Patent ID: 7201650

Claim:
An air vent for a ventilation system in a vehicle, comprising an air circulation chamber ( 1 ) defined by a housing that has a generally bulged shape, an inflow duct ( 2 ) connected to said housing and opening into the circulation chamber ( 1 ), the housing having a perforated wall area ( 3 ), an air stream, in use, entering the circulation chamber ( 1 ) through said inflow duct ( 2 ), circulating through the air circulation chamber and exiting through the perforated wall area ( 3 ), and further comprising a movable air deflection member ( 4 ; 6 ) disposed to deflect the air stream transversely to an axial direction of said inflow duct ( 2 ), wherein the air deflection member ( 4 ) has a generally ball-shaped body which is rotatably accommodated in an annular bearing seat in the end of the inflow duct ( 2 ), and which defines a channel section of cylindrical shape that extends diametrically through the ball-shaped body.