Specific embodiment
As shown in Figure 1, air conditioner for vehicles 10 includes: air conditioner housing 12, it is made of individual channel;Air blower 14,
In its inside that air conditioner housing 12 is set;Evaporator (for cooling heat exchanger) 16 is used for cooling air;Heater core
18 (heat exchanger, heat exchangers for heating), for heating air;And windscreen mechanism 20, operation are flowed through with switching
The air stream of individual channel.In the following description, the right side of air conditioner for vehicles 10 shown in Fig. 1 is (along the side of arrow A
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 of the such as first and second segmentation shells 22,24 and lower casing 26,
First and second segmentation shells 22,24 substantially symmetric formings;Lower casing 26 is attached under the first and second segmentation shells 22,24
Portion.First and second segmentation shells 22,24 are set, while (direction of arrow C along Fig. 2) can divide in the width direction,
Perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (direction of arrow A, B along Fig. 1) of vehicle, divisional plane 12a (referring to fig. 2) is formed between them width direction
Boundary.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 defrosting top (edge of the air outlet 30 towards air conditioner housing 12
The direction of arrow D1) it is open, air is blown out near the face of vehicle occupant by air draft air outlet 28, and defrost air outlet 30
Adjacent and air is blown out near the front window of vehicle by defrosting air outlet 30 with air draft air outlet 28.Air draft air outlet 28
Towards vehicle rear side (in the direction of arrow B) formation, and defrost air outlet 30 vehicle front side (in the direction of arrow A) with
Air draft air outlet 28 is adjacent to be formed.
Moreover, as shown in Fig. 2, a pair of of foot air outlet (opening, heat opening) 32a, 32b is respectively along air conditioner housing 12
Side wall 22a, 24a upper opening of the width direction (direction of arrow C) in 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 for being located at vehicle relative to air blower 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 the air of pipeline 34 is passed through by the foot of the occupant from foot air outlet 32a, 32b towards vehicle compartment
Blowout nearby.
Further, as shown in figure 3, near foot air outlet 32a, 32b, the first inner wall 36 is formed, along vertical
Histogram extends at the position in the front side of vehicle (in the direction of arrow A), and above it (along the direction of arrow D1), shape
At the second approximate horizontal inner wall 38, extend along longitudinal direction of car (direction of arrow A and B).More specifically, as shown in figure 3,
Foot air outlet 32a, 32b with the corner surrounded by the first and second inner walls 36,38 at the relationship faced to be open.
Air blowing guide device (guiding elements) 40 with plate-like shape with foot's air outlet 32a, 32b at the pass faced
It is and is arranged.Air blowing guide device 40 is that have constant or fixed thickness plate-like shape, and be arranged at first and second points
It cuts on the first inner wall 36 of shell 22,24, inner wall 36 extends in the vertical direction on front side of vehicle.
As shown in figure 3, air blowing guide device 40 for example, relative to the first inner wall 36 towards vehicle rear side (along arrow B
Direction) it is substantially horizontally prominent with predetermined altitude, and substantially along the width direction of air conditioner housing 12 (direction of arrow C)
It horizontally extends.
In addition, air blowing guide device 40 is formed as linear, one end of air blowing guide device 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 device 40 is arranged along the vertical direction of foot air outlet 32a, 32b in approximate centre
In portion, and the height outstanding of guide device 40 of blowing be arranged to along foot air outlet 32a, 32b width direction medially
Positioning.In other words, the distal end of air blowing guide device 40 is formed in the opening area of foot air outlet 32a, 32b substantially
It is centrally located.
On the other hand, in the inside of air conditioner housing 12, air blower 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).
Air blower 14 is for example substantially centrally arranged along the width direction of air conditioner housing 12, outer in the first segmentation to ride on
It between shell and the second segmentation shell 24, and is made of driving source 42 and fan 44, driving source 42 includes by supply of electrical energy
The motor etc. being rotatably driven;Fan 44 is connected to the drive shaft of driving source 42 and has multiple heat dissipations on its outer peripheral surface
Piece.
In addition, helical flow access 46 is formed in a manner of around the peripheral side of air blower 14 in air conditioner housing 12.
