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SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTIVE HATCH VENT

  • US 20100330894A1
  • Filed: 11/04/2009
  • Published: 12/30/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vent assembly for selectively opening and closing an interior space of a vehicle to permit air within the interior space of the vehicle to exit the interior space of the vehicle, the vent assembly comprising:

  • a housing defining a plurality of openings;

    a plurality of vanes, with one of said plurality of vanes disposed within each of said plurality of openings, each of said plurality of vanes being pivotably attached to said housing and configured for movement in unison between an open position and a closed position with said open position permitting fluid flow through said plurality of openings and said closed position preventing fluid flow through said plurality of openings; and

    an actuator mechanism attached to said housing and coupled to at least one of said plurality of vanes and configured for moving said plurality of vanes between said open position and said closed position;

    wherein said actuator mechanism includes a transmission coupled to said at least one of said plurality of vanes and configured for transmitting rotation to said at least one of said plurality of vanes, and further includes a shape memory alloy member coupled to said transmission and configured for actuating said transmission in response to an electrical signal.

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