Face element for interior panel of passenger compartment of motor vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a surface element (2) of an interior panel of a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The surface element (2) has a pattern (6) on the visible side (1) and an opening (3) for a storage compartment, a loudspeaker or an air outlet as an air outlet, which opening can be closed by means of a one-piece or multi-piece closure (4), the visible side (5) of which adopts the pattern (5) of the surface element (2) in such a way that the opening (3) is almost invisible when the closure (4) is closed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a surface element for an interior panel or for an interior panel of a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, having the features of the preamble of claim 1. In this context, the terms "surface shape", "surface form" and "surface formation" are to be understood as meaning, in relation to a textile surface structure, a substantially two-dimensional object whose thickness is negligible compared to its length and / or width or to its area, or whose thickness is only a very small fraction, preferably less than 10% of its dimensions, in particular its largest dimension in its area. Background Art

[0002] For example, the interior trim is a wall of an instrument panel or a center console, a door interior trim, a trim on the rear side of a backrest of a front seat, or the like.

[0003] Publication DE 10 2012 108 962 A1 discloses a passenger operating unit for a land vehicle, a water vehicle or an air vehicle, which passenger operating unit has a rectangular panel as a surface element, which has in particular two air outlets, which can be closed by a flap that can be rotated in the manner of a rotary slide valve, which has the shape of a four-blade propeller or by an iris flap. US 2006 / 0107609 A1 relates to a fastening element for fixing a trim to a vehicle, in particular a cover for a fastening element, which is embedded in a surrounding styling feature of the trim and helps to conceal the fastening element. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a panel element for an interior panel or for an interior panel of a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, which has an opening which can be closed in such a way that it is not visible or not perceptible or barely visible or barely perceptible to an occupant of the passenger compartment in the closed state.

[0005] This object is achieved according to the invention by a surface element having the features of claim 1 .

[0006] The panel element according to the invention has a flat visible side, an opening and a movable closure element which closes the opening in a closed position and releases the opening in an open position. The visible side of the panel element is its surface facing the passenger compartment and visible to a vehicle occupant in the passenger compartment. "Released" means that the opening is fully or at least partially (i.e. preferably at least 50% and preferably at least 70%, 85% or 90% of the area of ​​the opening) released when viewed perpendicularly to the visible side of the panel element, so that the opening (e.g. a storage compartment) can be used as provided.

[0007] The surface element has a pattern, preferably a surface structure, at least in the region surrounding the opening. For example, the pattern is a two-dimensional (i.e., planar) formation or a three-dimensional surface structure having elevations and / or depressions in the surface of the surface element. The pattern can be regular or irregular.

[0008] According to the invention, the pattern is connected to the gap between the closure in the closed position and the edge of the panel element surrounding the opening, in particular the pattern continues the gap between the closure in the closed position and the edge of the opening. For example, the pattern can continue the gap between the closure in the closed position and the edge of the opening straightly, aligned or with a bend. For example, the edge of the opening of the panel element can also be part of the pattern of the panel element according to the invention, so that the closure in the closed position does not appear visually as a separate component, but as a component of the panel element and its pattern.

[0009] The fact that the pattern is connected to the gap between the closure in the closed position and the edge of the panel element surrounding the opening does not mean that the corresponding parts of the pattern must be in contact, but only that the pattern continues on the panel element beyond the closure in the closed position. In particular, however, the gap and the part of the panel element adjoining the gap are in contact.

[0010] In particular, the pattern has at least two visually identical elements, wherein a first of the elements is formed by the closure or is arranged at the closure, and a second, further element is not arranged at the closure but on the part of the surface element surrounding the opening. The first element thus has a technical function, while the second element, in particular, has no technical function but is present only for visual reasons.

[0011] In the closed position, the panel element appears as a closed surface structure without openings, and the closure element forms part of a larger pattern of the surface structure. In particular, the closure element in the closed position is part of a pattern that is repeated on the panel element, and the position of the opening or the closure element in the closed position is therefore not recognizable. In the closed position, the closure element should visually close the opening of the panel element, i.e. the panel element should look like an element without openings. An airtight or generally liquidtight closure element is not necessary and is not provided except possibly in special cases.

