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Air Vent Assembly

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air vent assembly (100). The assembly (100) includes one or more horizontal vane (104), one or more vertical vane (106) movably configured to the one or more horizontal vane (104). Further, a vane controller (112) is connected to at least one of the vane (104, 106). At least one of the vane among the one or more vertical vane (106) and the one or more horizontal vane (104) comprises an elastic pad (108) such that at least one of the one or more vertical vane (106) is in frictional contact with at least one of the one or more horizontal vane (104) by the elastic pad (108) for enhancing the effort management of the air vent assembly (100) for controlling the airflow directivity into the vehicle interior.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
23 October 2021
Publication Number
17/2023
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Status
Email
Parent Application

Applicants

Faurecia India Private Limited
T-187, B G Block, Pimpri Industrial Area, Bhosari - Pune - 411026, Maharashtra, India.

Inventors

1. PATIL, Hridaynath
F-304, Jaihind Residency, Newale Wasti, Akurdi-chikhali Road, Chinchwad - Pune - 411062, Maharashtra, India.

Specification

Claims:1. An air vent assembly (100) comprising:
one or more horizontal vane (104); and
one or more vertical vane (106) movably configured to the one or more horizontal vane (104); wherein at least one of the vane among the one or more vertical vane (106) and the one or more horizontal vane (104) comprises an elastic pad (108) such that at least one of the one or more vertical vane (106) is in frictional contact with at least one of the one or more horizontal vane (104) by the elastic pad (108).

2. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the assembly (100) comprises a vane controller (112) connected to at least one of the vanes among the one or more vertical vane (106) or the one or more horizontal vane (104), the vane controller (112) configured to facilitate movement of any or a combination of the one or more vertical vane (106), and the one or more horizontal vane (104).

3. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 2, wherein when the vane controller (112) moves in a first direction about a vertical axis (A-A’), the one or more vertical vane (106) pivots about the vertical axis (A-A’) and maintains frictional contact with the corresponding horizontal vane (104), and
wherein when the vane controller (112) moves in a second direction about a horizontal axis (B-B’), the one or more horizontal vane (104) pivots about the horizontal axis (B-B’) and maintains frictional contact with the corresponding vertical vanes (106).

4. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a master horizontal vane among the one or more horizontal vane (104) comprises the elastic pad (108).
5. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 4, wherein the vane controller (112) connected to a master vertical vane among the one or more vertical vane (106), the master vertical vane comprises an upper engaging portion (106-1) and/or a lower engaging portion (106-2), which are in frictional contact with an upper surface and/or a lower surface, respectively, of the elastic pad (108) of the master horizontal vane.

6. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 5, wherein when the vane controller (112) operates in a left or a right direction, the upper engaging portion (106-1) and/or the lower engaging portion (106-2) of the master vertical vane pivots about a vertical axis (A-A’) and maintains frictional contact with the elastic pad (108) of the master horizontal vane.

7. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a master vertical vane among the one or more vertical vane (106) comprises the elastic pad (108).

8. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 7, wherein the vane controller (112) connected to a master horizontal vane among the one or more horizontal vane (104), the master horizontal vane comprises a left engaging portion (104-1) and/or a right engaging portion (104-2), which are in frictional contact with a left surface and/or a right surface, respectively, of the elastic pad (108) of the master vertical vane.

9. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 8, wherein when the vane controller (112) operates in an upward or a downward direction, the left engaging portion and/or the right engaging portion of the master horizontal vane pivots about a horizontal axis and maintains frictional contact with the elastic pad (108) of the master vertical vane.

10. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic pad (108) is made of a material with one of the or combination of silicone, rubber, and polymer thereof by overmolding injection process.
11. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 5 or 8, wherein the engaging portion (106-1, 106-2, 104-1, 104-2) extending angularly from the longitudinal member of the master vertical vane or the master horizontal vane (106, 104) respectively.
, Description:TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of air vent systems for automobiles. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a simple, efficient, cost-effective, and robust air vent assembly for vehicles, and the likes, to provide multi-directional airflow inside the vehicles, which provides enhanced effort management and maneuverability, and can be packaged in very small spaces.

BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] Vehicles are equipped with an air vent assembly being coupled to an opening of a heating system, ventilation system, or air conditioning system (or HVAC system), in the interior of vehicles to control the direction and inflow rate of air inside the vehicles. The air vent assemblies are normally found to be movably mounted around an axis secured to a dashboard, roof, rear side of the front seats, and other interior surfaces of the vehicles. These air vent assemblies are configured with a vane controller to change air directivity inside the vehicle.
[0004] Existing air vent assembly of vehicles includes multiple vanes or deflectors being movably connected to a peripheral wall of the body of opening of the HVAC system in both vertical and horizontal directions. The vanes are configured with a control member (knob) slidably connected to the vanes through an elastic pad, such that the knob is maneuverable by a user to modify the orientation of the deflectors to adjust direction and rate of airflow inside the vehicle.
[0005] In the existing vane controller assembly due to the structural limitations associated with the design of the elastic pad, as well as the configuration of the elastic pad with the knob and the vanes does not provide smooth effort management and a wider range of maneuverability to the user. Besides, it also requires large space for packaging, thereby making the overall air vent assembly bulkier and costly.
[0006] There is therefore a need to overcome the above drawbacks and provide a simple, efficient, robust, easy to operate and assemble, and improved air vent assembly for vehicles to provide improved effort management, and multi-directional airflow inside the vehicles. Further, there is a need in the art to provide an air vent assembly with improved and efficient vanes that do not require separate elastic pads, and which enhances effort management, reduces noise and damages to the components of the vane controller, and efficiently facilitate translational and rotational movement of the vanes upon movement of the knob.

OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0007] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0008] It is an object of the present disclosure to enhance effort management in air vent assemblies.
[0009] It is an object of the present disclosure to eliminate the use of space-consuming elastic pads arrangement and provide a simple, improved, and efficient air vent assembly that consumes very small space for packaging and is easy to be manufactured and assembled.
[0010] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an air vent assembly for vehicles to provide improved effort management, and multi-directional airflow inside the vehicles.
[0011] It is an object of the present disclosure to fabricate an improved vane for existing air vent assembly, which enhances effort management, reduces noise and damages to the components of the vane controller, and facilitate translational and/or rotational movement of the vanes upon movement of a knob connected to it.
[0012] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a simple, compact, efficient, robust, easy to operate and assemble, and improved air vent assembly for vehicles to provide improved effort management, and multi-directional airflow inside the vehicles, which reduces noise and damages to the components of the vane controller, and facilitates translational and rotational movement of the vanes upon movement of the knob.
SUMMARY
[0013] The present disclosure relates to a simple, efficient, cost-effective, and robust air vent assembly for vehicles, and the likes, to provide multi-directional airflow inside the vehicles, which provides enhanced effort management and maneuverability, and can be packaged in very small spaces.
[0014] An aspect of the present disclosure pertains to an air vent assembly. The air vent assembly may comprise a frame fitted into an opening of a trim panel like in a dashboard of a vehicle, but not limited to the like. The assembly may comprise one or more horizontal vane movably configured with the frame and with one another such that movement of any one of the horizontal vane with respect to the frame may enable movement of the other horizontal vane(s). Further, the assembly may comprise one or more vertical vane movably configured with the horizontal vane(s) and with one another such that movement of any one of the vertical vane with respect to the frame may enable movement of the other vertical vane(s). Further, at least one of the vertical vane or the horizontal vane may comprise an elastic pad such that one of the vertical vane (a master vertical vane) may be in frictional contact with one of the horizontal vane (a master horizontal vane) by the elastic pad. The elastic pad is made of a material with one of the or combination of silicone, rubber, and polymer thereof by an overmolding injection process.
[0015] The assembly may comprise a vane controller (knob) connected to either the master vertical vane or the master horizontal vane, which may be configured to facilitate movement of any or a combination of the vertical vane, and the horizontal vane in a required direction, thereby controlling the air-directivity within the vehicle interior.
[0016] When the knob is moved in a left or right direction about a vertical axis, the vertical vane may pivot about the vertical axis and may maintain frictional contact with the corresponding horizontal vane because of the elastic pad. Further, when the knob is moved in an upward or downward direction about a horizontal axis, the horizontal vane may pivot about the horizontal axis and may maintain frictional contact with the corresponding vertical vane because of the elastic pad.
[0017] In an aspect, the elastic pad may be made of a material selected from silicone, rubber, polymer, or other elastic material known in the art.
[0018] In an aspect, the master horizontal vane may comprise the elastic pad, and the knob may be connected to the master vertical vane. The master vertical vane may comprise an upper engaging portion (upper tab) and/or a lower engaging portion (lower tab), which may be in frictional contact with an upper surface and/or a lower surface, respectively, of the elastic pad of the master horizontal vane. Further, when the knob operates in a left or a right direction, the upper tab and the lower tab of the master vertical vane may pivot about a vertical axis and may maintain frictional contact with the elastic pad of the master horizontal vane, thereby providing improved effort management, and enabling multi-directional airflow control inside the vehicles.
[0019] In another aspect, the master vertical vane may comprise the elastic pad, and the knob may be connected to the master horizontal vane. The master horizontal vane may comprise a left engaging portion (left tab) and/or a right engaging portion (right tab), which may be in frictional contact with a left surface and/or a right surface, respectively, of the elastic pad of the master vertical vane. Further, when the knob operates in an upward or downward direction, the left tab and/or the right tab of the master horizontal vane may pivot about a horizontal axis and may maintain frictional contact with the elastic pad of the master vertical vane, thereby providing improved effort management, and enabling multi-directional airflow control inside the vehicles.
[0020] Accordingly, the proposed air vent assembly provides improved effort management and multi-directional airflow control inside the vehicles. Besides, as the proposed air vent assembly involves the elastic pad being overmolded on the vane, the air vent assembly consumes very small space for packaging, is cost-effective, compact, robust, and easy to be manufactured and assembled.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0021] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure. The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of the present disclosure.
[0022] In the figures, similar components and/or features may have the same reference label. Further, various components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference label with a second label that distinguishes among the similar components. If only the first reference label is used in the specification, the description is applicable to any one of the similar components having the same first reference label irrespective of the second reference label.
[0023] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary view of the proposed air vent assembly, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[0024] FIGs. 2A and 2B illustrate exemplary views of the horizontal vane of the proposed air vent assembly, having the overmolded elastic pad in frictional contact with a vertical vane of the air vent assembly, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[0025] FIGs. 2C and 2D illustrate exemplary views of the vertical vane of the proposed air vent assembly, having the overmolded elastic pad in frictional contact with a horizontal vane of the air vent assembly, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[0027] Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a simple, efficient, cost-effective, and robust air vent assembly for vehicles, and the likes, to provide multi-directional airflow inside the vehicles, which provides enhanced effort management and maneuverability, and can be packaged in very small spaces.
