CN114801661A

CN114801661A - Air outlet and vehicle comprising same

Info

Publication number: CN114801661A
Application number: CN202210538315.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王泽荣; 唐煜成
Original assignee: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-05-17
Filing date: 2022-05-17
Publication date: 2022-07-29

Abstract

The invention discloses a simple and reliable single-motor air outlet for vehicle interior trim and a vehicle comprising the same. The air outlet includes: the shell is provided with an air duct; a mechanism disposed on the housing and including a single motor; and a damper and a blade, each of the damper and the blade being connected to the mechanism, wherein the mechanism is arranged to be driven by the motor to simultaneously control: a) the air door opens or closes the air duct; b) the vanes swing in the air duct.

Description

Air outlet and vehicle comprising same

Technical Field

The present invention relates to vehicle interior trim parts, and more particularly to an air outlet and a vehicle comprising such an air outlet.

Background

In order to regulate the ambient temperature inside the vehicle, an air conditioning outlet is usually provided on the dashboard or the sub-dashboard of the vehicle. At present, along with the development of vehicle interior intelligence and automation and the improvement of a user on the control of sensory requirements, the demand of an electric air outlet is greatly increased.

However, for the air door and the blades of the electric air outlet, two motors are generally designed to drive respectively. The existing multi-motor air outlet has the defects of high cost, high complexity of a control system, limited ports of a bus and a chip and the like, so the requirement of reducing the number of motors is continuously mentioned.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the problems of large quantity and high cost of the existing electric air outlet motors, the invention aims to provide a simple and reliable single-motor air outlet for vehicle interior trim and a vehicle comprising the same, wherein the air outlet can simultaneously drive an air door and blades to swing through a single motor so as to control the air quantity and the wind direction of the air outlet.

To this end, a first aspect of the invention provides an air outlet comprising: the shell is provided with an air duct; a mechanism disposed on the housing and including a single motor; and a damper and a blade, each of the damper and the blade being connected to the mechanism, wherein the mechanism is arranged to be driven by the motor to simultaneously control: a) the air door opens or closes the air duct; b) the vanes oscillate in the wind tunnel.

According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the mechanism is arranged to control the continuous oscillation of the blade.

According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the mechanism is arranged to control the intermittent oscillation of the damper.

According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the housing comprises an outer housing and an inner housing, between which a first air duct and a second air duct are delimited, which are independent of one another.

According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the mechanism is arranged in a cavity formed by the inner housing.

According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the mechanism comprises a first gear driven in rotation by the motor, each of the damper and the blade being arranged to oscillate in response to rotation of the first gear.

According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, the first gear includes a first end surface and a second end surface, the damper includes a first damper adapted to open or close the first air duct and a second damper adapted to open or close the second air duct, the first end surface is coupled to the first damper to drive the first damper to swing, and the second end surface is coupled to the second damper to drive the second damper to swing.

According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the first end face is provided with a first circumferential flange coupled to the first damper and the second end face is provided with a second circumferential flange coupled to the second damper.

According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the first circumferential flange projects perpendicularly outwardly from the first end face and the second circumferential flange projects perpendicularly outwardly from the second end face.

According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, said first and second circumferential flanges are arranged asymmetrically to each other.

In accordance with an alternative embodiment of the invention, each of the first and second circumferential flanges comprises a plurality of equal height sections and at least one transition section connecting adjacent equal height sections, each of the plurality of equal height sections having a constant lobe height, each of the first and second dampers being configured to remain stationary when coupled with the equal height sections and to oscillate when coupled with the transition section.

According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, each of the plurality of equal height sections has a different lobe height than the other equal height sections, the first damper is arranged to close the first air duct when coupled with the equal height section having the largest lobe height, and the second damper is arranged to close the second air duct when coupled with the equal height section having the largest lobe height.

According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the first gear is arranged to control the first damper to swing such that the first air duct is in one of a fully open state, a half open state and a fully closed state, while the second damper is controlled to swing such that the second air duct is in one of a fully open state, a half open state and a fully closed state.

According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the mechanism comprises a second gear wheel meshing with the first gear wheel, the second gear wheel being provided with a crank offset from the axis of the second gear wheel.

