CN106585329B

CN106585329B - Air vent structure and vehicle with same

Info

Publication number: CN106585329B
Application number: CN201510665582.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王刚; 李琼; 邓平平
Original assignee: BYD Co Ltd
Current assignee: BYD Co Ltd
Priority date: 2015-10-16
Filing date: 2015-10-16
Publication date: 2020-08-07
Anticipated expiration: 2035-10-16
Also published as: CN106585329A

Abstract

The invention discloses a vehicle vent structure, which comprises a vent cover plate assembly and a conduction pipe communicated with the vent cover plate assembly, wherein one end of the conduction pipe is hermetically connected with the vent cover plate assembly, and the other end of the conduction pipe extends upwards to the upper part of the vent cover plate assembly. The vehicle ventilation opening structure is simple in structure, external water can be effectively prevented from entering the vehicle from the ventilation opening structure when the vehicle wades into deep water, and the problem of water entering the vehicle when the vehicle wades into deep water at present is effectively solved.

Description

Air vent structure and vehicle with same

Technical Field

The invention relates to a vent structure for a vehicle, and a vehicle having the vent structure.

Background

In the prior art, a vehicle vent mainly plays a role in exhausting, and when a vehicle door is closed, the vent exhausts outwards to balance the pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the vehicle. The prior art vents known to the inventors mainly comprise: the vent cover plate comprises a vent cover plate body, wherein an opening is formed in the vent cover plate body; a plurality of blades are arranged on the opening, and are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction, and each blade is arranged in a downward inclined mode. Thus, the ventilation opening structure can ensure smooth ventilation and prevent sand, dirt and water from invading to a certain extent.

However, this vent structure only prevents top-down or splash water from entering the vehicle interior, such as the trunk. When the vehicle passes through or is in a region with deep water accumulation, external water can directly enter the trunk of the vehicle from the ventilation opening, and the accumulated water entering the interior of the vehicle soaks articles in the vehicle, so that the problems of mildew and damage to interior decorations are caused.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the above-mentioned problems in the prior art.

Therefore, the invention provides the vent structure which can effectively solve the problem of water inflow in the vehicle when the vehicle wades deep water at present and has a simple structure.

The invention also provides a vehicle with the ventilation opening structure.

The vent structure comprises a vent cover plate assembly and a conduction pipe communicated with the vent cover plate assembly, wherein one end of the conduction pipe is connected with the vent cover plate assembly in a sealing mode, and the other end of the conduction pipe extends upwards to the upper portion of the vent cover plate assembly.

The vent structure is simple in structure, can balance the pressure difference between the inside and the outside of an automobile, and ensures a good exhaust effect; meanwhile, the other end of the conduction pipe extends upwards to the upper side of the vent cover plate assembly, so that external water can be effectively prevented from invading the vehicle from the vent structure when the vehicle wades deep water, and the problem of water inflow in the vehicle when the vehicle wades deep water at present is effectively solved.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the vent structure is mounted on a mounting portion of a side wall sheet metal of the vehicle and the other end of the conduction pipe is located on the inner side of the side wall sheet metal.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the conduction pipe includes a pipe body portion located in a space formed between an inner side of a side wall metal plate of the vehicle and an outer side of a trunk deck of the vehicle.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the conduction pipe further comprises a first flange part arranged on one end face of the conduction pipe, the first flange part is positioned on the outer side of the side wall metal plate installation part, and the first flange part is provided with an installation hole.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the vent cover plate assembly includes a vent cover plate body having a second flange portion provided with a mounting hole corresponding to the first flange portion mounting hole.

According to some embodiments of the invention, a first gasket is disposed between the first flange portion and the second flange portion, and the first gasket is provided with mounting holes corresponding to the mounting holes of the first flange portion.

According to some embodiments of the invention, a second sealing gasket is arranged between the first flange part and the vehicle side wall sheet metal, and the second sealing gasket is provided with mounting holes corresponding to the mounting holes of the first flange part.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the vent cover plate assembly, the first sealing gasket, the conduction pipe and the second sealing gasket are sequentially installed on the installation part of the side wall metal plate through the installation hole.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the conduction pipe body at one end of the conduction pipe is provided with a boss, the boss has a step surface, and the vent cover plate body is sleeved in the boss, and abuts against and is in sealing fit with the step surface.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the conduit body portion proximate the other end of the conduit is secured to a luggage panel.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the port area at one end of the conduit is smaller than the port area at the other end of the conduit.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the port area at one end of the conduit increases progressively to the port area at the other end of the conduit.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the other end of the conduction pipe extends upward to an upper portion of a space formed near an inner side of a side gusset of the vehicle and an outer side of a trunk deck of the vehicle.

