Vehicle Window Vent Panel for Secure Cabin Cooling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle interiors become excessively hot when parked, posing risks to occupants, especially children and animals, and existing solutions like open windows compromise security and weather resistance.
Innovation Solution
A removable, planar ventilation sheet designed to fit into vehicle window channels, featuring vent holes or louvers, a mesh for insect exclusion, and optional solar-powered fans or pass-through features, which can be securely locked in place by the window glass mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If windows are left open for ventilation, then cabin temperature is reduced, but security and weather resistance are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The window assembly is segmented into multiple functional layers: the original window glass, a mesh screen layer for insect/debris filtration, and a vented panel with louvers for controlled airflow. This segmentation allows each layer to perform its specific function while working together to resolve the contradiction between ventilation and protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The vented panel with louvers acts as an intermediary element between the closed window and complete window opening. It provides a middle ground that allows controlled air flow while maintaining the protective functions of the window structure, including integrated screens and weather sealing.
2Temperature
If a vented panel is installed to maintain security, then weather resistance may be compromised, but ventilation is achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The vented panel incorporates localized protective features at specific locations: angled louvers are positioned to deflect precipitation away from the interior, screens are installed at the lower portions where water would enter, and sealing elements are placed at the interface with the window frame. This local quality approach provides weather protection exactly where needed while maintaining ventilation capability.
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
Provides effective ventilation and temperature monitoring while maintaining security and weather resistance, enhancing comfort for occupants during vehicle inactivity.
Implementation Method 1
Some embodiments may comprise solar-powered ventilation fans
Implementation Method 2
An embodiment may comprise a screen or mesh, arranged so that insects and small debris cannot easily enter the vehicle through the vent holes
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle window vent is shaped and sized to fit in the opening left when the vehicle window is lowered or retracted. The vent fits in the opening, and its edges are captured by channels that hold the window when the window is closed. Along one edge, the vent comprises a channel, similar to the window-opening channel, so that the vent can accept an edge of the window. Thus, when the window is opened and then partially closed on the vent, the window and vent together are held securely in the window opening. The vent comprises louvered openings to allow air in and out of the vehicle. The openings may be covered with screen or mesh to prevent insects from entering the vehicle. Other features may be provided as well. An efficient method for manufacturing the vents is also described and claimed.