Climate controlled steering wheel with Coanda Effect
US10933900B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H2001/003
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A climate-controlled hand grip assembly that uses one or more air jets or air channels directed at a tangent to an outer surface of the hand grip assembly. The outer surface may be curved and the air flow path may bend with the curve to provide a film of conditioned air along the outer surface that spreads beyond the point of origin of the air flow path. An exemplary embodiment of a steering wheel device with a rim and spokes is disclosed wherein the outer surface of the rim, spokes or both can be enveloped with conditioned air using a Coanda Effect.
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