The vehicle according to the embodiment of the invention includes the vent structure of the above embodiment.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a vent structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a vent structure according to an embodiment of the invention installed in a vehicle.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of a vent structure according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of another perspective of a vent structure according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view a-a of fig. 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a structure of a portion B of fig. 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and as in the embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of "inner" and "outer" are based on the vehicle, the side toward the center of the vehicle is "inner", and the side toward the outside of the vehicle is "outer". This is done solely for the convenience of describing the invention and for simplicity of description, and is not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and is therefore not to be considered limiting of the invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically connected, electrically connected or can communicate with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

A vent structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1-3, the vent structure according to some embodiments of the invention mainly includes a vent cover plate assembly 10, and a duct 20 communicating with the vent cover plate assembly, wherein one end 21 of the duct is connected to the vent cover plate assembly 10 in a sealing manner, and the other end 22 of the duct extends upward above the vent cover plate assembly 10.

As shown in fig. 2, the vent cover assembly 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a vent cover body 11, and a plurality of blades 12 installed on an opening of the vent cover body 11, wherein the plurality of blades 12 are arranged at intervals in an up-down direction, and each blade 12 is disposed to be inclined downward. In an embodiment of the present invention, the vent cover assembly 10 is mounted on a sheet metal of a vehicle. The structure of the vent cover assembly is well known to those skilled in the art and will not be described herein. In the embodiment of the present invention, the vent cover assembly 10 is a non-exterior part, and can be mounted on the side wall sheet metal 30 of the vehicle and located at the portion shielded by the rear bumper 40.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, in the embodiment of the present invention, the side wall sheet metal 30 is provided with a mounting portion 31, and the vent cover plate assembly 10 is mounted on the mounting portion 31. The vent structure is also mounted on the mounting portion 31 of the vehicle side wall sheet metal 30 and the other end 22 of the conduction pipe is positioned on the inner side of the side wall sheet metal 30.

The conducting pipe 20 comprises a pipe body part 23, the pipe body part 23 is positioned in a space formed between the inner side of the side wall metal plate 30 of the vehicle and the outer side of the trunk protecting surface 50 of the vehicle, the pipe body part 23 is shaped like L, and the pipe body part is bent upwards from the rear part of one end 21 of the conducting pipe and extends to the upper part of the ventilating opening cover plate assembly 10, in the embodiment of the invention, the other end 22 of the conducting pipe extends upwards to the upper part of the space formed between the inner side of the side wall metal plate 30 of the vehicle and the outer side of the trunk protecting surface 50 of the vehicle, the specific height extending upwards can be determined according to the actual condition of the vehicle, in the embodiment, the other end 22 of the conducting pipe can extend upwards to the position close to the trunk cover of the vehicle, namely, the opening of the other end 22 of the conducting pipe of the ventilating opening structure is increased to the position close to the trunk cover, and the ground clearance height of the ventilating opening cover plate assembly in the prior art is increased by nearly one time, therefore, when the vehicle is involved in deep water, the external.

In addition, the pipe body part 23 is positioned in the space formed between the inner side of the side wall metal plate 30 of the vehicle and the outer side of the trunk protecting surface 50 of the vehicle, so that the existing space of the vehicle can be effectively and fully utilized, a space does not need to be additionally opened in the vehicle to accommodate the conduction pipe 20, and the space layout is compact and reasonable. More specifically, the space is located inside the vehicle and is a relatively closed space, and no foreign matter enters the space, so that no foreign matter falls into the conduction pipe 20 to block the conduction pipe 20.

