Patent ID: 6739969
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
An air vent with a cover including a duct for inducing air to the interior of an automobile and a grill disposed at the end of the duct, which comprises:guides disposed at both sides of the grill; a cover equipped with a rack gear on its inner surface, which is lifted by the guides; a pinion gear engaged with the rack gear; a motor for rotating the pinion gear; a switch part manipulated by a user to open and close the cover; a motor control part for continuously rotating clockwise or counterclockwise or stopping the motor according to a signal from the switch part; a microswitch for full opening which is turned on when the cover is fully open and resets the motor control part, thereby causing the motor to stop; and a microswitch for full closing which is turned on when the cover is fully closed and resets the motor control part, thereby causing the motor to stop.