Specific embodiment
As shown in figure 1, air conditioner for vehicles 10 includes:Air conditioner housing 12, it is made up of individual channel;Aerator 14,
It is arranged in the inside of air conditioner housing 12;Vaporizer (for the heat exchanger of cooling) 16, for cooling air;Heater core
18 (heat exchanger, the heat exchangers for heating), for heating air;And windscreen mechanism 20, its operation, flow through with switching
The air stream of individual channel.In the following description, the right side (side along arrow A of the air conditioner for vehicles 10 shown in Fig. 1
To) it is referred to as the front side of vehicle, and left side (in the direction of arrow B) is referred to as the rear side of vehicle.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, air conditioner housing 12 is made up of the such as first and second segmentation shells 22,24 and lower casing 26,
First and second segmentation shells 22,24 substantially symmetric shapings;Lower casing 26 is attached under the first and second segmentation shells 22,24
Portion.First and second segmentation shells 22,24 are set, and can (direction of arrow C along along Fig. 2) split in the width direction simultaneously,
Perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (direction of arrow A, B along along Fig. 1) of vehicle, divisional plane 12a (referring to Fig. 2) is formed between them width
Border.On the other hand, lower casing 26 is arranged to cross the second segmentation shell 24 from the first segmentation shell 22.
Further, as shown in figure 1, air draft air outlet 28 and the defrosting top (edge towards air conditioner housing 12 for the air outlet 30
The direction of arrow D1) opening, air is blown out near the face of automotive occupant by air draft air outlet 28, and defrost air outlet 30
And air adjacent with air draft air outlet 28 is blown out near the front window of vehicle by defrosting air outlet 30.Air draft air outlet 28
Towards vehicle rear side (in the direction of arrow B) formed, and defrost air outlet 30 the front side (in the direction of arrow A) of vehicle with
Air draft air outlet 28 is adjacent to and is formed.
And, as shown in Fig. 2 a pair of foot's air outlet (opening, hot opening) 32a, 32b are respectively along air conditioner housing 12
Width (direction of arrow C) is in side wall 22a, 24a upper shed of the first and second segmentation shells 22,24.As shown in Figure 1 to Figure 4
Shown, foot air outlet 32a, 32b are for example arranged in air conditioner housing 12, in the front side being located at vehicle with respect to aerator 14
(in the direction of arrow A) at position, and be vertically formed as elongated rectangle.
In addition, pipeline 34 (referring to Fig. 2) is connected to foot's air outlet from the outside of the first and second segmentation shells 22,24
32a, 32b, and pass through the air of pipeline 34 by the foot of the occupant towards vehicle compartment from foot air outlet 32a, 32b
Nearby blow out.
Further, as shown in figure 3, in the vicinity of foot air outlet 32a, 32b, forming the first internal face 36, hang down in its edge
Nogata extends at the position in the front side (in the direction of arrow A) of vehicle, and above it (along the direction of arrow D1), shape
Become the second approximate horizontal internal face 38, its (direction of arrow A and B) extension longitudinally along the vehicle.More specifically, as shown in figure 3,
Foot air outlet 32a, 32b with by the first and second internal faces 36,38 around corner become faced by relation and opening.
There is the air blowing guide (guiding elements) 40 of plate-like shape with the pass faced by becoming with foot's air outlet 32a, 32b
It is and arrange.Air blowing guide 40 is that have constant or fixed thickness plate-like shape, and is arranged on first and second points
Cut on the first internal face 36 of shell 22,24, internal face 36 is extends in the vertical direction in the front side of vehicle.
As shown in figure 3, air blowing guide 40 is for example, with respect to the first internal face 36 towards vehicle rear side (along arrow B
Direction) substantially horizontally with predetermined altitude project, and along air conditioner housing 12 width (direction of arrow C) substantially
Horizontally extending.
In addition, air blowing guide 40 is formed as linear, one end of air blowing guide 40 is located at the first segmentation shell
Near 22 foot air outlet 32a, and the other end is located near the foot air outlet 32b of the second segmentation shell 24.
Further, air blowing guide 40 is arranged on approximate centre along the vertical direction of foot air outlet 32a, 32b
In portion, and blow guide 40 project height be arranged to along foot air outlet 32a, 32b width medially
Positioning.In other words, the far-end of air blowing guide 40 is formed in the aperture area of foot air outlet 32a, 32b substantially
It is centrally located.
On the other hand, in the inside of air conditioner housing 12, aerator 14 is received within top (along the direction of arrow D1)
Position at, and in vehicle to rear side (in the direction of arrow B).
