CLIAMS:1. An air vent assembly (100) for a heating ventilation and air conditioning system of a vehicle, the assembly (100) comprising:
a housing (101) connectable to a vehicle body, wherein the housing (101) is adapted to receive air from an air duct of the heating ventilation and air conditioning system; and
at least one air vent (102) slidably disposed inside the housing (101), wherein the at least one air vent (102) is configured to move between a first position (FP) and a second position (SP) in the housing (101);
wherein, the at least one air vent (102) comprises a plurality of provisions (103) in a front wall (102a) and in at least one of a side wall (102b) and a top wall (102c), to blow the air received from the air duct into a cabin of the vehicle.

2. The air vent assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one air vent (102) comprises a third provision (103c) in a bottom wall (102d) to blow the air received from the air duct.

3. The air vent assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a second provision (103b) of the plurality of provisions (103) is provided in both side walls (102b) of the at least one air vent (102).

4. The air vent assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first provision (103a) of the plurality of provisions (103) is provided at front wall (102a) with at least one adjustable guide vane (104).

5. The air vent assembly (100) as claimed in claim 4, wherein the at least one adjustable guide vane (104) is oriented in at least one of vertical direction and horizontal direction.

6. The air vent assembly (100) as claimed in claims 1, wherein a second provision and a third provision, a fourth provision (103b, 103c, and 103d) provided at side walls (102b), a bottom wall (102d), and the top wall (102c) are provided with at least one fixed guide vane, oscillating guide vanes (105), and fixed-oscillating guide vanes.

7. The air vent assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing comprises at least one pin (101a) in the inner surface.

8. The air vent assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one air vent (102) comprises a guide slot (106) to accommodate at least one pin (101a) provided in the housing (101).

9. The air vent assembly (100) as claimed in claim 8, wherein the guide slot (106) slides over the at least one pin (101a) during the movement of the at least one air vent between the first position (FP) and the second position (SP) in the housing (101).

10. The air vent assembly (100) as claimed in claim 8, wherein the at least one pin (101a) locks the movement of the at least one air vent (102) beyond the second position (SP).

11. The air vent assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1 comprises at least one locking member (107) adapted to lock the at least one air vent (102) in the first position (FP).

12. The air vent assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first position (FP) of the at least one air vent (102) is when the at least one air vent (102) is completely residing inside the housing (101).

13. The air vent assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second position (SP) of the at least one air vent (102) is when the at least one air vent (102) is completely extended from the housing (101).

14. The air vent assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one partition wall (108) is provisioned in a second, third, and fourth provisions (103b, 103c, and 103d).

15. The air vent assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the at least one air vent (102) facilitates multi directional flow of the air into the cabin of the vehicle.

16. A vehicle comprising an air vent assembly (100) for a heating ventilation and air conditioning system as claimed in claim 1.

17. An air vent assembly (600) for a heating ventilation and air conditioning system of a vehicle, the assembly (600) comprising:
a housing (601) connectable to a vehicle body, wherein the housing (601) is adapted to receive air from an air duct of the heating ventilation and air conditioning system; and
at least one air vent (602) fixed to the housing (601), wherein the at least one air vent (102) is extended up-to a predetermined distance from the housing (601);
wherein, the at least one air vent (602) comprises a plurality of provisions (603) in a front wall (602a) and in at least one of a side wall (602b), bottom wall (602d) and a top wall (602c), to blow the air received from the air duct into a cabin of the vehicle.
,TagSPECI:TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure generally relates to a vehicle. Particularly but not exclusively present disclosure relates to a Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system of the vehicle. Further, embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an air vent assembly for HVAC system of the vehicle which facilitates multi directional flow of conditioned air into a vehicle cabin.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

A heating ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) unit is commonly used in all types of vehicles to provide comfort to passengers in different climatic conditions. In HVAC system, air is drawn either from inside the cabin of the vehicle or from atmosphere. The drawn air is conditioned i.e. cooled or heated by the HVAC system as per passenger need, and is finally delivered to the passenger cabin through a plurality of air vents provided in the cabin.