[0012] For example, the opening in the surface element according to the invention can be an air outlet of an air outlet or an opening of a storage compartment or a storage space. Display elements and / or operating elements or so-called cup holders, ie, holders for beverage containers, can be arranged in the opening.

[0013] According to the present invention, the closure has a plurality of closing elements, which together close the opening of the face element in the closed position and release the opening in the open position. In particular, in this design of the present invention, the pattern on the visible side of the face element is connected to the gap between the closing elements of the closure in the closed position of the closure. In particular, the pattern continues the gap between the closing elements in the closed position. For example, the pattern continues the gap between the closing elements of the closure in the closed position straightly, aligned or with a bend. Alternatively or in addition, the closure can at least partially move into the opening and be movably connected to the face element. Entering the opening means that the closure can be moved backward to the rear of the plane formed by the visible side in a direction perpendicular to the visible side. Here, the closure is moved backward and at least partially in at least one direction at right angles to the vertical direction by a plurality of continuously connected translation and / or rotation movements.

[0014] The dependent claims are based on advantageous embodiments and developments of the invention specified in claim 1 .

[0015] In one embodiment of the invention, the closure element closes the opening of the panel element flush with the visible side surface of the panel element. "Flush" means that the closure element in the closed position closes the opening of the panel element without any offset perpendicular to the visible side and preferably in a manner that continues the visible side in an aligned manner. In the closed position, the closure element is therefore barely perceptible or imperceptible visually and, if appropriate, also tactilely.

[0016] Alternatively, embodiments of the invention are possible in which, in the closed position, the closure element has an offset in the region of the surface element surrounding the opening relative to the visible side of the surface element and / or in the closed position the visible side of the closure element has an angle in the region of the surface element surrounding the opening relative to the visible side of the surface element, wherein the latter can also be understood as an angular offset.

[0017] Preferably, the pattern on the visible side of the panel element continues all gaps, i.e. the gaps between the closure in the closed position and the edge of the opening of the panel element, as well as the gaps between the closing elements of the closure in the closed position. As a result, the closing elements of the closure in the closed position are made, so to speak, "invisible" or almost "invisible", in the visual sense not perceptible. The closing elements are, so to speak, concealed by the continuation of the pattern in their surroundings. The gaps between the closing elements in the closed position form part of the pattern on the visible side of the panel element.

[0018] One embodiment of the invention provides that the closure has a common pattern on its visible side with the visible side of the panel element. This means that in the closed position the pattern of the panel element continues beyond the closure, preferably without recognizable irregularities. If the closure has a plurality of closure elements, its visible side can have a common pattern with the visible side of the panel element. The edges of the closure elements or the gaps between the closure elements in the closed position can also continue the pattern on the visible side of the panel element, or the closure elements in the closed position can form part of the surface structure of the panel element. The visible side of the closure or its closure elements is one or more of its surfaces facing the passenger compartment.

[0019] One embodiment of the invention provides that the opening of the surface element is elliptical, in particular circular, wherein a circle is a special case of an ellipse with the same focus as the center point. In this embodiment of the invention, the edge of the opening, which is elliptical or circular in this case, forms part of the pattern on the visible side of the surface element. The pattern also has an ellipse or a circle in the surface surrounding the opening, which has the same size as the edge of the opening of the surface element. Preferably, at least one focus of the ellipse of the pattern or the center point of the circle is located on the edge of the opening of the surface element. Another focus of the ellipse of the pattern is also located on the edge of the opening of the surface element or on another ellipse of the pattern of the surface element. In this embodiment of the invention, the ellipse or circle of the pattern on the visible side of the surface element is at least geometrically similar to the edge of an ellipse or a circle. In this way, a pattern is generated that visually integrates the edge of the opening of the surface element as a component of the pattern.

[0020] Another embodiment of the invention provides that the opening of the surface element is polygonal, in particular triangular or hexagonal. The pattern on the visible side of the surface element also has polygons, in particular triangular or hexagonal, at least in the region surrounding the opening, which are of the same size and have the same shape as the opening. The polygons of the pattern of the surface element can also be geometrically similar to the shape of the opening of the surface element. In this embodiment of the invention, the polygons of the pattern on the visible side of the surface element adjacent to the opening of the surface element have a common edge with the edge of the opening. In this way, the edge of the opening in the surface element is also visually integrated into the pattern of the surface element.

