Combined vent and glare screen unit for vehicle windows

• US 5,683,293 A
• Filed: 09/10/1996
• Issued: 11/04/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gaffar Mohammed
• Original Assignee: Gaffar Mohammed
• Inventors: Mohammed, Gaffar
• Primary Examiner(s): Joyce, Harold
• Application Number:
  US08/711,273
• Time in Patent Office: 420 Days
• Field of Search: 454/128, 454/131, 454/132, 454/133, 454/135, 296/97.9, 296/97.11
• US Class Current: 454/132
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/267 Openings in or near to vehicle windows pivoting side windows B60J1/14; wind deflectors associated with windows for ventilating B60J1/20
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 1/20 Accessories, e.g. wind deflectors, blinds antiglare provisions B60J3/00; wind deflectors associated with roof openings B60J7/22; removable external protective coverings for windows or windscreens B60J11/08 ; aerodynamical spoiler for vehicles B62D35/00; heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas H05B3/84

Abstract

A ventilator-glare screen unit adapted to be fit in an automotive window opening, having controllably opened vent hole groupings and an inner glare screen able to be moved from a raised to a lowered position. A wedge-shaped extension piece attached to a forward edge is fit to an angled front window glass edge. A slidable control panel allows different vent hole groupings to be opened or blocked. A hood minimizes entry of rain, etc. into the opened vent holes.

Claims

1. A combined vent and glare screen unit for window openings in automotive vehicles passenger compartments, comprising:

a vent housing piece having a length able to be fit into a window frame opening and having a bottom edge formed with an inverted channel adapted to receive the upper edge of a glazing panel, and an upwardly projecting top edge adapted to be received in a window frame groove;

a planar outer panel portion of said housing piece having a series of vent holes extending therethrough;

a vent control panel slidably mounted on an inner side of said housing piece outer panel portion and having control openings able to be moved into successive alignment with respective different groupings of said vent holes to enable controlled venting through said respective different vent hole groupings;

a glare screen mounted to said housing piece on said inner side of said outer panel portion to be movable from a raised position over said vent control panel to a lowered position extending below said housing piece lower edge.

2. The combined vent and glare screen unit according to claim 1 further including a hood extending along the length of said housing piece spaced immediately below said upwardly projecting top edge and extending outwardly from said outer panel portion to shield said vent holes.

3. The combined vent and glare screen unit according to claim 2 wherein said hood portion extends over some of said vent holes.

4. The combined vent and glare screen unit according to claim 3 wherein a series of small vent openings are formed through an upper region of said hood.

5. The combined vent and glare screen unit according to claim 1 further including a wedge-shaped extension panel attached to one side of said housing piece and configured to be fit against a forward angle top edge of said window.

6. The combined vent and glare screen unit according to claim 5 wherein said extension panel has a small door mounted therein allowing disposal of small items therethrough.

7. The combined vent and glare screen unit according to claim 1 wherein said glare screen is mounted to be vertically slidable to be moved between said raised position to said lowered position.

8. The combined vent and glare screen unit according to claim 1 wherein said glare screen is hinged mounted to be able to be swung between said raised and lowered positions.

9. The combined vent and glare screen unit according to claim 1 wherein said vent hole groupings comprise alternate vertical rows of holes in said outer panel portion, with alternate rows of holes aligned with said control panel holes in successive shifted positions thereof.

10. The combined vent and glare screen unit according to claim 9 wherein said vent holes in alternate rows are angled forwardly and rearwardly, respectively.

11. The combined vent and glare screen unit according to claim 10 wherein said alternate rows of vent holes have differing numbers of holes, wherein a larger number of holes are forwardly angled.

12. The combined vent and glare screen unit according to claim 8 wherein said hinge mounting allows limited forward movement, said glare screen has an angled forward portion and is spring urged in a forward direction on said hinge mounting.

13. The combined vent and glare screen unit according to claim 1 wherein a rubberized plastic gasket is interposed between said inner side of said main panel portion and said control panel, said gasket having hole groupings matched and aligned with said vent hole grouping on said panel portion.

14. The combined vent and glare screen unit according to claim 1 further including a protruding scoop on one side of each vent hole.

15. The combined vent and glare screen unit according to claim 14 wherein each scoop adjacent vent holes in respective groupings are oppositely facing.