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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 1985
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerd Tannenlaufer, Remscheid, DE;
Julius Frank, Cologne, DE;
Bernhard Forsting, Monchen-Gladbach, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
251228 ; 251294 ; 251299 ; 98-2 ;
Abstract
An arrangement is described for pivoting a flap (5) relative to an air duct (1), as used for example in a vehicle heating and ventilation system. A first actuating element (7a) is connected by film hinge (8) to a base plate (4) on the duct, and a second actuating element (7b) is connected by film hinge (9) to the flap (5). The actuating elements (7a) and (7b) are further hinged to each other along a film hinge (10). Movement of the actuating elements 7a, 7b for example by means of a Bowden cable (12) rotates the closure flap (5) about its film hinge (6).