According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the blade is connected to the crank such that the crank oscillates the blade in response to rotation of the second gear.

According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the blade is connected to the crank by means of a connecting rod provided with a fork, the crank being arranged to be inserted in a slot of the fork to move the connecting rod.

According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, the vane comprises a first vane disposed in the first air duct and a second vane disposed in the second air duct, the first vane and the second vane are integrally connected by a rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is connected to the connecting rod.

According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the first air duct is a downward air outlet duct, the second air duct is an upward air outlet duct, and the vanes are vertical vanes adapted to control left and right wind directions.

A second aspect of the invention provides a vehicle comprising an air outlet according to the first aspect of the invention.

Compared with the prior art, the air outlet provided by the invention has a plurality of beneficial effects, especially: the mechanism only comprising a single motor drives the air door and the blades to swing simultaneously, so that the air quantity and the air direction of the air outlet are controlled simultaneously under less mechanical input, and the air outlet is more flexible and convenient to use; because the number of parts is reduced, the air outlet has the advantages of compact structure, small occupied space, convenient assembly and lower cost, and can be widely applied to various types of vehicles.

Drawings

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be better understood by the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference characters designate like or similar parts.

FIG. 1A is a schematic view of a vehicle including an outlet vent according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 1B is an interior schematic view of the vehicle of FIG. 1A;

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the outlet vents of the vehicle interior of FIG. 1B;

FIG. 2B is an exploded view of the outlet vent of FIG. 2A;

FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the mechanism of the outlet of FIG. 2A;

FIG. 3B is a perspective view of a second gear of the mechanism of FIG. 3A;

FIGS. 4A-4D are respectively an upper perspective view, a lower perspective view, a top view and a bottom view of a first gear of the mechanism of FIG. 3A;

FIG. 5 is a graph illustrating the change in position of the damper assembly of the outlet of FIG. 2A;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the outlet of FIG. 2A taken along section A-A;

FIGS. 7A and 7B are side and perspective views, respectively, of the damper assembly of the outlet of FIG. 2A;

FIGS. 8A through 8D are cross-sectional views similar to FIG. 6 with the damper assemblies in respective fully closed upper and lower dampers, fully open upper damper and fully closed lower damper, fully open upper and lower dampers and fully closed upper damper and fully open lower damper;

FIGS. 9A-9C are side, top perspective and bottom perspective views, respectively, of the first gear of the air outlet and the damper assembly of FIG. 2A, with the damper assembly in the upper and lower damper fully closed positions;

FIGS. 10A-10C are side, top perspective and bottom perspective views, respectively, of the first gear and damper assembly of the outlet vent of FIG. 2A, with the damper assembly in a position with the upper damper fully open and the lower damper fully closed;

FIGS. 11A-11C are side, top perspective and bottom perspective views, respectively, of the first gear of the outlet vent and the damper assembly of FIG. 2A, with the damper assembly in a fully open upper and lower damper position;

12A-12C are side, top perspective and bottom perspective views, respectively, of the first gear of the outlet vent and the damper assembly of FIG. 2A, with the damper assembly in a fully closed upper damper and fully open lower damper position;

fig. 13A to 13C are perspective views of the first gear, the second gear and the blade assembly of the outlet vent of fig. 2A, wherein the blades are in forward blowing, right blowing and left blowing positions, respectively;

fig. 14A to 14C are top views of the first gear, the second gear and the blade assembly of the outlet vent of fig. 2A, wherein the blades are in the positions of blowing forward, blowing right and blowing left, respectively.

It is to be understood that the drawings are not only for purposes of illustration and description of the invention, but also as a definition of the limits of the invention, if necessary.

Detailed Description

The making and using of specific embodiments are discussed in detail below. It should be understood, however, that the specific embodiments discussed are merely illustrative of specific ways to make and use the invention, and do not limit the scope of the invention.

In this document, when describing the structural positions of the respective components, "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like indicate directions other than absolute, but relative. These directional expressions are appropriate when the respective components are arranged as shown in the drawings, but should be changed accordingly when the positions of the respective components in the drawings are changed.

