Patent ID: 6840852

Claim:
An air duct outlet, comprising: a housing comprising an air passageway that terminates at an air outlet; a reciprocating member movably secured to the housing and configured for reciprocal movement along a longitudinal axis thereof; a drive source operably connected to the reciprocating member and that transmits reciprocating motion to the reciprocating member; at least one air-directing vane pivotally attached within the air passageway and movable within a range of positions to direct an air stream flowing through the air passageway and exiting from the outlet; and an actuator extending from the housing and movable between first and second positions, wherein the actuator is operably coupled with a drive arm that is operably coupled with the at least one air-directing vane to allow a user to manually pivot the at least one air-directing vane within the range of positions via movement of the actuator between the first and second positions, and wherein the actuator is movable to a third position wherein the reciprocating member operably engages the drive arm and causes the at least one air-directing vane to oscillate automatically within the range of positions.