Patent ID: 6880359
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: F24F,F25D

Abstract:
1. A flow-through rotary damper assembly, comprising: a cylindrical outer body member defining a first aperture and a second aperture in an outer wall thereof, the first and the second apertures being formed in radial proximity with one another on opposite sides of the cylindrical outer body member; a cylindrical inner body member rotatably positioned within the cylindrical outer body member, the cylindrical inner body member defining a third aperture and a fourth aperture in an outer wall thereof, the third and fourth apertures being formed in radial proximity with one another on opposite sides of the cylindrical inner body member; and wherein a radial flow path straight through the assembly is formed when the cylindrical inner body member is rotationally positioned such that the third and fourth apertures are aligned with the first and the second apertures.