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Patent No.:

US 11143150 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 24, 2019
Applicant:

Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);

Inventors:

Nanzhu Zhao, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Nilesh Dale, Novi, MI (US);

Takafumi Fukumoto, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:

Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/10 (2006.01); B62D 25/12 (2006.01); B62D 25/10 (2006.01); B60K 11/08 (2006.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F03G 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/10242 (2013.01); B60K 11/085 (2013.01); B62D 25/105 (2013.01); B62D 25/12 (2013.01); F02M 35/10209 (2013.01); F03G 7/065 (2013.01); F16K 31/002 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle is disclosed that includes a hood defining at least one opening, and a vent that is positioned within the at least one opening. The vent is reconfigurable between a closed configuration, in which the vent substantially (if not entirely) prevents air flow through the at least one opening in the hood, and at least one open configuration, in which the vent allows air flow through the at least one opening in the hood. The vent includes an integrated shape memory material such that, upon actuation, the shape memory material deforms to thereby reconfigure the vent.


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Zhao, Nanzhu. (2021). Self-regulating vents for vehicles (U.S. Patent No. 11143150). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11143150

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