US20110312265A1 - Soffit exhaust vent - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
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- F24F13/08—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates
- F24F13/10—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers
- F24F13/14—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre
- F24F13/1413—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre using more than one tilting member, e.g. with several pivoting blades
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
- F24F13/08—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates
- F24F13/10—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers
- F24F13/14—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre
- F24F13/1426—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre characterised by actuating means
- F24F2013/146—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre characterised by actuating means with springs
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F7/00—Ventilation
- F24F7/02—Roof ventilation
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- the invention relates generally to venting and specifically to controlled venting from a soffit.
- Vents are required in buildings to permit air exchange with the outside for dryers, bathroom and kitchen fans, and heating and cooling, among other reasons.
- a convenient location for a vent exhaust is a soffit, which is often convenient for upstairs bathrooms, a laundry room on a higher floor, and HVAC systems in the attic.
- Embodiments of the present invention include a soffit vent preventing an ingress of while facilitating egress from, for example, a soffit duct connected to bathroom fan.
- the soffit vent consists of a cylindrical frame containing an internal vent mechanism, which frame is mounted to the external surface of the soffit duct opening by means of a grill. A collar at the other end of the soffit vent is mounted on the vent duct.
- an internal vent mechanism comprising a cross beam mounted across the cylindrical opening within the frame, thereby defining two interstices. Each interstice has a semicircular vent flap on the downstream side.
- the flaps stay open so long as the pressure within the building is greater than the exterior, and once this ceases, the flaps are motivated to close by the tension means.
- the flaps do not pass through the interstices due to a lip around the interstice, which makes the circumference slightly smaller than that of the flap.
- a soffit vent for mounting on a duct opening in a soffit includes a frame; a crossbeam affixed within the frame, bisecting the frame forming first and second interstices between the frame and the crossbeam; a first vent flap pivotally connected to the crossbeam to allow for the closure of the first interstice; a second vent flap pivotally connected to the crossbeam to allow for the closure of the second interstice; a tension means; and a grill adapted to be secured to the frame.
- the tension means is connected from the first vent flap across the crossbeam to the second vent flap, such that it provides a force pulling the first vent flap to close the first interstice and pulling the second vent flap to close the second interstice.
- the frame may be cylindrical and the crossbeam may be positioned diametrically across the frame, and the first and second vent flaps may be semicircular in shape.
- the first interstice has a lip against which the first vent flap may rest when closed, and the second interstice may have a lip against which the second vent flap rests when closed.
- a collar may permit engagement with a smaller diameter vent duct.
- the collar may have tabs to allow for the securing of vent ducts onto the frame.
- the tension means may be an elastic band or a spring.
- FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a soffit vent, according to one embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a front view of a soffit vent, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a rear view of a soffit vent, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a detailed view of a vent frame as found in a soffit vent, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a side cut-away view of a soffit vent, in a resting position, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a side cut-away view of a soffit vent, in an operational position, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- the soffit vent consists of a cylindrical frame 10 , which contains an internal vent mechanism which controls the airflow (described in detail below), permitting air to flow out when the vent fan inside the building is operating but preventing airflow when the fan is not operating.
- a removable collar 30 External to the frame 10 is affixed, on the downstream side, the soffit grill 20 , and on the upstream side, a removable collar 30 , both by fastening means 40 , such as screws.
- the collar 30 is connected with the vent duct (not shown) by means of the angled tabs 50 present around the circumference of the adapter 60 .
- the collar 30 permits adaptation to a smaller-diameter section (typically 4 ′′) of vent duct, or may be removed such that the soffit vent may fit a larger-diameter section (typically 6 ′′) of vent duct at vent collar 70 on tabs 55 .
- the soffit vent is affixed to a soffit (not shown) by means of a number of screws (not shown), which would be fastened through the screw bosses 80 positioned around the soffit grill 20 .
- FIG. 2 a front (downstream) view of the soffit grill 20 and bosses 80 is shown wherein air may exit through the grill 20 via openings 25 .
- FIG. 3 a rear (upstream) view of the soffit vent is shown, showing the bosses 80 , angled tabs 50 and 55 and the rear view of the vent mechanism (detailed below). Air exits from semicircular interstice 120 and 130 which is separated with a cross beam 100 when the vent flaps (removed for clarity) are in an open position as further described below.
- the vent frame 10 is shown without the vent flaps and vent mechanism.
- the crossbeam 100 is affixed within the frame 10 , bisecting the frame 10 ′s cross-section.
