JP3215116B2 - Vehicle air purifier - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air purifying apparatus for a vehicle, which is used particularly at a front portion in a vehicle compartment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a means for purifying contaminated air in a vehicle cabin, a vehicle air purifier is well known. Such a known vehicle air purifier is provided at a rear part of a vehicle cabin, that is, on a rear parcel shelf. The air purifier is driven to clean contaminated vehicle interior air.

On the other hand, an outside air intake system, that is, an air conditioner system of a general automobile is provided at a front portion as shown in FIGS. The schematic structure of a vehicle air conditioner, which is a well-known structure, will be described below with reference to FIG.

[0004] 1 is an instrument panel in the vehicle compartment, and 2 is a windshield. Reference numeral 3 denotes a glove box assembled in the instrument panel. The opening of the glove box 3 can be opened and closed by a lid 4. 5 is the instrument panel 1
Of the fan device, an air intake case 6 is formed on the intake port side of the fan device. The air intake case 6 is provided with both an outside air intake 7 and an inside air intake 8, and an opening / closing valve 9 that can alternately open and close the outside air intake 7 and the inside air intake 8 is provided. Is provided. Reference numeral 10 denotes a hole for removing outside air provided in the hood 11 of the automobile.

Therefore, by driving the fan device 5 and simultaneously operating the on-off valve 9 to open the outside air intake 7, the outside air sucked from the outside air intake 10 enters the vehicle interior and opens the inside air intake 8. As a result, the vehicle interior air is circulated.

[0006]

However, in the air-conditioning and air purifying apparatus having such a structure, the outside air intake port 7 is opened, for example, when the vehicle is running in a traffic jam in an urban area or the like, especially when the vehicle is running close to the rear of a diesel vehicle. However, when the fan device 5 is driven, contaminated air enters through the outside air intake hole 10 in front of the vehicle, and the air in the vehicle compartment is immediately contaminated.

Therefore, the object of the invention according to the present application is to prevent contamination.
Rear parcel shelf after taking the air into the room
Instead of purifying with the above air purifier,
Purify as soon as it is taken into the room
Is easy to attach and detach, and the living space around the feet
Secures pace and secures glove box storage capacity
Yes, and the cooling function of conventional air conditioners is impaired
An object of the present invention is to provide an air purifying device that does not have any problem.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and a first object of the present invention is to provide a driving device for a fan device incorporated in an instrument panel, which draws in outside air. An air filter unit is provided in the air intake case to clean the air taken into the vehicle cabin from the outside , thereby maintaining the conventional cooling function . A second object is to form the air filter unit so as to be inclined with respect to the center axis of the air intake case, so as to enlarge the ventilation area of the air filter, thereby maintaining the cleaning ability of the air filter unit for a long period of time. It is in. Further, in the present invention, the air intake case is provided so that its axial direction and the vertical direction of the vehicle body are parallel to each other, so that the air intake case is made thinner in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the space in the instrument panel is reduced. Increased efficiency, which allows the space behind the glove box mounted in the instrument panel to be expanded and maintained,
This makes it possible to increase the size of the glove box or increase the ease of parts installation between the back of the glove box and the air intake case, making it easier for passengers to sit around the feet.
The purpose is to secure a living space.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a hood, and an outside air intake hole 13 is provided near the windshield 12 of the hood 11.
Are formed. Reference numeral 14 denotes an instrument panel provided in front of the driver's seat in the vehicle compartment. The instrument panel 14 is provided with a glove box 15 having an open front. The glove box 15 includes a front member 15-1, a back member 15-2, and a front member 15-.
The front member 15-1 is used to open and close the front opening of the first instrument 1. The front member 15-1 is fixed to the instrument panel 14 by mounting screws 16.
The back member 15-2 is connected to the locking member 1 with respect to the front member 15-1.
7, and is detachably fixed to the front member 15-1 by a mounting screw 18.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a fan device incorporated in the instrument panel. An air intake case 20 communicating with the outside air intake hole 13 is formed on the intake side of the fan device. This air intake case 2
In the middle of 0, an air filter unit 21 including a filter paper filter 21-1 and an activated carbon filter 21-2 is arranged. The uneven surface of the air filter unit 21 was positioned so as to be inclined with respect to the axial direction of the air intake case 20, and the area of the uneven surface was set to be larger than the opening area of the air intake case 20. . The air filter unit 21 is detachably inserted into the air intake case 20. 22 is an outside air intake formed in the air intake case 20, and 23 is an air intake case 20.
An opening / closing valve 24 that can open and close the inside air intake 23 is supported by a support shaft 25 driven by a motor 29. Further, the open / close valve 24 is in contact with the air filter unit 21 when the inside air intake port 23 is opened, so that the air permeability of the air filter unit 21 is blocked.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a steering member, 27 denotes a side vent duct, and 28 denotes a side differential duct.

