Operating device for an air vent and air vent

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9919585
SERIAL NO

14283251

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An operating device (10) for an air vent (12) which includes at least one swiveling vane (14), the operating device (10) having a first operating lever (22) which has a first lever arm (30), a second lever arm (34), and a bearing member (38) which is arranged therebetween, the first operating lever (22) being mounted around the bearing member (38) for swiveling about a swivel pin (24), and a second operating lever (26) which has a first lever arm (32), a second lever arm (36), and a bearing member (40) which is arranged therebetween, the second operating lever (26) being mounted around the bearing member (40) for swiveling about a swivel pin (28), the first lever arm (32) of the second operating lever (26) being coupled to the second lever arm (34) of the first operating lever (22) and the second lever arm (36) of the second operating lever (26) being adapted to be coupled for swiveling motion to the vane (14).

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  • ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mootz, Frank Heltersberg, DE 3 12
Noichl, Harald Enkenbach-Aisenborn, DE 5 21

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