When from the first segmentation 22 side of shell, current path 46 is formed in a manner of spiraling counterclockwise from 14 lower section of air blower, and
And extend towards the front side of vehicle (in the direction of arrow A), while its passage sections area becomes larger.
At position below current path 46 (along the direction of arrow D2), the first access 48 is formed in the interior of lower casing 26
In portion.First access 48 is in a manner of gradually inclined towards the front side (in the direction of arrow A) of vehicle downwards (along the side of arrow D2
To) extend, and it is formed in the upstream side of evaporator 16.In addition, under the driving effect of air blower 14, what is sucked from outside
After air is spiraled along current path 46 with spiral shape, air flows through the first access 48, and (it is formed in air conditioner housing 12
Downside (along the direction of arrow D2) on), and be supplied to evaporator 16.
Evaporator 16 is for example arranged and tilting at a predetermined angle relative to the short transverse of air conditioner housing 12, 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 of vehicle (along the side of arrow A
To).In addition, the lower section of air blower 14 is arranged in the upper end of evaporator 16.In addition, refrigerant is by multiple in evaporator 16
The pipe that does not illustrate and recycle, and flow through the cooling fin of setting between the tubes from the first access 48 by making air, air with
Heat exchange is executed between refrigerant, and cold air is supplied to the downstream side of evaporator 16.
Alternate path 50 is arranged in air conditioner housing 12, positioned at the downstream side of evaporator 16.Constitute the sky of windscreen mechanism 20
Gas mixing windscreen 52 is arranged in alternate path 50, and in the downstream side of alternate path 50, heater core 18 is arranged in vehicle
Front side (in the direction of arrow A).In addition, alternate path 50 is connected to third path 54, third path 54 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 front side (in the direction of arrow A) of vehicle relative to air blower 14, and
Show linear extension greatly (along the direction of arrow D1) upwards towards air draft air outlet 28.
Heater core 18 is arranged in air conditioner housing 12, positioned at the front side (in the direction of arrow A) of vehicle, and with steaming
The identical mode of device 16 is sent out, the rear side (in the direction of arrow B) of the upper end towards vehicle tilts at a predetermined angle, and its lower end court
It is tilted to the front side (in the direction of arrow A) of vehicle.Further, heater core 18 is arranged substantially in parallel with evaporator 16
(accompanying alternate path 50 between them), and the ventilating surface 18a for bypassing air through is set as prolonging with alternate path 50
It is vertical to stretch the direction.In other words, the first and second segmentations in the ventilating surface 18a of heater core 18 and air conditioner housing 12
The substantially vertical setting of side wall 22a, 24a of shell 22,24.
In addition, in heater core 18, the water after heating is recycled by multiple pipes not illustrated, and by air from the
Two accesses 50 flow through the cooling fin of setting between the tubes, and heat exchange is executed between the water after air and heating, after heating whereby
Air be supplied to the fourth passage 56 for being formed in the downstream side of heater core 18.
Windscreen mechanism 20 includes: air mixing windscreen 52, is arranged between evaporator 16 and heater core 18;First cuts
Windscreen 58 is changed, the air blowing state for being used to switch air draft air outlet 8 between the air outlet 30 that defrosts;And second switching windscreen
60, it is arranged between third path 54 and fourth passage 56, for switching defrosting air outlet 30 and foot's air outlet 32a, 32b
Air blowing state.
Air mixing windscreen 52 is formed as such as bent plate shape shape, and is arranged along the width direction of air conditioner housing 12.It is empty
The both sides of gas mixing windscreen 52 are guided along guide device (not shown), and the inner wall of air conditioner housing 12 is arranged in they
On.In addition, the inner wall of air mixing windscreen 52 is arranged in along the glide direction of air mixing windscreen 52 for rack gearing 62
On face, and (engagement) is engaged with the pinion gear 66 for the axis 64 being pivotably supported in air conditioner housing 12.
By rotating axis 64 under the driving effect for the actuator not illustrated, air mixing windscreen 52 can be along guidance
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 is moved to the position towards third path 54.In addition, passing through mobile air mixing windscreen
52, the air (cold air) cooled down by evaporator 16 and the air heated via heater core 18 are adjusted (after heating
Air) between mixing ratio, therefore mixed air is blown out towards downstream side.