[0028] According to an embodiment, the present disclosure elaborates upon an air vent assembly. The assembly can include one or more horizontal vane, and one or more vertical vane movably configured to the one or more horizontal vane. At least one of the vane among the one or more vertical vane and the one or more horizontal vane can include an elastic pad such that at least one of the one or more vertical vane can be in frictional contact with at least one of the one or more horizontal vane by the elastic pad. The elastic pad is made of a material with one of the or combination of silicone, rubber, and polymer thereof by an overmolding injection process.
[0029] In an embodiment, the assembly can include a vane controller connected to at least one of the vane among the one or more vertical vane or the one or more horizontal vane, the vane controller configured to facilitate movement of any or a combination of the one or more vertical vane, and the one or more horizontal vane.
[0030] In an embodiment, when the vane controller moves in a first direction about a vertical axis, the one or more vertical vane can pivot about the vertical axis and can maintain frictional contact with the corresponding horizontal vane via the elastic pad. Further, when the vane controller moves in a second direction about a horizontal axis, the one or more horiontal vane can pivot about the horizontal axis and can maintain frictional contact with the corresponding vertical vane via the elastic pad.
[0031] In a first embodiment, a master horizontal vane among the one or more horizontal vane can include the elastic pad.
[0032] In the first embodiment, a master vertical vane among the one or more vertical vane can include the vane controller connected to the master vertical vane. The master vertical vane can include an upper engaging portion and/or a lower engaging portion, which can be in frictional contact with an upper surface and/or a lower surface, respectively, of the elastic pad of the master horizontal vane.
[0033] In the first embodiment, when the vane controller operates in a left or a right direction, the upper engaging portion and/or the lower engaging portion of the master vertical vane can pivot about a vertical axis and can maintain frictional contact with the elastic pad of the master horizontal vane.
[0034] In a second embodiment, a master vertical vane among the one or more vertical vane can include the elastic pad.
[0035] In the second embodiment, a master vertical vane among the one or more vertical vane can include the vane controller connected to the master horizontal vane. The master horizontal vane can include a left engaging portion and/or a right engaging portion, which can be in frictional contact with a left surface and/or a right surface, respectively, of the elastic pad of the master vertical vane.
[0036] In the second embodiment, when the vane controller operates in an upward or a downward direction, the left engaging portion and/or the right engaging portion of the master horizontal vane can pivot about a horizontal axis and can maintain frictional contact with the elastic pad of the master vertical vane.
[0037] In an embodiment, the elastic pad can be made of a material selected from silicone, rubber, and polymer.
[0038] In an embodiment, the engaging portion(s) can extend angularly from the longitudinal member of the master vertical vane or the master horizontal vane, respectively
[0039] Referring to FIG. 1, the proposed air vent assembly 100 for a vehicle can include a frame 102 for fitment on or inside an opening of the vehicle interior trim panel for example on or inside a dashboard of the vehicle. The assembly 100 can further include one or more horizontal vane 104 (collectively referred to as horizontal vanes 104, herein) movably configured with the frame and with one another such that movement of any one of the horizontal vanes 104 with respect to the frame 102 can enable movement of the other horizontal vanes 104. The assembly 100 can further include one or more vertical vane 106 (collectively referred to as vertical vanes 106, herein) movably configured with the horizontal vanes 104 and with one another such that movement of any one of the vertical vane 106 with respect to the frame 102 can enable movement of the other vertical vane 106.
[0040] Further, at least one of the vertical vanes 106 and/or the horizontal vane 104 can include an elastic pad 108 such that a master vertical vane among the vertical vane 106 can be in frictional contact with a master horizontal vane among the horizontal vane 104 by corresponding elastic pad 108, which can help improve effort management. More particularly, the elastic pad 108 can be made of a material with one of the or combination of silicone, rubber, and polymer thereof by overmolding injection process (thus also referred as overmolded elastic pad 108, herein).
[0041] In an embodiment, frame 102 can be provided with bearings 110 on two opposite sides, and the two ends of the horizontal vane 104 can be movably engaged with the bearings 110 of the frame 102 such that the horizontal vane 104 can be rotated about its longitudinal axis in an upward and direction. Further, assembly 100 can include a horizontal link including multiple engaging means at a predefined distance to accommodate a set of horizontal vanes such that the horizontal link can enable movement of all the horizontal vanes together upon movement of one of the horizontal vanes 104. In an embodiment, the assembly 100 can include a vertical link including multiple engaging means at a predefined distance to accommodate a set of vertical vanes 106 such that the vertical link can enable movement of all the vertical vanes together upon movement of one of the vertical vanes 106.
[0042] In an embodiment, assembly 100 can include a vane controller 112 (also referred to as knob 112, herein) connected to either the master vertical vane or the master horizontal vane. The knob 112 can be configured to facilitate movement of any or a combination of the vertical vanes 106, and the horizontal vanes 104 in a required direction, thereby controlling the airflow directivity within the vehicle interior. As all the vertical vanes 106 are movably connected by the vertical link, and all the horizontal vanes 104 are movably connected by the horizontal link, as a result, movement of the master horizontal vane or the master vertical vane by the knob 112 in any direction, can enable movement of all the horizontal vanes 104 or the vertical vanes 106 to control airflow directivity into the vehicle interior.
[0043] The knob 112 can include engaging means adapted to be coupled to the vertical vanes 106 and/or horizontal vanes 104. Further, a portion 112-1 of the knob 112 can extend outward from frame 102 such that the knob 112 remains accessible to users to maneuver the knob 112 in the desired direction as desired.
[0044] In an embodiment, when the knob 112 moves in a first direction about a vertical axis A-A’, the vertical vane 106 can pivot about the vertical axis and can maintain frictional contact with the corresponding horizontal vane 104 via the elastic pad 108. Further, when the knob 112 moves in a second direction about a horizontal axis B-B’, the horizontal vane 104 can pivot about the horizontal axis B-B’ and can maintain frictional contact with the corresponding vertical vane 106 via the elastic pad 108, thereby enhancing effort management of the knob 112.
[0045] In an implementation, when the knob 112 is in a neutral condition, all the horizontal vanes 104 remain perpendicular to the vertical axis A-A’, parallel to the horizontal axis B-B’, and the vertical vanes 106 remain perpendicular to the surface of the horizontal vanes 104, thereby enabling a straight flow of air inside the vehicle.
[0046] In an implementation, when the knob 112 is moved in a downward direction with respect to frame 102, the horizontal vanes 104 rotate about their longitudinal axis in a downward direction and making a non-right angle (not perpendicular) with the horizontal surface of frame 102, but the vertical vanes 106 remain perpendicular to the horizontal surface of the frame 102, thereby enabling a downward flow of the air inside the vehicle.
