Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Quiet air extractor flap for vehicle
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Application No.: US16216289Application Date: 2018-12-11
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Publication No.: US10994588B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: John Shelley , Rama Balaji
- Applicant: WEGU Manufacturing Inc.
- Applicant Address: CA Whitby
- Assignee: WEGU Manufacturing Inc.
- Current Assignee: WEGU Manufacturing Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Whitby
- Agency: Ware, Fressola, Maguire & Barber LLP
- Main IPC: B60H1/24
- IPC: B60H1/24 ; F24F13/14 ; F24F13/15

Abstract:
An air extractor for a vehicle, the air extractor comprising a frame having a top portion, a bottom portion, a left side portion and a right side portion surrounding a central air passage, the frame having an inlet side for receiving air from a passenger compartment of the vehicle and having an outlet side for exhausting the air from the passenger compartment of the vehicle, a gasket to seal the frame to the vehicle, a plurality of spoilers supported by the frame and disposed within the central air passage and a plurality of flaps pivotally mounted on the outlet side to pivot between a closed position that inhibits airflow and an open position that permits airflow, wherein each of the flaps comprises a plurality of bumpers to attenuate slap noise of the flaps and wherein each of the flaps further comprises a skirt to minimize air leakage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200180403A1 Quiet air extractor flap for vehicle Public/Granted day:2020-06-11
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