As shown in fig. 3 to 6, the conduit 20 further includes a first flange portion 210 provided on an end surface of the one end 21 of the conduit, and the first flange portion 210 is integrally formed with the pipe body portion 23. The first flange portion 210 is located on the outer side of the side wall metal plate 30 mounting portion 31, and the first flange portion 210 is provided with a mounting hole 211. The vent cover plate body 11 is provided with a second flange part 110, the second flange part 110 is located on the outer side of the side wall metal plate 30 mounting part 31, and the second flange part 110 is provided with a mounting hole 111 corresponding to the mounting hole 211 of the first flange part 210. A first gasket 60 is arranged between the first flange portion 210 and the second flange portion 110, and the first gasket 60 is provided with a mounting hole 601 corresponding to the mounting hole 211 of the first flange portion 210. A second sealing gasket 61 is arranged between the first flange part 210 and the vehicle side wall metal plate 30, and a mounting hole 611 corresponding to the mounting hole 211 of the first flange part 210 is arranged on the second sealing gasket 61. The second flange part 110, the first gasket 60, the conduction pipe 20 and the second gasket 61 of the vent cover plate assembly 10 are sequentially mounted on the mounting part 31 of the side wall sheet metal 30 through the fasteners 62 and the

corresponding mounting holes

111, 601, 211 and 611. In the embodiment of the invention, the first sealing gasket 60 and the second sealing gasket 61 are used, so that the sealing connection among the vent cover plate assembly 10, the conduction pipe 20 and the side wall metal plate 30 can be well ensured, and the water seepage phenomenon at the connection installation position can be prevented when the vehicle is in a deep water environment. In the embodiment of the present invention, the fastening member 62 may be a bolt, a self-tapping screw, etc., and may further include a structure or a component fixed on the mounting portion 31 of the side wall metal plate 30 and mounted in cooperation with the bolt, the self-tapping screw, etc., such as a screw hole engaged with the bolt, or a closed-hole embedded plastic nut engaged with the self-tapping screw, etc., and the fastening member 62 may also be other structures and components known to those skilled in the art. Of course, it is also possible to achieve a waterproof seal by providing a gasket in the fastener mounting structure described above. In this embodiment, the fastening member 62 is a self-tapping screw, that is, the second flange 110, the first gasket 60, the conduction pipe 20, and the second gasket 61 of the vent cover plate assembly 10 can be sequentially and tightly mounted on the mounting portion 31 of the side wall metal plate 30, so as to achieve a sealing connection therebetween.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the pipe body 23 of the conducting pipe 20 at one end 21 of the conducting pipe is provided with a protruding part 230, the protruding part 230 has a step surface 231, and the vent cover plate body 11 is sleeved in the protruding part 230, and abuts against and is in sealing fit with the step surface 231. The vent cover plate body 11 and the step surface 231 are bonded by a sealant to realize sealing. The sealing structure can cooperate with the first layer of sealing protection realized by the first sealing gasket 60 and the second sealing gasket 61 among the vent cover plate assembly 10, the conduction pipe 20 and the side wall metal plate 30, and here, the sealing protection effect of the second layer can be realized, and water is prevented from permeating into the conduction pipe 20.

In the embodiment of the present invention, in order to secure the mounting stability of the pipe portion 23 of the conduit 20, the pipe portion 23 of the conduit 20 near the other end 22 of the conduit is fixed to the luggage cover 50. In the embodiment of the present invention, the fixing manner between the tube 23 and the luggage protective surface 50 may be a conventional method in the prior art, such as fixing the tube 23 and the luggage protective surface 50 by a self-tapping screw, or fixing the tube 23 and the luggage protective surface 50 by a snap fit between the tube 23 and the luggage protective surface 50, or fixing the tube 23 and the luggage protective surface 50 by a clip with a nail. In this embodiment, a self-tapping screw may be used to secure the body portion 23 and the trunk lid 50. Meanwhile, as a preferred embodiment, a sealing gasket can be further arranged between the tapping screw and the trunk surface protection 50 to play a role of sealing.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, in combination with the principle of communicating vessels and the principle of fluid mechanics, in order to ensure a better exhaust effect of the vent structure, the port area S1 at one end 21 of the conducting tube is set to be smaller than the port area S2 at the other end 22 of the conducting tube. At the same time, to reduce losses of gas flowing in the conduit 20, the port area S1 at one end 21 of the conduit to the port area S2 at the other end 22 of the conduit increases gradually and uniformly.

