Cabin exhaust apparatus and method for providing vehicle ventilation using same
First Claim
1. A cabin exhaust device for ventilating a vehicle, the cabin exhaust device comprising;
- a vehicle cabin ventilating panel including an inner surface, an outer surface, a top side removably mountable to a window frame of the vehicle, a first portion having an outwardly convex shape, a second portion having an outwardly convex shape, and a bottom side, wherein the outwardly convex shape of the first portion and the second portion is defined between the top side and the bottom side;
a plurality of apertures disposed in the first portion and the second portion facing outwardly away from the outer surface, the plurality of apertures extending from the outer surface to the inner surface; and
an angled air dam disposed between the first portion and the second portion extending across the vehicle cabin ventilating panel from the bottom side to the top side, wherein an end of the first portion is spaced apart from an end of the second portion at the angled air dam by a predetermined distance wherein the predetermined distance is a function of the height of the angled air dam as measured outwardly from the outer surface of the first portion.
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Abstract
The cabin exhaust device ventilates vehicles provided with retractable windows and mounts on a portion of the vehicle, preferably on a door frame or in an opening between a window panel and a window frame. The cabin exhaust device comprises a squeegee and a ventilation panel having an air dam, a first portion, and a second portion, wherein the first and second portions are provided with angularly oriented apertures, thereby creating a vacuum on the vehicle'"'"'s interior side. The first and second portions are outwardly convexed, thereby facilitating the creation of a pressure differential between the vehicle'"'"'s interior and its exterior, thus forcing the air and other contaminants out from the vehicle'"'"'s interior.
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20 Claims
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1. A cabin exhaust device for ventilating a vehicle, the cabin exhaust device comprising;
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a vehicle cabin ventilating panel including an inner surface, an outer surface, a top side removably mountable to a window frame of the vehicle, a first portion having an outwardly convex shape, a second portion having an outwardly convex shape, and a bottom side, wherein the outwardly convex shape of the first portion and the second portion is defined between the top side and the bottom side; a plurality of apertures disposed in the first portion and the second portion facing outwardly away from the outer surface, the plurality of apertures extending from the outer surface to the inner surface; and an angled air dam disposed between the first portion and the second portion extending across the vehicle cabin ventilating panel from the bottom side to the top side, wherein an end of the first portion is spaced apart from an end of the second portion at the angled air dam by a predetermined distance wherein the predetermined distance is a function of the height of the angled air dam as measured outwardly from the outer surface of the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for ventilating a moving vehicle comprising:
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providing a vehicle cabin ventilating panel having a top side, a bottom side, an inner surface, and an outer surface; providing a first portion having an outwardly convex shape and a second portion having an outwardly convex shape in the vehicle cabin ventilating panel extending longitudinally along the top side and the bottom side, wherein the outwardly convex shape of the first portion and the second portion is defined between the top side and the bottom side; providing a plurality of apertures in the first portion and the second portion facing outwardly away from vehicle cabin ventilating panel and extending from the outer surface to the inner surface; providing an angled air dam between the first portion and the second portion extending across the vehicle cabin ventilating panel from the bottom side to the top side, wherein an end of the first portion is spaced apart from an end of the second portion at the angled air dam by a predetermined distance wherein the predetermined distance is a function of the height of the angled air dam as measured outwardly from the outer surface of the first portion; and mounting the top side of the vehicle cabin ventilating panel to a window frame of the vehicle to direct air flow from an interior of the vehicle to an exterior of the vehicle through the plurality of apertures when the vehicle is in motion. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A cabin ventilating device comprising:
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a vehicle cabin ventilating panel comprising a top side, a bottom side, and a first portion having an outwardly convex shape and a second portion having an outwardly convex shape extending longitudinally along the top side and the bottom side, wherein the outwardly convex shape of the first portion and the second portion is defined between the top side and the bottom side; a plurality of apertures disposed in the first portion and the second portion facing outwardly away from the vehicle cabin ventilating panel, the plurality of apertures being defined by a protruding portion extending inwardly from an inner surface of the vehicle cabin ventilating panel; and an angled air dam disposed between the first portion and the second portion extending across the vehicle cabin ventilating panel perpendicularly to the top side and the bottom side, wherein an end of the first portion is spaced apart from an end of the second portion at the angled air dam by a predetermined distance wherein the predetermined distance is a function of the height of the angled air dam as measured outwardly from an outer surface of the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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