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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2009
Carl David Spamer, Brighton, MI (US);
Daniel Frank Gillay, Plymouth, MI (US);
Carl David Spamer, Brighton, MI (US);
Daniel Frank Gillay, Plymouth, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a vent assembly that includes a fin/actuator sub-assembly that includes an aperture, an inner ring that includes a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion including a retention surface, and an annular retaining member, wherein when the annular retaining member is in a retaining engagement with the fin/actuator sub-assembly and the inner ring, a portion of the annular retaining member is disposed within the aperture of the fin/actuator sub-assembly, and portions of the annular retaining member contact the retention surfaces of the protrusions of the inner ring.