An operator element for an air vent of a vehicle, wherein the operator element is slidably or rotatably mounted relative to a carrier element, and wherein the operator element is associated with a friction brake having an elastically deformable friction body, which elastically springingly pushes against the operator element and/or the carrier element, such that the friction brake moves the operator element relative to the carrier via friction. The friction body is aligned at least in regions in the longitudinal direction of the movement path of the operator element and has at least in regions a cross-section with an at least substantially star-shaped, in particular X-shaped or Y-shaped, cross-sectional surface or a polygonal cross-sectional surface having at least three corners or a cross-sectional surface having circumferentially distributed tooth regions.

An air vent apparatus of a vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a knob electrically interlocked with a display disposed inside a cockpit and laterally moved to selectively operate various functions installed in the display and an air duct disposed on a movement path of the knob and configured to adjust a ventilation direction of air introduced into an interior of a vehicle according to the lateral movement of the knob.

An air register assembly includes a barrel having first and second sides extending between third and fourth sides. A first retainer is disposed adjacent to the third side. A second retainer is disposed adjacent to the fourth side. A support feature extends between the first and second sides of the barrel. The support feature includes a first vane member extending from the first connector, a second vane member extending from the second connector and toward the first vane member, and a linking member extending between the first and second vane members.

A vehicle function control apparatus and method control various vehicle functions. A control method of an integrated manipulation unit may include: establishing a first data path with a first detachable knob attached to a first attachment position among at least one attachment position provided in an attachment unit; transmitting information on a first function to be controlled corresponding to the first attachment position to the first detachable knob through the first data path; establishing a second data path with a second detachable knob stacked on the first detachable knob; and transmitting information on a second function to be controlled corresponding to the first attachment position to the second detachable knob through the second data path.

An air register assembly includes a barrel having first and second sides extending between third and fourth sides. A first retainer is disposed adjacent to the third side. A second retainer is disposed adjacent to the fourth side. A support feature extends between the first and second sides of the barrel. The support feature includes a first vane member extending from the first connector, a second vane member extending from the second connector and toward the first vane member, and a linking member extending between the first and second vane members.

A thermal system for a vehicle having a comprehensive cooling circuit, a refrigeration circuit, a cooling circuit, a heating circuit, and a plurality of switched states is disclosed. The cooling circuit is connected with a heat source of the vehicle. The cooling circuit has a high-voltage accumulator (HVA) circuit to which a high-voltage accumulator for supplying power to an electric drivetrain of the vehicle is connected. An ambient cooler is connected to the cooling circuit downstream of the heat source. A chiller for transferring heat from the HVA circuit into the refrigeration circuit is also connected to the refrigeration circuit. A first switched state, in which the HVA circuit downstream and upstream of the heat source is connected to the cooling circuit, can be set such that an extended HVA circuit, in which the high-voltage accumulator and the heat source are connected in series is configured.

Systems and methods for heating and cooling a vehicle using a heat pump are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a system for heating and cooling the vehicle includes a heat pump having: a compressor located in an engine compartment of the vehicle, and an evaporator located in a sleeper or a cab of the vehicle. The system also includes a controller for selecting a cooling mode or a heating mode for the heat pump.

A vehicle-mounted temperature controller used in a vehicle having a motor, a battery, and a PCU is provided with a low temperature circuit and a refrigeration circuit. The low temperature circuit has a battery heat exchanger, a PCU heat exchanger, a radiator, and a chiller, and the cooling water circulates through them. The refrigeration circuit has a condenser and the chiller absorbing heat from the cooling water to the refrigerant, and the refrigerant circulates through them. The low temperature circuit is configured to be able to switch connection states between a first state where the battery heat exchanger and the chiller are connected, the PCU heat exchanger and the radiator are connected, and the battery heat exchanger and the chiller are not connected to the PCU heat exchanger and the radiator, and a second state where the chiller, the PCU heat exchanger, and the radiator are connected.

Systems and methods for heating and cooling a vehicle using a heat pump are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a system for heating and cooling the vehicle includes a heat pump having: a compressor located in an engine compartment of the vehicle, and an evaporator located in a sleeper or a cab of the vehicle. The system also includes a controller for selecting a cooling mode or a heating mode for the heat pump. In one embodiment, the system includes a clutch for engaging the compressor with a transmission of the vehicle.

The present disclosure provides an air conditioning device for a vehicle. The air conditioning device includes an air conditioning unit disposed in at least one of front or rear of the vehicle. The air conditioning device further includes a duct unit blowing air of the air conditioning unit into an interior and extending inside of at least one of a front pillar or a rear pillar. The air conditioning device further includes a vent unit communicating with the duct unit through a connecting duct and selectively opening and closing a discharge path of at least one of a main path, a first path, or a second path so as to discharge the blown air to a side of a roof frame.