CN220594602U - A dial button and end position structure for car air outlet - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a toggle stop structure for an air outlet of an automobile, wherein a pin shaft is made of plastic, and compared with metal, the toggle stop structure is low in material cost and few in processing procedures, so that the production cost is low, the plastic pin shaft is made of injection molding, the plasticity is better, and the size smaller than the metal can be achieved through an injection mold, so that the applicability is better; because the pin shaft is made of plastic, when the spring stretches in the limiting cavity, noise generated by relative movement of the plastic and the metal is small, and therefore user experience is improved; the spring is arranged in the limiting cavity, and when the spring is compressed and has a tendency of bending towards the periphery, the spring can be limited by the limiting cavity to bend, so that the elasticity of the spring is ensured, and the service life of the spring is prolonged; the upper part of the ball extends out from an opening at the upper end of the limit groove, so that a stopping force is provided for a poking button at an air outlet of the automobile air conditioner; the limiting groove is internally provided with a limiting angle, so that the stable work of the ball is realized, and the ball is prevented from being ejected out of position by the spring to fail.

Description

A dial button and end position structure for car air outlet

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of air outlets of automobile air conditioners, in particular to a toggle stopping structure for an air outlet of an automobile.

Background

With the continuous development of the automobile industry, cost reduction and part applicability improvement are effective means for improving competitiveness. The stopping force of the automobile air conditioner air outlet poking button in the current market is provided by a metal spring pin, for example, as shown in a Chinese patent application (CN 107139688B) of an automobile air conditioner air outlet poking wheel structure, wherein a spring pin assembly is disclosed, the spring pin assembly comprises a pin shaft and a spring which is abutted against the pin shaft, and the spring pin assembly is matched with a mounting groove to generate gear feeling.

In practice, the upper end of the spring pin assembly is inserted into the pin shaft and abuts against the upper wall of the pin shaft, the lower end of the spring is inserted into the mounting groove and abuts against the lower wall of the mounting groove, and in the repeated telescopic use of the spring pin assembly, the spring at the lower end is easy to bend due to lack of limit in the compression process, so that the service life of the spring is reduced; in addition, the pin shaft and the spring are generally made of metal materials, so that noise can be generated in the relative motion process of the pin shaft and the spring, and the experience is reduced; the manufacturing process of the metal pin shaft is complex, the metal pin shaft is molded through a plurality of stamping processes and assembling processes, the surface of the metal pin shaft is required to be subjected to corrosion-resistant treatment, and the production cost is high; the metal pin has a limit on the minimum size of the part, and in some toggle structures requiring small sizes, the metal pin is difficult to manufacture, so that the applicability is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to solve the problems that: the poking button stop structure of the automobile air outlet has the advantages of long service life of the spring, less noise in the use process, low manufacturing cost and good applicability.

The utility model solves the problems by adopting the following technical scheme: a poking button stop structure for an air outlet of an automobile comprises a pin shaft made of plastic, a spring arranged in the pin shaft and a ball; the device also comprises a poking button and a control blade which are connected with each other; the pin shaft is internally provided with a limiting cavity and a limiting groove which are arranged up and down; the spring is arranged in the limiting cavity to limit bending in the compression process of the spring; the lower part of the ball is arranged in the limiting cavity and abuts against the upper end of the spring; the upper part of the ball extends out of an opening at the upper end of the limit groove; a limiting angle is arranged in the limiting groove so as to prevent the ball from falling out of the limiting groove; the poking button comprises an installation groove, and a limiting edge is arranged at the bottom of the installation groove; the pin shaft comprises a first connecting cylinder and a second connecting cylinder; the first connecting cylinder is arranged in the mounting groove, and the second connecting cylinder is pressed below the limiting edge so that the ball abuts against the control blade.

