公开(公告)号：US20200231022A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-23

申请号：US16637186

申请日：2018-08-07

Applicant: NIFCO KOREA INC.

Inventor： Seong Keon KIM

IPC: B60H1/00 ,  B60H1/34

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air ventilator for an automobile, comprising: a housing (100) comprising a flow path (110) through which air is blown; a wind direction control unit (200) comprising a louver (210) to adjust a wind direction of the air; a function carrier (300) installed in the wind direction control unit (200); a shaft (400) comprising a coupling portion (410) formed on first side portion of the shaft (400), wherein the function carrier (300) is mounted on the coupling portion (410) such that the function carrier (300) is rotatable, and an output bevel gear (420) formed on a second side portion of the shaft (400); and a pair of dampers (500) coupled to a hinge (600) so as to be foldable, wherein each of the pair of dampers (500) comprises an input bevel gear (510) to be engaged with the output bevel gear (420).

公开(公告)号：US10343494B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15335042

申请日：2016-10-26

Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company ,  NIFCO KOREA Inc. ,  Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Gye Young Ahn ,  Seung Sik Han ,  Jae Whoan Park ,  Kwan Woo Lee ,  Ji Won Lee

IPC: B60H1/34

Abstract: An air vent for a vehicle is provided. In particular, a diffusion air vent for a vehicle discharges air in a concentrated and diffused manner by controlling a discharge direction of the air. The air vent concentratedly and diffusedly discharges air by an air discharge mode change mechanism based on a dial rotation operation. Further, a damper is configured to be opened or closed based on the dial rotation operation to permit and interrupt air discharge.

公开(公告)号：US20190194997A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US16222584

申请日：2018-12-17

Applicant: NIFCO KOREA INC.

Inventor： Dae Won LEE

IPC: E05F5/02 ,  F16H19/04 ,  B60R7/06 ,  E05F5/06

CPC classification number: E05F5/022 ,  B60R7/06 ,  E05F5/06 ,  E05Y2201/212 ,  E05Y2900/538 ,  F16H19/04

Abstract: There is provided a damper device for a glove compartment has a housing, a damping unit, a rack member and a gear. An insertion hole is formed through a bottom surface of the housing. The damping unit has a case which is fixed to the housing, and a rotation shaft which extends into an inside of the housing. The rack member is removably installed to the housing and is movable back and forth with respect to the housing. The gear is removably coupled to the rotation shaft through the insertion hole of the housing and meshes with the rack member. The case has a boss which protrudes into the housing and is received in the inside of the housing. The gear has a non-gear portion which is inserted to the insertion hole, and a flange which is in contact with the bottom surface of the housing.

公开(公告)号：US10328773B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-25

申请号：US15534670

申请日：2015-12-11

Applicant: NIFCO KOREA INC.

Inventor： Sung Hwa Kim

IPC: B60H1/34 ,  B60H1/00

Abstract: The present invention relates to an air vent for a vehicle, provided with a damper for opening or closing the air path of a duct housing with improved operation quality and convenience. The air vent for a vehicle comprises: a duct housing (20) having an air path inside, a vane member for adjusting air discharge direction, a damper (21) for opening or closing the air path and a cover fixing boss (22) formed in an outside surface; a dial knob (30) rotationally coupled to the duct housing (20) and having a knob coupling hole (31); a damper rotation member (40) coupled to a damper (21) rotation shaft and having a pinion gear (41); a knob connector (50) having protruded coupling members (51), of which one is fitted into the knob coupling hole (31); a damper connector (60) link-connected to the knob connector (50), provided with a rack gear (61) to be engaged with the pinion gear (41), and having a guide hole (62) placed by the cover fixing boss (22) of the duct housing (20); and a guide cover (70) having an insertion part (71) fitted with the cover fixing boss (22), and a finishing part (72) coupled to the cover fixing boss (22) by a coupling member (73).

公开(公告)号：US20190176719A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US16207110

申请日：2018-12-01

Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company ,  Kia Motors Corporation ,  NIFCO KOREA Inc.