- a first semicircular interstice 120 and a second semicircular interstice 130 are thus formed on either side of the crossbeam 100 and frame 10 .
- a peripherally-protruding first lip 110 runs along the inside edge defining the first interstice 120 and a similar peripherally-protruding second lip 115 runs along the inside edge defining the second interstice 130 .
- Lips 110 , 115 reduces the size of the interstices 120 , 130 to a smaller size than the vent flaps (not shown), preventing the vent flaps (not shown) from passing through the corresponding interstices 120 , 130 .
- a saddle 140 At the midpoint of the crossbeam 100 is a saddle 140 .
- the crossbeam 100 is made more rigid by a reinforcement member 150 , which in the present embodiment is made of plastic and molded into the plastic of the crossbeam 100 .
- the vent mechanism consists of a first semicircular vent flap 200 and a second semicircular vent flap 210 , and a tension means 220 which rests in the saddle 140 and is affixed to the first vent flap 200 by means of a first attachment projection 170 mounted on the vent flap 200 , to the second vent flap 210 by means of a second attachment projection 180 mounted on the vent flap 210 .
- first vent flap 200 rests against the downstream side of the first lip 110 around the first interstice 120 , closing the interstice.
- second vent flap 210 rests against the second lip 115 around the second interstice 130 , closing the interstice.
- the first vent flap 200 is pivotally connected to the downstream side of the crossbeam 100 by means of a first hinge 230
- second vent flap 210 is pivotally connected to the downstream side of the crossbeam 100 by means of a second hinge 240 .
- the tension means 220 resting in the saddle 140 provides a motivating force for the first and second vent flaps 200 , 210 to close the first and second interstice 120 , 130 , respectively.
- the tension means may be composed of rubber, as an elastic band, or a spring, or any number of other tension-providing mechanisms known in the art, while remaining within the scope of the invention.
- the frame, and corresponding componentry, and without limitation the interstices and vent flaps may be square or rectangular in cross-section and still fall within the scope of the present invention.
- the soffit vent is manufactured of molded plastic, however one skilled in the art would appreciate that it may be made of other materials as well and still fall within the scope of the invention.
- the operation of the vent may be described.
- the vent fan (not shown) inside the building is operational and is creating pressure within the vent duct (not shown), and the first and second vent flaps 200 , 210 are pushed away from their corresponding interstices 120 , 130 , permitting airflow through the soffit vent.
- the first and second vent flaps 200 , 210 pivot on the first and second hinges 230 , 240 respectively, in a downstream direction from the first interstice 120 and second interstice 130 .
- the vent flaps 200 , 210 open in a downstream direction in response to the pressure of the air driven by the exhaust fan.
- the pressure exerted by the exhaust fan (not shown) is sufficient to resist the closing force provided by the tension means 220 , which lengthens in response to the air pressure to permit the pivoting action.
- the elastic 220 motivates the vent flaps 200 , 210 to close the interstices 120 , 130 , by pushing against the interstice lips 110 , 115 respectively. If a reverse air pressure situation arises, where the pressure on the downstream side of the soffit vent is greater than that on the upstream side, the pressure will only serve to seat all the more firmly the vent flaps 200 , 210 against the lips 110 , 115 of the interstices 120 , 130 .
Abstract
A soffit vent preventing an ingress of air while facilitating egress thereof, including a cylindrical frame containing an internal vent mechanism, which frame is mounted to the external surface of the soffit duct opening. The other end of the soffit vent is mounted on the vent duct. Within the cylindrical frame is an internal vent mechanism, comprising a cross beam defining two interstices, each interstice having a vent flap on the downstream side. A tension means holds the flaps closed, until the pressure within the building is greater than that outdoors, which pressure pushes the flaps open.
Description
- The invention relates generally to venting and specifically to controlled venting from a soffit.
- Vents are required in buildings to permit air exchange with the outside for dryers, bathroom and kitchen fans, and heating and cooling, among other reasons. A convenient location for a vent exhaust is a soffit, which is often convenient for upstairs bathrooms, a laundry room on a higher floor, and HVAC systems in the attic.
- Some attempts to address this problem have been made in the prior art, for example, Canadian Patent No. 2,577,154, which describes a one-way soffit vent with an upstream valve seat and a downstream vented cover having a boss and a valve disk mounted on the boss and biased against the valve seat. This is one way to provide a valve for one-way operation, however, the valve disk is pushed against the valve seat by means of a spring. The spring may eventually weaken in its force and the soffit vent would leak, permitting air to flow back into the vent.