Further, herein, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "assembled," "connected," and the like are to be construed broadly. For example, the connection can be fixed, detachable or integrated; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, or through some action. The specific meaning of the above terms herein can be understood by those skilled in the art as appropriate.

As shown in fig. 1A and 1B, the vehicle V includes an interior I having a dashboard IP provided with air outlets AV according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention at the center and both sides thereof. It should be understood that the number and the positions of the air outlets AV are not limited, and a corresponding number of air outlets AV may be provided as required, and the air outlets AV may be provided only in the center of the instrument panel IP, or may be provided in any other positions.

As shown in fig. 2A and 2B, the outlet AV according to the present invention mainly includes a housing 10, and a mechanism 20, a blade assembly 30, and a damper assembly 40 provided in the housing 10.

The case 10 includes an outer case including an outer front case 13 and an outer rear case 14 connected to each other to define an outer case cavity, and an inner case disposed in the outer case cavity and including an inner front case 11 and an inner rear case 12 connected to each other to define an inner case cavity. As shown in fig. 6, the rear end of the outer rear case 14 is provided with an air inlet opening 141, the front end of the outer front case 13 is provided with an air outlet opening 131, and a first duct and a second duct which communicate the air inlet opening 141 and the air outlet opening 131 and are independent of each other, i.e., an upper duct 51 which is shown at the upper portion and through which downward blowing is achieved through the air outlet opening 131, and a lower duct 52 which is shown at the lower portion and through which upward blowing is achieved through the air outlet opening 131, are defined between the outer case and the inner case.

As shown in fig. 2B, 3A and 3B, the mechanism 20 is disposed in the inner housing cavity and mainly includes a first gear 21, a second gear 22, a base 23 and a single motor 24. After the first gear 21, the second gear 22, and the motor 24 are assembled to the base 23, they are assembled to the inner rear case 12 through the base 23. The first gear 21 and the second gear 22 are engaged with each other and fitted over the base 23, the motor 24 is fitted under the base 23, the tip of the first gear 21 may be positioned in a corresponding groove of the inner rear case 12, for example, and the rotation shaft 213 of the first gear 21 passes through the base 23 to be connected to the motor 24 so as to be driven to rotate by the motor 24.

As shown in fig. 2B, 7A and 7B, the damper assembly 40 includes first and second dampers adapted to swing about the same axis of rotation, namely, an upper damper 41 adapted to open or close an upper duct 51 and a lower damper 42 adapted to open or close a lower duct 52 as shown. The rotation shaft 412 of the upper damper 41 is disposed at the lower edge of the upper damper 41, the rotation shaft 422 of the lower damper 42 is disposed at the upper edge of the lower damper 42, and the rotation shaft 412 of the upper damper 41 and the rotation shaft 422 of the lower damper 42 are aligned with each other along a straight line and are perpendicular to the rotation shaft 213 of the first gear 21 in this embodiment. Further, the lower damper 42 is provided with a protrusion 423 for providing a torsion spring 43, and the torsion spring 43 is wound around the protrusion 423 and is capable of pressing each of the upper damper 41 and the lower damper 42 against the first gear 21. The mechanism 20 is thus connected to the damper assembly 40, with the upper and

lower dampers

41, 42 being able to swing, e.g. intermittently, in response to rotation of the first gear 21 to effect opening or closing of the respective ducts.

As shown in fig. 3A and 4A to 4D, the first gear 21 includes a first end surface and a second end surface opposite to each other, i.e., an upper end surface 215 and a lower end surface 216 as shown, the upper end surface 215 is coupled to the upper damper 41 by a torsion spring 43 to swing the upper damper 41, and the lower end surface 216 is coupled to the lower damper 42 by the torsion spring 43 to swing the lower damper 42. More specifically, the upper end surface 215 is provided with a first circumferential flange 211 coupled with the upper damper 41, the first circumferential flange 211 projecting vertically upward from the upper end surface 215, for example, and the lower end surface 216 is provided with a second circumferential flange 212 coupled with the lower damper 42, the second circumferential flange 212 projecting vertically downward from the lower end surface 216, for example. First and second

circumferential flanges

211 and 212 are arranged asymmetrically to each other with respect to a horizontal mid-plane of first gear 21, and each have a varying projection height. As shown in fig. 7A and 7B, the upper damper 41 is provided with a first contact 411 engaged with the first circumferential flange 211, and the lower damper 42 is provided with a second contact 421 engaged with the second circumferential flange 212, such that when the first gear 21 rotates, the first contact 411 slides circumferentially on the first circumferential flange 211, and the second contact 421 slides circumferentially on the second circumferential flange 212, so as to respectively swing the upper damper 41 and the lower damper 42.

