Operating device for an air vent and air vent

A control device (10) for an air outlet (12), which has at least one pivotable lamella (14), comprises a first control lever (22), which has a first lever arm (30), a second lever arm (34), and a bearing element (38) arranged between these, about which the first control lever (22) is pivotably mounted about a pivot axis (24), and a second control lever (26), which has a first lever arm (32), a second lever arm (36), and a bearing element (40) arranged between these, about which the second control lever (26) is pivotably mounted about a pivot axis (28), wherein the first lever arm (32) of the second control lever (26) is coupled to the second lever arm (34) of the first control lever (22) and the second lever arm (36) of the second control lever (26) can be pivotably coupled to the lamella (14).