- Another attempt to solve this problem involves the use of roof vents such as described under U.S. Pat. No. 6,293,682. However, this product is installed on the roof and does not allow for it to be installed on a soffit and its installation on a roof can create weak spots in the roofing tile which allows for water to enter under the roofing tile and cause damage to the roof of a building. In addition, a flap is installed and relies on gravity to close. Such an application would then not be applicable in a soffit as it would remain open at all times.
- Therefore there is a need for an alternative soffit vent valve that does not weaken and leak air back into the vent and less complex which increases its reliability and longevity.
- Embodiments of the present invention include a soffit vent preventing an ingress of while facilitating egress from, for example, a soffit duct connected to bathroom fan. The soffit vent consists of a cylindrical frame containing an internal vent mechanism, which frame is mounted to the external surface of the soffit duct opening by means of a grill. A collar at the other end of the soffit vent is mounted on the vent duct. Within the cylindrical frame is an internal vent mechanism, comprising a cross beam mounted across the cylindrical opening within the frame, thereby defining two interstices. Each interstice has a semicircular vent flap on the downstream side. A tension means extending across the crossbeam, each end of the tension means mounted to one of the flaps, holds the flaps closed, until the pressure within the building is greater than that outdoors, which pressure pushes the flaps open. The flaps stay open so long as the pressure within the building is greater than the exterior, and once this ceases, the flaps are motivated to close by the tension means. The flaps do not pass through the interstices due to a lip around the interstice, which makes the circumference slightly smaller than that of the flap.
- A soffit vent for mounting on a duct opening in a soffit includes a frame; a crossbeam affixed within the frame, bisecting the frame forming first and second interstices between the frame and the crossbeam; a first vent flap pivotally connected to the crossbeam to allow for the closure of the first interstice; a second vent flap pivotally connected to the crossbeam to allow for the closure of the second interstice; a tension means; and a grill adapted to be secured to the frame. The tension means is connected from the first vent flap across the crossbeam to the second vent flap, such that it provides a force pulling the first vent flap to close the first interstice and pulling the second vent flap to close the second interstice. The frame may be cylindrical and the crossbeam may be positioned diametrically across the frame, and the first and second vent flaps may be semicircular in shape. The first interstice has a lip against which the first vent flap may rest when closed, and the second interstice may have a lip against which the second vent flap rests when closed. A collar may permit engagement with a smaller diameter vent duct. The collar may have tabs to allow for the securing of vent ducts onto the frame. The tension means may be an elastic band or a spring.
- It will now be convenient to describe the invention with particular reference to one embodiment of the present invention. It will be appreciated that the diagrams relate to one embodiment of the present invention only and are not to be taken as limiting the invention.
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FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a soffit vent, according to one embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a front view of a soffit vent, according to one embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a rear view of a soffit vent, according to one embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a detailed view of a vent frame as found in a soffit vent, according to one embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is a side cut-away view of a soffit vent, in a resting position, according to one embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIG. 6 is a side cut-away view of a soffit vent, in an operational position, according to one embodiment of the present invention. - The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.