The swing principle of the upper damper 41 and the lower damper 42 will be specifically described below with reference to fig. 4A to 4D, fig. 5, fig. 8A to 8D, fig. 9A to 9C, fig. 10A to 10C, fig. 11A to 11C, and fig. 12A to 12C. In the illustrated embodiment, each of the first and second

circumferential flanges

211 and 212 includes a plurality of equal-height sections and at least one transition section connecting adjacent equal-height sections, each equal-height section itself has a constant protrusion height along its circumference, and each equal-height section has a protrusion height different from the other equal-height sections, so that each of the upper and

lower dampers

41 and 42 remains stationary when coupled with the equal-height sections and swings when coupled with the transition sections. It can be seen that the letters in fig. 4C and 4D correspond, for example, the b-C sections of the first circumferential flange 211 in fig. 4C correspond to the b-C sections of the second circumferential flange 212 in fig. 4D, and that since the b-C sections of the first and second

circumferential flanges

211 and 212 are both equal-height sections, both the upper and

lower dampers

41 and 42 remain stationary when coupled with the b-C sections, but since the height of the projections of each equal-height section is different, the upper and

lower dampers

41 and 42 are in different positions when coupled with different equal-height sections and effect a swing between different positions when coupled with angled transition sections.

When the first contact 411 of the upper damper 41 and the second contact 421 of the lower damper 42 are in contact with the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212, respectively, at the point a, since the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 each have the maximum protrusion height at the point a, the upper damper 41 and the lower damper 42 are thereby fully closed, that is, the upper damper 41 closes the upper duct 51 and the lower damper 42 closes the lower duct 52, referring to fig. 5, 8A, and 9A to 9C.

When the first contact 411 of the upper damper 41 and the second contact 421 of the lower damper 42 slide on the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 along the sections a-B, respectively, since the first circumferential flange 211 is lowered from the maximum protrusion height to the minimum protrusion height and the second circumferential flange 212 is kept to have the maximum protrusion height unchanged, the upper damper 41 is thereby swung from the fully closed position to the fully open position, and the lower damper 42 is kept at the fully closed position, that is, the upper damper 41 fully opens the upper duct 51 when in point contact with the point B, and the lower damper 42 keeps closing the lower duct 52 when in point contact with the point B, at which time the wind direction at the wind outlet opening 131 reaches the limit of the downward direction, refer to fig. 5, 8B, and 10A to 10C. Thereafter, when the first contact 411 of the upper damper 41 and the second contact 421 of the lower damper 42 slide on the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 along sections b-c, respectively, the upper damper 41 and the lower damper 42 maintain the positions thereof since the sections b-c of the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 are equal-height sections.

When the first contact 411 of the upper damper 41 and the second contact 421 of the lower damper 42 slide on the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212, respectively, along the c-d sections, since the first circumferential flange 211 is kept to have the minimum protrusion height unchanged and the second circumferential flange 212 is lowered from the maximum protrusion height to the intermediate protrusion height equal to half of the maximum protrusion height, the upper damper 41 is thereby kept at the full open position, and the lower damper 42 swings from the full close position to the half open position, i.e., the upper damper 41 keeps fully opening the upper duct 51 when in contact with the d point, and the lower damper 42 opens the lower duct 52 to half when in contact with the d point, at which time the wind direction at the wind outlet opening 131 is the mid-down wind, refer to fig. 5. Thereafter, when the first contact 411 of the upper damper 41 and the second contact 421 of the lower damper 42 slide on the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 along the d-e sections, respectively, the upper damper 41 and the lower damper 42 maintain the positions thereof since the d-e sections of the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 are equal-height sections.

