US 12,485,723 B2
Foldable and flexible vent for air conditioner
Wei Li, Liuzhou (CN); Changye Liu, Liuzhou (CN); Qiang Hu, Liuzhou (CN); Xiaobin Zhao, Liuzhou (CN); Long Tang, Liuzhou (CN); and Qiuni Ling, Liuzhou (CN)
Assigned to SAIC GM Wuling Automobile CO., Ltd, Liuzhou (CN)
Filed by SAIC GM Wuling Automobile CO., Ltd, Liuzhou (CN)
Filed on Mar. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/190,768.
Claims priority of application No. 202210459719.6 (CN), filed on Apr. 24, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0339287 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/00685 (2013.01) [B60H 1/0065 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00721 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foldable and flexible vent for an air conditioner, comprising a base (10), a hose (11) and an air guide cylinder (12), wherein one end of the base (10) communicates with the air conditioner and the other end communicates with the hose (11); the air guide cylinder (12) is arranged at one end of the hose (11) away from the base (10), characterized in that the vent further comprises a plurality of air dampers (2) and a rotating mechanism (3), the rotating mechanism (3) comprises a rotary disc (31), a rotary knob (32) and a driving assembly (33);
the plurality of air dampers (2) are arranged in the air guide cylinder (12) and are rotatable in a radial direction of the air guide cylinder (12); the number of air dampers (2) is not less than three; the plurality of air dampers (2) are distributed in a circular array with the axis of the air guide cylinder (12) as a center line, and are used for adjusting a wind direction angle and a wind volume of the air guide cylinder (12);
the rotating mechanism (3) is arranged to rotate coaxially with the air guide cylinder (12) and slidably abut against the plurality of air dampers (2), and is used for synchronously and equiangularly adjusting the rotation of the plurality of air dampers (2).