Compared with the prior art, the pin shaft is made of plastic, and compared with metal, the pin shaft is low in material cost and few in processing procedures, so that the production cost is low, the plastic pin shaft is made of injection molding, the plasticity is better, and the size smaller than that of the metal can be achieved through an injection mold, so that the applicability is better; because the pin shaft is made of plastic, when the spring stretches in the limiting cavity, noise generated by relative movement of the plastic and the metal is small, and therefore user experience is improved; the spring is arranged in the limiting cavity, and when the spring is compressed and has a tendency of bending towards the periphery, the spring can be limited by the limiting cavity to bend, so that the elasticity of the spring is ensured, and the service life of the spring is prolonged; the upper part of the ball extends out from an opening at the upper end of the limit groove, so that a stopping force is provided for a poking button at an air outlet of the automobile air conditioner; the limiting groove is internally provided with a limiting angle, so that the stable work of the ball is realized, and the ball is prevented from being ejected out of position by the spring to fail; the first connecting cylinder is arranged in the mounting groove, and the second connecting cylinder is pressed below the limiting edge, so that the ball is propped against the control blade, and a stopping force is provided for the poking button of the air outlet of the automobile air conditioner.

The utility model relates to a toggle stopping structure for an air outlet of an automobile, wherein a limiting cavity is arranged in a first connecting column body; the limiting groove is arranged in the second connecting column body; by arranging the limiting cavity in the first connecting cylinder and the limiting groove in the second connecting cylinder, the space in the pin shaft is fully utilized.

The utility model relates to a poking button stop structure for an air outlet of an automobile, wherein the outer diameter of a spring is matched with the inner diameter of a limiting cavity; the inner wall of the limit angle is matched with the outer wall of the sphere; through the size design of the spring and the limiting cavity, the limiting cavity can better prevent the spring from bending; through the size design of spacing angle inner wall and ball outer wall for the ball can provide suitable stopping power and suitable compression stroke from the opening of spacing groove upper end extension just.

The utility model relates to a toggle stopping structure for an air outlet of an automobile, wherein the inner wall of a limiting angle is arc-shaped and is consistent with the outer wall of a sphere in size, so that the outer wall of the sphere can be attached to the inner wall of the limiting angle; through the laminating design of ball outer wall and spacing angle inner wall for dribbling in the repetitive motion in-process, the pressure between the two can evenly be shared on respective surface, with the wearing and tearing between the two that reduce.

The utility model relates to a toggle stopping structure for an air outlet of an automobile, wherein when the outer wall of a round ball is attached to the inner wall of a limiting angle, a spring is in a compressed state, so that the round ball has a certain elasticity in the state of being in the inner wall of the limiting angle, and a stopping force is better provided for the toggle.

The utility model relates to a toggle stopping structure for an air outlet of an automobile, wherein a pin shaft, a spring and a ball have a common axial lead; through the coaxial design of round pin axle, spring and ball three, can more fully utilize the elasticity of spring, can avoid the bending of spring simultaneously better.

The utility model relates to a toggle stopping structure for an air outlet of an automobile, wherein the bottom of a limiting cavity is provided with a vent hole.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the pin, spring and ball;

FIG. 5 is a combination view of a pin, spring, and ball;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the pin, spring and ball taken along the A-A direction;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of the cooperation of the sphere and the limiting angle.

Detailed Description

Before any embodiments of the utility model are explained in detail, it is to be understood that the utility model is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the following drawings. The utility model is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. The use of "including" or "having" and variations thereof herein is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. Unless specified or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "supported," and "coupled" and variations thereof are used broadly and encompass both direct and indirect mountings, connections, supports, and couplings. Furthermore, "connected" and "coupled" are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections or couplings.

Also, in the present disclosure, the terms "longitudinal", "lateral", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience in describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus the above terms should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure; in a second aspect, the terms "a" and "an" should be understood as "at least one" or "one or more", i.e. in one embodiment the number of one element may be one, while in another embodiment the number of the element may be plural, the term "a" should not be construed as limiting the number.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the embodiments of the utility model described above and shown in the drawings are by way of example only and are not limiting. The objects of the present utility model have been fully and effectively achieved. The functional and structural principles of the present utility model have been shown and described in the examples and embodiments of the utility model may be modified or practiced without departing from the principles described.

