CN212604385U

CN212604385U - Air outlet device

Info

Publication number: CN212604385U
Application number: CN202021285832.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 董欣根; 顾晶; 夏群
Original assignee: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-07-03
Filing date: 2020-07-03
Publication date: 2021-02-26
Anticipated expiration: 2030-07-03

Abstract

The utility model relates to an air outlet device, it includes: a body defining a duct to direct an air flow between an inlet and an outlet; the adjusting device is used for adjusting the air outlet direction and the air sweeping mode of the air outlet device; the light source is arranged outside the air duct, and a control module of the light source is logically connected with a control module of the adjusting device; and a floating island installed in the air duct and having a light emitting area for displaying light from the light source. According to the utility model discloses an air outlet device is through coupling up light source and adjusting device for the dynamic change effect of light source and air-out direction and sweep the wind mode synchronous, thereby can demonstrate the air-out direction of wind gap device and sweep the wind mode through the luminous region of chinampa directly perceivedly.

Description

Air outlet device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a vehicle interior trim part, more specifically relate to an air outlet device.

Background

In order to regulate the ambient temperature inside the vehicle, an air outlet device is usually arranged on the dashboard or the sub-dashboard of the vehicle. In recent years, the requirement of automobile design on the shape is higher and higher, and the hidden air outlet device well solves the unification of the form and the function of the air outlet device. However, because the air outlet direction and the air volume control of the hidden air outlet device are replaced by an in-vehicle electric control adjusting device instead of the traditional manual mode, the problem that passengers or drivers in the vehicle cannot intuitively perceive the air outlet direction and the air sweeping mode is caused, and the related information of the air outlet needs to be acquired from an automobile screen or other in-vehicle display mechanisms, so that the normal driving of the drivers is easily interfered, and potential safety hazards are caused.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the problem that the air-out direction of the hidden air outlet device among the prior art and the mode of sweeping the wind can't the perception directly perceived, the utility model provides an air outlet device.

According to the utility model discloses an air outlet device, it includes: a body defining a duct to direct an air flow between an inlet and an outlet; the adjusting device is used for adjusting the air outlet direction and the air sweeping mode of the air outlet device; the light source is arranged outside the air duct, and a control module of the light source is logically connected with a control module of the adjusting device; and a floating island installed in the air duct and having a light emitting area for displaying light from the light source.

Preferably, the air outlet device further comprises a light reflecting bowl or a mounting bowl for mounting the light source outside the main body, the light emitting region is formed as a light transmitting element at a projection position on the main body along a light outgoing direction of the light reflecting bowl or the mounting bowl, and light from the light source is projected onto the light emitting region of the floating island through the light transmitting element.

Preferably, at least a part of the light reflecting bowl is formed as a reflecting surface, and light from the light source is reflected by the reflecting surface and projected onto the light emitting area of the floating island through the light transmitting element.

Preferably, the air outlet device further comprises a light guide element for mounting the light source outside the main body, the main body is formed with a hollow portion at a position facing the light emitting region, and at least a portion of the light guide element is inserted into the hollow portion to form a light transmitting element and a reflecting surface so as to project light from the light source onto the light emitting region of the floating island through the light transmitting and reflecting element.

Preferably, the air outlet direction of the air outlet device includes an up-down direction and/or a left-right direction.

Preferably, the air outlet device further comprises a roller and/or a blade, wherein the roller is installed in the air duct to achieve adjustment of the up-down air outlet direction through the electric adjusting device, and the blade is installed in the air duct to achieve adjustment of the left-right air outlet direction through the electric adjusting device.

Preferably, the light emitting area of the floating island comprises a first visible face and a second visible face spaced apart from each other.

Preferably, the floating island is snap-fitted with a decorative element to distinguish the first visible face from the second visible face.

Preferably, when the air outlet direction is upward, the first visible surface provides a flickering light effect; when the air outlet direction is downward, the second visible surface provides a flickering light effect; when the air outlet direction is rightward, the first visible surface and the second visible surface provide a rightward flowing light effect; when the air outlet direction is towards the left, the first visible surface and the second visible surface provide a light effect flowing towards the left.

Preferably, when the wind sweeping mode is left-right wind sweeping, the first visible surface and the second visible surface provide a circulating light effect of flowing left or right first and then flowing in the opposite direction; when the wind sweeping mode is up-down wind sweeping, the first visible surface and the second visible surface provide alternately flickering light effects; when the wind sweeping mode is up-down, left-right wind sweeping, the first visible surface provides left or right flow, and the second visible surface provides reverse flow circulation light effect.

