Exhaust Flap for an Exhaust System of a Motor Vehicle, Controller for Such an Exhaust Flap, and Method for Operating Such an Exhaust Flap

An apparatus for an exhaust flap which has a valve element and an actuator via which the valve element is movable of an exhaust system of a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to:
• receive a first signal which is provided by an electronic processing device of the motor vehicle and which characterizes a first position of the valve element;
• generate a second signal which characterizes a second position of the valve element, wherein the second position differs from the first position, as a function of the received first signal;
• and
• transmit the second signal to the actuator;
• wherein the actuator is configured to receive the transmitted second signal from the dedicated electronic processing device and move the valve element into the second position based on the received second signal.

A method for operating an exhaust flap of an exhaust system of a motor vehicle which has an internal combustion engine and an electronic processing device for a closed-loop control of the internal combustion engine, wherein the exhaust flap has a valve element and an actuator via which the valve element is movable, comprising the acts of:

• receiving a first signal by a dedicated electronic processing device from the electronic processing device of the motor vehicle which characterizes a first position of the valve element;
• generating a second signal which characterizes a second position of the valve element, wherein the second position differs from the first position, as a function of the received first signal;
• transmitting the second signal to the actuator;
• receiving the transmitted second signal by the actuator;
• and
• moving the valve element into second position by the actuator based on the received second signal.