Global Patent Index - EP 1395782 A4

EP 1395782 A4 20070606 - VENT DEVICE

Title (en)

VENT DEVICE

Title (de)

LÜFTUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'EVENT

Publication

EP 1395782 A4 20070606 (EN)

Application

EP 01939027 A 20010514

Priority

US 0115478 W 20010514

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2447056A1] A vent device (10) for communicating air from the duct of an air supply syst em into an environment, such as a room of a building, includes a body (12) havi ng a passageway (18) therethrough for receiving air from the air supply system, with the body (12) defining a first opening (20) for placing the passageway in fluid communication with the air supply system. Also includes is a filter housing defining a filter slot (46), the filter housing having an inner wall (50) provided with a plurality of first vent openings (54) for being selectively placed in communication with the passageway of the body. Further , the filter housing has an outer wall provided with a plurality of second ven t openings communicating with the filter slot and the room in the building so as to communicate air from the filter slot into the room. The vent device also includes a filter (58) for being removably received in the filter slot of th e filter housing, the filter defining an enclosure (60) having a cavity (62) which houses a filter material (63). The enclosure (60) has an inner and out er walls (64, 66), with the inner wall (64) being provided with a plurality of third vent openings (68) and the outer wall (66) being providing with a plurality of fourth vent openings (70) which register with the third vent openings (68) to provide air flow through the filter (58).

IPC 8 full level

F24F 7/00 (2006.01); F24F 13/06 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01); F24F 13/08 (2006.01); F24F 13/12 (2006.01); F24F 13/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F24F 13/085 (2013.01); F24F 13/12 (2013.01); F24F 13/28 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL LT LV MK RO SI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AU 2001264589 B2 20080131; CA 2447056 A1 20021121; CA 2447056 C 20080219; EP 1395782 A1 20040310; EP 1395782 A4 20070606; JP 2004526121 A 20040826; MX PA03010374 A 20050307

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2001264589 A 20010514; CA 2447056 A 20010514; EP 01939027 A 20010514; JP 2002590316 A 20010514; MX PA03010374 A 20010514