First switching windscreen 58 is pivotally supported between air draft air outlet 28 and defrosting air outlet 30, and in non-example
It is rotated under the driving effect of the actuator shown around axis with predetermined angle, third path 54 and air draft air outlet 28 and defrosting are blown whereby
The connected state between one in 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 for the actuator not illustrated around shaft component with
Predetermined angular rotation, the whereby connection between one in foot's air outlet 32a, 32b and fourth passage 56 and third path 54
State is switched.
Air conditioner for vehicles 10 according to the present embodiment constructs basically described above.Then, it will illustrate vehicle
With the operation and advantage of air-conditioning device 10.
Firstly, the case where description is executed room temperature of the cooling down operation to reduce vehicle car.Pass through the occupant not illustrated
Cooling down operation is operated and selected to operating stick in vehicle car, in response to the operation of operating stick, drives the cause not illustrated
Dynamic device, therefore air mixing windscreen 52 is sliding towards the front side of vehicle (in the direction of arrow A) under the guiding function of guide device
Dynamic preset distance.Therefore, as shown in Figure 1, causing such state: alternate path 50 and third path 54 is arranged to and air-conditioning
The inside of shell 12 is connected to.
Further, meanwhile, by the way that based on the control signal blower 14 from the controller not illustrated, air is worn
It crosses the introducing port not illustrated and is inhaled into the inside of air conditioner housing 12, and in the side along current path 46 to spiral
After formula flows downward, air passes through evaporator 16, and executes heat exchange to it, and air is cooled to predetermined temperature whereby.
In addition, air after cooling is logical after air after the cooling period flows upward to third path 54 from alternate path 50
It crosses and is fed into vehicle car across 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, following situations will be described: selection heating operation, to rise the room temperature of vehicle car, and warm air
It is blown out near the foot of occupant in vehicle car.
Firstly, select heating operation by operating the operating stick that does not illustrate, air mixing windscreen 52 towards vehicle to
Rear side (in the direction of arrow B) slides preset distance, and causes such state: between alternate path 50 and third path 54
Connection be cut off.In addition, air after cooling cooled and being blown out from air blower 14 and passing through evaporator 16 from
Alternate path 50 flows through and passes through heater core 18, and therefore, air is heated to predetermined temperature, and flows up, simultaneously
Across fourth passage 56, hereafter, the air after heating passes through pipeline 34 from foot air outlet 32a, 32b, and is supplied to vehicle
Near the foot of occupant in compartment.
At this point, air hangs down after the air for flowing through fourth passage 56 has already passed through the heater core 18 of air conditioner housing 12
It directly flows 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 of air hits the second inner wall 38, and not successfully flows to foot air outlet 32a, 32b, whereby clockwise
The convolution vortex of direction occurs near foot air outlet 32a, 32b.When this partial air of experience convolution vortex is along first
When inner wall 36 flows, further spiraling for air is limited by against (contact) air blowing guide device 40, and is passed through
It is flowed along air blowing guide device 40, air is respectively directed to the side foot air outlet 32a, 32b, they are arranged in the width direction
In two sides.
More specifically, drawing in warm air (it has already passed through heater core 18 and rises in fourth passage 56) with air blowing
It leads device 40 to compare, in the case where the rear side (in the direction of arrow B) for more flowing to vehicle, warm air passes through to exist against setting
The second inner wall 38 above foot air outlet 32a, 32b and spiral along clockwise direction, and flow to 36 side of the first inner wall,
Its front side (in the direction of arrow A) for being located at vehicle relative to foot air outlet 32a, 32b.In addition, warm air is relative to air blowing
Guide device 40 is abutted from top, and air blowing guide device 40 is arranged on the first inner wall 36 and towards foot's air outlet
The side 32a, 32b is prominent, and warm air is forced to be directed to foot along the extending direction (in the width direction) of air blowing guide device 40 whereby
The portion side air outlet 32a, 32b.
On the other hand, the warm air risen upwards from 40 lower section of air blowing guide device is relative to air blowing guide device 40
It abuts from below, warm air is forced to be directed to foot along the extending direction (in the width direction) of air blowing guide device 40 whereby goes out
The air port side 32a, 32b.
