Patent ID: 7676891

Claim:
A control panel of a ventilation, heating and/or air-conditioning installation of a vehicle cabin, said control panel comprising: a control knob ( 2 ), a support ( 1 ) having a front surface and having which that at least one housing ( 4 ) defined in said front surface receiving said control knob ( 2 ), a ring portion ( 12 ) formed on said front surface of said support ( 1 ) and extending transversely from said front surface exterior to and circumferentially about said housing ( 4 ), and an end-stop device exterior to said housing limiting the rotational travel of said knob ( 2 ) between end positions, said end-stop device including a boss ( 15 ) on said control knob ( 2 ) and at least one bearing member ( 10 , 11 ) formed on the front surface of said support ( 1 ) exterior to said housing ( 4 ) and extending transversely from said front surface and radially from said ring portion away from said housing ( 4 ) and engaging said boss ( 15 ) of said control knob ( 2 ) only in said end positions, wherein the at least one bearing member ( 10 , 11 ) is further defined as a first bearing member ( 10 ) and a second bearing member ( 11 ) spaced from said first bearing member ( 10 ), said end-stop device being covered at least partially by a flexible mass ( 19 ) between said first and second bearing members ( 10 , 11 ) and said boss ( 15 ) of said control knob ( 2 ).