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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Pacher, Sembach, DE;
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/26 (2006.01); B60H 1/34 (2006.01); F24F 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/0065 (2013.01); B60H 1/3421 (2013.01); F24F 13/1426 (2013.01); B60H 2001/3471 (2013.01); B60H 2001/3478 (2013.01); B60H 2001/3492 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fork () for an operating element in an air outlet has a first bearing journal () at a first end () and a second bearing journal () at a second end (). At least one spring arm () is provided between the first bearing journal () and the second bearing journal (), it being possible for the spacing of the outer ends () of the bearing journals () to be reduced by way of said at least one spring arm (). Furthermore, an operating element and a method for fastening an operating element are provided.