Conventional HVAC consists basically of a blower unit, heat exchangers, and air vents in which blower unit sucks air from outside/ inside cabin, and blows into the conditioned space, slightly pressurizing it. The fresh air or re-circulated air is sucked through intake assembly of the blower unit. The blower unit forces the air to move forward and gives it a velocity and momentum to move towards the heat exchanger coils. The air which is passed from the heat exchanger coils, contacts with it to dissipate or absorb heat, this conditioned air is passed through the one or more air ducts to blow the air to the vehicle cabin through air vents. The conventional air vents generally have different geometry such as but not limiting to circular, rectangular, and square with number of horizontal and vertical vanes to direct air flow to the passenger compartment. The conventional air vents consist of main body, vertical vanes and horizontal vanes arranged inside the main body. The vertical vanes are used for horizontal diverting the air on passenger while horizontal vanes are useful in vertical directivity of air. While designing such air vents location of passenger and its ‘H’ points are considered, accordingly the oscillating travels of vanes are decided. Hence, in all conventional vehicle focus of front row passengers are treated primarily which results in single direction air directivity and no adjustability for rear row passengers or upper row passenger if sleeper rows is possible.

However, in modern vehicles different compartments such as middle row seating, rear row seating, sleeper rows (upper rows) are provided to improve passenger satisfaction. In such vehicles conditioned air needs to be supplied to other compartments apart from the front passenger compartment to improve passenger comfort and satisfaction. Conventionally, the air vents are provided in multiple locations in the vehicle cabin to supply conditioned air to other compartments of the vehicle. However, in such arrangements air ducts needs to be extended all through the vehicle cabin to supply conditioned air from the HVAC system to the air vents. This results in complexity in designing and fabricating of vehicle cabin, and also increases the chances of leakage of the conditioned air. Also, this poses requirement of powerful blower to blow the air through the air duct which results in additional power consumption by the blower. In some of the conventional vehicles, the air vents are provided near the rear passenger compartment or upper passenger compartment and a blower is provided near such air vents. The blower draws air from the front passenger compartment and then supply to the rear passenger compartment. However, in such arrangements the time taken by the air vents to cool the rear passenger compartment will be high as the conditioned air is not directly supplied from air ducts.

In addition, in the conventional vehicles the time taken by the HVAC system to cool the passenger compartment during hot soaked conditions is high since, the air vents supplies the conditioned air into the passenger compartment in only one direction i.e. either horizontal direction or vertical direction. This, results in passenger discomfort in the vehicle during hot soaked conditions.

In light of the foregoing discussion, it is necessary to develop an improved air vent assembly for HVAC system of the vehicle to overcome one or more limitations stated above.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

The one or more shortcomings of the prior art are overcome by an assembly as claimed and additional advantages are provided through the provision of assembly as claimed in the present disclosure.

Additional features and advantages are realized through the techniques of the present disclosure. Other embodiments and aspects of the disclosure are described in detail herein and are considered a part of the claimed disclosure.

