Filter Apparatus for a Motor Vehicle, and Method for Operating Such a Filter Apparatus

A filter apparatus for a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a delivery device which is operable independently of a ventilation system of the motor vehicle and is provided in addition to the ventilation system in order to draw in and deliver air from a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle;
• at least one filter element through which air which is drawn in and delivered by way of the delivery device flows and filters the air;
• and
• at least one outlet for introducing the air filtered by way of the filter element into the passenger compartment,
• wherein an electronic computer device is provided with a memory and is configured to store data, which characterize at least one time, to store in the memory and to activate and/or to deactivate the delivery device automatically as a function of the stored data.

A method for operating a filter apparatus for a motor vehicle, the method comprising the acts of:

• operating a delivery device of the filter apparatus independently of a ventilation system of the motor vehicle;
• drawing in air from a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle by way of the delivery device;
• delivering the air through at least one filter element, by way of which the air is filtered;
• and
• introducing the filtered air into the passenger compartment via at least one outlet of the filter apparatus,
• wherein by way of the filter apparatus, at least one signal which is made available by a mobile terminal is wirelessly received and the delivery device is activated as a function of the signal.

A method for operating a filter apparatus for a motor vehicle, the method comprising the acts of:

• operating a delivery device of the filter apparatus independently of a ventilation system of the motor vehicle;
• drawing in air from a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle by way of the delivery device;
• delivering the air through at least one filter element, by way of which the air is filtered;
• and
• introducing the filtered air into the passenger compartment via at least one outlet of the filter apparatus,
• wherein by way of an electronic computer device having a memory, data which characterize at least one time are stored in the memory, and the delivery device is automatically activated and/or deactivated as a function of the stored data.