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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Inventor:
Brian Downey, Westland, MI (US);
Assignee:
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/16 (2006.01); B60R 21/2342 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2342 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a fan and a duct system. The fan is configured to be attached to the steering wheel. The duct system has a first portion and a second portion, and is configured to be coupled to an exterior surface of an armature of the steering wheel and enable air from the fan to be communicated from the fan to a surface of the steering wheel. The first portion includes a section extending along the armature of the steering wheel, and the second portion includes a plurality of nozzles extending radially from an outer surface of the first portion toward an outer surface of the steering wheel.