Inventor： Bosung Lee ,  Seung Hwan Park ,  Bu Yeol Ryu ,  Yoo Sung Doh

IPC: B60R13/02 ,  F16B5/06

CPC classification number: B60R13/0206 ,  B60R13/0237 ,  F16B5/065 ,  F16B21/02 ,  F16B21/086

Abstract: A fastening clip for a vehicle to mount a vehicle structure to a vehicle body panel is provided. The fastening clip includes a main body that is formed integrally with a support portion disposed between the vehicle structure and the vehicle body panel. An upper end of the main body is inserted into at least one first aperture formed in the vehicle structure and a lower end of the main body is inserted into at least one second aperture formed in the vehicle body panel. The fastening clip further includes a holder which is detachably coupled to the main body and fixes the vehicle structure to the main body, thereby ensuring that the vehicle structure is fastened to or separated from the vehicle body panel more easily.

公开(公告)号：US20190092137A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US15847137

申请日：2017-12-19

Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company ,  Kia Motors Corporation ,  Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. ,  Nifco Korea Inc.

Inventor： Young Ju Lee ,  Jang Hyeok Ahn ,  Choong Yeul Kim ,  Young Rok Lee ,  Keun Sig Lim ,  Dae Ig Jung ,  Jae Seob Choi ,  Won Sik Kim ,  Woo Hyuk Kim

IPC: B60H1/34

CPC classification number: B60H1/3421 ,  B60H2001/3464 ,  B60H2001/3471 ,  B60H2001/3478

Abstract: A device for opening and closing a damper using a knob of an air vent in a vehicle includes: a wing knob coupled to a horizontal wing mounted in an outlet of an air duct such that the wing knob is slidably movable on the horizontal wing; a first rack gear formed on a rear surface of the wing knob; a transfer gear body meshing with the first rack gear and rotatably mounted on upper and lower vertical wing support frames; a cam gear coaxially and rotatably connected to a lower portion of the transfer gear body; a slider mounted to a bottom surface of the air duct such that the slider is movable in a forward or backward direction on the bottom surface of the air duct, wherein the slider moves forward or backward while contacting the cam gear at a time of rotation of the cam gear; second rack gears formed at both side surfaces of the slider; and damper gears meshing with the second rack gears and rotatably mounted on the bottom surface of the air duct. The damper is coaxially connected to the damper gears and disposed in the air duct.

公开(公告)号：US09956852B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US14941915

申请日：2015-11-16

Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company ,  Kia Motors Corporation ,  Nifco Korea Inc. ,  Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Gye Young Ahn ,  Jae Whoan Park ,  Kwanwoo Lee ,  Ji-Won Lee

IPC: B60H1/34

CPC classification number: B60H1/3421 ,  B60H2001/3471

Abstract: An air vent apparatus for a vehicle, which is disposed to supply air into an interior of a vehicle may include a duct housing opened at front and rear sides thereof, at least one blade disposed at a rear side in the duct housing horizontally in a width direction of the vehicle, and having both ends rotatably coupled, a knob mounted on one blade among the at least one blade so as to be slidable in the width direction of the vehicle and a front and rear direction of the vehicle, and adjust an angle of the blade, and a diffuser device mounted in the duct housing at a position spaced apart from a front side of the blade, connected with the knob, adjusting an angle in a left and right direction, and selectively diffusing the supplied air in accordance with a manipulation of the knob.

公开(公告)号：US20170341488A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15534670

申请日：2015-12-11

Applicant: NIFCO KOREA INC.

Inventor： Sung Hwa Kim

IPC: B60H1/34 ,  B60H1/00

CPC classification number: B60H1/3414 ,  B60H1/00564 ,  B60H1/0065 ,  B60H1/3421 ,  B60H2001/3471 ,  B60H2001/3478

Abstract: The present invention relates to an air vent for a vehicle, provided with a damper for opening or closing the air path of a duct housing with improved operation quality and convenience. The air vent for a vehicle comprises: a duct housing (20) having an air path inside, a vane member for adjusting air discharge direction, a damper (21) for opening or closing the air path and a cover fixing boss (22) formed in an outside surface; a dial knob (30) rotationally coupled to the duct housing (20) and having a knob coupling hole (31); a damper rotation member (40) coupled to a damper (21) rotation shaft and having a pinion gear (41); a knob connector (50) having protruded coupling members (51), of which one is fitted into the knob coupling hole (31); a damper connector (60) link-connected to the knob connector (50), provided with a rack gear (61) to be engaged with the pinion gear (41), and having a guide hole (62) placed by the cover fixing boss (22) of the duct housing (20); and a guide cover (70) having an insertion part (71) fitted with the cover fixing boss (22), and a finishing part (72) coupled to the cover fixing boss (22) by a coupling member (73).

