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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
May. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric Reinisch, Weinheim, DE;
Daniel Dietz, Sonceboz-Sombeval, CH;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/32 ;
Abstract
An airflow control device for air streams in a motor vehicle air-conditioning system includes an installation frame with pivotable lamellae ( ) that are driven by an electric motor via a gear mechanism arranged on the outside of the frame. The gear mechanism comprises a plurality of cylindrical gearwheels ( to ) arranged one above the other, so as to be very narrow and such that the overall dimensions of the housing ( ) for the gear mechanism do not exceed the width and height dimensions of the frame ( ). This novel arrangement allows integration of the drive as a whole and minimizes the amount of space required.