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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1990
Otto Muller, Sesslach, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin & Munich, DE;
Abstract
An override function for an automatic temperature and/or air flow controller is achieved with an individual, at least partial closing of outlet nozzles of a ventilation system independent of the controller the outlet nozzles are in the middle plane in the inside of the motor vehicle and controlled by way of a regulating device. The regulating device is additionally set as a function of a condition of an adjustable control mechanism device which is assigned to each of the outlet nozzles for the manual, at least partial, blocking of the outlet nozzles. A rotary control knob is respectively integrated into each of the outlet nozzle housings as the adjustable control mechanism, and has an assigned set potentiometer with a variable setting range including a first setpoint for automatic operation control and an override control range with a variable setpoint for the correspondingly variable blocking condition of the outlet nozzles.