US 12,434,537 B2
Air-conditioning vent structure
Yoon Hyung Lee, Whasung-Si (KR); and Sang Shin Lee, Seongnam-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 Dec. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/078,517.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0027344 (KR), filed on Mar. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0278396 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/00835 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air-conditioning vent structure comprising:
at least one duct portion supported by a duct panel, the at least one duct portion including a first outlet and a second outlet formed at an upper portion thereof, the first outlet and the second outlet being separated by a partition, and a curvature portion including a curvature, the curvature being formed by causing one end portion of the at least one duct portion disposed away from a windshield glass to be bent toward an interior of a vehicle;
a sliding door configured to be slidable along an upper portion of the curvature portion at a lower end portion of the partition, the sliding door including a hole formed therein and configured to adjust opening widths of the first outlet and the second outlet depending on a degree of sliding thereof;
an actuator connected to the sliding door at a lower end portion of the duct panel and configured to apply driving force to the sliding door so that the sliding door slides in opposite directions; and
a controller electrically connected to the actuator and configured to perform a control operation of the actuator to allow the sliding door to slide in the opposite directions in accordance with a use mode.