Samsung patents ventilation cover that slides to unlock a second flap
Samsung has filed a patent for a ventilation unit with two separate covers that block an opening. The second cover slides away from the first one to unlock it, allowing the user to open the flaps independently.
In the filing’s own words
A ventilation apparatus may include a housing including an opening at one side, a first cover rotatably coupled to the housing and configured to open and/or cover a first area of the opening, and a second cover rotatably coupled to the housing and configured to open and/or cover a second area of the opening. The second cover may be configured to be slidingly movable between a first position engaged with the first cover while the first cover covers the first area of the opening and the second cover covers the second area of the opening, and a second position separated from the first cover to be rotatable with respect to the housing.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A ventilation apparatus comprising: a housing including an opening at one side; a first cover rotatably coupled to the housing and configured to open and/or cover a first area of the opening; and a second cover rotatably coupled to the housing and configured to open and/or cover a second area of the opening, wherein the second cover is configured to be slidingly movable between: a first position engaged with the first cover while the first cover covers the first area of the opening and the second cover covers the second area of the opening, and a second position separated from the first cover to be rotatable with respect to the housing.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
- Official title
- VENTILATION APPARATUS
- Publication number
- US20260287205A1
- Application number
- 19575246
- Filed
- Mar 23, 2026
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026
- Inventors
- 4
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
F24F 13/20 Mechanical engineeringF24F 7/06 Mechanical engineeringMore from Samsung in Other
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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