Embodiments of the present utility model are further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1-7, a toggle stop structure for an air outlet of an automobile comprises a pin 1 made of plastic, a spring 2 arranged in the pin 1, and a ball 3; a limiting cavity 11 and a limiting groove 12 which are arranged up and down are arranged in the pin shaft 1; the spring 2 is arranged in the limiting cavity 11 to limit bending in the compression process of the spring; the lower part of the ball 3 is arranged in the limiting cavity 11 to prop against the upper end of the spring 2; the upper part of the ball 3 extends out from the opening at the upper end of the limit groove 12; the limiting groove 12 is provided with a limiting angle 121 to prevent the ball 3 from falling out of the limiting groove 12.

In actual use, the pin shaft 1 is made of plastic, and compared with metal, the pin shaft 1 is low in material cost, few in processing procedures and low in production cost, the plastic pin shaft 1 is made of injection molding, better in plasticity, smaller in size than metal through an injection mold and better in applicability; because the pin shaft 1 is made of plastic, when the spring 2 stretches in the limiting cavity 11, noise generated by relative movement of the plastic and the metal is small, and therefore user experience is improved; the spring 2 is arranged in the limiting cavity 11, and when the spring is compressed and has a tendency of bending towards the periphery, the bending is limited by the limiting cavity 11, so that the elasticity of the spring is ensured, and the service life of the spring is prolonged; the upper part of the ball 3 extends out from the opening at the upper end of the limit groove 12, so as to provide a stopping force for the poking button at the air outlet of the automobile air conditioner; the limiting groove 12 is internally provided with a limiting angle, so that the stable work of the ball 3 is realized, and the ball 3 is prevented from being ejected out of position by the spring 2 to fail; the first connecting column 13 is arranged in the mounting groove 41, and the second connecting column 14 is pressed below the limiting edge 42 so that the ball 3 is propped against the control blade 5, and thus, the stopping force is provided for the automobile air conditioner air outlet poking button 4; when in use, a user controls the blade 5 by poking the poking button 4, thereby controlling the air outlet direction of the air outlet of the automobile air conditioner.

It should be noted that the upper end of the limit groove 12 has an opening with a diameter smaller than that of the ball 3 to prevent the ball from being removed from the limit groove 12 from the ball 3, and the spring 2 can be placed into the limit cavity 11 through the opening after being compressed.

It should be noted that the spring 2 is a metal piece, and is formed by a winding process, and generates force through compression deformation, so as to generate a stopping force; the ball 3 is made of wear-resistant material, is mounted on the spring 2 and is arranged on the pin 1 together with the spring 2, so that a metal-like spring effect is produced.

It is worth mentioning that the round pin axle of metal spring round pin is the metalwork, and by the stretch forming of mould, influenced by the stretch ratio, can't make small-size part, therefore application scope is limited, and the round pin axle 1 of this utility model is by injection moulding, can design length dimension by oneself according to the size of demand, and the while plastic round pin axle 1 can set up the complex structure, and the mould can both be shaped, therefore application scope is wider.

With continued reference to fig. 6, the limiting cavity 11 is disposed in the first connecting column 13; the limiting groove 12 is arranged in the second connecting column 14; by arranging the limiting cavity 11 in the first connecting cylinder 13 and the limiting groove 12 in the second connecting cylinder 14, the space in the pin shaft 1 is fully utilized.

With continued reference to fig. 6, the outer diameter of the spring 2 matches the inner diameter of the limiting cavity 11; the inner wall of the limiting angle 121 is matched with the outer wall of the ball 3; through the size design of the spring 2 and the limiting cavity 11, the limiting cavity 11 can better prevent the spring 2 from bending; the inner wall of the limiting angle 121 and the outer wall of the ball 3 are designed in size, so that the portion of the ball 3 extending out of the opening at the upper end of the limiting groove 12 can just provide proper stopping force and proper compression stroke.

