| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 296208000 | Ducts or conduits | 32 |
| 20080217963 | Ventilation Crossmember for a Motor Vehicle - An aeraulic crossmember for a motor vehicle includes a beam ( | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080238153 | Duct Positioning for Switching Valve for Tractors - The present invention provides a tractor, comprising: a vehicle body that is supported by a plurality of wheels; a switching valve that is disposed rearwardly of a vicinity of a rear end of a driver's station floor as viewed from above; a duct connecting member that is positioned at the front end of the driver's station floor and provided with a plurality of duct connecting ports; and a plurality of metal ducts that connect the switching valve and the duct connecting member below the driver's station floor, wherein the metal ducts are positioned on a laterally outer side of a portion, that is located below the driver's station floor, of a pedal arm for an operation pedal, the pedal arm being disposed at a front portion of the driver's station floor. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080296935 | SEAT ASSEMBLY PROVIDING AIRFLOW PATH TO COOL BATTERIES - Various aspects of the present invention relate to a vehicle seat assembly supportable on a floor of a vehicle having a battery pack disposed behind the vehicle seat, operable to help cool the battery pack, a vehicle battery pack cooling system, and a method of cooling a vehicle battery pack. In at least one embodiment, the vehicle seat assembly comprises a seat bottom comprising a structural support portion made of a first material and a foam seat cushion supported on the structural support portion, with the first material being more resilient than the foam. The structural support portion is supportable on the vehicle floor and, when supported on the floor, communicates with the vehicle floor to form an air flow passage extending under the seat bottom to provide air flow to the battery pack. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090140553 | DASHBOARD SUPPORT - A dashboard support extending between the A-pillars of a motor vehicle includes a passenger-side beam member constructed to suit a load exposure on a passenger side, a driver-side beam member which is constructed to suit a load exposure on a driver side and connected to the passenger-side beam member; and an air guiding channel which is made of plastic and arranged in the driver-side beam member. The air guiding channel is supported on the inside by the driver-side beam member so as to be aligned in its three rotary degrees of freedom and its translational degrees of freedom in travel direction and vertical direction. The air guiding channel has a sidewall which is formed, for securement in a direction transversely to the travel direction, with an outwardly directed protuberance for engagement in a receiving member in the driver-side beam member when the air guiding channel is displaced transversely to the travel direction. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090295197 | Apparatus and Method For Reducing Undesirable Air Flow in a Passenger Compartment of a Vehicle - A method and apparatus for reducing undesirable air flow in a passenger compartment of a forward moving vehicle taps into an external air stream source to provide a counteractive air flow supply. The counteractive air flow supply is used to introduce at least one generally forward to rearward directed counteractive flow of air into the passenger compartment at a generally laterally central portion of the vehicle in an amount and at a velocity sufficient to counteract at least a portion of a rearward to forward flow of air in the passenger compartment to provide a forward to rearward directed flow of air through a generally laterally central portion of the passenger compartment at a head level of at least one front seat passenger. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100001554 | VEHICLE BODY PASS-THROUGH STRUCTURE - A vehicle body pass-through structure is basically provided with a seal member, a rigid mounting member and a grommet. The seal member includes a first side, a second side and an access opening extending through the seal member between the first side and the second side. The rigid mounting member overlies the second side of the seal member so that the access opening of the seal member aligns with an attachment aperture of the mounting member. The grommet includes a first open end portion, a second open end portion, and a passageway extending between the first open end portion and the second open end portion. The first open end portion is disposed in the attachment aperture of the mounting member. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100066129 | GUTTER SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT - A gutter system for a vehicle storage compartment includes a bed floor for supporting cargo in a vehicle and a storage compartment having an opening defined in the bed floor. A gutter at least partially surrounds the opening. The gutter includes a main gutter channel disposed adjacent and along an inward side of the opening and lateral gutter channels disposed adjacent and along lateral sides of the opening. At least one discharge channel fluidly connects to the main gutter channel and extends laterally outwardly therefrom to facilitate drainage from the main gutter channel. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100127535 | EXTERNAL GRILLE DEVICE FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - An external grid device for an automotive vehicle, including a flexible plastic sieve, and a meshing that is thinner than that of the grid, provided along an internal face of the grid. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100194152 | MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AN A COLUMN - A motor vehicle is provided having an A column, which forks in its lower area into an A1 column and an A2 column, in order to accommodate a triangular window therein, having a panel enveloping the A2 column, the spatial area between A2 column and panel being implemented as a flow channel, which is connected to a fresh air supply, the panel having a first air outlet opening facing toward the triangular window and/or a second air outlet opening facing toward a side window. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100237660 | COVERING PART - A motor vehicle has a wing ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100301638 | Integrated Air Intake System - An engine air intake system is provided which is formed by an engine compartment. A fan and a grille screen are used to remove a portion of debris from air external to the vehicle. After the air is partially cleaned via the grille screen, it moves toward a heat exchanger carrying a portion of the remaining debris with it. A portion of the debris may fall out of the air via gravitational effects. A portion of the air then moves up and into an entrance passage for an air intake duct that is integrated with the hood of the engine enclosure, this portion having been further cleaned via debris passage to and through the heat exchanger as well as gravitational effects. The air then travels through the air intake duct and passes through an air filter where a portion of the remaining debris is removed prior to the air being supplied to the engine intake. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110074184 | INTERIOR BODY TRIM WITH INTEGRATED HVAC DUCT - An interior body trim arrangement is basically provided with an interior body trim panel and a back closure member. The interior body trim panel has an interior facing surface and an outboard facing surface opposite the interior facing surface. The back closure member is fixed to the outboard facing surface of the interior body trim panel. The inboard facing surface of the back closure member and the outbound side surface of the interior body trim panel define an integrated HVAC duct having a first opening end and a second open end. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110115261 | CONTOURED STRUCTURE CONNECTING A VEHICLE PANE TO A WATER DRAINING CHAMBER - A contoured structure ( | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110127803 | AIR DUCT SYSTEM MATING ROOF AIR DUCTS WITH HEADLINER AIR DUCTS - An air duct system which mates an air duct attached to the roof of an automotive vehicle and an air duct attached to a nonexposed surface of a headliner is provided. The air duct system is attached to an air supply which delivers directed air and is disposed between an inner surface of the roof and the nonexposed surface of the headliner. The headliner includes an opening into the passenger compartment of the automotive vehicle. The air duct system includes a first air duct and a second air duct. The first air duct is attached to the inner surface of the roof, and the second air duct is attached to the nonexposed surface of the headliner. Upon installation of the headliner to the roof a portal on the first air duct registers with a portal on the second air duct so as to provide an air flow passage between said first air duct and said second air duct. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110148153 | AUTOMOBILE BODY INCLUDING A BEARING FOR A BUMPER-FORMING MEMBER AND AN AIR INTAKE DUCT TO THE ENGINE - An automobile body for receiving a bumper-forming member and including: a front crossbar; a pair of bearings for the bumper-forming member; and an air intake duct into the engine, the duct including an open end through which the outside air enters the duct. One of the bearings includes a protection portion of the open end, wherein the protection portion is provided in close proximity to the open end, covers the open end, and extends along a portion of the duct, while a gap is provided between the protection portion and the duct so that the air can flow into the duct through the open end. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110187157 | VEHICULAR AIR-CONDITIONING DUCT STRUCTURE - A vehicular air-conditioning duct structure including: a first duct, provided behind an instrument panel, that communicates a first blowout port formed in the instrument panel with a delivery port of an air conditioner; a second duct downstream portion formed separately from a second duct main body portion provided behind the instrumental panel and connected to a downstream side of the second duct main body portion to thereby constitute a second duct that communicates a second blowout port formed in the instrument panel with the delivery port; a mounting portion that fixes the second duct downstream portion to a downstream side of the first duct; and a bridge portion that couples a portion of the first duct upstream of the mounting portion to the second duct main body portion and that is joined to a back face of the instrument panel. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110285177 | U-PROFILE ELEMENT FOR CONNECTING A VEHICLE WINDOW TO A WATER TANK | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120153681 | AIR INTRODUCTION STRUCTURE - An air introduction structure has a lower cover that covers a front portion of a vehicle body from below. The lower cover includes a venturi wall, and a duct portion that diverts air from an inlet opening to a cooling unit that is disposed in the rear of a power unit. The venturi wall is inclined so that a portion thereof near the inlet opening is closer to the road surface than a front end portion of the venturi wall. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120200123 | SIDE BOLSTER WITH AIR BAG - The present invention provides for a support structure and support structure attachment within a vehicle adjacent a vehicle seat. The support structure including a bolster having an external surface wherein the bolster has a cavity recessed behind the external surface wherein the cavity originates and opens to the external surface, an airbag mounted within the cavity, and an elongated bracket mounted to the bolster operable to secure the bolster and airbag assembly to the vehicle. The elongated bracket of the bolster attaches to a child restraint system existing within the vehicle while simultaneously securing the airbag within the cavity of the bolster. A trim piece having a weakened seam covers the cavity and the external surface of the bolster thereby covering the airbag. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120248824 | COOLING AIR INTRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - There is provided a cooling air introduction apparatus for a vehicle. A space that communicates with air introduction ports that are respectively formed in a bumper face of a front bumper and a front grille is partitioned by a vertical partition member. A space that communicates with the air introduction ports that are formed in the bumper face is partitioned by a horizontal partition member. Thus, streams of introduced cooling air are guided to heat exchangers without interfering with each other. The partition members are provided such that a bumper beam moves backward without any trouble upon a light collision. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120280538 | INSTRUMENT PANEL ARRANGEMENT - An instrument panel arrangement for a motor vehicle is provided. The instrument panel arrangement includes an instrument panel and a ventilation duct housing connected to the instrument panel. A middle region of the ventilation duct housing has, in an impact direction, a flexibility that is at least as great as 0.8 times a flexibility of the instrument panel. