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Microvent Automotive Vents for headlamps are proven to reduce condensation and contaminants in headlamp

 

Clients worldwide turn to Microvent for advanced automotive venting solutions for gas-powered, hybrid and electric vehicles. Microvent® Automotive Vents can extend the reliability and service life of components and reduce design, manufacturing and warranty costs. In automotive lamps, sensors, electronic control units and powertrain components, Microvent® Automotive Vents rapidly equalize pressure variations caused by temperature changes while providing a reliable barrier to particulates, debris, water and automotive fluids. More reliable venting performance can reduce the need for heavier housings, seals and gaskets, so component design is less complex, manufacturing costs are reduced, and global cross-platform integration is simplified.

 

Automotive headlamps are vulnerable to a range of climate, road, and environmental challenges. Dust, debris, fluids and condensation can ultimately compromise headlamp performance, aesthetics, and/or safety. Headlamp designs employing open torturous/labyrinth paths or open tubes are a partial solution. However, they can’t solve all the challenges of performance-damaging environmental contaminants.

 

Patented Microvent® Automotive Vents for headlamps are proven to reduce condensation and contaminants in headlamp assemblies by:

• allowing rapid exchange of air in response to pressure/temperature changes
• driving moisture out of the headlamp by diffusion through a microporous ePTFE membrane structure
• providing a reliable, long-lasting barrier to water and automotive fluids
• blocking entry of dust and other particulates to the lens and housing