Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sunroof drain hose noise abatement device
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Application No.: US14960622Application Date: 2015-12-07
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Publication No.: US09694655B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: Janet Lafleur-Hunker , George M Fitzhugh
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: B60R13/07
- IPC: B60R13/07 ; B60J7/00 ; B60R13/08

Abstract:
A noise abatement device for a vehicle having a body including a sunroof and a sunroof drain hose open for a fluid to flow from the sunroof to outside of the body. The noise abatement device includes a housing and at least one baffle. The housing has an interior wall and is configured to form an entry port connectable to the drain hose and an exit port openable to the outside of the body. The entry port is at a first elevation and the exit port is at as second elevation, lower than the first elevation. At least one baffle is attached to the interior wall. The baffle is configured to allow the fluid to flow via gravity from the entry port to the exit port and to create a tortuous path through the housing to prevent noise from outside of the body from entering the drain hose.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170158035A1 SUNROOF DRAIN HOSE NOISE ABATEMENT DEVICE Public/Granted day:2017-06-08
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