When the first contact 411 of the upper damper 41 and the second contact 421 of the lower damper 42 slide on the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 respectively along the e-f section, since the first circumferential flange 211 is kept to have the minimum protrusion height unchanged and the second circumferential flange 212 is lowered from the middle protrusion height to the minimum protrusion height, the upper damper 41 is thereby kept at the full open position, and the lower damper 42 swings from the half open position to the full open position, that is, the upper damper 41 keeps fully opening the upper duct 51 when in contact with f point, and the lower damper 42 also fully opens the lower duct 52 when in contact with f point, at which time the wind direction at the wind outlet opening 131 is the middle wind outlet, refer to fig. 5, 8C, and 11A to 11C. Thereafter, when the first contact 411 of the upper damper 41 and the second contact 421 of the lower damper 42 slide on the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 along the f-g sections, respectively, the upper damper 41 and the lower damper 42 maintain the positions thereof since the f-g sections of the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 are equal-height sections.

When the first contact 411 of the upper damper 41 and the second contact 421 of the lower damper 42 slide on the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 along the g-h section, respectively, the first circumferential flange 211 rises from the minimum protrusion height to the intermediate protrusion height equal to half of the maximum protrusion height, and the second circumferential flange 212 is kept to have the minimum protrusion height unchanged, whereby the upper damper 41 swings from the fully open position to the half open position, and the lower damper 42 is kept at the fully open position, that is, the upper damper 41 opens the upper duct 51 to half at the point contact with h, and the lower damper 42 keeps fully open the lower duct 52 at the point contact with h, at which time the wind direction at the wind outlet opening 131 is the above-center wind, refer to fig. 5. Thereafter, when the first contact 411 of the upper damper 41 and the second contact 421 of the lower damper 42 slide on the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 along the h-i sections, respectively, the upper damper 41 and the lower damper 42 maintain the positions thereof since the h-i sections of the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 are equal-height sections.

When the first contact 411 of the upper damper 41 and the second contact 421 of the lower damper 42 slide on the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 along the i-j section, respectively, the first circumferential flange 211 rises from the middle protrusion height to the maximum protrusion height, and the second circumferential flange 212 is kept to have the minimum protrusion height unchanged, the upper damper 41 thereby swings from the half-open position to the fully-closed position, and the lower damper 42 is kept at the fully-open position, that is, the upper damper 41 closes the upper duct 51 when in point contact with the j point, and the lower damper 42 keeps fully opening the lower duct 52 when in point contact with the j point, at which time the wind direction at the wind outlet opening 131 reaches the limit in the upward direction, refer to fig. 5, 8D, and 12A to 12C. Thereafter, when the first contact 411 of the upper damper 41 and the second contact 421 of the lower damper 42 slide on the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 along the j-a sections, respectively, the upper damper 41 and the lower damper 42 maintain the positions since the j-a sections of the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 are equal-height sections.

In the illustrated embodiment, the minimum projection height of both the first circumferential flange 211 and the second circumferential flange 212 is zero, that is, the first contact 411 of the upper damper 41 fully opens the upper duct 51 when coupled with the upper end surface 215 of the first gear 21, and the second contact 421 of the lower damper 42 fully opens the lower duct 52 when coupled with the lower end surface 216 of the first gear 21. According to an embodiment variant, the minimum projection height of the first and second

circumferential flanges

211 and 212 may be different from zero, when the first gear 21 is rotated so that the upper end face 215 or the lower end face 216 faces the contact point of the corresponding damper, the upper end face 215 or the lower end face 216 is separated from the contact point of the corresponding damper.

In addition, the number, the projection height, the arrangement form and the like of the illustrated equal-height sections and transition sections are not restrictive, and can be specifically set according to actual needs. It is noted that the second contact 421 of the lower damper 42 is blocked after sliding to the end along the section j-a on the second circumferential flange 212, because the lower end surface 216 of the first gear 21 is provided with the rib 214 radially aligned with the point a, and the rib 214 and the rib on the base 23 cooperate to form a blocking point, which is designed for the stepping motor when the first gear 21 rotates to the blocking point position and rotates reversely. If other types of motors are used, a transition section may be added to the second circumferential flange 212 at section j-a at the lower end face 216.