[0021] If the closure has a plurality of closing elements, in an embodiment of the invention, these closing elements are polygonal, in particular triangular or hexagonal, and the pattern on the visible side of the surface element, at least in the region surrounding the opening, has a polygonal, in particular triangular or hexagonal, shape that is the same size and shape as the opening or in any case has a geometrically similar shape. The polygons of the pattern that adjoin the opening and adjoin one another have sides that are common to the edge of the opening and to one another.

[0022] One embodiment of the invention provides that the visible side of the closure part in the closed position is not flush with the visible side of the panel element in the region surrounding the opening, but in particular the visible side of the closure part in the closed position is offset relative to the visible side of the panel element in the region surrounding the opening or is inclined relative to the visible side of the panel element in the region surrounding the opening, the latter being understood as an angular offset. With this embodiment of the invention, a surface can be created in which the closure part in the closed position is integrated as a component of a pattern.

[0023] The above embodiment of the invention can also be realized with a closure having a plurality of closure elements which together close the opening in the closed position. In this embodiment of the invention, the visible sides of the closure elements as a component of the pattern of the panel element in the closed position are not flush with the visible sides of the panel element and / or with each other in the region surrounding the opening, but are offset relative to each other and / or to the visible sides of the panel element in the region surrounding the opening and / or are inclined relative to each other and to the visible sides of the panel element in the region surrounding the opening.

[0024] Another embodiment of the invention provides an irregular pattern. Here, the visible side of the closure part or its closure element in the closed position has a pattern different from the visible side of the surface element in the area surrounding the opening.

[0025] The pattern on the visible side of the panel element may be regular, in an embodiment of the invention the pattern on the visible side of the panel element is irregular.

[0026] One embodiment of the invention provides for a surface element which has more than one opening and a closure element for each opening, wherein the closure element can have a plurality of closing elements.

[0027] One embodiment of the invention provides that the gap between the closure in the closed position and the edge of the opening in the panel element widens in a groove-like manner on the visible side. If the closure has a plurality of closing elements, the gaps between the closing elements of the closure in the closed position are preferably also widened in a groove-like manner to the visible side. In this embodiment of the invention, the pattern on the visible side of the panel element has grooves having the same cross-section as the widening of the gaps of the closure. In this way, the gaps between the closures in the closed position and the gaps between the closing elements of the closure in the closed position can be visually integrated into the pattern on the visible side of the panel element in the region surrounding the opening.

[0028] The features and feature combinations, implementation schemes and designs of the present invention mentioned above in the specification and the features and feature combinations mentioned below in the description of the drawings and / or drawn in the drawings can be used not only in the corresponding described or drawn combinations, but also in any other combination in principle or individually. The following implementation scheme of the present invention is possible, which does not have all the features of the dependent claims. The individual features of the claims can also be replaced by other disclosed features or feature combinations. The following implementation scheme of the present invention is possible, which does not have all the features of one or more embodiments, but has a principle arbitrary part of the characterizing features of an embodiment, if necessary, combined with one, more or all features of one or more other embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] The present invention will be explained in more detail below based on the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0030] Figure 1 A perspective view showing a panel element according to the invention in a closed position;

[0031] Figure 2 Shown in the open position Figure 1 Surface elements in

[0032] Figure 3 A perspective view showing a second embodiment of a panel element according to the invention in a partially open position;

[0033] Figure 4 A third embodiment of a panel element according to the invention is shown in the closed position;

[0034] Figure 5 Shown in partially open position Figure 4 Surface elements in

[0035] Figure 6 A fourth embodiment of a panel element according to the invention is shown in the closed position;

[0036] Figure 7 Shown in lowered position Figure 6 A surface element in which the surface element has a closure member;

[0037] Figure 8 Shown in partially open position Figure 6 and Figure 7 Surface elements in

[0038] Fig. 9 Shows Figures 6 to 8 a local enlargement in the region of an edge of an opening of the surface element; and

[0039] Fig.10A fifth exemplary embodiment of a surface element according to the invention is shown.

