Patent ID: 6656035
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
An apparatus for diffusing a stream of air within a passenger compartment of motor vehicle comprising:air supplying means for diffusing air into the passenger compartment; a porous panel positioned over at least a portion of said air supplying means such that at least one part of the diffused air passes through said porous panel, said porous panel being a portion of a dashboard or a door panel or a roof of the passenger compartment, said porous panel allowing the diffused air from said air supplying means to flow freely simultaneously in all spatial directions; and a filtering means being interposed between said air supplying means and said porous panel, said filtering means having a filtering power no less than a filtering power of said porous panel, said filtering means for retaining all particles present in the air from said air supplying means prior to passing through said porous panel, said porous panel having a grid having a forward portion covered by a porous material, said filtering means comprising a filtering member mounted on said porous panel entirely over a rear portion of said grid, said filtering member being removably mounted to said grid of said porous panel.