DRIVE UNIT FOR ACTUATING A PLURALITY OF FUNCTIONS OF AN AIR VENT SYSTEM OF AN AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND AIR VENT SYSTEM WITH A DRIVE UNIT OF THIS TYPE

A drive unit () for actuating a plurality of functions of an air vent system or of an air distribution system, having an electric motor drive () with a drive shaft which can be driven in a first rotational direction or in a second rotational direction, and a switching mechanism with at least one first and one second output shaft (), via which functions of the air vent system can be actuated, the switching mechanism being configured, during a drive of the drive shaft in the first rotational direction, to transmit a torque from the drive shaft only to the first output shaft (), and, during a drive of the drive shaft in the second rotational direction, to transmit a torque from the drive shaft only to the second output shaft ().