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120292949 | PANEL ELEMENT FOR ARRANGEMENT ON A WATER BOX OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A panel element is provided for arrangement on a water box of a front wall of a motor vehicle body, with a fastening edge for forming a fastening of the panel element arranged upstream of the water box in travelling direction of the motor vehicle and adjoining the water box and with at least one water-conducting depression for the controlled discharge of accumulating water. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130088050 | ARRANGEMENT WITH WATER BOX AND WATER DRAIN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An arrangement of a water box and a drain is provided for draining off water from a region between a windshield and an engine hood in a motor vehicle. The water box can include a depression with an upwardly directed water-directing region. The drain can include a drain valve housing with a drain valve. The drain valve of the drain is arranged above the water-directing region. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130249251 | AIR GUIDE STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - An air guide structure for a saddle type vehicle by which influence of exhaust air from a radiator on a fuel tank can be reduced effectively. A fuel tank is formed with a tank extension section extending to above the upper end of the radiator. A front wall of the tank extension section is inclined forward by obliquely extending rearwardly downward. A front lower cover disposed forwardly of the radiator and rearwardly of a front wheel is provided. The front lower cover is provided with a radiator opening section having a plurality of openings for guiding airflow to the radiator, and with a fuel tank opening section for guiding the airflow to the fuel tank inclusive of the tank extension section. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130257106 | Air Ducts Formed in Automotive Structural Members - An air duct for an automotive vehicle is blow molded with an elongated, hollow structural member to be used as a portion of a body of the vehicle. The structural member has an inner wall defining an elongated cavity communicating with first and second access holes at respective longitudinal positions along the structural member. A parison comprised of a thermally insulating material is inserted into the internal cavity. A source of inflation gas is connected to a mouth portion or the parison. The parison is heated and inflated within the internal cavity to an expanded shape to form the air duct disposed against the inner wall and spanning the first and second access holes. The air duct at one of the access holes is configured as an air inlet. The air duct at the other one of the access holes is configured as an air outlet. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130257107 | Wiper Blade for a Window Wiper of a Motor Vehicle and Window Arrangement for a Motor Vehicle - A wiper blade for a windscreen wiper of a motor vehicle includes a clamp for fixing a wiping element that wipes the screen during the wiping operation of the windscreen wiper. The clamp has a base plate with at least one contact element. The contact element is to be brought against a water deflector that restricts the wiping movement of the wiper blade during the wiping operation. The contact element is a cushioning element, which has a higher level of flexibility than the base plate. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140015286 | WATER DRAIN VALVE FOR THE WATER BOX OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A water drain valve is provided for a water box drain channel of a motor vehicle, which includes, but is not limited to a support that can be attached to the water box drain channel, on which an elastically bent sealing lip supports itself in its middle region, which extends on both sides of the support in downstream direction and sealingly presses at least one part of a downstream sealing lip edge against a sealing surface that can be connected to the water box drain channel. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140117722 | DRAINAGE DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING LIQUID OUT OF THE WATER BOX OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A drainage device is provided for a motor vehicle, which serves for discharging liquid out of the water box of a motor vehicle. The drainage device includes, but is not limited to a line portion, which is at least partially incorporated in an insulating structure for the front wall of the motor vehicle. A motor vehicle is also provided with a water box and a drainage device that is fluidically connected to the water box. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20150360732 | MOTOR VEHICLE BODY PROVIDED WITH A STRUCTURE FOR RECEIVING AND DRAINING WATER - A motor vehicle body is provided with a substantially vertical wall, which separates a lower zone of the passenger compartment from the engine compartment, and with a structure for receiving and draining water; such a structure protrudes forward into the engine compartment from an upper end of the substantially vertical wall and has an upper crosspiece shaped so as to define a manifold for receiving water; the upper crosspiece has a perforated intermediate portion and two opposite end portions provided with respective openings for draining water into drain passages; the structure further has a reinforcing crosspiece, which is arranged underneath the perforated intermediate portion for receiving some of the water and is shaped so as to define a channel which is elongated in the transversal direction so as to divert the water sideways and outwards. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160016617 | FRONT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a front ( | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160176385 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH VENTILATED WHEEL CASE | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160377177 | PASS-THROUGH SEAL AND SYSTEM HAVING PASS-THROUGH SEAL FOR SEALING VEHICULAR COMPONENT - A pass-through seal may seal a component extending between a first member and a second member in a vehicle. The pass-through seal may define a core opening and have a varying outer profile. The core opening receives the component at a predefined angle relative to an aperture defined by the first member. The core opening supports the component at the predefined angle at one end and has a snug fit with the component at the other end. The varying outer profile is configured to create an interference fit with the aperture defined by the first member at one end and to be larger than the aperture at the other end. | 12-29-2016 |