Aerator 14 is for example substantially centrally arranged along the width of air conditioner housing 12, to ride on outer in the first segmentation
Between shell and the second segmentation shell 24, and it is made up of driving source 42 and fan 44, driving source 42 is included by supply of electrical energy
Motor being rotatably driven etc.;Fan 44 is connected to the drive shaft of driving source 42 and has multiple radiatings on its outer peripheral face
Piece.
In addition, in air conditioner housing 12, helical flow path 46 is formed in the way of the outer circumferential side around aerator 14.
When observing from the first segmentation shell 22 side, current path 46 is formed below aerator 14 in the way of spiraling counterclockwise, and
And extend towards the front side (in the direction of arrow A) of vehicle, its passage sections area becomes larger simultaneously.
At the position in (along the direction of arrow D2) below current path 46, the first path 48 is formed at the interior of lower casing 26
In portion.First path 48 is in the way of gradually tilting towards front side (the in the direction of arrow A) (side along arrow D2 downwards of vehicle
To) extend, and it is formed at the upstream side of vaporizer 16.In addition, under the driving effect of aerator 14, from outside suction
After air is spiraled along current path 46 with spiral type, air flows through the first path 48, and (it is formed at air conditioner housing 12
Downside (along the direction of arrow D2) on), and be supplied to vaporizer 16.
Vaporizer 16 for example tilted at a predetermined angle by the short transverse with respect to air conditioner housing 12 and arrange so that its
Upper ends are in the rear side (in the direction of arrow B) of vehicle, and its lower end is placed on the front side (side along arrow A of vehicle
To).In addition, the upper end of vaporizer 16 is arranged on the lower section of aerator 14.In addition, in vaporizer 16, cold-producing medium is by multiple
The pipe that do not illustrate and circulate, and flow through setting fin between the tubes by making air from the first path 48, air with
Execute heat exchange between cold-producing medium, and cold air is supplied to the downstream of vaporizer 16.
Alternate path 50 is arranged in air conditioner housing 12, is located at the downstream of vaporizer 16.Constitute the sky of windscreen mechanism 20
Gas mixing windscreen 52 is arranged in alternate path 50, and the downstream in alternate path 50, and heater core 18 is arranged on vehicle
Front side (in the direction of arrow A).In addition, alternate path 50 is connected with third path 54, third path 54 is in vehicle backward
Side (in the direction of arrow B) extends to air draft air outlet 28, and alternate path 50 and heater core 18 or third path 54 it
Between connected state switched by air mixing windscreen 52.
Third path 54 is formed at the position of the front side of vehicle (in the direction of arrow A) with respect to aerator 14, and
Towards air draft air outlet 28, (along the direction of arrow D1) shows greatly straight-line extension upwards.
Heater core 18 is arranged in air conditioner housing 12, is located at the front side (in the direction of arrow A) of vehicle, and with steaming
Send out device 16 identical mode, its upper end tilts at a predetermined angle towards the rear side (in the direction of arrow B) of vehicle, and its lower end court
Tilt to the front side (in the direction of arrow A) of vehicle.Further, heater core 18 and vaporizer 16 are arranged substantially in parallel
(accompanying alternate path 50 between them), and be set to prolong with alternate path 50 for ventilating surface 18a that bypasses air through
Stretch the direction vertical.In other words, ventilating surface 18a of heater core 18 and first and second in air conditioner housing 12 are split
The substantially vertical setting of side wall 22a, 24a of shell 22,24.
In addition, in heater core 18, the water after heating circulates by multiple pipes not illustrated, and by air from the
Two paths 50 flow through setting fin between the tubes, execute heat exchange, after heating whereby between the water after air and heating
Air be supplied to be formed at the fourth passage 56 in the downstream of heater core 18.
Windscreen mechanism 20 includes:Air mixing windscreen 52, it is arranged between vaporizer 16 and heater core 18;First cuts
Change windscreen 58, it is used for switching the air blowing state between air draft air outlet 8 and defrosting air outlet 30;And second switching windscreen
60, it is arranged between third path 54 and fourth passage 56, for switching defrosting air outlet 30 and foot air outlet 32a, 32b
Air blowing state.
Air mixing windscreen 52 is formed as such as bent plate shape shape, and the width setting along air conditioner housing 12.Empty
The both sides of gas mixing windscreen 52 are guided along guide (not shown), and they are arranged on the internal face of air conditioner housing 12
On.In addition, rack gearing 62 is arranged on the inwall of air mixing windscreen 52 along the glide direction of air mixing windscreen 52
On face, and engage (engagement) with the little gear 66 of the axle 64 being pivotably supported in air conditioner housing 12.