The vent structure in the embodiment of the invention is provided with a vent cover plate general plate 10 and also comprises a conducting pipe 20 communicated with the vent cover plate assembly 10, the other end 22 of the conducting pipe extends upwards to the upper part of the vent cover plate assembly 10, and a pipe body part 23 of the conducting pipe 20 is positioned in a space formed between the inner side of a side wall metal plate 30 of a vehicle and the outer side of a trunk protecting surface 50 of the vehicle, so that the vent structure is simple, the existing structure and space of the vehicle can be fully utilized, and the space layout is tight and reasonable; the automobile ventilation structure has the advantages that pressure difference inside and outside the automobile can be balanced, a good exhaust effect is guaranteed, external water can be effectively prevented from invading the inside of the automobile from the ventilation opening structure when the automobile wades deep water, and the problem of water inflow inside the automobile when the existing automobile wades deep water is effectively solved.

Briefly describing a vehicle 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1-6, the vehicle 1000 includes the vent structure of the above-described embodiment. When the vehicle wades into deep water, external water can be effectively prevented from invading into the vehicle from the vent structure, and the problem of water inflow in the vehicle when the vehicle wades into deep water at present is effectively solved; the existing space of the vehicle can be fully utilized, and the spatial layout is compact and reasonable; simultaneously, this vent structure of vehicle has still reached better exhaust effect. It should be understood that other configurations of the vehicle 1000 according to embodiments of the present invention, such as a braking system, a driving system, a steering system, etc., are known in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by those skilled in the art.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a vent structure, includes vent apron assembly, its characterized in that: the automobile ventilation opening cover plate assembly comprises a ventilation opening cover plate assembly and is characterized by further comprising a conduction pipe communicated with the ventilation opening cover plate assembly, one end of the conduction pipe is in sealing connection with the ventilation opening cover plate assembly, the other end of the conduction pipe extends upwards to the upper portion of the ventilation opening cover plate assembly and upwards to the position close to a trunk cover of a vehicle, the ventilation opening structure is arranged at an installation portion of a vehicle side wall metal plate, the other end of the conduction pipe is located on the inner side of the side wall metal plate, the conduction pipe further comprises a first flange portion arranged on one end face of the conduction pipe, the first flange portion is located on the outer side of the installation portion of the side wall metal plate, one end of the conduction pipe is in sealing connection with the side wall metal plate and the ventilation opening cover plate assembly respectively through the first flange portion, the ventilation opening cover plate assembly comprises a ventilation opening cover plate body, a second flange portion is arranged, a second sealing gasket is arranged between the first flange part and the vehicle side wall metal plate, and the vent cover plate assembly, the first sealing gasket, the conduction pipe and the second sealing gasket are sequentially arranged on the installation part of the side wall metal plate through installation holes; the conduction pipe comprises a pipe body part, the conduction pipe is located at one end of the conduction pipe, the pipe body part is provided with a protruding part, the protruding part is provided with a step surface, and the vent cover plate body is sleeved in the protruding part and is abutted to the step surface and matched with the step surface in a sealing mode.

2. The vent structure according to claim 1, wherein the tube body portion is located in a space formed between an inner side of a side wall sheet metal of the vehicle and an outer side of a trunk deck of the vehicle.

3. The vent structure according to claim 2, wherein the second flange portion is provided with mounting holes corresponding to the mounting holes of the first flange portion.

4. The vent structure according to claim 3, wherein the first gasket is provided with mounting holes corresponding to the mounting holes of the first flange portion.

5. The vent structure according to claim 4, wherein the second gasket is provided with mounting holes corresponding to the mounting holes of the first flange portion.

6. The vent structure of claim 2, wherein the body portion near the other end of the conduit is secured to a luggage trim.

7. The vent structure of claim 1, wherein the conduit has a smaller port area at one end than at the other end.

8. The vent structure of claim 7, wherein the port area at one end of the conduit increases progressively to the port area at the other end of the conduit.

9. The vent structure according to claim 2, wherein the other end of the conduit extends upward to a position close to an upper portion of a space formed between an inner side of a side wall sheet metal of the vehicle and an outer side of a trunk cover of the vehicle.

10. A vehicle characterized by: comprising the vent structure according to any one of claims 1-9.