Vehicle Window Air Vent with Dynamic Closure and Non-Planar Pathway
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle ventilation systems fail to effectively mitigate hot air and prevent intrusion of rain or moisture while providing efficient ventilation.
Innovation Solution
An air vent with a passive ventilation feature and a forced air ventilation system, including a ventilation fan, an air exhaust outlet with a displaceable closure, and a controller connected to a temperature sensor and timer, integrated into a vehicle window frame, which also includes a non-collinear and non-planar air pathway to prevent rain intrusion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a ventilation system is provided to remove hot air from the vehicle interior, then ventilation efficiency is improved, but the system becomes vulnerable to rain and moisture intrusion
Solution Approach 1:
The closure member is designed to be displaceable between open and closed positions, allowing the system to dynamically adapt to different environmental conditions. The closure can be opened to enable hot air removal and closed to prevent rain and moisture intrusion, providing dynamic protection while maintaining ventilation functionality.
2Ease of manufacture
If the air pathway is made linear and planar for simplicity, then manufacturing is easier, but rain intrusion risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The air pathway is configured to be non-collinear and non-planar, introducing dimensional complexity to the path geometry. This three-dimensional routing allows the air pathway to deflect rain and moisture while still providing effective ventilation, solving the rain intrusion problem without requiring additional protective components.
3Productivity
If the exhaust outlet remains open for continuous ventilation, then air circulation is improved, but protection from intrusion is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The closure member provides dynamic control over the exhaust outlet, allowing it to transition between open and closed states. This enables the system to optimize air circulation when conditions are favorable and provide protection when rain or moisture is present, achieving both ventilation efficiency and reliability under different conditions.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The air vent efficiently removes hot air from vehicles while preventing rain and moisture intrusion, maintaining a comfortable interior environment and reducing noise and whistling.
Implementation Method 1
a forced air ventilation feature including a ventilation fan
Implementation Method 2
a controller connected to a temperature sensor, so as to activate the ventilation fan in response to a predetermined interior temperature
Data Source
AI summary
An air vent is mounted in a vehicle window frame. The air vent includes a one-piece body having an interior face and an exterior face. A passive ventilation feature includes an air pathway that extends between a first opening in the interior face to a second opening in the exterior face. A forced air ventilation feature is carried by the body. The forced air ventilation feature includes a ventilation fan, an exhaust outlet and a closure for the exhaust outlet that is displaceable between open and closed positions.