[0040] The drawings are simplified and schematic illustrations. In principle, identical components are provided with the same reference numerals in the drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] exist Figure 1 and Figure 2 The surface element 2 according to the invention, shown in the figure looking toward the visible side 1, is part of an interior panel (not shown here) of a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. For example, the surface element 2 can be part of a dashboard, a center console, a door interior panel of a passenger compartment or a trim panel on the rear side of the backrest of a front seat in the passenger compartment.

[0042] The surface element 2 is plate-shaped and can be, for example, flat or curved or have partial surfaces which are arranged at different angles relative to one another. The enumeration is exemplary and non-exhaustive.

[0043] The visible side 1 of the panel element 2 is a two-dimensional surface, which can also be referred to as planar. The visible side 1 is the surface of the panel element 2 that faces the passenger compartment and is visible to a vehicle occupant in the passenger compartment.

[0044] The surface element 2 has an opening 3 which can be closed by a one-piece or multi-part closure element 4 . Figure 1 The panel element 2 is shown with the closure element 4 in a closed position, in which the closure element 4 closes the opening 3 of the panel element 2. The closure element 4 does not have to be hermetically sealed.

[0045] exist Figure 2 In the open position shown, the closure element 4 completely releases the opening 3 of the surface element 2, or at any rate releases the largest part of the surface of the opening 3. For opening, the closure element 4 (e.g. Figure 1 and Figure 2 or, for example, it can be pivoted as in Figure 3 It is lowered below the visible side 1 of the panel element 2 as in FIG. 1 and moved to one side on the rear side of the panel element 2 facing away from the visible side 1 of the panel element 2 or is pivoted to one side similar to an iris flap. The enumeration is exemplary and non-exhaustive.

[0046] exist Figure 1 and Figure 2 In the embodiment shown, the visible side 5 of the closure element 4 has a two-dimensional pattern 6 or a three-dimensional surface structure 7, which (in the present embodiment) has identical, equilateral or isosceles triangles 8, wherein adjacent triangles 8 have a common side. The visible side 5 of the closure element 4 is its surface which faces the passenger compartment in the closed position and is visible to the vehicle occupants in the passenger compartment.

[0047] exist Figure 1 and Figure 2In the embodiment, the closure member 4 is a two-part closure member, which has two strip-shaped closure elements 9 arranged parallel to each other or one above the other, which can be pivoted around a common pivot axis at the mutually adjacent edges of the two closure elements 9 to open and close. In the closed position of the closure elements 9 (which is also the closed position of the closure member 4), the two closure elements 9 jointly close the opening 3 of the panel element 2.

[0048] Each closure element 9 has as a pattern 6 a row of triangles 8 with their apex and base alternately facing the respective other closure element 9, here in the form of a surface structure 7. The triangles 8 are inclined to one another, i.e. their surfaces are at an angle relative to one another, so that the closure element 9 of the closure piece 4 has a three-dimensional surface structure 7 on its visible side 5.

[0049] The surface structure 7 of the closing element 9 continues on the visible side 1 of the panel element 2 in the extension of the closing element 9 in such a way that in the closed position of the closing element 9, the visible side 1 of the panel element 2 and the closing element 9 of the closure part 4 have a common surface structure 7. Thus, when the closure part 4 is closed (i.e. in the closed position), the opening 3 of the panel element 2 or of its closure part 4 is not recognizable or at least barely recognizable. Figure 1 ).

[0050] The surface structure 7 adjoins a gap 10 between the closure part 4 in the closed position and an edge 11 of the surface element 2 surrounding the opening 3 .

[0051] The two-dimensional pattern 6 with triangles 8 , which forms the surface structure 7 with triangles 8 , continues the gap 10 between the closure part 4 in the closed position and the edge 11 of the opening 3 of the surface element 2 in the form of (in the present exemplary embodiment straight) lines 12 , which form the sides of the triangles 8 .

[0052] exist Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 , the visible side 1 of the surface element 2 has neither a pattern nor a surface structure at the longitudinal sides of the closure element 9 facing away from one another.