In one non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure there is provided an air vent assembly for a heating ventilation and air conditioning system of a vehicle. The assembly comprises of housing connectable to a vehicle body, wherein the housing is adapted to receive air from an air duct of the heating ventilation and air conditioning system. The assembly further includes, at least one air vent slidably disposed inside the housing, wherein the at least one air vent is configured to move between a first position and a second position in the housing. The at least one air vent comprises a plurality of provisions in a front wall and in at least one of a side wall and a top wall, to blow the air received from the air duct into a cabin of the vehicle.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the at least one air vent comprises a third provision in a bottom wall to blow the air received from the air duct.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a second provision of the plurality of provisions is provided in both side walls of the at least one air vent.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first provision of the plurality of provisions is provided at front wall with at least one adjustable guide vane. The at least one adjustable guide vane is oriented in at least one of vertical direction and horizontal direction.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a second provision, a third provision, and a fourth provision provided at side walls, a bottom wall, and the top are provided with at least one fixed guide vane.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the housing comprises at least one pin in the inner surface. Further, the at least one air vent comprises a guide slot to accommodate at least one pin provided in the housing. The guide slot slides over the at least one pin during the movement of the at least one air vent between the first position and the second position in the housing. Furthermore, the at least one pin locks the movement of the at least one air vent beyond the second position.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the assembly comprises at least one locking member adapted to lock the at least one air vent in the first position.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first position of the at least one air vent is when the at least one air vent is completely residing inside the housing. Further, the second position of the at least one air vent is when the at least one air vent is completely extended from the housing.
In an embodiment of the disclosure the air vent assembly comprises at least one partition wall provisioned in a second, third, and fourth provisions.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the at least one air vent facilitates multi directional flow of the air into the cabin of the vehicle.

In another non-liming embodiment of the present disclosure there is provided a vehicle comprising an air vent assembly for a heating ventilation and air conditioning system as described in above paragraphs.

In yet another non-liming embodiment of the present disclosure there is provided an air vent assembly for a heating ventilation and air conditioning system of a vehicle. The assembly comprises housing connectable to a vehicle body, wherein the housing is adapted to receive air from an air duct of the heating ventilation and air conditioning system. At least one air vent fixed to the housing, wherein the at least one air vent is extended up-to a predetermined distance from the housing. The at least one air vent comprises a plurality of provisions in a front wall and in at least one of a side wall, bottom wall and a top wall, to blow the air received from the air duct into a cabin of the vehicle.

It is to be understood that the aspects and embodiments of the disclosure described above may be used in any combination with each other. Several of the aspects and embodiments may be combined together to form a further embodiment of the disclosure.

The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.

OBJECTIVE OF THE DISCLOSURE

One object of the present disclosure is to provide an air vent assembly for HVAC system of a vehicle, which can supply air to vehicle cabin from multiple directions.

One object of the present disclosure is to provide an air vent assembly for HVAC system of a vehicle, which is simple in construction, easy to assemble, and retrofitted.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING FIGURES

The novel features and characteristic of the disclosure are set forth in the appended claims. The disclosure itself, however, as well as a preferred mode of use, further objectives and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying figures. One or more embodiments are now described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying figures wherein like reference numerals represent like elements and in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates perspective view of an air vent assembly for HVAC system of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 illustrates perspective view of an air vent of the air vent assembly of FIG. 1 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 illustrates sectional perspective view of the air vent assembly of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 illustrates perspective view of an air vent assembly for HVAC system of FIG. 1, in which the air vent is in first position.

FIG. 5 illustrates perspective view of an air vent assembly for HVAC system of FIG. 1, in which the air vent is in second position.

FIG. 6 illustrates perspective view of an air vent assembly for HVAC system according to some embodiment of the present disclosure.

The figures depict embodiments of the disclosure for purposes of illustration only. One skilled in the art will readily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The foregoing has broadly outlined the features and technical advantages of the present disclosure in order that the detailed description of the disclosure that follows may be better understood. Additional features and advantages of the disclosure will be described hereinafter which form the subject of the claims of the disclosure. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and specific embodiment disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other mechanism for carrying out the same purposes of the present disclosure. It should also be realized by those skilled in the art that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the scope of the disclosure as set forth in the appended claims. The novel features which are believed to be characteristic of the disclosure, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that each of the figures is provided for the purpose of illustration and description only and is not intended as a definition of the limits of the present disclosure.

