Patent ID: 6159092
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
An air vent assembly for directing airflow to a select location, said air vent assembly comprising:a housing having an inlet and an outlet;a first plurality of vanes, each of said first plurality of vanes including a first plurality of v-shaped notches, each of said first plurality of vanes being rotatably secured to the housing about one of a first set of substantially parallel axes;a first link member rotatably secured to each vane of said first plurality of vanes such that rotation of one of said first plurality of vanes causes each of said first plurality of vanes to rotate;a second plurality of vanes, each of said second plurality of vanes including a second plurality of v-shaped notches, each of said second plurality of vanes being rotatably secured to the housing about one of a first set of substantially parallel axes;a second link member rotatably secured to each vane of said second plurality of vanes such that rotation of one of said second plurality of vanes causes each of said second plurality of vanes to rotate;a joystick operably coupled to cause each vane of the first plurality of vanes to rotate about of one said first set of axes and to cause each vane of the second plurality of vanes to rotate about one of said second set of axes, said joystick including a ball joint;and wherein each of said first set of axes extends in a substantially non-parallel direction with respect to each of said second set of axes, and wherein the first set of axes and the second set of axes are substantially coplanar.