[0053] Figure 3 A surface element 2 according to the invention is shown, which has a Figure 1 and Figure 2 Variation of the closure 4. Figure 3 The closure element 4 of the surface element 2 in FIG. 1 is likewise two-part and has two closing elements 9, which, as in Figure 1 and Figure 27 with triangles 8. The closing elements 9 are separated from one another along the sides of the triangles 8 of the surface structure 7 that are in contact with one another. For opening, the closing elements 9 are lowered, i.e. moved in the direction of the rear side of the surface element 2. Subsequently, the closing elements 9 are moved apart from one another on the rear side of the surface element 2 until they release the opening 3 in the surface element 2. Figure 3 In this embodiment, the closing elements 9 are not completely moved away from one another, but rather still protrude slightly beyond the edge 11 of the opening 3 into the opening 3 of the surface element 2 .

[0054] also, Figure 3 The surface element 2 in Figure 1 and Figure 2 The surface elements 2 in are constructed identically, so that Figure 1 Also shown is the closed position Figure 3 2 in a closed position in which the surface structure 7 on the visible side 5 of the two closing elements 9 of the closure part 4 merges without discernible interruption into the surface structure 7 on the visible side 1 of the surface element 2 according to the invention.

[0055] Figure 4 and Figure 5 A detail of a panel element 2 according to the invention is shown on the upper side of a center console (not shown) in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. In the front region of the center console, the plate-shaped panel element 2 extends upward with a concave curvature to a dashboard (not shown) in the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle.

[0056] The upper side and the visible side 1 of the surface element 2 have an irregular, angular pattern 6 with straight lines 12. The surfaces within the straight lines 12 are inclined to one another, i.e. they are at an angle relative to one another, so that the visible side 1 of the surface element 2 has an angular, irregular, three-dimensional surface structure 7.

[0057] exist Figure 4 and Figure 5 In FIG. 1 , the opening 3 is hexagonal and contains six triangles 8 of the pattern 6 which is constructed as a three-dimensional surface structure 7 .

[0058] The openings 3 of the surface element 2 have a regular hexagonal shape.

[0059] exist Figure 4 and Figure 5 In the embodiment, the closure part 4 of the surface element 2 has three closing elements 9, wherein the visible side 5 of each closing element 9 has a surface structure 7 with two equilateral and identical triangles 8, whose corners in the closed position are in the center of the opening 3 and which are inclined relative to each other.

[0060] To open, as in Figure 5As can be seen in FIG. 2 , the closing elements 9 are lowered together and moved apart from one another in three directions below the rear side of the panel element 2 until they release the opening 3 of the panel element 2 .

[0061] exist Figure 4 , the straight lines 12 of the irregular, angular pattern 6 or surface structure 7 on the visible side 1 of the panel element 2 abut at the corners of the hexagonal opening 3 of the panel element 2 and extend straight or angularly the straight gaps 10 between the closing elements 9 in the closed position and the straight lines 12 between the triangles 8 on the visible side 5 of the closing element 9. In the present embodiment, one or more straight lines 12 of the pattern 6 or surface structure 7 on the visible side 1 of the panel element 2 terminate at each corner of the opening 3 of the panel element 2, i.e. each gap 14 between the closing elements 9 of the closure 4 in the closed position and each straight line 12 of the pattern 6 and surface structure 7 on the visible side 5 of the closing element 9 is continued (straight or angularly) by a line 12 of the pattern 6 and surface structure 7 on the visible side 1 of the panel element 2.

[0062] exist Figures 6 to 8 The surface element 2 according to the invention shown in does not have a three-dimensional surface structure 7 but rather has a merely two-dimensional pattern 6 consisting of circles 13 of equal size, the center points of which lie on adjacent circles 13 and which intersect at their center points.

[0063] The opening 3 of the surface element 2 ( Figure 7 , Figure 8 ) is circular and of the same size as the circle 13 of the pattern 6, wherein the edge 11 of the opening 3 intersects the intersection point of the circle 13 of the pattern 6. Thus, the edge 11 of the opening 3 of the surface element 2 forms, so to speak, one of the circles 13 of the pattern 6 on the visible side 1 of the surface element 2.

[0064] Figures 6 to 8 The likewise circular closure part 4 of the surface element 2 continues the pattern 6 on the visible side 1 of the surface element 2. The edges of the (six in the present embodiment) closing elements 9 of the closure part 4 are designed in the shape of a circular arc so that the gaps 14 between the closing elements 9 in the closed position continue the circle 13 of the pattern 6 on the visible side 1 of the surface element 2.

