Device for automatically adjusting angle of louver

• US 4,497,241 A
• Filed: 04/25/1984
• Issued: 02/05/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/1983
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: KATO Hatsujo Kaisha Limited
• Original Assignee: KATO Hatsujo Kaisha Limited
• Inventors: Ohkata, Ichizo
• Primary Examiner(s): Wayner, William E.
• Application Number:
  US06/603,752
• Time in Patent Office: 286 Days
• Field of Search: 236/49, 236/101 R, 236/101 D, 236/101 E, 98/40 VT, 98/40 D
• US Class Current: 454/258
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/76 by means responsive to temperature, e.g. bimetal springs
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 13/1426 characterised by actuating means
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2013/146 with springs

Abstract

A louver is pivotally secured to a body in an air passage formed between side walls for altering the diffusing direction of diffused air. A device for changing the angle of the louver comprises a shape memory alloy spring for urging rotary force to the louver in one direction by fittings mounted at the side walls of the body and the louver, as required, and a bias spring for urging rotary force reverse to the louver in such a manner that the shape memory alloy spring and the bias spring are balanced in the air passage. The shape memory alloy spring is deformed by the bias spring when chilled air is fed to the passage to tiltably incline the louver. The shape memory alloy spring returns to a memorized position when warm air is fed to the passage to rotate the louver to a position aligned with the passage against the bias spring. Thus, the louver can be automatically controlled by sensing the temperature of the diffused air by the shape memory alloy spring and the bias spring. Since the manual adjusting work of the louver can be eliminated, much labor can be eliminated particularly in a large building.

Claims

1. A device for automatically adjusting the angle of a louver comprising:

a louver pivotally secured to a body in an air passage formed between side walls for altering the diffusing direction of diffused air,

a shape memory alloy spring for urging rotary force to said louver in one direction for fittings mounted at the side walls of the body and said louver, as required, and

a bias spring for urging rotary force reverse to said louver in such a manner that said shape memory alloy spring and said bias spring are balanced in the air passage,

wherein the balanced state is collapsed by said shape memory alloy spring deformed when chilled air is fed to the passage to tiltably incline said louver, siad louver can be automatically controlled by sensing the temperature of the diffused air by said shape memory alloy spring and said bias spring.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said shape memory alloy spring is used as a tension spring, and deformed in elongated state by chilled air.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein said shape memory alloy spring is used as compression spring, and deformed in compressed state with chilled air.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein said shape memory alloy spring and said bias spring are formed of coil springs or leaf springs.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein one or both of said shape memory alloy spring and said bias spring comprise at part thereof fittings.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein said fittings are formed of a clip spring elastic to be interposed between the predetermined side walls.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein said fittings are formed of a clip spring elastic to hold one end of said louver.

8. The device according to claim 1, wherein said fittings are formed of an insert spring of channel shape elastically engageable between the inside surfaces of both side walls.