As shown in fig. 2B, 3A and 3B, in the mechanism 20, the second gear 22 is provided with a crank 221 that is offset from the axis of the second gear 22, the lower end of the crank 221 is connected to the upper end face of the second gear 22 through a first reinforcing portion 222 having a large radial dimension, the upper end of the crank 221 is connected to the base 23 through a connecting shaft 224 that is coaxial with the second gear 22, and a second reinforcing portion 223 having a large radial dimension is provided between the crank 221 and the connecting shaft 224, the first reinforcing portion 222 and the second reinforcing portion 223 not only being able to increase the strength of the crank 221 but also being able to limit the longitudinal position of a fork (described below) that is passed through by the crank 221.

As shown in fig. 6, 13A to 13C, and 14A to 14C, the blade 31 of the blade assembly 30 includes an upper blade 311 provided in the upper duct 51 and a lower blade 312 provided in the second duct 52, and the upper blade 311 and the lower blade 312 are vertical blades adapted to control the left and right wind directions and are integrally connected by the blade rotation shaft 34. The blade rotating shaft 34 is inserted into the inner housing and rotatably connected to the outer housing by a bracket 33 provided at a tip end thereof, and a substantially central position of the blade rotating shaft 34 is connected to the second gear 22 by a link 32. More specifically, the gear connection end of the connecting rod 32 is provided with a fork, a crank 221 on the second gear 22 is inserted into a groove 321 of the fork, when the first gear 21 is driven by the motor 24 to rotate, the second gear 22 engaged with the first gear 21 is driven to rotate, the rotation of the second gear 22 drives the crank 221 to slide in the groove 321 to drive the connecting rod 32 to translate, and the translation of the connecting rod 32 drives the blade rotating shaft 34 to rotate to drive the upper blade 311 and the lower blade 312 to swing in the corresponding air channel. It will thus be appreciated that the mechanism 20 is connected to the blade assembly 30 and that the upper and

lower blades

311, 312 are able to oscillate, e.g. continuously oscillate, in response to rotation of the first gear 21 to effect a left-right change in wind direction. As a schematic illustration, fig. 13A and 14A show the position where the blade blows forward, fig. 13B and 14B show the position where the blade blows to the right, and fig. 13C and 14C show the position where the blade blows to the left.

In summary, the air outlet AV according to the present invention drives the swing of the air door and the blades simultaneously through the mechanism 20 including only the single motor 24 to simultaneously control the air volume of the air outlet AV and the up-down and left-right wind directions with less mechanical input, so that the use is more flexible and convenient, and the air outlet AV has a compact structure, occupies a small space, is convenient to assemble, and has a lower cost due to the reduction of the number of parts.

It should be noted that the present invention (e.g., inventive concepts, etc.) has been described in the specification of this patent document and/or illustrated in the drawings in accordance with exemplary embodiments; the examples of the present invention are presented by way of example only and are not intended as a limitation on the scope of the invention. The construction and/or arrangement of the elements of the inventive concept as embodied in the present invention as described in the specification and/or illustrated in the drawings is illustrative only. Although exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail in this patent document, it is readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that equivalents, modifications, variations, and the like of the subject matter of the exemplary embodiments and alternative embodiments are possible and are considered to be within the scope of the present invention; all such subject matter (e.g., modifications, variations, embodiments, combinations, equivalents, etc.) are intended to be included within the scope of this invention. It should also be noted that various other modifications, changes, substitutions, equivalents, variations, omissions, and the like may be made in the configuration and/or arrangement of the exemplary embodiments (e.g., in the concept, design, structure, arrangement, form, assembly, construction, means, function, system, process/method, step, sequence of process/method steps, operation, operating conditions, properties, materials, compositions, combinations, and the like) without departing from the scope of the inventions; all such matters (e.g., modifications, variations, embodiments, combinations, equivalents, etc.) are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is not intended to be limited to the subject matter (e.g., the details, structures, functions, materials, acts, steps, sequences, systems, results, etc.) described in the specification and/or drawings of this patent document. It is contemplated that the claims of this patent document will be interpreted appropriately to cover the full scope of the inventive subject matter (e.g., including any and all such modifications, variations, embodiments, combinations, equivalents, etc.); it is to be understood that the terminology used in the patent document is for the purpose of providing a description of the subject matter of the exemplary embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

It should also be noted that, according to exemplary embodiments, the present invention may include conventional techniques (e.g., techniques implemented and/or integrated in exemplary embodiments, modifications, variations, combinations, equivalents), or may include any other applicable techniques (now and/or in the future), having the capability to perform the functions and/or acts described in the specification and/or illustrated in the figures. All such techniques (e.g., techniques implemented in embodiments, modifications, variations, combinations, equivalents, etc.) are deemed to be within the scope of the present invention as defined by the present patent document.

