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Method for producing a control element for an air-diffuser

US9764622B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. · US

Inventors

Harald Noichl · Winnweiler, DE
Steve Kober · Treuen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 21, 2011
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 17, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF24F13/1426
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In the manufacturing of an operating element (10) for an air vent, a first partial element (12) is manufactured from a hard component in a first injection molding process and a second partial element (14) is manufactured from a soft component in a second injection molding process. The second partial element (14) forms a bearing (20) for a support of the operating element (10) on a vane (22) of the air vent. During its manufacture, the second partial element (14) is connected with the first partial element (12) by adhesion and/or by geometric shaping. The two partial elements (12, 14) that are captively connected with each other constitute a prefabricated unit.

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