door (5) is arranged in air passages (10, 11) of an automotive air conditioning device. The mix door (5) is arranged to extend in a direction to shut an air flow blown from the upstream air passage (10) and swelled in a downstream direction with a p... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6607029 | Heating and ventilating apparatus for a motor vehicle with selective control in different zones of the cabin A motor vehicle cabin has four seat positions and a heating and ventilating apparatus which includes means for producing hot and cold air streams, temperature control means, air distribution ducts having outlets at different points in the cabin at each se... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6588495 | Air passage switching device and vehicle air-conditioner The present invention provides anchor tabs at opposite ends of a film member that are anchored to side faces of a door plate of a sliding door. Draft deflectors prevent the inflow of air to between the anchor tabs and the side faces of the door plate. Thu... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6579167 | Pivot slide door for ventilating system A door and housing assembly for controlling air flow through the housing. The housing is adapted to be mounted in a ventilating system for controlling the direction and flow of air passing through the system. The door is actuated to move between two end p... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6568468 | Air conditioning apparatus for vehicle In an air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, a first cool air bypass passage is provided at an upper side of a heater core, and a second cool air bypass passage is provided at a lower side of the heater core. Cool air from the first cool air bypass pas... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6450877 | Door mechanism of automotive air conditioning device A mix door D, which is arranged in a limited space defined between an upstream air passage 10 in which an evaporator 3 is installed and a downstream air passage 11 in which a heater core 4 is installed, is of a sliding type. By guiding a door proper 12 by... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6437704 | Outflow element for vehicles, in particular, motor vehicles An outflow element for motor vehicles has a frame defining an outflow opening and at least one guide element mounted on the frame for guiding air exiting through the outflow opening. The at least one guide element has at least one illuminated display whic... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6425818 | Interior air processing casing, especially for an automobile vehicle An enclosure for treating air (1) of a passenger compartment, especially of a motor vehicle, comprises an inlet (2) which supplies cool air to a mixing chamber (4) and a heating chamber (5) supplying the mixing chamber with heated air. It further comprise... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6305462 | Door mechanism of automobile air conditioner A mix door (5) is arranged in air passages (10, 11) of an automotive air conditioning device. The mix door (5) is arranged to extend in a direction to shut an air flow blown from the upstream air passage (10) and swelled in a downstream direction with a p... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6293339 | Vehicle air-conditioning system with independent left/right temperature control during maximum cooling A vehicle air-conditioning system that independently controls left-right air flow distribution in correspondence with left and right heat loads during a maximum cooling mode. In the system, blowout air flow is increased when driver seat side and passenger... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6270400 | Door mechanism for automobile air conditioner A mix door D, which is arranged in a limited space defined between an upstream air passage 10 in which an evaporator 3 is installed and a downstream air passage 11 in which a heater core 4 is installed, is of a sliding type. By guiding a door proper 12 by... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6145754 | Air conditioner for vehicle According to the present invention, even when the two-layer mode in which the inside air is introduced into a first air passage and the outside air is introduced into a second air passage is set, it is further determined whether air mix doors are controll... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6138749 | Automotive air-conditioner with vent and air-mixing door interlocking mechanism A motor vehicle air-conditioner having a structure that reduces production costs. Main and sub air-mixing doors and an inner-air FOOT door are mechanically interlocked with a single air-mixing door actuator. The shape of an engagement hole of a main link ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6116329 | Heating or air-conditioning system The invention relates to a heating or air-conditioning system for vehicle interiors having an air distributor which is connected to an air guiding duct and has air outlet openings for the lower plane of the vehicle interior. An air guiding duct with air o... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6092592 | Air conditioner for vehicle In an air conditioner for a vehicle, a temperature control unit includes a first air mixing door for adjusting an opening degree of a cool air passage through which air having passed through an evaporator bypasses a heater core, and a second air mixing do... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6062298 | Case of air conditioning system A case of an air conditioning system for a car includes a main body having a main path through which air supplied from a blower unit passes and a first path formed at the exit of the main path, a housing portion formed on top of the main body in which sec... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6032723 | Automotive air conditioning device Four air flow control doors of an automotive air conditioning device are synchronously controlled by a link mechanism. With a unique construction of the link mechanism, the following advantageous results are obtained. In a ventilation mode of a maximum co... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6019163 | Air conditioning apparatus for vehicle with air deflectors on air-mix doors An air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle includes an evaporator and a heater core disposed approximately horizontally. In the air conditioning apparatus, an air-mixing door for adjusting a flow ratio of air passing through the heater core and air passi... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5967890 | Heating and ventilating apparatus for the cabin of a motor vehicle The apparatus includes a casing, in which a fresh air passage member has an inlet port communicating with a fresh air inlet, and an outlet port open into an outlet chamber, which is fed through a mixing zone and which in its turn supplies a ventilating du... | 10/19/1999 |
