VEHICLE CABIN AIR MANAGEMENT
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1. A vehicle cabin pressure relief device comprising:
- a base layer defining an aperture;
a retainer layer disposed on the base layer; and
a sealing member having a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion, wherein the second portion of the sealing member is sandwiched between the base layer and the retainer layer, and the first portion is displaceable relative to and covers a portion of the aperture in a first position.
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Abstract
A vehicle cabin pressure relief device is provided having a base layer defining an aperture, a retainer layer disposed on the base layer; and a sealing member. The sealing member further includes a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion, wherein the second portion of the sealing member is sandwiched between the base layer and the retainer layer. The first portion is also displaceable relative to the base layer, and covers a portion of the aperture in a closed first position.
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1. A vehicle cabin pressure relief device comprising:
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a base layer defining an aperture; a retainer layer disposed on the base layer; and a sealing member having a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion, wherein the second portion of the sealing member is sandwiched between the base layer and the retainer layer, and the first portion is displaceable relative to and covers a portion of the aperture in a first position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for reducing air flow into a vehicle cabin comprising:
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a base layer capable of surrounding a vehicle aperture defining a through hole; a series of sealing members attached to the base layer; and a retainer layer disposed on the base layer such that a portion of each of the sealing members is sandwiched between the base layer and the retainer layer, wherein the sealing members cooperate to substantially seal the vehicle aperture in response to a pressure of an ambient environment being greater than a pressure of the vehicle cabin by a threshold amount. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of repurposing a body structure tooling access hole as an air pressure release hole, the method comprising:
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providing a unidirectional airflow device capable of covering a body structure tooling access hole; aligning the unidirectional airflow device relative to the body structure tooling access hole; installing the unidirectional airflow device over the body structure tooling access hole, wherein the unidirectional airflow device is capable of exhausting air in response to a pressure in the vehicle cabin being greater than a pressure in an ambient environment by a first threshold. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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