US 12,344,077 B2
Air outlet structure, column, and vehicle
Han Zhang, Shanghai (CN); Haobin Zhang, Shanghai (CN); Tao Wang, Shanghai (CN); Jia Ge, Shanghai (CN); and Guangming Tian, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD, Hefei (CN)
Filed by NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD, Hefei (CN)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/879,045.
Claims priority of application No. 202110903548.7 (CN), filed on Aug. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0044225 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B60H 1/34 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/3421 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00564 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air outlet structure, comprising:
an air duct;
a first air outlet and a second air outlet, the first air outlet and the second air outlet being configured to be spaced apart from each other and parallel to each other; and
a first air-inducing channel and a second air-inducing channel, the first air-inducing channel extending to the first air outlet from the air duct, the second air-inducing channel extending to the second air outlet from the air duct, and the first air-inducing channel and the second air-inducing channel being configured in such a manner that a first airflow flowing out of the first air outlet and a second airflow flowing out of the second air outlet intersect and scatter each other,
wherein the air duct comprises:
a first air outlet section and a second air outlet section, the first air outlet section and the second air outlet section being spaced apart from each other and arranged side by side, the first air outlet section being provided with a first outlet that matches the first air-inducing channel, and the second air outlet section being provided with a second outlet that matches the second air-inducing channel; and
an air inlet section, the air inlet section having a first air inlet section and a second air inlet section separated by a partition plate that extends in a height direction of the air inlet section, the first air inlet section communicating with the first air outlet section, and the second air inlet section communicating with the second air outlet section, and
wherein:
a first swing blade assembly extending in a height direction of the first air outlet section is formed in the first air outlet section, the first swing blade assembly comprises a plurality of first swing blades spaced apart from each other and a first connecting rod, and each of the first swing blades is configured to be rotatably attached to the first connecting rod and be capable of swinging up and down toward the first outlet; and
a second swing blade assembly extending in a height direction of the second air outlet section is formed in the second air outlet section, the second swing blade assembly comprises a plurality of second swing blades that are spaced apart from each other and a second connecting rod, and each of the second swing blades is configured to be rotatably attached to the second connecting rod and be capable of swinging up and down toward the second outlet.