To overcome one or more drawbacks mentioned in the background, the present disclosure provides an air vent assembly for Heating Ventilating and Air-Condition (HVAC) system of a vehicle. In the vehicle, the HVAC consists basically of a blower unit, heat exchangers, and air vents in which blower unit sucks air from outside/ inside cabin, and blows into the conditioned space, slightly pressurizing it. The fresh air or re-circulated air is sucked through intake assembly of the blower unit. The blower unit forces the air to move forward and gives it a velocity and momentum to move towards the heat exchanger coils. The air which is passed from the heat exchanger coils, contacts with it to dissipate or absorb heat, this conditioned air is passed through the one or more air ducts to blow the air to the vehicle cabin through air vents. The air vent assembly according to present disclosure is configured to supply the conditioned air from multiple directions into the vehicle cabin, thereby facilitates quick circulation of the conditioned air inside the vehicle cabin, thereby conditioning different compartments of the vehicle quickly.

The air vent assembly of the present disclosure the present disclosure comprises of housing connectable to a vehicle body to receive air from an air duct of the heating ventilation and air conditioning system. The assembly further includes, at least one air vent slidably disposed inside the housing. The at least one air vent is configured to move between a first position and a second position in the housing. Further, the at least one air vent comprises a plurality of provisions in a front wall and in at least one of a side wall and a top wall, to blow the air received from the air duct into a cabin of the vehicle. The air vent assembly is configured to be operated by the user or driver or passenger based on the requirement. In the first position of the at least one air conditioned air from the air duct will be supplied to the vehicle cabin through the provisions provided in the front wall of the air vent which supplies conditioned air to front passenger compartment, and then to other compartment. If the user or driver or passenger wants to circulate the conditioned air quickly to other compartments of the vehicle cabin, then the air vent will be operated from first position to the second position by pulling the air vent from the housing. When the air vent is pulled to the second position, the air vent facilitates multi-directional supply of conditioned air to the vehicle cabin. This results in quick circulation of the conditioned air to all compartments of the vehicle.

The term first position used herein above and below refers to position of the air vent in the air vent assembly in which the air vent completely reside in the housing. Further the term second position used herein above and below refers to position of the air vent in the air vent assembly in which the air vent completely extended from the housing.

The terms “comprises”, “comprising”, or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that an assembly, device or method that comprises a list of components or steps does not include only those components or steps but may include other components or steps not expressly listed or inherent to such setup or device or method. In other words, one or more elements in a system or apparatus proceeded by “comprises… a” does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other elements or additional elements in the system or apparatus.

In the following description the words such as open, close, upward, downward, front rear are referred with respect to particular orientation of the assembly as illustrated in drawings of the present disclosure. The words are used to explain the aspects of the present disclosure and for better understanding. However, one should not construe such terms as limitation to the present disclosure, since the terms may interchange based on the orientation of the mechanism.

Henceforth, the present disclosure is explained with the help of figures of an air vent assembly used in HVAC system of a vehicle. However, such exemplary embodiments should not be construed as limitations of the present disclosure. A person skilled in the art can envisage various such embodiments without deviating from scope of the present disclosure. Further, it is to be noted that the air vent assembly with HVAC system can be used for in the vehicles. However for the purpose of simplicity the vehicle is not illustrated in the figures of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure which illustrates a perspective view of the air vent assembly (100) for Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system of vehicle such as but not limiting to passenger vehicles including but not limiting to cars, tempo travellers, buses, and the like, luggage carriers, and heavy vehicles. The air vent assembly (100) can be configured inside the vehicle body to supply air conditioned by the HVAC system to the vehicle cabin. This conditioned air will either cool air or hot air based on the requirement of the passenger or driver. The air vent assembly (100) is used to supply air either only through front side or from multiple directions to the vehicle cabin based on the requirement of the passenger or driver who has occupied the cabin. Also, the air vent assembly (100) is adapted to supply conditioned air in multiple directions inside the vehicle cabin, thereby facilitates conditioned air flow quickly into entire vehicle cabin.

