Patent ID: 11904660
Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An air vent comprising:
at least one air redirecting element adapted to redirect an air flow flowing towards an outlet of the air vent; and
a mesh panel with vent holes arranged downstream of the at least one air redirecting element to cover the outlet of the air vent, wherein the at least one air redirecting element and the mesh panel are adapted such that the air flow is redirected by the at least one air redirecting element in a direction substantially perpendicular to at least a portion of the mesh panel and normal to a portion of the vent holes in all direction modes of the at least one air redirecting element, wherein the at least one air redirecting element includes at least one rotatable vane having a rotation axis that is spaced apart from the mesh panel, wherein a rotational orientation of the vane defines the direction mode of the at least one air redirecting element;
wherein the vane is arranged in a duct leading the air flow towards the mesh panel, wherein the duct includes a curved inner portion as part of the at least one air redirecting element adapted to direct the airflow in the direction substantially perpendicular to the mesh of holes; and
wherein the at least one air redirecting element includes a static air redirecting member arranged in the duct downstream of the vane, the static air redirecting member includes a curved upper surface and a curve lower surface for directing the air flow in the direction substantially perpendicular to the mesh of holes.