US 11,697,325 B2
Air register assembly
George David Koch Smith, Lake Orion, MI (US); Steven Nicholas Fidh, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Brent Clifford Dalton, Dearborn, MI (US); Anthony Michael Esser, Brighton, MI (US); and Martin Alfred Lindell, Warren, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on May 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/323,221.
Prior Publication US 2022/0371409 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B60H 1/34 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/3421 (2013.01) [B60H 2001/3471 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air delivery system for a vehicle, comprising:
a housing defining an interior cavity in fluid communication with an inlet and an outlet, wherein the interior cavity includes a first cavity portion and a second cavity portion;
a pivoting vane assembly disposed within the first cavity portion, wherein the pivoting vane assembly includes vanes coupled via a link bar;
a linked vane assembly disposed within the second cavity portion, wherein the linked vane assembly includes:
a first linked vane having a first driver portion rotatably coupled to a first follower portion, each of the first driver portion and the first follower portion having a convex surface and a concave surface; and
a second linked vane spaced from the first linked vane, wherein the second linked vane includes a second driver portion rotatably coupled to a second follower portion, each of the second driver portion and the second follower portion having a convex surface and a concave surface, wherein the convex surfaces of the first linked vane are oriented toward the convex surfaces of the second linked vane and the convex surfaces of the second linked vane are oriented toward the convex surfaces of the first linked vane; and
an actuator operably coupled to the linked vane assembly to adjust a position of each of the first linked vane and the second linked vane.