Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vent assemblies
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Application No.: US12582773Application Date: 2009-10-21
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Publication No.: US10220682B2Publication Date: 2019-03-05
- Inventor: Carl David Spamer , Daniel Frank Gillay
- Applicant: Carl David Spamer , Daniel Frank Gillay
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: B60H1/34
- IPC: B60H1/34

Abstract:
Disclosed is a vent assembly that includes a fin/actuator sub-assembly that includes an aperture, an inner ring that includes a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion including a retention surface, and an annular retaining member, wherein when the annular retaining member is in a retaining engagement with the fin/actuator sub-assembly and the inner ring, a portion of the annular retaining member is disposed within the aperture of the fin/actuator sub-assembly, and portions of the annular retaining member contact the retention surfaces of the protrusions of the inner ring.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110092149A1 VENT ASSEMBLIES Public/Granted day:2011-04-21
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