US 12,447,796 B2
Headliner air vent device for a vehicle
Bong Kyung Son, Ulsan (KR); Dong Won Yeon, Hwaseong-si (KR); Myung Hun Kang, Gwangmyeong-si (KR); Yong Seok Park, Seoul (KR); Keong No Kim, Incheon (KR); and Chun Ha Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR); and ITW EF&C KOREA LLC., Incheon (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR); and ITW EF&C KOREA LLC., Incheon (KR)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/078,754.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0070029 (KR), filed on Jun. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0398833 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/00685 (2013.01) 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A headliner air vent device for a vehicle, the headliner air vent device comprising:
a housing comprising a first outlet through which air is discharged and a second outlet comparted by an inner cover and having a configuration by which air is discharged through outside the first outlet;
an air guide supporter configured to be rotatable inside the housing; and
an air guide positioned to face an outer cover by which the second outlet is defined, the air guide being configured to move upwards or downwards in response to rotation of the air guide supporter to selectively open or close the second outlet,
wherein the air guide supporter comprises:
a rotatable body disposed to surround the inner cover and coupled to a rear cover configured such that the second outlet is divided into a plurality of sections; and
a plurality of lift guide recesses provided on an outer circumferential surface of the body, each of the plurality of lift guide recesses being configured to extend in a shape of a spiral from an opened mouth,
and wherein the air guide comprises guide protrusions configured to be selectively inserted into the plurality of lift guide recesses in response to rotation of the body.