Patent ID: 8740677

Claim:
An air vent ( 10 ) comprising a housing ( 12 ) and an air guiding device ( 14 ) which is pivotally and rotatably mounted in the housing ( 12 ) and has an outer surface having the general shape of a spherical segment, the air vent ( 10 ) having a sliding bearing ( 28 ) which includes a first sliding surface ( 30 ) provided on the housing ( 12 ) and facing the air guiding device ( 14 ), and a second sliding surface ( 32 ) provided on the air guiding device ( 14 ), the air vent ( 10 ) having a support ( 26 ) arranged between the housing ( 12 ) and the air guiding device ( 14 ), by means of which the air guiding device ( 14 ) is mounted to the housing ( 12 ) for pivotal movement about at least one swiveling axis, the support is movable with respect to the housing, and the support ( 26 ) being arranged opposite the sliding bearing ( 28 ) in a radial direction (R), and a prestressing device ( 44 ) being provided on the support ( 26 ), which can act on the air guiding device ( 14 ) with a force directed against the sliding bearing ( 28 ) such that the air guiding device ( 14 ) is biased towards the sliding bearing ( 28 ).