MOTOR VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH AN ADAPTIVE AIR VENT
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Abstract
A method for controlling an air-conditioning device in a motor vehicle includes the air-conditioning device conveying an air flow into a vehicle interior of the motor vehicle through at least one air outlet opening which is arranged on a lower side of an operating element designed to operate at least one device of the motor vehicle. A detection device detects and signals, by using a detection signal, if a user'"'"'s hand is moved toward the operating element in order to actuate the operating element and/or if the operating element is actuated. The air-conditioning device then reduces and/or diverts the air flow.
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27 Claims
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12. A method for controlling an air-conditioning device in a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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conveying, by the air-conditioning device, an air flow into a vehicle interior of the motor vehicle through at least one air outlet opening arranged on an underside of an operating element configured to operate at least one device of the motor vehicle; determining, by a detection device, whether to generate a detection signal based on at least one of whether a hand of a user is moved toward the operating element to actuate the operating element, whether the operating element is actuated, and whether a recognition signal is generated by a gesture recognition device which generates the recognition signal only if an extrapolated movement trajectory of the hand is aligned with the operating element; generating the detection signal, by the detection device, based on the determining; and adjusting, by at least one of reducing and diverting, the air flow conveyed by the air-conditioning device, based on the detection signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A motor vehicle, comprising:
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an operating element configured to operate at least one device of the motor vehicle; an air-conditioning device having at least one air outlet opening arranged on an underside of the operating element and configured to convey an air flow into a vehicle interior of the motor vehicle; and a detection device configured to determine whether to generate a detection signal based on at least one of whether a hand of a user is moved toward the operating element to actuate the operating element, whether the user actuates the operating element, and whether a recognition signal is generated by a gesture recognition device which generates the recognition signal only if an extrapolated movement trajectory of the hand is aligned with the operating element, and to generate the detection signal based on the determination, the air-conditioning device being further configured to at least one of reduce and divert the air flow based on the detection signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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