Water discharge, especially for hollow spaces in motor vehicle structures

• US 4,071,273 A
• Filed: 12/17/1975
• Issued: 01/31/1978
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Inventors: Hack, Albert, Faix, Heinz
• Primary Examiner(s): Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pekar, John A.
• Application Number:
  US05/641,435
• Time in Patent Office: 776 Days
• Field of Search: 296/28 R, 296/154, 296/137 R, 296/37.11, 296/38, 49/476, 137/354, 137/355, 137/351, 52/302, 291/43, 291/44, 291/46, 239/288.5, 244/135 R, 180/89.11
• US Class Current: 296/208
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/07 Water drainage or guide means not integral with roof structure B60R13/06, B60J10/25 take precedence; integral with roof structure B62D25/07; drainage openings having movable or removable closures B62D25/24
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 25/18 Parts or details thereof, e.g. mudguard flaps
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/6892 Floor or frame

Abstract

A water discharge nozzle, especially for hollow spaces in motor vehicle structures, in which the water discharge opening of the nozzle is surrounded on its side facing the atmosphere by an apron whose interior width and whose height amounts to a multiple of the interior width of the water discharge opening.

Claims

1. A water discharge nozzle characterized by a nozzle means provided with a discharge opening which is surrounded on its side facing the atmosphere by a circumferential apron means, the clear width and height of the apron means amounting to a multiple of the clear width of the water discharge opening, and characterized in that the ratio of the interior width of the apron means to the interior width of the water discharge opening is of the order of magnitude of about 6 :

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2. A water discharge nozzle according to claim 1, characterized in that the ratio of the height of the apron means to the interior width of the water discharge opening is of the order of magnitude of about 4 :

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3. A water discharge nozzle characterized by a nozzle means provided with a discharge opening which is surrounded on its side facing the atmosphere by a circumferential apron means, the clear width and height of the apron means amounting to a multiple of the clear width of the water discharge opening, and characterized in that the ratio of the height of the apron means to the interior width of the water discharge opening is of the order of magnitude of about 4 :

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4. A water discharge nozzle for hollow spaces of vehicle structures, the improvement comprising means for preventing penetration of water from the exterior of the nozzle through the discharge opening of the nozzle, wherein said means for preventing penetration of water minimizes pressure differences between the interior and the exterior of the nozzle during operation of the vehicle, wherein said means for preventing penetration of water includes an apron surrounding the outlet end of said nozzle, said apron having a height dimension and an opening dimension which are multiples of the discharge opening dimension of the nozzle, and wherein the ratio of the apron opening dimension to the discharge opening dimension is of the order of 6 :

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5. A water discharge nozzle according to claim 4, wherein the ratio of the apron height dimension to the discharge opening dimension is of the order of 4 :

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6. A water discharge nozzle for hollow spaces of vehicle structures, the improvement comprising means for preventing penetration of water from the exterior of the nozzle through the discharge opening of the nozzle, wherein said means for preventing penetration of water minimizes pressure differences between the interior and the exterior of the nozzle during operation of the vehicle, wherein said means for preventing penetration of water includes an apron surrounding the outlet end of said nozzle, said apron having a height dimension and an opening dimension which are multiples of the discharge opening dimension of the nozzle, and wherein the ratio of the apron height dimension to the discharge opening dimension is of the order of 4 :

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7. A water discharge nozzle for hollow spaces of vehicle structures, the improvement comprising means for preventing penetration of water from the exterior of the nozzle through the discharge opening of the nozzle, wherein said means for preventing penetration of water minimizes pressure differences between the interior and the exterior of the nozzle during the operation of the vehicle, wherein said means for preventing penetration of water includes an apron surrounding the outlet end of said nozzle, said apron having a height dimension and an opening dimension which are multiples of the discharge opening dimension of the nozzle, wherein said nozzle and said apron are constructed into a unitary structure, and wherein said unitary structure includes a conically shaped depression having said discharge opening at the conical vertex, thereby forming the outlet end of said nozzle, and a hollow cylindrically-shaped extension surrounding said discharge opening, thereby forming said apron.

8. A water discharge nozzle according to claim 7, wherein said unitary structure is mounted in an opening at the lowest portion of said hollow spaces.

9. In a water discharge nozzle for hollow spaces of vehicle structures, the improvement comprising means for preventing penetration of water from the exterior of the nozzle through the discharge opening of the nozzle, said means including a unitary structure of said nozzle and an apron surrounding said nozzle and extending below the discharge opening, wherein said unitary structure comprises a conically shaped depression having said discharge opening at the conical vertex, thereby forming the outlet of said nozzle, and a hollow cylindrically-shaped extension surrounding said discharge opening, thereby forming said apron.