Patent ID: 7217185

Claim:
A ventilation means for an instrument panel of a motor vehicle or likewise, comprising an air duct for leading in air, with an adjustment means for controlling air led to the air duct, wherein the adjustment means comprises flow exit openings for the flow exit of an airflow into the interior of and vehicle, and wherein the adjustment means is designed such that in a first movement condition of the adjustment means, the airflow directed towards the interior of the vehicle only flows out through first flow exit openings and in a second movement condition only flows out through second flow exit openings, and wherein a flow exit plate which is mounted on a fixed joint in an articulated manner is provided with first flow exit openings and the flow exit plate in the first movement condition spans the exit cross section of the air duct, wherein the flow exit plate at the opposite end of the fixed joint further comprises a joint which connects the flow exit plate to a control plate, the control plate, with regard to flow technology, representing a separation between the first flow exit openings and the second flow exit openings.