Rotated under the driving effect of the actuator not illustrated by making axle 64, air mixing windscreen 52 can be along guiding
Device slides in a generally horizontal direction, and in the inside of alternate path 50, air mixing windscreen 52 can from towards
The position (referring to Fig. 1) of heater core 18 moves to the position towards third path 54.In addition, by mobile air mixing windscreen
52, adjust the air (cold air) having been cooled down by vaporizer 16 and the air being heated by heater core 18 (after heating
Air) between mixing ratio, therefore mixed air blown out towards downstream.
First switching windscreen 58 is pivotally supported between air draft air outlet 28 and defrosting air outlet 30, and in non-example
Rotated with predetermined angle around axle under the driving effect of the actuator showing, whereby third path 54 and air draft air outlet 28 and defrosting air-supply
Connected state between one of mouth 30 is switched.
Second switching windscreen 60 is for example formed with sector crosssection, and its shaft component is pivotally supported in the first He respectively
On second segmentation shell 22,24.In addition, second switching windscreen 60 under the driving effect of the actuator not illustrated around shaft component with
Predetermined angular rotates, the connection between foot's air outlet 32a, 32b and one of fourth passage 56 and third path 54 whereby
State is switched.
Air conditioner for vehicles 10 according to present embodiment is basically described above constructing.Then, vehicle will be described
Operation and advantage with air-conditioning device 10.
First, by description execution cooling down operation to reduce the situation of the room temperature of vehicle car.By the occupant not illustrated
In vehicle car, action bars is operated and selected cooling down operation, in response to the operation of action bars, driven the cause not illustrated
Dynamic device, therefore air mixing windscreen 52 are sliding towards the front side (in the direction of arrow A) of vehicle under the guiding function of guide
Dynamic preset distance.Therefore, as shown in figure 1, causing such state:Alternate path 50 and third path 54 are arranged to and air-conditioning
The inside connection of shell 12.
Further, meanwhile, by based on the control signal blower 14 from the controller not illustrated, air is worn
Cross the introducing port not illustrated and be inhaled in the inside of air conditioner housing 12, and in the side to spiral along current path 46
After formula flows downward, air passes through vaporizer 16, and it is executed with heat exchange, and air is cooled to predetermined temperature whereby.
In addition, air after the cooling period is after alternate path 50 flows upward to third path 54, the air after cooling leads to
Cross and be fed in vehicle car through air draft air outlet 28, air draft air outlet 28 is under the switching effect of the first switching windscreen 58
It is opened.
Then, situations below will be described:Select heating operation, to make the room temperature of vehicle car rise, and warm air
Blow out near the foot of the occupant in vehicle car.
First, select heating operation by operating the action bars that do not illustrate, air mixing windscreen 52 towards vehicle to
Rear side (in the direction of arrow B) slip preset distance, and cause such state:Between alternate path 50 and third path 54
Connection be cut off.In addition, by from aerator 14 blow out and pass through vaporizer 16 and the air after cooled cooling from
Alternate path 50 flows through and passes through heater core 18, and therefore, air is heated to predetermined temperature, and flows up, simultaneously
Through fourth passage 56, hereafter, the air after heating passes through pipeline 34 from foot air outlet 32a, 32b, and is supplied to car
Near the foot of occupant in compartment.
Now, after the air flowing through fourth passage 56 has already passed through the heater core 18 of air conditioner housing 12, air hangs down
Directly flow up, and because its flow direction is substantially vertical with the opening direction of foot air outlet 32a, 32b, such as Fig. 3
Shown, a part for air clashes into the second internal face 38, and not successfully flows to foot air outlet 32a, 32b, whereby clockwise
The convolution vortex pointed to occurs near foot air outlet 32a, 32b.When this partial air of experience convolution vortex is along first
During internal face 36 flowing, the spiraling further by being limited against (contact) air blowing guide 40 of air, and pass through
Flow along air blowing guide 40, air is respectively directed to foot air outlet 32a, 32b side, and they are arranged in the width direction
In both sides.
More specifically, drawing with air blowing in warm air (it has already passed through heater core 18 and rises in fourth passage 56)
Lead device 40 to compare, in the case of more flowing to the rear side (in the direction of arrow B) of vehicle, warm air passes through against being arranged on
The second internal face 38 above foot air outlet 32a, 32b and spiral along clockwise direction, and flow to the first internal face 36 side,
It is located at the front side (in the direction of arrow A) of vehicle with respect to foot air outlet 32a, 32b.In addition, warm air is with respect to air blowing
Guide 40 is abutted from top, and air blowing guide 40 is arranged on the first internal face 36 and towards foot's air outlet
32a, 32b side projects, and warm air is forced to be directed to foot along the bearing of trend (in the width direction) of air blowing guide 40 whereby
Portion air outlet 32a, 32b side.