As shown in the FIG.1 the air vent assembly (100) comprises a housing (101) which is connectable to vehicle body [not shown]. The housing (101) is configured in predetermined shape and is adapted to be resided in positions such as but not limiting to vehicle dashboard, vehicle roof, behind parking brake, and side walls of the vehicle cabin. The housing (101) is configured with a plurality of provisions for joining the housing (101) with the vehicle body. In an embodiment of the disclosure the housing (101) is mounted to the vehicle body through fastening using fasteners such as but not limiting to screws, and nut and bolt. In alternative embodiment of the present disclosure, the housing (101) is mounted in the vehicle body using flaring or snap fitting. The housing (101) is configured as base of the air vent assembly (100), and can be retrofitted into the vehicle body. The housing (101) is configured in the form of a duct, in which one end of the duct is configurable to mate the outlet of the air duct [not shown] of the HVAC system [not shown]. Other end of the housing (101) is adapted to face the vehicle cabin to allow the flow of conditioned air from the air duct to the vehicle cabin. Further, the housing comprises a base portion (101b) for supporting the housing (101) in the vehicle body. The base portion (101b) acts as a support and as damper for the air vent assembly (100) inside the vehicle body.

The air vent assembly (100) further comprises at least one air vent (102) positioned in the housing (102). The at least one air vent (102) is adapted to blow the conditioned air received from the air duct of the HVAC system into the vehicle cabin [not shown] for conditioning the vehicle cabin. Further, the at least one air vent (102) is adapted to be slidable inside the housing (101), such that the air vent (102) can be moved between the first position [FP] to the second position [SP]. The at least one air vent (102) is arranged in the housing (101) such that in normal position the air vent (102) resides completely inside the housing (101) [best shown in FIG. 3] i.e. in first position [FP]. The air vent (102) will be held in the first position [FP] by at least one locking member (107). In an embodiment of the disclosure, the at least one lock member includes but not limiting to a resilient pin, latch, and the like.

Now referring to FIG. 2 which is an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure which illustrates a perspective view of the air vent (102) used in air vent assembly (100) of the FIG.1. The air vent (102) is slidably disposed inside the housing (101) [best shown in FIG. 3], such that the air vent (102) can be moved between the first position (FP) and the second position (SP) in the housing (101). The air vent (102) is configured in predetermined shape such that the air vent (102) can be accommodated inside the housing (101) to receive air from the air duct and blow the air into the vehicle cabin. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the housing (101) and the air vent (102) are configured in a shape including but liming to square shape, rectangular shape, and a circular shape. Further, the at least one air vent (101) comprises a guide slot (105) on its side walls (102b). The guide slot (105) is configured to accommodate at least one pin (101a) which is provided inside the housing (101) when the air vent (102) is assembled in the housing (101) [best shown in FIG. 3]. The guide slot (105) is dimensioned such that it will allow the movement of the air vent (102) inside the housing (101) up to the second position (SP). When the air vent (102) is in first position (FP) as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a front end of the guide slot (105) will be in contact with the at least one pin (101a). When, the air vent (102) is moved from first position (FP) to second position (SP), and vice versa the guide slot (105) slides over the pin (101a). The guide pin (101a) locks the further movement of the air vent (102) once the air vent (102) is completely extended to the second position (SP). In an embodiment of the disclosure, the air vent (102) can be moved to the second position (SP) from the first position (FP) to facilitate multi-direction flow of the conditioned air into the vehicle cabin.

