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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2014
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Jonathan Weber, Dittweiler, DE;
Andrew LeFever, Remering, FR;
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
An air vent with an adjustment insert for adjusting an air stream flowing out through the air vent, can be adjusted by rotating the adjustment insert. A first light guide and a second light guide are provided, with the first light guide being firmly attached to a housing of the air vent and the second light guide being firmly attached to the adjustment insert. The first light guide and the second light guide are rotatable with respect to each other, and the second light guide can be illuminated by the first light guide. A backlightable portion of the adjustment insert can be illuminated by the second light guide.