Patent ID: 8641491

Claim:
An actuating device for a motor vehicle, the actuating device comprising: an operating unit comprising an operating element that is placable within a first setting range or a second setting range during use of the actuating device; an air vent comprising a first actuating element, the air vent being selectively configurable between at least (i) a first configuration, in which air provided to an interior of the motor vehicle is conditioned in a form of an intensely directed flow, (ii) a second configuration, in which air provided to the interior of the motor vehicle is conditioned in a form of a diffuse flow, and (iii) a third configuration, in which air provided to the interior of the motor vehicle is conditioned in a form of a mixture of the intensely directed flow and the diffuse flow; an air flow control element comprising a second actuating element, the air flow control element being configured to control a distribution of the air to a plurality of outlets in the interior of the motor vehicle during use of the actuating device; a first transmission element connecting the operating unit to the air vent; and a second transmission element connecting the operating unit to the air flow control element; wherein, when the operating element is placed within the first setting range, the operating unit is configured to control the air vent via the first transmission element and the first actuating element during use of the actuating device, the first setting range including a plurality of positions that are selectable to control whether the air vent is in the first configuration, the second configuration, and the third configuration; wherein, when the operating element is placed within the second setting range, the operating unit is configured to control the air flow control element via the second transmission element and the second actuating element during use of the actuating device, the second setting range including a plurality of positions that are selectable to control which of the plurality of outlets the air is distributed to.