Further, the air vent (102) comprises of a plurality of provisions in a front wall and in at least one of a side wall, a top wall and a bottom wall, to blow the air received from the air duct into a cabin of the vehicle [best shown in FIG.2]. The air vent (102) comprises a first provision (103a) of the plurality of provisions (103) at front wall (102a) of the air vent (102). The first provisions (103a) are configured with at least one adjustable guide vane (104). The at least one adjustable guide vane (104) is oriented in at least one of vertical direction and horizontal direction. The vertical vanes facilitate horizontal diversion of air the vehicle cabin, while horizontal vanes facilitate vertical directivity of air in the vehicle cabin. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the adjustable guide vanes (104) can be operated by at least one of adjustment knobs which are configured to be moved manually or with the help of actuator. In alternative embodiment of the disclosure, the vanes provided in the first provision (103a) are fixed type of vanes. Further, the air vent (102) comprises a second provision (103b) of the plurality of provisions (103) on both side walls (102b), a third provision (103c) in a bottom wall (102d), and a fourth provision (103d) of the plurality of provisions (103) on the top wall (102c) respectively. Each of the second, third, and fourth provisions (103b, 103c and 103d) of the air vent (102) are configured with at least one fixed guide vane (105) to guide the flow of air into the vehicle cabin. In alternative embodiment of the disclosure, the second, third, and fourth provisions (103b, 103c and 103d) of the air vent (102) are configured with a oscillating type or fixed- oscillating type of guide vanes. The fixed guide vanes (105) are oriented on the side walls (102b), top wall (102c), and the bottom wall (102d) such that the air flow is allowed into the vehicle cabin from multiple directions. In an alternative embodiment of the disclosure, the vanes provided on the second, third, and fourth provisions (103b, 103c and 103d) of the air vent (102) are adjustable vents. In an embodiment of the disclosure, a plurality of partition walls (108) are provided in front wall (102a), side walls (102b), top wall (102c) and the bottom wall (102d) to divide the first, second, third, and fourth provisions (103a,103b, 103c and 103d) of the air vent (102) into plurality of air flow passages. The partition walls (108) are used to swirl, direct, divert or to diffuse air flow in passenger compartment based on the requirement. In an embodiment of the disclosure, the third provision (103c) in the bottom wall (102d) are configured to blow the air received from the air duct to the foot of the passenger.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure illustrating perspective views of the air vent assembly (100) as shown in FIG.1 in which the air vent (102) is in first position (FP) and the second position (SP) respectively. The air vent (102) of the air vent assembly (100) can be moved manually between the first position (FP) and the second position (SP) to blow the air into the vehicle cabin based on the requirement of the user or passenger.

Referring now to FIG. 4 which illustrates flow of air from air duct of HVAC system (not shown) to the passenger compartment (not shown) through the air vent assembly (100). As shown in FIG. 4 in the first position (FP) the air vent (102) is configured to reside completely in the housing (101) such that the first provisions (103a) which are provided in the front wall (102a) of the air vent (102) are facing the vehicle cabin. When the air vent (102) is in first position (FP) the conditioned air from the air duct will be supplied to the vehicle cabin through the first provisions (103a). The passenger or the driver can adjust the adjustable vents (104) which appropriately based on the requirement. During such air flow the conditioned air will flow in either horizontal direction or vertical direction or combination of both into the front compartment of the vehicle cabin, and then slowly covers other compartments of the vehicle cabin to condition the air.

Further, referring to FIG. 5 which illustrates flow of air from air duct of HVAC system (not shown) to the passenger compartment (not shown) through the air vent assembly (100) in which the air vent (102) is in second position (SP). As shown in FIG. 5 in the second position (SP) the air vent (102) is configured to completely extended from the housing (101) such that the all the provisions (103) provided in the air vent (102) are exposed to vehicle compartment. When the air vent (102) is in second position (SP) the conditioned air from the air duct will be supplied to the vehicle cabin through the first provisions (103a), second provisions (103b), third provisions (103c), and fourth provisions (103d) of the air vent (102). During such air flow the conditioned air will flow into the vehicle cabin through multiple directions, and thereby results in quick conditioning of the vehicle cabin.

Referring now to FIG. 6 which illustrates perspective view of the air vent assembly (600) according to one alternative embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in the FIG.6 the air vent assembly (600) comprises a housing (601) which is connectable to vehicle body [not shown]. The housing (601) is configured in predetermined shape and is adapted to be resided in positions such as but not limiting to vehicle dashboard, vehicle roof, behind parking brake, and side walls of the vehicle cabin. The housing (601) is configured with a plurality of provisions for joining the housing (601) with the vehicle body. The housing (601) is configured as base of the air vent assembly (600), and can be retrofitted into the vehicle body. The housing (601) is configured in the form of a duct, in which one end of the duct is configurable to mate the outlet of the air duct [not shown] of the HVAC system [not shown]. Other end of the housing (601) is adapted to face the vehicle cabin to allow the flow of conditioned air from the air duct to the vehicle cabin. Further, the housing comprises a base portion (601b) for supporting the housing (601) in the vehicle body. The base portion (601b) acts as a support and as damper for the air vent assembly (600) inside the vehicle body.

