US 11,906,194 B2
Air vent assembly
Sung Sik Choi, Suwon-Si (KR); and Hong Kil Noh, Asan-Si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/512,388.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0019605 (KR), filed on Feb. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0260275 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. F24F 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 13/082 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air vent assembly comprising:
a housing configured to allow air to pass therethrough;
a slit assembly disposed inside the housing and configured to control a flow direction of the air;
a knob movably connected to the slit assembly to move the slit assembly; and
a bezel coupled to the housing, wherein the knob is directly coupled to the bezel and pivotable with respect to the bezel,
wherein the slit assembly includes:
an upper inlet plate slidably connected to the housing so that the upper inlet plate is movable along an internal surface of the housing;
a lower inlet plate forming an inlet slit from the upper inlet plate and disposed inside the housing, wherein the lower inlet plate is slidably connected to the housing and movable along the internal surface of the housing; and
an outlet plate, wherein a first side of the outlet plate is pivotally coupled to the upper inlet plate and the lower inlet plate to be movable together with the upper inlet plate and the lower inlet plate and a second side of the outlet plate is pivotally coupled to the housing,
wherein the knob includes a knob sliding portion inserted into an accommodation portion provided in a bottom side of the outlet plate, and
wherein the knob sliding portion is slidable in the accommodation portion in a direction traverse to the housing.