With continued reference to fig. 7, the inner wall of the limiting angle 121 is circular arc and has the same size as the outer wall of the ball 3, so that the outer wall of the ball 3 can be attached to the inner wall of the limiting angle 121; by the fitting design of the outer wall of the ball 3 and the inner wall of the limiting angle 121, the pressure between the ball and the ball can be uniformly distributed on the respective surfaces during the repeated movement process, so that the abrasion between the ball and the ball is reduced.

It should be noted that, when the outer wall of the ball 3 is attached to the inner wall of the limiting angle 121, the limiting angle 121 limits the axis of the ball 3 to the same position as the pin 1 and the spring 2, so that the coaxiality of the three is better.

With continued reference to fig. 6, when the outer wall of the ball 3 is attached to the inner wall of the limiting angle 121, the spring 2 is in a compressed state, so that the ball 3 of the present utility model has a certain elastic force in a state of being attached to the inner wall of the limiting angle 121, so as to better provide a stopping force for the dial knob.

With continued reference to fig. 6, the pin 1, the spring 2 and the ball 3 have a common axis; through the coaxial design of round pin axle 1, spring 2 and ball 3 three, can more fully utilize the elasticity of spring 2, can avoid bending of spring 2 simultaneously better.

Referring further to fig. 6, a vent hole 111 is provided at the bottom of the limiting cavity 11 for the production of the pin 1.

The foregoing is illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and is not to be construed as limiting the claims. The present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments, and the specific structure thereof is allowed to vary. All changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.

Claims (7)

1. A dial button and end position structure for car air outlet, its characterized in that: comprises a pin shaft (1) made of plastic, a spring (2) arranged in the pin shaft (1) and a ball (3); the device also comprises a poking button (4) and a control blade (5) which are connected with each other; a limiting cavity (11) and a limiting groove (12) which are arranged up and down are formed in the pin shaft (1); the spring (2) is arranged in the limiting cavity (11) so as to limit bending in the compression process of the spring; the lower part of the ball (3) is arranged in the limiting cavity (11) and abuts against the upper end of the spring (2); the upper part of the ball (3) extends out of an opening at the upper end of the limit groove (12); a limiting angle (121) is arranged in the limiting groove (12) so as to prevent the ball (3) from falling out of the limiting groove (12); the poking button (4) comprises a mounting groove (41), and a limiting edge (42) is arranged at the bottom of the mounting groove (41); the pin shaft (1) comprises a first connecting column body (13) and a second connecting column body (14); the first connecting column (13) is arranged in the mounting groove (41), and the second connecting column (14) is pressed below the limiting edge (42) so that the ball (3) abuts against the control blade (5).

2. The toggle stop structure for an air outlet of an automobile of claim 1, wherein: the limiting cavity (11) is arranged in the first connecting column body (13); the limiting groove (12) is arranged in the second connecting column body (14).

3. A toggle stop structure for an air outlet of an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: the outer diameter of the spring (2) is matched with the inner diameter of the limiting cavity (11); the inner wall of the limiting angle (121) is matched with the outer wall of the ball (3).

4. A toggle stop structure for an air outlet of an automobile as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the inner wall of the limiting angle (121) is arc-shaped and is consistent with the outer wall of the ball (3) in size, so that the outer wall of the ball (3) can be attached to the inner wall of the limiting angle (121).

5. The toggle stop structure for an air outlet of an automobile of claim 4, wherein: when the outer wall of the ball (3) is attached to the inner wall of the limiting angle (121), the spring (2) is in a compressed state.

6. The toggle stop structure for an air outlet of an automobile of claim 5, wherein: the pin shaft (1), the spring (2) and the ball (3) have a common axial lead.

7. The toggle stop structure for an air outlet of an automobile of claim 1, wherein: the bottom of the limiting cavity (11) is provided with a vent hole (111).