Patent ID: 11912108
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. An air register assembly, comprising:
a frame having a top first side and a bottom second side opposing the top first side, wherein the frame is operable between a first position and a second position;
at least one vane extending between a third side of the frame and a fourth side of the frame, wherein the third and fourth sides extend between the top first side and the bottom second side;
a shaft coupled to the bottom second side of the frame, wherein the shaft extends away from the top first side of the frame;
a support feature extending upstream from the bottom second side of the frame;
a guide assembly coupled to the support feature and disposed proximate to the at least one vane, wherein the guide assembly extends upstream from the frame proximate to the at least one vane, the guide assembly including a first guide feature disposed centrally to the frame and fixed to the bottom second side of the frame via the support feature and a second guide feature disposed centrally to the frame and proximate the top first side of the frame, wherein the first guide feature is spaced from and operably coupled to the second guide feature and each of the first guide feature and the second guide feature is configured to rotate with the frame; and
a variable resistor operably coupled to the frame, wherein a movable terminal of the variable resistor is coupled to the shaft, and wherein a current measured by the variable resistor is adjusted as the frame moves between the first and second positions.