The air vent assembly (600) further comprises at least one air vent (602) fixed to the housing (602). The at least one air vent (602) is adapted to blow the conditioned air received from the air duct of the HVAC system into the vehicle cabin [not shown] for conditioning the vehicle cabin. Further, the at least one air vent (602) fixed such that it extends up-to predetermined distance from the housing (601). In an embodiment of the disclosure, the predetermined distance ranges from about 10mm to about 20mm. The at least one air vent (602) comprises a plurality of provisions (603) in a front wall (602a) and in at least one of a side wall (602b), bottom wall (602d) and a top wall (602c), to blow the air received from the air duct into a cabin of the vehicle. This facilitates multi-directional flow of the air inside the vehicle cabin, and thereby controls the temperature of the vehicle quickly. One should note that the construction and assembly of the air vent assembly (600) can be same as the air vent assembly (100), apart from provision of sliding feature for the air vent.

It is to be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art would design the air vent assembly in any shape, dimension and configuration to blow the air into vehicle cabin without deviating from the scope of the present disclosure. Also, various modifications and variations may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, it is intended that the present disclosure covers such modifications and variations provided they come within the ambit of the appended claims and their equivalents.

Advantage:
The present disclosure provides an air vent assembly for HVAC system of a vehicle, which can supply air to vehicle cabin from multiple directions. This helps to quickly cool the vehicle cabin, since the conditioned air reaches all compartments of the cabin from multiple directions.

The present disclosure is to provides an air vent assembly for HVAC system of a vehicle, which is simple in construction, easy to assemble, and retrofitted. This eliminates the need for providing additional vents at different locations of the vehicle cabin to cool the rear compartments of the vehicle.

The present disclosure is to provides an air vent assembly for HVAC system of a vehicle which supplies air from all the sides of the air vent thereby improves customer comfort and satisfaction.

The present disclosure is to provides an air vent assembly for HVAC system of a vehicle which supplies air from all the sides of the air vent thereby reduces the time taken to cool the vehicle in hot soaked conditions.

Industrial applicability:
The air vent assembly as described can be used in HVAC system of vehicle to supply the conditioned air to vehicle cabins. However, use of such air vent assembly in HVAC system of the vehicle should not be construed as limitation to present disclosure. Since, the air vent assembly can be used in any other HVAC systems. For example the air vent assembly can be used in HVAC which are used in building, and the like.

Equivalents:

With respect to the use of substantially any plural and/or singular terms herein, those having skill in the art can translate from the plural to the singular and/or from the singular to the plural as is appropriate to the context and/or application. The various singular/plural permutations may be expressly set forth herein for sake of clarity.

It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term “including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,” etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to inventions containing only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should typically be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, typically means at least two recitations, or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, and C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. For example, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include the possibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B.”

While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.

Referral Numerals:

Reference Number Description
100 Air vent assembly
101 Housing
101a Pin
101b Base portion
102 Air vent
102a Front wall
102b Side walls
102c Top wall
102d Bottom wall
103 Plurality of provisions
103a First provision
103b Second provision
103c Third provision
103d Fourth provision
104 Adjustable guide vanes
105 Fixed guide vanes or oscillating guide vanes
106 Guide slot
107 Lock member
108 Partition wall
FP First position
SP Second position
600 Air vent assembly
601 Housing
602 Air vent
602a Front wall
602b Side walls
602c Top wall
602d Bottom wall
603 Plurality of provisions