[0047] In an implementation, when the knob 112 is moved in the right direction with respect to frame 102, the vertical vanes 106 rotate about their longitudinal axis in the right direction and making a non-right angle (not perpendicular) with the vertical surface of frame 102, but the horizontal vanes 104 remain parallel to the horizontal surface of the frame 102, thereby enabling a rightward flow of the air inside the vehicle.
[0048] In an implementation, when the knob 112 is moved in a down-right direction with respect to frame 102, the horizontal vanes 104 rotate about their longitudinal axis in a downward direction and making a non-right angle (not perpendicular) with the horizontal surface of the frame 102, and the vertical vanes 106 rotate about their longitudinal axis in the right direction and making a non-right angle (not perpendicular) with the vertical surface of the frame 102, thereby enabling inflow of air inside the vehicle in the down-right direction.
[0049] In an implementation, when the knob 112 is moved in an up-left direction with respect to frame 102, the horizontal vanes 104 rotate about their longitudinal axis in an upward direction and making a non-right angle (not perpendicular) with the horizontal surface of the frame 102, and the vertical vanes 106 rotate about their longitudinal axis in the left direction and making a non-right angle (not perpendicular) with the vertical surface of the frame 102, thereby enabling inflow of air inside the vehicle in the up-left direction.
[0050] Similarly, the movement of the knob 112, by a user, in a specific direction, can accordingly change the orientation of any or a combination of the vertical vanes 106 and/or the horizontal vanes 104 to adjust the direction of airflow inside the vehicle in the same specific direction as desired by the user.
[0051] In an embodiment, referring to FIGs, 1, 2A, and 2B, the master horizontal vane 104 can include the overmolded elastic pad 108, and a vertical knob 112 can be connected to the master vertical vane 106. The master vertical vane 106 can be a longitudinal member including an upper engaging portion 106-1 (also referred to as upper tab 106-1, herein) and a lower engaging portion 106-2 (also referred to as lower tab 106-2, herein) extending angularly from the longitudinal member of the master vertical vane 106. The shape and a distance between the upper tab 106-1 and the lower tab 106-2 can be based on the thickness and surface profile of the horizontal vane 104 such that the upper and lower tabs 106-1, 106-1 can remain in frictional contact with an upper surface and a lower surface, respectively, of the overmolded elastic pad 108 of the master horizontal vane 104. Further, when the vertical knob 112 operates in a left or a right direction, the upper tab 106-1 and the lower tab 106-2 of the master vertical vane 106 can pivot about a vertical axis A-A’ and can maintain frictional contact with the overmolded elastic pad 108 of the master horizontal vane 104, thereby providing improved effort management, and enabling multi-directional airflow inside the vehicles.
[0052] In another embodiment, referring to FIG. 2C and 2D, the master vertical vane 106 can include the overmolded elastic pad 108, and a horizontal knob 112 can be connected to the master horizontal vane 106. The master horizontal vane 104 can be a longitudinal member including a left engaging portion 104-1 (also referred to as left tab 104-1, herein) and a right engaging portion 104-2 (also referred to as right tab104-2, herein) extending angularly from the longitudinal member of the master horizontal vane 104. The shape and a distance between the left tab 104-1 and the right tab 104-2 can be based on the thickness and surface profile of the vertical vane 106 such that the left and right tabs 104-1, 104-2 can remain in frictional contact with a left surface and a right surface, respectively, of the overmolded elastic pad 108 of the master vertical vane 106. Further, when the horizontal knob 112 operates in a left or right direction, the left tab 104-1 and the right tab 104-2 of the master horizontal vane 104 can pivot about a horizontal axis and can maintain frictional contact with the overmolded elastic pad 108 of the master vertical vane 106, thereby providing improved effort management, and enabling multi-directional airflow inside the vehicles.
[0053] Overmolding is an injection molding process where a single part (structure) is created using two or more different materials. A first material is referred to as a substrate, which is partially or fully covered by subsequent materials, also known as overmold materials, during the manufacturing process.
[0054] In the present invention, an elastic material such as silicon, polymer, or rubber, can be partially overmolded over a surface of the master vane (either the master horizontal vane 104 or the master vertical vane 106) that can be made of a metal, alloy, or plastic. The overmolding can be done such that the final fabricated master vane 104 or 106 has the elastic material 108 over a section of the master vane 104 or 106, and has a smooth planar profile throughout its surface. This provides the fabricated master vane 104 or 106 with all the technical benefits of an elastic pad, without requiring a separate elastic pad as in the existing air vent assemblies.
[0055] Referring to FIGs. 2A and 2B, in an embodiment, the master horizontal vane 104 can include a slot S is in the middle, which is having a predefined depth as shown in FIG. 2B. Further, the elastic material 108 can be overmolded in the slot area S such that the final fabricated horizontal vane 104 has the elastic pad 108 in the middle and the elastic pad 108 does not extend beyond the surface of the horizontal vane 104. As a result, the elastic material 108 looks and operates as an integral part of the horizontal vane 104, without consuming additional space.
[0056] The fabricated master vane 104 having the overmolded elastic pad 108 of the present invention helps the master vertical vane 106 and the horizontal vane 104 maintain frictional contact, and also enables pivotal movement of the vertical vane 106 about a vertical axis A-A’, and pivotal movement of the horizontal vane 104 about a horizontal axis B-B’. Accordingly, the present invention 100 eliminates the use of space-consuming separate elastic pads from existing air vent assemblies and provides a simple, improved, and efficient air vent assembly that consumes very small space for packaging and is easy to be manufactured and assembled.
[0057] In addition, the proposed air vent assembly 100 has reduced noise and prevents damages to the components of the assembly, and efficiently facilitates translational and rotational movement of the vanes upon movement of the knob with improved effort management.
[0058] It is to be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that while various embodiments and drawings of the present disclosure have been illustrated regarding an air vent assembly for a vehicle being configured in an interior of the vehicle, however, the proposed air vent assembly can also be fitted and configured in an interior as well as the exterior of an HVAC system of buildings, storage devices, refrigeration devices, but not limited to the likes, and all such embodiments are well within the scope of the present disclosure.
[0059] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions, or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.

ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION
[0060] The proposed invention enhances effort management in air vent assemblies.
[0061] The proposed invention eliminates the use of space-consuming elastic pads arrangement and provides a simple, improved, and efficient air vent assembly that consumes very small space for packaging and is easy to be manufactured and assembled.
[0062] The proposed invention provides an air vent assembly for vehicles to provide improved effort management, and multi-directional airflow inside the vehicles.
[0063] The proposed invention fabricates an improved vane for existing air vent assembly, which enhances effort management, reduces noise and damages to the components of the vane controller, and facilitates translational and rotational movement of the vanes upon movement of a knob connected to it.
[0064] The proposed invention provides a simple, compact, efficient, robust, easy to operate and assemble, and improved air vent assembly for vehicles to provide improved effort management, and multi-directional airflow inside the vehicles, which reduces noise and damages to the components of the vane controller and facilitate translational and rotational movement of the vanes upon movement of the knob.

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1 202121048406-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [23-10-2021(online)].pdf 2021-10-23
2 202121048406-POWER OF AUTHORITY [23-10-2021(online)].pdf 2021-10-23
3 202121048406-FORM 1 [23-10-2021(online)].pdf 2021-10-23
4 202121048406-DRAWINGS [23-10-2021(online)].pdf 2021-10-23
5 202121048406-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [23-10-2021(online)].pdf 2021-10-23
6 202121048406-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [23-10-2021(online)].pdf 2021-10-23
7 Abstract1.jpg 2021-12-17
8 202121048406-REQUEST FOR CERTIFIED COPY [15-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-15
9 202121048406-Power of Attorney [15-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-15
10 202121048406-Covering Letter [15-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-15
11 202121048406-Power of Attorney [20-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-20
12 202121048406-Power of Attorney [20-09-2022(online)]-1.pdf 2022-09-20
13 202121048406-Covering Letter [20-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-20
14 202121048406-Covering Letter [20-09-2022(online)]-1.pdf 2022-09-20
15 202121048406-CORRESPONDENCE(IPO)(CERTIFIED COPY)-21-09-2022.pdf 2022-09-21
16 202121048406-CORRESPONDENCE(IPO)(WIPO DAS)-22-09-2022.pdf 2022-09-22
17 202121048406-FORM 3 [21-04-2023(online)].pdf 2023-04-21
18 202121048406-FORM 18 [21-10-2025(online)].pdf 2025-10-21