IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0947672
(2001-09-06)
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우선권정보 |
FR-0011376 (2000-09-06) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
8 |
초록
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The invention relates to a fitting for a motor vehicle, in particular a dashboard. The permitting the circulation of at least one stream of air, along a given path, behind at least one thickness of material defining a face of the fitting. The fitting further includes means for diffusing an active co
The invention relates to a fitting for a motor vehicle, in particular a dashboard. The permitting the circulation of at least one stream of air, along a given path, behind at least one thickness of material defining a face of the fitting. The fitting further includes means for diffusing an active compound into the at least one stream of air. The diffusing means are capable of being introduced, wholly or in part, through at least one orifice, or passing through the thicknesses of material. The loading orifices being orientated transversely to the path of the stream. The diffusing means are held in the area of the thickness or thicknesses of material.
대표청구항
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1. A fitting for a motor vehicle, permitting a circulation of at least one stream of air, along a given path, behind at least one thickness of material defining a face of said fitting, said fitting inducing diffusing means for diffusing an active compound in said stream, characterized by the fact th
1. A fitting for a motor vehicle, permitting a circulation of at least one stream of air, along a given path, behind at least one thickness of material defining a face of said fitting, said fitting inducing diffusing means for diffusing an active compound in said stream, characterized by the fact that said diffusing means are designed to be capable of being introduced, wholly or in part, through at least one loading orifice, or passing through said thicknesses of material from said outer face and emerging in said stream, said loading orifice being oriented transversely to the path of said stream, said diffusing means being also capable of being held in the area of said thickness or thicknesses of material, said diffusing means being located upstream of ventilation orifices provided on the front face of said fitting and in an area of which said at least one air stream emerges, said fitting further comprising an instrument panel capable of permitting the circulation of one of said air streams in the direction of each of its lateral ends, in the vicinity of which are located at least some of said ventilation orifices, said instrument panel being provided with the diffusing means in the area of one of its lateral faces, designed to be located opposite the front doors of the vehicle.2. The fitting according to claim 1, wherein said diffusing means are removable, wholly or in part, in relation to the rest of said fitting.3. The fitting according to claim 1, further comprising a panel defining said outer face and at least one flow conduit for said at least one air stream, provided behind said panel, said loading orifice being constituted by a first port, provided in said panel, and by a second port, provided in said conduit, in axial prolongation of one another.4. The fitting according to claim 1, wherein said diffusing means comprise a cartridge extending in at least one direction, said cartridge being capable of being positioned, over a diffusing portion of its length in said direction, wherein so as to extend to meet the air stream, and over a fixing portion.5. The fitting according to claim 4, in which said cartridge comprises diffusing portion, a support means for said active compound, designed to be volatile, and a permeable enclosure covering said support means.6. The fitting according to claim 5, further including means for causing the permeability of said enclosure to vary.7. The fitting according to claim 6, in which said enclosure has a surface for the passage of the vapours of said active compound, and said means for causing permeability to vary comprises a closing surface, wherein said closing surface is mobile between said support means and said enclosure, so as to adjust the aperture of said surface, wherein the movements of said closing surface are controlled from the end of the cartridge located in the area of said fixing portion.8. The fitting according to claim 7, in which said enclosure and said closing surface comprises two coaxial cylinders, said closing surface being mobile in rotation about its longitudinal axis and having an axial prolongation along said fixing portion, said axial prolongation defining an outer end of said cartridge, wherein said closing surface is driven in rotation by adjusting a thumb wheel.9. The fitting according to claim 8, wherein said cartridge is provided with indexing means permitting locating the relative positioning of said closing surface and said enclosure, wherein said indexing means comprise a mobile portion, provided in the area of said thumb wheel, and by a fixed portion of said fitting.10. The fitting according to claim 9, wherein said closing surface, is in translation movement in relation to said enclosure along their common longitudinal axis, defines a housing to receive said support means, said indexing means being capable of blocking said translation movement of said indexing surface through the snapping of said thumb wheel over said fixed portion.11. The fitting according to claim 5, wherein said cartridge includes, in its fixing portion, means for holding in place, an axial prolongation of said enclosure, said axial prolongation being capable of co-operating with said thicknesses of material to enable said cartridge be immobilised in said loading orifices.12. The fitting according to claim 5, further comprising means to ensure air-tightness of said loading orifices co-operating, on one hand, with a shoulder in the area of said enclosure and, on the other hand, with the walls of said thicknesses of material.13. An instrument panel for a motor vehicle comprising:a panel member having generally opposed front and rear faces, said front face adapted to be oriented toward an interior of the motor vehicle, said panel member also defining a first thickness between said front and rear faces a ventilation duct adjacent to said rear face, said duct defining an opening and being coupled to at least one vent provided in said panel member adjacent to the opening; a diffuser port extending through said panel member and said duct to define a second opening, the diffuser port terminating within said duct upstream of said at least one vent; a diffuser cartridge removeably mounted in said diffuser port and extending Into said duct, said cartridge including a first housing having a plurality of first openings defined therein and a support media removeably positioned within said first housing and adapted to retain an active compound thereon to be diffused through said first openings into a stream of air passing through said duct. 14. The instrument panel of claim 13 wherein said cartridge is removeably mounted within said port.15. The instrument panel of claim 13 wherein said cartridge includes a second housing positioned within said first housing, said second housing having a plurality of second openings defined therein, said second housing being moveable with regard to said first housing such that said second openings are variably aligned within said first openings, said support media being located within said second housing.16. The instrument panel of claim 15 wherein said second housing is rotatable with regard to said first housing.17. The instrument panel of claim 15 wherein said second housing is removeable from said first housing and said panel member.18. The instrument panel of claim 17 wherein said support media is removeable from said second housing.
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