Infotainment system with air-vent control

A vehicle comprising:

• a system for controlling an air vent assembly within an HVAC system of the vehicle, the system comprising:
• an actuating mechanism for independent control of a first set of flow guiding vanes and a second of flow guiding vanes, the actuating mechanism that comprises a single rotary actuator mechanically coupled to both the first set of flow guiding vanes and the second set of flow guiding vanes via a pair of actuating members comprising a first actuating member that comprises a first link member to engage with each vane of the first set of flow guiding vanes, and a second actuating member that comprises a second link member to engage with each vane of the second set of flow guiding vanes;
• a processor;
• a user interface in communication with the processor, the user interface configured to accept one or more inputs associated with selection of menu control options;
• wherein the processor is configured to output a menu of options;
• and
• wherein at least one of the menu control options is an option to independently and simultaneously control, via the single rotary actuator, a positioning of the first set of flow guiding vanes and the second set of flow guiding vanes not directly connected to the first set of flow guiding vanes and arranged to be adjacent to each other in an elongated linear vent opening of the air vent assembly of the HVAC system.

A vehicle comprising:

• a system for controlling an air vent assembly within an HVAC system of the vehicle, the system comprising:
• a processor;
• a user interface in communication with the processor, the user interface configured to accept one or more inputs associated with selection of menu control options;
• wherein the processor is configured to output a menu of options;
• wherein at least one of the menu options is an option to independently and simultaneously control a positioning of a first set of flow guiding vanes and a separate second set of flow guiding vanes not directly connected to the first set of flow guiding vanes and arranged to be adjacent to each other in a horizontal direction in an elongated linear vent opening of the air vent assembly of the HVAC system;
• an actuating mechanism, configured to receive a control signal from the processor, for independent control of the first set of flow guiding vanes and the second set of flow guiding vanes;
• wherein the actuating mechanism comprises:
• a single rotary actuator configured to receive the control signal from the processor;
• a pair of actuating members coupled with the single rotary actuator, the pair of actuating members including a first actuating member and a second actuating member;
• the first actuating member coupled with the single rotary actuator and comprising a first link member configured to engage with each vane of the first set of flow guiding vanes, wherein the single rotary actuator is located adjacent to the first actuating member;
• and
• a second actuating member coupled with the single rotary actuator and comprising a second link member configured to engage with each of the vanes from the second set of flow guiding vanes, such that the first set of flow guiding vanes and the second set of flow guiding vanes are capable of moving independently of one another, wherein the first actuating member is further arranged to be adjacent to the second actuating member.