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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven Nicholas Fidh, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Robert Tresh, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/34 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/345 (2013.01); B60H 1/00871 (2013.01); B60H 1/3421 (2013.01); B60H 2001/002 (2013.01); B60H 2001/3464 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling an air plume expelled from an air register includes configuring a plurality of vanes of the air register to provide the air plume with a width Wwhen in a first position to direct the air plume in a first direction, such as toward an individual in the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, and a width Wwhen in a second position to direct the air plume in a second direction such as away from the individuals where W>W.