Vent module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Purpose-built vehicles (PBVs) face challenges in air conditioning due to reduced cockpit modules designed for single drivers, which often require fewer vents, leading to difficulties in temperature control inside the vehicle.
Innovation Solution
A vent module with a housing and rotatable vent portion that can be inserted into the housing for a hidden design or exposed for air discharge into the vehicle, allowing for adjustable air conditioning and refrigeration functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a hidden design is implemented for the vent module, then the aesthetic appearance and compact integration are improved, but the air discharge capability and air conditioning effectiveness are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The vent module employs a rotatable vent portion that can dynamically change its orientation between a retracted position (for hidden design) and an extended position (for air discharge). The rotation mechanism allows the vent to transition between aesthetic integration and functional performance based on operational requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The vent module is divided into separate functional segments: a housing that remains stationary for aesthetic integration, and a rotatable vent portion that can independently move to control air discharge. This segmentation allows the aesthetic housing to remain hidden while the functional vent portion extends when needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the vent portion is rotatable to adjust air discharge direction, then the air conditioning versatility is improved, but the device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
A simple rotation mechanism enables the vent portion to adjust its orientation to multiple positions, providing versatile air discharge direction control. The dynamic adjustment capability allows the system to adapt to different air conditioning requirements without requiring complex mechanical structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotatable vent portion serves multiple functions: it can discharge air in different directions for various seating arrangements, adjust airflow patterns for different temperature zones, and provide both aesthetic integration and functional performance. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components.
3Volume of moving object
If the vent module is designed for PBV with reduced cockpit, then the space utilization is improved, but the air conditioning effectiveness is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable vent portion can extend beyond the housing to increase air discharge capability when needed, compensating for the reduced cockpit space. This dynamic adjustment allows the compact vent module to provide adequate air conditioning effectiveness despite the limited space constraints of PBV designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The vent module changes its operational parameters by rotating the vent portion to different angles and positions, optimizing air discharge patterns for the specific PBV cockpit configuration. This parameter adjustment enables effective air conditioning in the constrained space of purpose-built vehicles.
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 vent module effectively addresses air conditioning challenges in PBVs by providing a hidden design with multiple functions, ensuring efficient temperature control and refrigeration within the vehicle.
Implementation Method 1
the fastener may protrude by receiving an elastic force from an elastic body and may be caught on a fastening groove formed in the housing
Data Source
AI summary
A vent module according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a housing having an open upper side and having a communication hole formed on a rear side of the housing and through which air flows, a housing door rotatably connected to the housing to open or close the open upper side of the housing, and a vent portion that is inserted through the communication hole and rotatably mounted inside the housing and discharges air, and the vent portion may adjust an air discharge direction by being exposed to an upper side of the housing depending on a rotation angle of the vent portion.