In the above described manner, according to the present embodiment, substantially it is arranged in the width direction in air conditioner housing 12 in air blower 14
In the full centre type air conditioner for vehicles 10 at center, side wall 22a, 24a in the width direction of air conditioner housing 12 (with add
The ventilating surface 18a of hot device core 18 is substantially vertical) on include foot's air outlet 32a, 32b, by their air in vehicle car
The foot of occupant nearby blow out, and guide device 40 of blowing with foot air outlet 32a, 32b at the relationship faced to set
It sets, and the air for having passed through heater core 18 turns to, and directs air into the side foot air outlet 32a, 32b.
Due to this feature, air blowing guide device 40 is hit by the warm air heated via heater core 18, is blown
Direction can be diverted into the side foot air outlet 32a, 32b, and be successfully directed to pipeline 34, while 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,
Gas-flow resistance when generating adverse current near 32b, and being blown out in the inside of vehicle car by reducing warm air, Ke Yizeng
Add air mass flow (air capacity blowed).
Therefore, it not will increase for the driving load of blower 14, and air conditioner for vehicles 10 can be improved
Air blowing efficiency.
Further, air blowing guide device 40 in the width direction (direction of arrow C) be arranged in whole region, so as to from
The foot air outlet 32a for 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 being produced in whole region in the width direction in the warm air that foot air outlet 32a, 32b are flowed about
Raw convolution vortex, and prevent from generating adverse current in whole region in the width direction, can reliably it reduce by this inverse whereby
Gas-flow resistance caused by stream.
Further, air blowing guide device 40 is formed as plate-like shape, relative to the first and second segmentation shells 22,24
Divisional plane 12a and the opening face of foot air outlet 32a, 32b extend generally vertically, and it is prominent from the first inner wall 36, with
Just interfere have already passed through heater core 18 to blow warm air.Therefore, it is met in air blowing guide device 40 and guides warm air
To the side foot air outlet 32a, 32b guiding function while, air blowing guide device 40 can be in formation (that is, molding) the first He
It is integrally formed when the second segmentation shell 22,24, thus it is easy its manufacture.
Further, be arranged in same position along lateral direction of car in air blower 14 and evaporator 16 and heater core 18 and
It is arranged in the complete centre type air conditioner for vehicles 10 in vehicle to rear side (in the direction of arrow B), passes through the guidance that will blow
Device 40 and foot's air outlet 32a, 32b are arranged with the relationship faced, when warm air is from (their edges foot air outlet 32a, 32b
Air conditioner housing 12 width direction in side 22a, 24a upper opening) blowout when be preferred.
Further, in the state that air conditioner for vehicles 10 is installed in the car, heater core 18 is after vehicle
In front of Fang Chaoxiang, by downwards (along the direction of arrow D2) it is inclined in a manner of be arranged, foot's air outlet 32a, 32b setting in addition is adding
The top (along the direction of arrow D1) of hot device core 18, and the air that blows from air blower 14 is flowed from its lower surface to upper surface
Heater core 18 is crossed, passing through heater core 18 with blowing smooth air and flowing to foot from air blower 14 can be made whereby
Near air outlet 32a, 32b.
Moreover, the downside end contact of inclined heater core 18 is located at the front side of air conditioner housing 12 (along the side of arrow A
To) the first inner wall 36, in addition foot's air outlet 32a, 32b be arranged near the first inner wall 36.It has already passed through and adds as a result,
Hot device core 18 blows air and can be directed into foot air outlet 32a, 32b along the first inner wall 36.Therefore, via adding
What hot device core 18 heated, which blows air, can pass through foot's air outlet 32a, 32b, and more preferably by the foot towards occupant
Guidance.
Further, by the way that evaporator 16 to be arranged in the upstream side of heater core 18, and by evaporator 16 to tilt
Mode is set in parallel with heater core 18, and the air that blows from air blower 14 can be swimmingly across evaporator 16 and heating
Device core 18 and it is directed into foot air outlet 32a, 32b.
Vehicle according to the invention is not limited to above embodiment with air-conditioning device, and can wherein use certainly various
Additional or modification structure, without departing from essence spirit of the invention.