公开(公告)号：US09803409B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-31

申请号：US15120146

申请日：2015-02-23

Applicant: Nifco Korea, Inc.

Inventor： Dae Won Lee

IPC: E05F1/12 ,  E05D11/10 ,  E05D3/02 ,  H04N1/00

CPC classification number: E05F1/1261 ,  E05D3/02 ,  E05D11/1064 ,  E05Y2201/638 ,  E05Y2900/608 ,  H04N1/00554 ,  H04N1/00557 ,  H04N1/00559 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hinge device for opening and closing a cover of office equipment, and more particularly to a hinge device disposed at a cover which is rotatably opened and closed and having a multi-layered cam and a slider, so that a free stop section and a slow down section are performed in closing the cover, thereby reducing a noise in closing the cover and improving a sensibility of product.The hinge device for opening and closing a cover of office equipment of the present invention comprises: a housing (10) which is disposed at a main body (110) of an office equipment and having a pair of hinge holes (11) on the upper portion thereof; a rotational lever (20) which is fixedly disposed at a cover (120) and having hinge holes (21) at the rear thereof and being provided with a hinge connection part (22) inserted into the upper portion inside the housing (10) at the lower portion of the rear thereof; a hinge shaft (30) being inserted into the hinge holes (11) of the housing (10) and the hinge holes (21) of the rotational lever (20) and combined with them and supporting rotation of the rotational lever (20) and the cover (120); a compression coil spring (40) being disposed inside the housing (10); and a slider (50) being disposed on the upper portion inside the housing (10) and being elastically supported by the compression coil spring (40), and the upper end portion of which contacts with the lower end surface of the hinge connection part (22) of the rotational lever (20); wherein the hinge connection part (22) of the rotational lever (20) is located at the front of hinge holes (21), so that a multi-layered cam (23) is provided to the lower end surface of the hinge connection part (22) and a supporting surface (51) is formed on the upper end surface of the slider (50), the multi-layered cam (23) of the rotational lever (20) has a stop cam (23a) in the center and at both sides thereof, down cams (23b) which locate at the rear than the surface of the stop cam (23a) and are lower than the stop cam (23a), the supporting surface (51) of the slider (50) has an inclined plane that is getting higher toward the front, at the center of the front end, a stop surface (51a) which contacts with the stop cam (23a) of the rotational lever (20) and down surfaces (51b) which is protruded from both sides of the stop surface (51a) and contact with the down cams (23b) are provided.

公开(公告)号：US20160303942A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-20

申请号：US15102090

申请日：2014-12-05

Applicant: NIFCO KOREA INC.

Inventor： Yang Mook LIM

IPC: B60H1/00 ,  B60H1/34

CPC classification number: B60H1/0065 ,  B60H1/3421 ,  B60H2001/3471 ,  B60H2001/3492

Abstract: A structure for mounting a wing knob for a vehicle air vent includes a plurality of vanes, an upper knob and a lower knob encompassing one of the vanes, a rubber member for reducing friction noise between the upper and lower knobs, and a decoration member coupled between the upper and lower knobs to add decorative esthetic sense. The upper knob has a holding piece at a lower portion of an opening of the upper knob. The rubber member has a stepped shoulder portion. The decoration member has a fitting groove. The lower knob is integrally provided with a hook to be held by the holding piece, a holding projection held by the shoulder portion, and a hook piece fitted into the fitting groove of the decoration member.

Abstract translation: 用于安装用于车辆通气孔的翼形旋钮的结构包括多个叶片，包括一个叶片的上部旋钮和下部旋钮，用于减小上部和下部旋钮之间的摩擦噪声的橡胶构件和连接 上下旋钮之间加上装饰美感。 上旋钮在上旋钮的开口的下部具有保持件。 橡胶构件具有阶梯肩部。 装饰构件具有装配槽。 下旋钮一体地设置有由保持片保持的钩，由肩部保持的保持突起和装配在装饰构件的配合槽中的钩片。