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FIG. 1 and according to one embodiment of the present invention, the soffit vent consists of acylindrical frame 10, which contains an internal vent mechanism which controls the airflow (described in detail below), permitting air to flow out when the vent fan inside the building is operating but preventing airflow when the fan is not operating. External to theframe 10 is affixed, on the downstream side, thesoffit grill 20, and on the upstream side, aremovable collar 30, both by fastening means 40, such as screws. Thecollar 30 is connected with the vent duct (not shown) by means of theangled tabs 50 present around the circumference of theadapter 60. Thecollar 30 permits adaptation to a smaller-diameter section (typically 4″) of vent duct, or may be removed such that the soffit vent may fit a larger-diameter section (typically 6″) of vent duct atvent collar 70 ontabs 55. The soffit vent is affixed to a soffit (not shown) by means of a number of screws (not shown), which would be fastened through thescrew bosses 80 positioned around thesoffit grill 20. - With reference to
FIG. 2 , a front (downstream) view of thesoffit grill 20 andbosses 80 is shown wherein air may exit through thegrill 20 viaopenings 25. With reference toFIG. 3 , a rear (upstream) view of the soffit vent is shown, showing thebosses 80,angled tabs semicircular interstice cross beam 100 when the vent flaps (removed for clarity) are in an open position as further described below. - With reference to
FIG. 4 , thevent frame 10 is shown without the vent flaps and vent mechanism. Thecrossbeam 100 is affixed within theframe 10, bisecting theframe 10′s cross-section. A firstsemicircular interstice 120 and a secondsemicircular interstice 130 are thus formed on either side of thecrossbeam 100 andframe 10. A peripherally-protrudingfirst lip 110 runs along the inside edge defining thefirst interstice 120 and a similar peripherally-protrudingsecond lip 115 runs along the inside edge defining thesecond interstice 130.Lips interstices corresponding interstices crossbeam 100 is asaddle 140. Thecrossbeam 100 is made more rigid by areinforcement member 150, which in the present embodiment is made of plastic and molded into the plastic of thecrossbeam 100. - With reference to
FIGS. 5 and 6 , the vent mechanism consists of a firstsemicircular vent flap 200 and a secondsemicircular vent flap 210, and a tension means 220 which rests in thesaddle 140 and is affixed to thefirst vent flap 200 by means of afirst attachment projection 170 mounted on thevent flap 200, to thesecond vent flap 210 by means of asecond attachment projection 180 mounted on thevent flap 210. - In a resting position, shown in
FIG. 5 , the first vent flap 200 rests against the downstream side of thefirst lip 110 around thefirst interstice 120, closing the interstice. Similarly, the second vent flap 210 rests against thesecond lip 115 around thesecond interstice 130, closing the interstice. Thefirst vent flap 200 is pivotally connected to the downstream side of thecrossbeam 100 by means of afirst hinge 230, and similarly thesecond vent flap 210 is pivotally connected to the downstream side of thecrossbeam 100 by means of asecond hinge 240. The tension means 220 resting in thesaddle 140 provides a motivating force for the first andsecond vent flaps second interstice - A person skilled in the art would know that the tension means may be composed of rubber, as an elastic band, or a spring, or any number of other tension-providing mechanisms known in the art, while remaining within the scope of the invention. Such a person would also appreciate that the frame, and corresponding componentry, and without limitation the interstices and vent flaps, may be square or rectangular in cross-section and still fall within the scope of the present invention. Furthermore, the soffit vent is manufactured of molded plastic, however one skilled in the art would appreciate that it may be made of other materials as well and still fall within the scope of the invention.
- By means of the drawing of the soffit vent shown in an operational position in
FIG. 6 , the operation of the vent may be described. The vent fan (not shown) inside the building is operational and is creating pressure within the vent duct (not shown), and the first and second vent flaps 200, 210 are pushed away from their correspondinginterstices second hinges first interstice 120 andsecond interstice 130. In other words, the vent flaps 200, 210 open in a downstream direction in response to the pressure of the air driven by the exhaust fan. The pressure exerted by the exhaust fan (not shown) is sufficient to resist the closing force provided by the tension means 220, which lengthens in response to the air pressure to permit the pivoting action. Once the exhaust fan ceases to operate, and the downstream air pressure is reduced, the elastic 220 motivates the vent flaps 200, 210 to close theinterstices interstice lips lips interstices - Many modifications and other embodiments of the invention will come to the mind of a person skilled in the art having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing description and associated drawings. Therefore, it is understood that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiment disclosed, and that modifications and embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.
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1. A soffit vent for mounting on a duct opening in a soffit, comprising
a frame;
a crossbeam affixed within the frame, bisecting the frame forming first and second interstices between the frame and the crossbeam;
a first vent flap pivotally connected to the crossbeam to allow for the closure of the first interstice;
a second vent flap pivotally connected to the crossbeam to allow for the closure of the second interstice;
a tension means; and
a grill adapted to be secured to the frame wherein the tension means is connected from the first vent flap across the crossbeam to the second vent flap, such that it provides a force pulling the first vent flap to close the first interstice and pulling the second vent flap to close the second interstice.
2. The soffit vent of claim 1 wherein the frame is cylindrical and the crossbeam is positioned diametrically across the frame, and the first and second vent flaps are semicircular in shape.
3. The soffit vent of claim 1 wherein the first interstice has a lip against which the first vent flap rests when closed, and the second interstice has a lip against which the second vent flap rests when closed.
4. The soffit vent of claim 1 further comprising a collar permitting engagement with a smaller diameter vent duct.
5. The soffit vent of claim 5 wherein the collar has tabs to allow for the securing of vent ducts onto the frame.
6. The soffit vent of claim 1 wherein the tension means is an elastic band or a spring.
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