According to the utility model discloses an air outlet device is through coupling adjusting device for the dynamic change effect of light source and air-out direction and sweep the wind mode synchronous, thereby can demonstrate the air-out direction of wind gap device and sweep the wind mode directly perceivedly through the luminous region of chinampa. This is particularly advantageous to hidden air outlet device, and it has solved the problem that hidden air outlet device can't direct perception relevant information such as wind direction from the human-machine engineering angle, provides good experience of taking a bus for the passenger in the car.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an overall structure of an air outlet device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 illustrates the effect of the light of the air outlet device flowing to the right;

FIG. 4 illustrates the effect of the light of the air outlet device flowing to the left;

FIG. 5 illustrates the flashing effect of the upper light of the air outlet device;

FIG. 6 illustrates the flashing effect of the lower light of the air outlet device;

FIG. 7 illustrates the flashing effect of the light above and below the outlet device;

fig. 8 shows the effect of the light circulation flow of the air outlet device;

fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of an air outlet device according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a sectional view of an air outlet device according to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Example 1

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, an air outlet device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 1, a drum 2, a blade 3, a light source 4, and a floating island 5, wherein the main body 1 defines an air duct 11 guiding an air flow between an inlet 1a and an outlet 1b, the drum 2 is installed in the air duct 11 to perform a vertical swing motion with respect to a passenger or a driver to perform an up-down wind, the blade 3 is installed in the air duct 11 to perform a vertical swing motion with respect to the passenger or the driver to perform a left-right wind, the light source 4 is installed outside the air duct 11 and a control module thereof is respectively connected to control modules of adjusting devices of the drum 2 and the blade 3 through software/hardware logics, and the floating island 5 is installed in the air duct 11 and has a light emitting region 51 for displaying light from the light source 4 near the outlet 1 b. The utility model discloses a couple light source 4 and cylinder 2 and blade 3's regulation for the dynamic change effect of light source 4 and air-out direction and sweep the wind mode synchronous, thereby can demonstrate the air-out direction of wind gap device and sweep the wind mode directly perceived through the luminous region 51 of chinampa 5.

In the present embodiment, the light emitting region 51 includes a first visible face 511 and a second visible face 512 spaced apart from each other. In order to better visually distinguish the first visible face 511 from the second visible face 512, the front-most end of the floating island 5 is clipped with a decorative element 7.

In the present embodiment, the air outlet device further includes a light reflecting bowl 6 fixed on the outer side of the main body 1, which includes a vertical wall 61 and an inclined wall 62 defining a chamber with a part of the outer wall of the main body 1, and the light emitting region 51 is formed as a light transmitting element 12 at a projection position on the outer wall of the main body 1 along the light emitting direction of the light reflecting bowl 6. Within the defined chamber, the light source 4 is mounted on the vertical wall 61, and the inner surface of the inclined wall 62 is formed as a reflection surface to reflect the light from the light source 4 through the light transmitting member 12 of the main body 1 and project it onto the first and second

visible surfaces

511 and 512 of the floating island 5 for display.

When the control module receives a signal that the airflow swings to the right, the electric adjusting device drives the blade 3 to rotate to the right, and the light source 4 illuminating the first visible surface 511 and the second visible surface 512 is lighted to the right in a circulating time sequence, so that the effect that the light flows to the right is realized, as shown in fig. 3.

When the control module receives a signal of swinging the air flow to the left, the electric adjusting device drives the blade 3 to turn to the left, and the light source 4 illuminating the first visible surface 511 and the second visible surface 512 is circularly lightened to the left in a time sequence, so that the effect that the light flows to the left is realized, as shown in fig. 4.

When the control module receives a signal of the left-right wind sweeping mode, the electric adjusting device drives the blade 3 to swing left and right, the light source 4 illuminating the first visible surface 511 and the second visible surface 512 is lightened in a left or right time sequence, then is lightened in a reverse time sequence, and is used as a cycle.

When the control module receives a signal of swinging the airflow to the upper side, the electric adjusting device drives the roller 2 to swing the airflow to the upper side, the light source 4 illuminating the first visible surface 511 is intermittently lightened to realize a flickering effect, and the light source 4 illuminating the second visible surface 512 does not emit light or emits light with low brightness, as shown in fig. 5.

When the control module receives a signal of swinging the air flow to the lower side, the electric adjusting device drives the roller 2 to swing the air flow to the lower side, the light source 4 for illuminating the second visible surface 512 is intermittently lightened, the flicker effect is realized, and the light source 4 for illuminating the first visible surface 511 does not emit light or emits light with low brightness, as shown in fig. 6.

When the control module receives a signal of the up-down wind sweeping mode, the electric adjusting device drives the roller 2 to rotate clockwise/anticlockwise, and the light sources 4 illuminating the first visible surface 511 and the second visible surface 512 are intermittently lighted; when the first visible surface 511 is lit, the second visible surface 512 does not emit light or emits light at low luminance; when the second visible surface 512 is lit, the first visible surface 511 emits no light or light at a low luminance, and these are visually distinguished from each other.

When the control module receives the air flow centering signal from the air outlet, the roller 2 and the blades 3 are in the centering position, and the light sources 4 illuminating the first visible surface 511 and the second visible surface 512 are intermittently illuminated at the same time, so that the flickering effect is realized, as shown in fig. 7.

When the control module receives a signal that the air flow at the air outlet swings up, down, left and right (full cycle), the roller 2 and the blades 3 move simultaneously; when the light source 4 for illuminating the first visible surface 511 is lit in the left or right timing, the light source 4 for illuminating the second visible surface 512 is lit in the reverse timing in accordance with the logic of the first visible surface 511, and the lighting of the light sources 4 for illuminating the first visible surface 511 and the second visible surface 512 has a time difference as a cycle, as shown in fig. 8.