Claims

1. An air outlet, characterized in that the air outlet includes:

the shell is provided with an air duct;

a mechanism disposed on the housing and including a single motor; and

a damper and a vane, each of the damper and the vane being connected to the mechanism,

wherein the mechanism is arranged to be driven by the motor to simultaneously control: a) the air door opens or closes the air duct; b) the vanes oscillate in the wind tunnel.

2. The air outlet according to claim 1, wherein the mechanism is arranged to control the continuous oscillation of the blades.

3. The air outlet according to claim 1, wherein the mechanism is arranged to control the intermittent swinging of the damper.

4. The air outlet according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises an outer housing and an inner housing, and wherein a first air duct and a second air duct independent from each other are defined between the outer housing and the inner housing.

5. The air outlet according to claim 4 wherein the mechanism is disposed in a cavity formed by the inner shell.

6. The air outlet of claim 4, wherein the mechanism comprises a first gear driven to rotate by the motor, each of the damper and the vane being arranged to oscillate in response to rotation of the first gear.

7. The air outlet according to claim 6, wherein the first gear comprises a first end face and a second end face, the damper comprises a first damper adapted to open or close the first air duct and a second damper adapted to open or close the second air duct, the first end face is coupled to the first damper to drive the first damper to swing, and the second end face is coupled to the second damper to drive the second damper to swing.

8. The air outlet of claim 7, wherein the first end face is provided with a first circumferential flange coupled to the first damper and the second end face is provided with a second circumferential flange coupled to the second damper.

9. The air outlet of claim 8, wherein the first circumferential flange projects perpendicularly outwardly from the first end face and the second circumferential flange projects perpendicularly outwardly from the second end face.

10. The air outlet according to claim 8, wherein the first and second circumferential flanges are arranged asymmetrically to each other.

11. The air outlet of claim 9, wherein each of the first and second circumferential flanges comprises a plurality of equal height sections and at least one transition section connecting adjacent equal height sections, each of the plurality of equal height sections having a constant raised height, each of the first and second dampers being configured to remain stationary when coupled with the equal height sections and to oscillate when coupled with the transition sections.

12. The air outlet of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of equal height sections has a different protrusion height than the other equal height sections, the first damper is configured to close the first air duct when coupled with the equal height section having the largest protrusion height, and the second damper is configured to close the second air duct when coupled with the equal height section having the largest protrusion height.

13. The air outlet of claim 7, wherein the first gear is configured to control the first damper to swing such that the first air duct is in one of a fully open state, a half open state, and a fully closed state, while controlling the second damper to swing such that the second air duct is in one of a fully open state, a half open state, and a fully closed state.

14. The air outlet according to claim 6, wherein the mechanism comprises a second gear meshing with the first gear, the second gear being provided with a crank offset from an axis of the second gear.

15. The air outlet of claim 14, wherein the blade is coupled to the crank such that rotation of the crank causes the blade to oscillate in response to rotation of the second gear.

16. The air outlet according to claim 15, wherein the blades are connected to the crank by means of a connecting rod provided with a fork, the crank being arranged to be inserted in a slot of the fork to move the connecting rod.

17. The air outlet according to claim 16, wherein the blades comprise a first blade disposed in the first air duct and a second blade disposed in the second air duct, the first blade and the second blade are integrally connected by a rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is connected to the connecting rod.

18. The air outlet according to claim 4, wherein the first air duct is a downward air outlet duct, the second air duct is an upward air outlet duct, and the blades are vertical blades adapted to control the direction of the air from left to right.

19. A vehicle, characterized in that it comprises an air outlet according to any one of claims 1 to 18.