Patent ID: 11940172
Assignee: AIR DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 14:
15. A diffuser for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, the diffuser comprising a plenum box having an air output opening, and the diffuser comprising a blade assembly disposed in the plenum box adjacent to the air output opening, wherein the blade assembly includes:
a blade holding rod having a neck, an arm defining a groove in the blade holding rod between the arm and the neck, and an additional arm defining an additional groove in the blade holding rod between the additional arm and the neck, wherein the neck, the groove, and the additional groove face away from the air output opening of the plenum box;
a blade having a proximal end extending into the groove and a distal end extending toward the air output opening, wherein the blade comprises a curvilinear profile extending from the proximal end at the groove, around an outside of the arm, and to the distal end adjacent the air output opening;
an additional blade having an additional proximal end extending into the additional groove and an additional distal end extending toward the air output opening, wherein the additional blade comprises an additional curvilinear profile extending from the additional proximal end at the groove, around an additional outside of the additional arm, and to the additional distal end adjacent the air output opening: and
a clip having a ridge received by the groove, such that the ridge is positioned between the blade and the neck of the blade holding rod, and having an additional ridge received by the additional groove, such that the additional ridge is positioned between the additional blade and the neck of the blade holding rod.