On the other hand, the warm air having risen upwards below air blowing guide 40 is with respect to air blowing guide 40
Abut from below, warm air is forced to be directed to foot and along the bearing of trend (in the width direction) of air blowing guide 40 whereby
Air port 32a, 32b side.
In the above described manner, according to present embodiment, substantially arrange in the width direction in air conditioner housing 12 in aerator 14
In the full centre type air conditioner for vehicles 10 at center, side wall 22a, 24a on the width of air conditioner housing 12 (with plus
Ventilating surface 18a of hot device core 18 is substantially vertical) above include foot air outlet 32a, 32b, by their air in vehicle car
The foot of occupant near blow out, and guide 40 of blowing is set with the relation faced by being become with foot air outlet 32a, 32b
Put, and have passed through the air of heater core 18 and turn to, and direct air into foot air outlet 32a, 32b side.
Due to this feature, by air blowing guide 40 being clashed into by the warm air that heater core 18 heats, its air blowing
Direction can be diverted into foot air outlet 32a, 32b side, and is successfully directed to pipeline 34, simultaneously furthermore it is possible to press down
Heating air is near foot air outlet 32a, 32b with the vortex flow that circles round.It is therefore prevented that air foot air outlet 32a,
Adverse current, and gas-flow resistance when being blown out in the inside of vehicle car, Ke Yizeng is produced by reduction warm air near 32b
Plus air mass flow (air capacity blowing).
Therefore, the driving load for blower 14 will not increase, and can improve air conditioner for vehicles 10
Air blowing efficiency.
Further, (direction of arrow C) is arranged in whole region air blowing guide 40 in the width direction, so that from
The foot air outlet 32a constituting the first segmentation shell 22 of air conditioner housing 12 extends to foot's air outlet of the second segmentation shell 24
32b.Accordingly it is possible to prevent the warm air flowing about in foot air outlet 32a, 32b produces in the width direction in whole region
Raw convolution vortex, and prevent from producing adverse current in whole region in the width direction, can reliably reduce by this inverse whereby
The gas-flow resistance that stream causes.
Further, air blowing guide 40 is formed as plate-like shape, and it is with respect to the first and second segmentation shells 22,24
Divisional plane 12a and the opening surface of foot air outlet 32a, 32b extend generally vertically, and project from the first internal face 36, with
Just hinder have already passed through heater core 18 to blow warm air.Therefore, meet in air blowing guide 40 and warm air is guided
To foot air outlet 32a, 32b side guiding function while, air blowing guide 40 can form (that is, mould) first He
It is integrally formed during the second segmentation shell 22,24, thus make it easy to manufacture.
Further, aerator 14 and vaporizer 16 and heater core 18 along lateral direction of car be arranged on same position and
It is arranged on vehicle in the complete centre type air conditioner for vehicles 10 of rear side (in the direction of arrow B), by guiding blowing
Device 40 and foot air outlet 32a, 32b with faced by relation setting, when warm air is from foot air outlet 32a, 32b (their edges
The width air conditioner housing 12 is in side 22a, 24a upper shed) blowout when be preferred.
Further, in the state of air conditioner for vehicles 10 is arranged in vehicle, heater core 18 is after vehicle
In front of Fang Chaoxiang, arrange in the way of downward (along the direction of arrow D2) tilts, foot's air outlet 32a, 32b are arranged on and add in addition
The top (along the direction of arrow D1) of hot device core 18, and from aerator 14 blow air from its lower surface to upper table surface current
Cross heater core 18, passing through heater core 18 with blowing smooth air and flowing to foot from aerator 14 can be made whereby
Near air outlet 32a, 32b.
And, the downside end contact of the heater core 18 of inclination is located at the front side (side along arrow A of air conditioner housing 12
To) the first internal face 36, foot's air outlet 32a, 32b are arranged near the first internal face 36 in addition.Thus, have already passed through and add
The blowing air and can be directed into foot air outlet 32a, 32b along the first internal face 36 of hot device core 18.Therefore, by plus
The blowing air and can pass through foot air outlet 32a, 32b of hot device core 18 heating, and more preferably by the foot towards occupant
Guiding.
Further, by vaporizer 16 being arranged on the upstream side of heater core 18, and by vaporizer 16 to tilt
Mode is abreast arranged with heater core 18, and the air that blows from aerator 14 can be swimmingly through vaporizer 16 and heating
Device core 18 and be directed into foot air outlet 32a, 32b.
Vehicle according to the invention air-conditioning device is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, and certainly wherein can adopt various
Add or modification structure, without departing from the essence spirit of the present invention.