Abstract: Air vent for a vehicle, including a housing with an inlet opening and an outlet opening, and an air duct for air flowing from the inlet opening to the outlet opening in a main flow direction. A slat assembly is arranged in the air duct and has a plurality of air-guiding slats that are pivotable together with respect to the main flow direction, and designed to divert the air flow from the main flow direction in an open position of the slat assembly and to interrupt the air flow in a closed position of the slat assembly. The air-guiding slats, in the closed position, are braced relative to one another and each of them takes up its end position, and at least some of the air-guiding slats reach their respective end position in succession during an adjustment of the slat assembly from the open position to the closed position.

Abstract: An operator element for an air vent of a vehicle, wherein the operator element is slidably or rotatably mounted relative to a carrier element, and wherein the operator element is associated with a friction brake having an elastically deformable friction body, which elastically springingly pushes against the operator element and/or the carrier element, such that the friction brake moves the operator element relative to the carrier via friction. The friction body is aligned at least in regions in the longitudinal direction of the movement path of the operator element and has at least in regions a cross-section with an at least substantially star-shaped, in particular X-shaped or Y-shaped, cross-sectional surface or a polygonal cross-sectional surface having at least three corners or a cross-sectional surface having circumferentially distributed tooth regions.

Abstract: An automatic air outlet system for supplying air into a vehicle interior of a vehicle, wherein the automatic air outlet system includes a plurality of air outlets that are motorized and may be automatically adjusted and that respectively include a plurality of setting parameters, a storage unit for storing a plurality of ventilation situations, wherein in the case of each of the plurality of ventilation situations a specific configuration of the setting parameters of each air outlet of the plurality of air outlets is specified, the configuration being adjusted to the corresponding ventilation situation, a specification unit for the purpose of specifying a ventilation situation to the plurality of ventilation situations that are stored in the storage unit, and a control unit for the purpose of controlling the plurality of air outlets such that the air outlets fulfil the ventilation situation that is specified by the specification unit.

Abstract: An operator element for an air vent of a vehicle, wherein the operator element is slidably or rotatably mounted relative to a carrier element, and wherein the operator element is associated with a friction brake having an elastically deformable friction body, which elastically springingly pushes against the operator element and/or the carrier element, such that the friction brake moves the operator element relative to the carrier via friction. The friction body is aligned at least in regions in the longitudinal direction of the movement path of the operator element and has at least in regions a cross-section with an at least substantially star-shaped, in particular X-shaped or Y-shaped, cross-sectional surface or a polygonal cross-sectional surface having at least three corners or a cross-sectional surface having circumferentially distributed tooth regions.

Abstract: A drive unit (1) for actuating a plurality of functions of an air vent system or of an air distribution system, having an electric motor drive (3) with a drive shaft which can be driven in a first rotational direction or in a second rotational direction, and a switching mechanism with at least one first and one second output shaft (5), via which functions of the air vent system can be actuated, the switching mechanism being configured, during a drive of the drive shaft in the first rotational direction, to transmit a torque from the drive shaft only to the first output shaft (5), and, during a drive of the drive shaft in the second rotational direction, to transmit a torque from the drive shaft only to the second output shaft (5).

Abstract: Air vent for a vehicle, including a housing with an inlet opening and an outlet opening, and an air duct for air flowing from the inlet opening to the outlet opening in a main flow direction. A slat assembly is arranged in the air duct and has a plurality of air-guiding slats that are pivotable together with respect to the main flow direction, and designed to divert the air flow from the main flow direction in an open position of the slat assembly and to interrupt the air flow in a closed position of the slat assembly. The air-guiding slats, in the closed position, are braced relative to one another and each of them takes up its end position, and at least some of the air-guiding slats reach their respective end position in succession during an adjustment of the slat assembly from the open position to the closed position.

Abstract: A fork (10) for an operating element in an air outlet has a first bearing journal (14) at a first end (12) and a second bearing journal (18) at a second end (16). At least one spring arm (22, 24) is provided between the first bearing journal (14) and the second bearing journal (18), it being possible for the spacing of the outer ends (12, 16) of the bearing journals (14, 18) to be reduced by way of said at least one spring arm (22, 24). Furthermore, an operating element and a method for fastening an operating element are provided.

Abstract: Air outlet for a vehicle that includes a housing with an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening, between which a flow connection is formed. The air outlet also includes a slat carrier, mounted movably in the housing, and a shut-off element which is movable between a closed position, in which the shut-off element blocks the flow connection, and an open position, in which the shut-off element frees the flow connection. The slat carrier is coupled to the shut-off element such that, by actuation of the slat carrier, the shut-off element is adjustable between the closed position and the open position. The shut-off element is adjustable into intermediate positions between the closed position and the open position, starting from the closed position or the open position, by actuation of the slat carrier. The shut-off element remains in the intermediate positions until the slat carrier is actuated again.

Abstract: A fork (10) for an operating element in an air outlet has a first bearing journal (14) at a first end (12) and a second bearing journal (18) at a second end (16). At least one spring arm (22, 24) is provided between the first bearing journal (14) and the second bearing journal (18), it being possible for the spacing of the outer ends (12, 16) of the bearing journals (14, 18) to be reduced by way of said at least one spring arm (22, 24). Furthermore, an operating element and a method for fastening an operating element are provided.

Abstract: Air vent that includes a housing and an air duct having an air inlet end and an air outlet end, wherein an air flow flowing through the air duct can flow along a main flow direction from the air inlet end to the air outlet end. The air vent includes a front air-guiding element in the air duct that is adjustable about a front axis of rotation. The air vent includes a rear air-guiding element which is arranged in the air duct upstream of the front air-guiding element and is adjustable about a rear axis of rotation. The front air-guiding element can be rotated about the front axis of rotation and the rear air-guiding element can be rotated about the rear axis of rotation by moving a control element.

Abstract: A device for holding beverages for installing in a motor vehicle, comprising a holder having an insertion opening for insertion of a beverage container, a spring element, two diameter-compensating elements both pivoting under an action of the spring element into the insertion opening, the two diameter-compensating elements extending to different extents into the insertion opening and having pivot axes with different spacings from a circumference of the insertion opening.

Abstract: A holder for beverage containers has a container receptacle for a beverage container, a clamping device provided in the container receptacle, the clamping device including at least one semi-circular retaining clip which is mounted in an upper region of the container receptacle, two radially opposite hinges mounting the at least one semi-circular retaining clip in the upper region of the container receptacle on a circumference so that the at least one semi-circular retaining clip is mounted resiliently and pivotally, the at least one semi-circular retaining clip pivoting out of the container receptacle by a spring action opposite to an insertion direction of a beverage container, and stop members limiting a pivoting angle in both directions.

Abstract: A holder for beverage containers has a container receptacle for a beverage container, a clamping device provided in the container receptacle, the clamping device including at least one semi-circular retaining clip which is mounted in an upper region of the container receptacle, two radially opposite hinges mounting the at least one semi-circular retaining clip in the upper region of the container receptacle on a circumference so that the at least one semi-circular retaining clip is mounted resiliently and pivotally, the at least one semi-circular retaining clip pivoting out of the container receptacle by a spring action opposite to an insertion direction of a beverage container, and stop members limiting a pivoting angle in both directions.