[0065] In addition, the visible side 5 of the closure element 9 has a line 12 in the form of a circular arc, which in the closed position continues the circle 13 of the pattern 6 on the visible side 1 of the surface element 2 .

[0066] To open, as in Figure 7 As shown in FIG, the closing element 9 is lowered together below the visible side 1 of the surface element 2 and as shown in FIG. Figure 8As shown in , it is then pivoted outwards about a pivot axis perpendicular to the surface element 2 at or outside the edge 11 of the opening 3 until the closing element 9 completely releases the opening 3. Figure 8 In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 , the closure member 4 is partially opened and the closing element 9 still projects inwardly beyond the edge 11 of the opening 3 .

[0067] Fig. 9 An enlarged detail of the panel element 2 is shown at the edge 11 of the opening 3 , where the lines of the pattern 6 with lines of circles 13 on the visible side 1 of the panel element 2 transition into the gap 14 between the two closing elements 9 of the closure part 4 . Fig. 9 The closure piece 4 and its closure elements 9 are shown in a closed position, in which the gaps 14 between the closure elements 9 continue the circle 13 of the pattern 6 on the visible side 1 of the surface element 2 .

[0068] The gap 10 between the closure element 4 in the closed position and the edge 11 of the opening 3 of the panel element 2 visually forms part of the pattern 6 with circles 13 on the visible side 1 of the panel element 2 .

[0069] The gap 14 between the closing elements 9 of the closure element 4 in the closed position and the gap 10 between the closure element 4 and the edge 11 of the opening 3 of the panel element 2 in the closed position widen to the visible side 1, 5. In the present exemplary embodiment, the pattern 6 on the visible side 1 of the panel element 2 is formed by an annular groove 15, which forms the circle 13 of the pattern 6. The groove 15 has the same cross section as the widening 16 of the gap 15 between the closing elements 9 of the closure element 4 in the closed position on the visible side 5 of the closure element 4 and the widening of the gap 10 between the closure element 4 in the closed position and the edge 11 of the opening 3 of the panel element 2 on the visible sides 1, 5 of the closure element 4 and the panel element 2 ( Fig. 9 ). In the present embodiment, the grooves 15 and the widened portions 16 of the gaps 10, 14 forming the pattern 6 have a semicircular cross section.

[0070] exist Fig.10 The surface element 2 according to the invention shown in FIG. Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 , which has a surface structure 7 with two rows of triangles 8. Each triangle 8 is associated with an opening 3 in the surface element 2, which can be closed with a triangular closure element 9 as a closure 4. The triangular visible side 5 of the closure element 9 is part of the surface structure 7 on the visible side 1 of the surface element 2. Fig.10Unlike the drawing in FIG. 1 , the opening 3 and the closing element 9 of the panel element 2 can also extend beyond a plurality of triangles 8 (not shown) of the surface structure 7 on the visible side 1 of the panel element 2. A plurality of closing elements 9 for jointly closing a respective opening 3 is also possible (not shown). For opening, the closing element 9 can be pivoted about an axis along one side thereof.

[0071] Reference numerals list

[0072] 1 Visible side of surface element 2

[0073] 2-sided element

[0074] 3 Opening

[0075] 4 Closure

[0076] 5 Visible side of closure element 4

[0077] 6 Pattern

[0078] 7 Surface structure

[0079] 8 Triangle

[0080] 9 Closing element

[0081] 10 Gap at the edge of opening 3

[0082] 11 Edge

[0083] 12 lines

[0084] 13 Circle

[0085] 14 Gap between closing elements 9

[0086] 15 slots

[0087] 16 Widening

Claims

1. A panel element (2) for an interior panel or for an interior panel of a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, comprising a flat visible side (1), an opening (3) and a movable closure (4), which closes the opening (3) in a closed position and releases the opening (3) in an open position, wherein: The visible side (1) of the surface element (2) has a pattern (6), which is connected to a gap (10) between the closure part (4) in the closed position and an edge (11) of the surface element (2) surrounding the opening (3), in particular continuing the gap (10) in the form of a line (12) and / or a groove (15), characterized in that the closure part (4) has a plurality of closing elements (9) which together close the opening (3) in the closed position and release the opening (3) in the open position, and / or the closure part (4) can be at least partially moved into the opening (3) and is movably connected to the surface element (2).