The above is the configuration of the present embodiment. Next, the operation will be described. In FIG. 3, when the internal air intake 23 is closed by the on-off valve 24, the external air is generated by the rotation of the fan. The air passes through the outside air intake 13 and the outside air intake 22, passes through the air filter unit 21, and is discharged into the vehicle interior. Therefore, the inhaled outside air is purified by the filtering and deodorizing action of the air filter unit 21 and is discharged into the vehicle interior, so that the vehicle interior can have a clean air environment. When the intake of outside air is not required, the opening / closing valve 24 is operated to open the inside air intake port 23, and at the same time, the opening / closing valve 24 is brought into contact with the air filter unit 21 to block the flow of outside air from the outside air intake port hole 13. And the fan device 19
Due to the driving force of the vehicle interior air circulates through the inside air intake,
Internal air circulation is maintained.

As described above, in this embodiment, the air filter unit 21 is provided in the middle of the air intake case for taking in the outside air. The air conditioner installed in the rear parcel shelf can be reduced, while the air environment inside the vehicle can always be kept in a good condition.
Alternatively, the cleaning effect can be enhanced by linking the front and rear air purifiers. Also used when maximum cooling performance is required.
The air filter is inevitable for airflow resistance during internal air circulation.
The air in the passenger compartment without passing through the
The cooling performance is not impaired because it is incorporated. Also,
Air filter unit 21 which is equipment in the middle of the air intake case is provided so as to be inclined with respect to the axial direction of the air intake casing, and larger than the opening area of the air intake case the planar area of the air filter unit 21 since those configured such that, eliminates the maintenance of the air filter unit 21 for a long period of time without allowed to attenuate the cleaning ability of the air filter unit 21 is also used for a long time, the passenger's feet circumference
Living space is secured. In this embodiment,
The inner member 15-2 of the glove box should be removable.
With this, the air filter unit 21 and the glove box
Glove box 5
Space for installing and removing the air filter unit 21
Reserved, but minimum glove box only when needed
By moving the front end of 5 to the rear of the vehicle, the air filter
Work space for mounting and removing the unit 21 can be secured.
You.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the middle of the air intake case 20 provided between the outside air intake hole 13 and the fan device 19 of the vehicle air conditioner, with respect to the axis of the air intake case. Since this is an air purifying device for a vehicle in which the air filter unit 21 serving as an inclined plane is detachably provided, according to this, it is possible to purify the outside air by the cleaning action of the air filter unit 21 and introduce it into the vehicle interior. As a result, the air environment in the vehicle cabin can always be kept in a good state, and the cleaning load of the air purifier provided on the rear parcel shelf can be reduced. The air filter unit 21 provided in the middle of the air intake case is provided so as to be inclined with respect to the axial direction of the air intake case, and the plane area of the air filter unit 21 is set to be larger than the opening area of the air intake case. With such a configuration, the cleaning ability of the air filter unit 21 is not attenuated even when used for a long period of time, so that an effect that maintenance of the air filter unit 21 can be omitted for a long period of time can be obtained. Furthermore, at the time of internal air circulation used when maximum cooling performance is required, air is taken in without passing through a filter having inevitable ventilation resistance, so that the cooling performance is not impaired. Furthermore, in the present invention, the air intake case is provided so that the axial direction thereof and the vertical direction of the vehicle body are parallel to each other, and the air intake case is made thinner in the vehicle front-rear direction.
Enhance the space efficiency of the instrument panel, thereby a space of the glove box behind mounted in the instrument panel can be extended maintained, whereby inner member of the glove box 15-2
Glove box storage capacity and air filter unit attachment / detachment work space without removing the air filter unit from the front member 15-1.
Securing over scan, also enhances the ease of parts and equipment between the background and the air intake case glob box, passenger
The living space around the foot of the person can be secured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a conventional air cleaning device.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a main part of a vehicle body showing an outside air intake hole.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of an air cleaning device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Bonnet 12 ... Windshield 13 ... External air intake hole 14 ... Instrument panel 15 ... Glove box 16 ... Mounting screw 17 ... Locking part 18 ... Mounting screw 19 ... Fan device 20 ... Air intake case 21 ... Air filter unit 22 ... Outside air intake 23 ... Inside air intake 24 ... On-off valve 25 ... Support shaft 26 ... Steering member 27 ... Side vent duct 28 ... Side differential duct 29 ... Motor

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An air filter unit is provided in a middle of an air intake case provided between an outside air intake hole of a vehicle air conditioner and a fan device, the air filter unit being inclined with respect to the axis of the air intake case and being flat. An air purifying apparatus for a vehicle, wherein the air intake case is disposed so that an axial direction thereof is parallel to a vertical direction of a vehicle body, and the air filter unit is configured such that the air filter unit is tilted.
An air purifying device for a vehicle, which is detachable in a direction .