Air vent for a vehicle

A vehicle air vent comprising:

• a primary airflow control vane pivotal about a horizontal axis to direct an airflow from an outlet of the vehicle air vent in an up/down direction;
• a plurality of secondary airflow control vanes pivotal about a vertical axis and a plurality of secondary vane pivot shafts to direct an airflow from an outlet of the vehicle air vent in a side-to-side direction, wherein the primary airflow control vane is co-located along an airflow path through the vehicle air vent with the plurality of secondary airflow control vanes;
• a plurality of secondary vane arms extending from the secondary vane pivot shafts;
• a secondary vane control arm engaged with the plurality of secondary vane arms, wherein the secondary vane control arm extends substantially completely through and within the primary vane;
• a rearwardly extending arm extending rearwardly form the secondary vane control arm;
• an arcuate arm with a vertically oriented slot, wherein the rearwardly extending arm extends into the vertically oriented slot;
• a first gear attached to a lower portion of the arcuate arm;
• a second gear having second gear teeth engaging first gear teeth on the first gear;
• a second gear key connected to the second gear;
• an airflow volume control system having a butterfly door adapted to adjust the volume of airflow through the vehicle air vent;
• and
• a joystick controller adapted to independently operate the primary airflow control vane, the plurality of second airflow control vanes, and the airflow volume control system, wherein the second gear key engages a slot in a lower portion of a spherical section of the joystick body, wherein the slot in the lower portion of the spherical section is oriented in a forward/rearward direction.