Therefore, the utility model discloses a sequential control (for example, many LED lamp pearl chronogenesis are lighted) to light source 4 and give out light zone 51 and realize in the vision that the horse race flows/breathe gradual change/follow multiple dynamic effect such as bad to correspond air outlet device's different air-out directions and sweep the wind mode, can prevent to disturb car passenger's normal riding or driving. It should be understood that the light emitting region 51 in the above embodiments is not limited to the arrangement of the two visible surfaces 211, 212, and more than two visible surfaces may be arranged to realize the light dynamic effect according to the requirement. In addition, the intensity of the air flow can be characterized by controlling the time sequence lighting speed of the light source, and the color of the light source or the light can be defined according to the requirement.

Example 2

Unlike the reflective type of embodiment 1, as shown in fig. 9, the mounting bowl 6 'of the present embodiment is a direct type, and includes a top wall 61' and a side wall 62 'defining a chamber with a portion of the outer wall of the body 1', which is formed as a light transmitting member 12 'at a position facing the light emitting region 51'. Within the defined chamber, a light source 4 ' is mounted on the top wall 61 ', and light from the light source 4 ' is projected directly through the light-transmissive element 12 ' of the body 1 ' onto the light-emitting region 51 ' of the floating island 5 ' for display.

Example 3

Unlike the reflective type of embodiment 1, as shown in fig. 10, the light guide element 6 "of the present embodiment is a thick-walled light guide type, and includes a vertical wall 61" and an inclined wall 62 "defining a cavity with a part of the outer wall of the main body 1", the main body 1 "is hollowed out at a position facing the light emitting region 51", and the inclined wall 62 "is inserted into the hollowed-out part. The light source 4 "is mounted on a vertical wall 61" within a defined chamber, and the body of the inclined wall 62 "is formed as a light transmissive element and its outer wall is formed as a reflective surface to project light from the light source 4" through the inclined wall 62 "onto the light emitting region 51" of the floating island 5 "for display.

What has been described above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, not for limiting the scope of the present invention, but various changes can be made to the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention. All the simple and equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims and the content of the specification of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention. The present invention is not described in detail in the conventional technical content.

Claims

1. An air outlet device, characterized in that, this air outlet device includes:

a body defining a duct to direct an air flow between an inlet and an outlet;

the adjusting device is used for adjusting the air outlet direction and the air sweeping mode of the air outlet device;

the light source is arranged outside the air duct, and a control module of the light source is logically connected with a control module of the adjusting device; and

a floating island installed in the air duct and having a light emitting area for displaying light from the light source.

2. The air outlet device according to claim 1, wherein the air outlet device further comprises a light-reflecting bowl or a mounting bowl for mounting the light source outside the main body, the light-emitting region is formed as a light-transmitting element at a projection position on the main body along a light-emitting direction of the light-reflecting bowl or the mounting bowl, and light from the light source is projected onto the light-emitting region of the floating island through the light-transmitting element.

3. The air outlet device according to claim 2, wherein at least a portion of the reflector is formed as a reflective surface, and the light from the light source is reflected by the reflective surface and projected onto the light-emitting region of the floating island through the light-transmitting element.

4. The air outlet device according to claim 1, wherein the air outlet device further comprises a light guide element for mounting the light source outside the main body, a hollow portion is formed at a position of the main body facing the light emitting region, and at least a portion of the light guide element is inserted into the hollow portion to form a light transmitting element and a reflecting surface for projecting the light from the light source onto the light emitting region of the floating island through the light transmitting and reflecting element.

5. The air outlet device of claim 1, wherein the air outlet direction of the air outlet device comprises an up-down direction and/or a left-right direction.

6. The air outlet device of claim 5, further comprising a roller and/or a blade, wherein the roller is installed in the air duct to adjust the air outlet direction from top to bottom through the electric adjusting device, and the blade is installed in the air duct to adjust the air outlet direction from left to right through the electric adjusting device.

7. The air egress device according to claim 5, wherein the light emitting area of the floating island comprises first and second visible faces spaced apart from each other.

8. The air outlet device of claim 7, wherein the floating island is configured to engage a decorative element to distinguish the first visible surface from the second visible surface.

9. The air outlet device according to claim 7, wherein when the air outlet direction is upward, the first visible surface provides a flickering light effect; when the air outlet direction is downward, the second visible surface provides a flickering light effect; when the air outlet direction is rightward, the first visible surface and the second visible surface provide a rightward flowing light effect; when the air outlet direction is towards the left, the first visible surface and the second visible surface provide a light effect flowing towards the left.

10. The air outlet device according to claim 7, wherein when the wind sweeping mode is left-right wind sweeping, the first visible surface and the second visible surface provide a circular light effect that flows left or right first and then flows in the opposite direction; when the wind sweeping mode is up-down wind sweeping, the first visible surface and the second visible surface provide alternately flickering light effects; when the wind sweeping mode is up-down, left-right wind sweeping, the first visible surface provides left or right flow, and the second visible surface provides reverse flow circulation light effect.