Patent ID: 7070496
Filing Date: 2006-07-04
Classification: B60H,B64D,F24F,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An air outlet device for a vehicle, comprising: a nozzle body with an air intake opening and an air outlet opening, a holding element formed with an accommodating opening having the nozzle body supported therein for rotation about a longitudinal axis extending through the air intake opening and the air outlet opening, and a valve body, arranged coaxially within the nozzle body and guided by the holding element, which valve body upon rotation of the nozzle body can be displaced in the nozzle body between a closing position for blocking the air outlet opening and a maximum opening position for clearing the air outlet opening to the maximum extent, wherein the valve body comprises a coupling member being in guiding engagement with the holding element and arranged to be taken along by the nozzle body upon rotation of the same, wherein the coupling member is provided with webs projecting from the valve body and with ring connecting the webs to each other, and wherein the webs of the coupling member extend through receiving slots of the nozzle body which are open toward the air intake opening of the nozzle body, the ring of the coupling member being arranged externally of the nozzle body, and wherein the coupling member is formed in one piece with the valve body.