Air vent assembly and control system

An air vent control system comprising;

• a plurality of directional air flow components mounted on a vertical axis,
• a first housing having an inner surface and an outer surface and a pass through inner space which define a substantially rectangular shape, and mounted on a horizontal axis,
• a second housing having an inner surface and an outer surface and a pass through inner space which define a substantially rectangular shape, and a mounting flange with a plurality of mounting holes,
• a mechanical system containing a motor, a plurality of pivot arms, and a single gear and mounted upon the outer surface of the first housing for directing the angle of the plurality of directional air flow components and the direction of the air flow from left to right and right to left,
• the plurality of directional air flow components being mounted within the first housing on the vertical axis,
• the first housing mounted within the second housing on the horizontal axis,
• a first rotational motor attached to the first housing, supporting the single gear which moves a gear rack laterally left and laterally right rotating the plurality of directional air flow components left and right,
• a second rotational motor attached to the second housing rotating the first housing on the horizontal axis across a wide range of upward and downward angles,
• a main controller for setting the angular position of the plurality of directional air flow components on the vertical axis, and for setting the angular position of the first housing on the horizontal axis, wherein the respective positions of the plurality of directional air flow components relative to the first housing and the first housing relative to the second housing selectively regulate the direction of airflow discharged through the air vent control system across a myriad of angular positions across the combined vertical and horizontal axis.

An air vent control system comprising:

• a single directional air flow component containing a multitude of vertical passages, a through hole on a vertical axis, a recessed internal pocket on the vertical axis, a rotational pivot pin utilized as an upper mount and a motor driveshaft collar utilized as a lower pivot pin mount, both pins on a vertical axis located in the vertical through hole,
• an outer first ring housing having an inner surface and an outer surface and a pass through inner space, with pivot pin mounting holes located in the inner surface on a vertical axis and pivot pin mounting holes located on the outer surface on a horizontal axis, the lower vertical hole have a locking notch, one of the horizontal holes having a locking notch,
• a second housing having a front portion and a rear portion combined creating an inner pass through space, with side walls defining the inner space, the front portion containing a pocket and through hole in each inner side wall on a horizontal axis, the rear portion of the rear housing containing an extended air intake neck which extends the inner pass through space and having a pocket and through hole in each inner wall of the extended air intake neck on the horizontal axis,
• the single directional air flow component held within the outer first ring housing by the rotational pivot pin and the motor driveshaft collar, both the pivot pin and motor driveshaft collar engaging the inner surface pivot pin holes on the vertical axis of the outer first ring housing,
• a rotational first motor mounted inside the internal pocket within the single directional air flow component rotates the single air flow component on the vertical axis directing airflow in left to right and right to left directions only,
• the outer first ring housing held within the front portion of the second housing by a rotational locking post and a ring rotational post, both posts engaging the pivot pin mounting holes located on the outer surface of the outer first ring housing on the horizontal axis and the inner side wall through holes of the front portion of the second housing on the horizontal axis,
• a rotational second motor mounted in one of the outer vertical walls of the front portion of the second housing and connected to the outer first ring by the ring rotational post and rotating the outer first ring housing about the horizontal axis contained within the front portion of second housing in up to down and down to up directions only,
• an air volume control flap contained in the extended air intake neck of the rear portion of the second housing by a flap housing rotation post and a flap motor shaft post, each post engaging one of the through holes in the side walls of the extended air intake neck on the horizontal axis and mounted in a bearing,
• a rotational third motor mounted on an outer wall of the extended air intake neck of the rear portion of the second housing on a horizontal axis connected to the air flow volume flap by the flap motor shaft post rotating the air flow volume flap controlling the amount of air passing through the vent,
• a front opening and a rear opening, wherein air flow direction through the vent is from the rear opening to the front opening,
• a main controller containing a plurality of individual control features mounted on a face panel, containing a trackball or joystick type controller, a plurality of control buttons for;
• choosing an individual vent assembly, allowing vent positions to be set separately and stored, allowing air flow volume to be controlled, and a series of preset buttons allowing several different users of the same vehicle to set and later recall a specific preset configuration of all the vent assemblies in the vehicle,
• the trackball type controller receiving a manual input request from a user for a directional change to the air flow stream and air flow volume, that input simultaneously directing the first rotational motor mounted inside the single directional air flow component to rotate on the vertical axis as the second rotational motor rotates the drive shaft pivot shaft rotating the outer first ring housing on the horizontal axis, the first and second motor rotations direct the air flow across a myriad of up and down and left to right combinations as directed by the user,
• the air flow volume button sending directions to the third rotational motor of a chosen air flow vent assembly, the third rotational motor rotating the air volume control flap by the motor shaft post along the horizontal access setting the air volume control flap at any one of a multitude of positions between a closed position to an open position.

