ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR AN AIR VENT
First Claim
1. An adjustment mechanism for an air vent, which adjustment mechanism is adapted to guide an air stream flowing through said air vent, said adjustment mechanism comprisingone or more adjustable first vanes having a main extension in a first direction (D1),one or more adjustable second vanes having a main extension in a second direction (D2) being angled to said first direction (D1),a shaft extending in said first direction (D1) and being rotatable around its length axis (A3),a slider being movably attached to said shaft, such that said slider is able to slide along said shaft in said first direction (D1),a rack, extending in parallel to said shaft,a pinion, rigidly connected to one of said second vanes and configured to cooperate with said rack,wherein said shaft is mechanically coupled by at least one first connection to said one or more first vanes, such that a rotation of said shaft is transferred to an adjustment of said one or more first vanes, and said slider is adapted to cooperate with said rack, such that a sliding movement of said slider along said shaft displaces said rack, which displacement is transferred to an adjustment of said one or more second vanes by means of said pinion being adapted to cooperate with said rack.
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Abstract
An adjustment mechanism (7) for an air vent (5), which adjustment mechanism is adapted to guide an air stream flowing through the air vent. The adjustment mechanism comprises one or more adjustable first vanes (17) having a main extension in a first direction (D1), one or more adjustable second vanes (19) having a main extension in a second direction (D2) being angled to the first direction, a shaft (23) extending in the first direction and being rotatable around its length axis, a slider (47) being movably attached to the shaft, such that the slider is able to slide along the shaft in the first direction, and a rack (45), extending in parallel to the shaft and a pinion (41), rigidly connected to one of the second vanes and configured to cooperate with the rack.
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1. An adjustment mechanism for an air vent, which adjustment mechanism is adapted to guide an air stream flowing through said air vent, said adjustment mechanism comprising
one or more adjustable first vanes having a main extension in a first direction (D1), one or more adjustable second vanes having a main extension in a second direction (D2) being angled to said first direction (D1), a shaft extending in said first direction (D1) and being rotatable around its length axis (A3), a slider being movably attached to said shaft, such that said slider is able to slide along said shaft in said first direction (D1), a rack, extending in parallel to said shaft, a pinion, rigidly connected to one of said second vanes and configured to cooperate with said rack, wherein said shaft is mechanically coupled by at least one first connection to said one or more first vanes, such that a rotation of said shaft is transferred to an adjustment of said one or more first vanes, and said slider is adapted to cooperate with said rack, such that a sliding movement of said slider along said shaft displaces said rack, which displacement is transferred to an adjustment of said one or more second vanes by means of said pinion being adapted to cooperate with said rack.
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