Patent ID: 9688117
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B60H

Claim:
1. An HVAC airflow door assembly comprising: a pivot hub connectable with a pivot member for pivoting the door assembly; a main body extending from the pivot hub, the main body including a distal end opposite to and spaced apart from the pivot hub; and a flexible member mounted to and extending from the distal end of the main body, and configured for connection with a guide track, a first end of the flexible member is coupled to the distal end of the main body, and a second end of the flexible member is coupled to a slidable member that slides along a length of the guide track; wherein the door assembly is configured for rotation by the pivot member between a first position in which the flexible member is collapsed, and a second position in which the flexible member is extended relative to the first position; wherein the flexible member includes a plurality of rigid sections connected by flexible joints configured to permit flexion of the rigid sections relative to one another; and wherein the flexible joints and the plurality of rigid sections provide the flexible member with a plurality of folded portions between which extend generally linear portions from the distal end of the main body to the slidable member.