Offset-balanced louver vent assemblies and methods for making the same
The tripartite louver vent assembly with an offset-balanced pivot joint and moment mass structure addresses the need for passive-type dynamic louvers in soffit and horizontal applications, ensuring effective airflow control and pest prevention across different mounting orientations with a flush integration.
US20260185735A1Pending Publication Date: 2026-07-02PONTIAC TRAIL PROD LLC
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- PONTIAC TRAIL PROD LLC
- Filing Date
- 2025-12-15
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-02
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Abstract
Presented are louver vent assemblies with counterbalanced louvers, methods for making / using such vent assemblies, and buildings equipped with such vent assemblies. A representative louver vent assembly includes a backplate that mounts onto a support surface and has a vent hole that aligns with and fluidly connects to a duct hole. A faceplate mounts onto the backplate and has a flap hole that aligns with and fluidly connects to the vent hole. A louver flap mounts to the faceplate via a pivot joint such that the flap passively rotates between closed and open positions to cover and uncover the flap hole. The pivot joint is located at predefined longitudinal and transverse offset distances relative to the louver flap's length and depth, respectively, such that the flap's center of mass biases the louver flap to the closed position when the louver vent assembly is in both vertically and horizontally mounted orientations.
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