2. The surface element (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that In the closed position, the closure element (4) closes the opening (3) of the panel element (2) flush with the surface of the visible side (1) of the panel element (2).

3. The surface element (2) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The pattern (6) on the visible side (1) of the surface element (2) continues through all the gaps (10, 14).

4. The surface element (2) according to claim 3, characterized in that The visible side (1) of the surface element (2) and the closure element (4) have a common pattern (6).

5. The surface element (2) according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The opening (3) is elliptical, in particular circular, and the pattern (6) on the visible side (1) of the surface element (2) has an ellipse, in particular a circle (13), which has the same size as the opening (3) or a geometrically similar ellipse, in particular a circle.

6. The surface element (2) according to claim 5, characterized in that At least one of the foci of the ellipse or the center point of the circle (13) is located on the edge of the opening (3) and another focus of the ellipse is located on another ellipse of the pattern (6), or an ellipse of the pattern (6), in particular a circle (13), on the visible side (1) of the surface element (2) abuts against the edge (11) of the opening (3) of the surface element (2).

7. The surface element (2) according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The opening (3) is polygonal, in particular triangular or hexagonal, and the pattern (6) in the region of the visible side (1) of the surface element (2) surrounding the opening (3) has polygons, in particular triangles (8) or hexagons, which are the same size as the opening (3) or are similar in geometric structure, wherein adjacent polygons of the pattern (6) have common sides with each other and with the opening (3).

8. The surface element (2) according to one or more of claims 1 to 4 or 7, characterized in that The closing element (9) is polygonal, in particular triangular or hexagonal, and the pattern (6) in the region of the visible side (5) of the surface element (2) surrounding the opening (3) is polygonal, in particular triangular (8) or hexagonal, having the same size as the closing element (9) or being geometrically similar, wherein adjacent polygons have common sides with each other and with one of the closing elements (9) in the closed position.

9. The surface element (2) according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that The visible side (5) of the closure part (4) in the closed position is not flush with the visible side (1) of the opening (3) of the surface element (2) in the region of the surface element (2) surrounding the opening (3); in particular, the visible side (5) of the closure part (4) in the closed position is offset or inclined relative to the visible side (1) of the surface element (2) in the region surrounding the opening (3).

10. The surface element (2) according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that The closing element (9) of the closure piece (4) has a visible side (5) which, in the closed position, is not flush with the visible side (1) of the surface element (2) in a region of the surface element (2) surrounding the opening (3); in particular, the visible sides (5) of the closing element (9) in the closed position are inclined relative to one another and to a region of the visible side (1) of the surface element (2) surrounding the opening (3) of the surface element (2).

11. The surface element (2) according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that The visible side (5) of the closure part (4) or the closing element (9) has a pattern (6) in the region surrounding the opening (3) that differs from the visible side (1) of the surface element (2).

12. The surface element (2) according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that The visible side (1) of the surface element (2) has an irregular pattern (6).

13. The surface element (2) according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that The surface element (2) has a plurality of openings (3) and a closure element (4) for each opening (3).

14. The surface element (2) according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that The gap (10) between the closure part (4) and the edge (11) of the opening (3) of the surface element (2) in the closed position and, if necessary, the gap (14) between the closing element (9) of the closure part (4) in the closed position are widened on the visible side (1, 5) of the surface element (2) or the closing element (9), and the pattern (6) on the visible side (1) of the surface element (2) has a groove (15) having the same cross-section as the widening (16) of the gap (10) between the closure part (4) and the edge (11) of the opening (3) of the surface element (2) and, if necessary, the gap (14) between the closing element (9) of the closure part (4) in the closed position on the visible side (5) of the closure part (4) or its closing element (9).

15. The surface element (2) according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that The surface element (2) closes the air outlet of the air outlet or the opening of a storage compartment or a storage space by means of the closing element (4), or the surface element (2) covers a display element and / or an operating element or a cup holder by means of the closing element (4).

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