SHROUDED ROOF VENT FOR A VEHICLE

摘要

An air vent may cover an opening formed in a structure to block water or debris from entering an interior of the structure through the opening. The air vent is movable between a closed and an open position to selectively block or allow fluid communication between the interior and an exterior of the structure.

主权项

1. An air vent comprising
a cover including a ceiling, the ceiling have an aperture formed therethrough, the cover further including a number of sidewalls extending from the ceiling, the number of sidewalls formed to define a first outlet opening, a translucent dome secured to the cover and positioned in the aperture formed in the ceiling, an interior plate coupled to the cover, the interior plate and the cover cooperating to define a damper chamber, the interior plate formed to define a screen-receiving opening that opens into the damper chamber, the first outlet opening opens into the damper chamber, and the screen-receiving opening is transverse to the first outlet opening, and a damper coupled to the interior plate and positioned in the damper chamber, the damper selectively moveable between a closed position blocking fluid communication through the first outlet opening and an open position allowing fluid communication through the first outlet opening.