An air vent control system comprising:

• a plurality of directional air flow components each having an upper post and a lower post,
• a first housing having an inner surface and an outer surface and a pass through inner space, defining a substantially rectangular shape with upper and lower directional air flow component post mounting holes located in the inner surface on a vertical axis, and a through hole located on a horizontal axis,
• a second housing having an inner surface and an outer surface and a pass through inner space, which define a substantially rectangular shape in which the first housing is accommodated, having a pocket and through hole in each inner wall on a horizontal axis, and a flange with a plurality of mounting holes,
• a mechanical system mounted upon the outer surface of the first housing containing a first housing rotational motor, a single gear, a gear rack having a multitude of directional posts, a pair of gear rack alignment posts, and a plurality of directional air flow component pivot arms each having a directional air flow component post mounting hole and a pivot arm slot,
• the plurality of directional air flow components mounted within the first housing on the vertical axis by way of the directional air flow component upper and lower posts, each components directing the angle of the directional air flow component and the direction of the air flow from left to right and right to left,
• a second rotational motor attached to the outer horizontal wall of the second housing, connected to the first housing by the rotational locking post via the through hole in the wall on the horizontal axis rotating the first housing within the inner space of the second housing across an upward and downward range of angles directing air flow through the vent across an upward and downward range of angles,
• an extended air intake neck in the second housing having a through hole in each horizontal wall, an air flow volume control flap within the extended air intake neck of the first housing on a horizontal axis and secured between an air flap pivot post and a motor shaft post, both posts residing within bearings mounted in the through holes of the horizontal walls,
• a third rotational motor mounted to one of the horizontal walls of the extended air intake neck of the second housing about the through hole, attached to and rotating the air flow volume control flap by the motor shaft post,
• a main controller containing a plurality of individual control features mounted on a face panel, containing a trackball or joystick type device, a plurality of control buttons for;
• choosing an individual vent assembly, allowing vent positions to lower post extending through the bottom wall of the first housing, one of the multitude of directional air flow component pivot arms attaching to one of the multitude of directional air flow component lower posts, the first housing rotational motor mounted on the bottom outer wall of the first housing within a first housing motor plate having the single gear attached, the gear rack with the multitude of directional posts and moveably mounted to the bottom outer wall of the first housing between the pair of gear rack alignment posts and directly contacting the gear mounted on the first housing rotational motor, each directional air flow component pivot arm reaching out and over the gear rack allowing each of the multitude of gear rack directional posts to engage each of the multitude of directional air flow component pivot arm slots,
• the first housing mounted within the second housing on the horizontal axis and supported on a rotational locking pivot post and a driveshaft pivot post secured within the through hole located on the horizontal walls of the second housing on the horizontal axis,
• the first housing rotational motor rotates the single gear moving the gear rack laterally left and laterally right pivoting the directional air flow component pivot arms left or right by way of contact with the gear rack directional pins, the pivot arms connected directly to and rotating the directional air flow be set separately and stored, allowing air flow volume to be controlled, and a series of preset buttons allowing several different users of the same vehicle to set and later recall a specific preset configuration of all the vent assemblies in the vehicle,
• the trackball type device receiving a manual input request from a user for a directional change to the air flow stream and air flow volume, that input simultaneously directing rotation of the first rotational motor turning the gear moving the gear rack laterally, pivoting the directional air flow pivot arms and by attachment the directional air flow components across the vertical axis as the second rotational motor rotates the drive shaft pivot shaft rotating the attached first housing on the horizontal axis, the first and second motor's rotations direct the air flow across a myriad of up and down and left to right combinations as directed by the user,
• the air flow volume button sending directions to the third rotational motor of a chosen air flow vent assembly, the third rotational motor rotating the air volume control flap by the motor shaft post along the horizontal access setting the air volume control flap at any one of a multitude of positions between a closed position to an open position.