DE102015218309A1 - Ventilation nozzle for ventilation of a vehicle interior - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a ventilation nozzle (10) for ventilation of a vehicle interior having at least two air guide elements (11, 12) which are operable with at least two control elements (20, 21) and movable in a common direction or in different directions, wherein the at least two control elements (20, 21) are movable with a maximum of two fingers (25, 42, 43) of a hand to move the at least two air guide elements (11, 12) in a common direction or in different directions, and the maximum two fingers (25, 42, 43), the at least two control elements (20, 21) couple together and can drive together, or can only drive together.

Description

The invention relates to a ventilation nozzle for ventilating a vehicle interior with at least two air guide elements, which can be operated with at least two control elements and in a common direction or in different directions.

From the prior art, it is well known that the vehicle interior can be ventilated with multiple ventilation nozzles. Each of the air vents can be adjusted separately and direct air flow in only one direction. In order to be able to steer several air flows in different directions, two ventilation nozzles, each with a control element are usually provided in the area of the center console.

In addition, from the DE 10 2006 001 798 A1 a ventilation nozzle is known, which is suitable to divide an air flow into several air streams. For this purpose, a coupling mechanism is required, which coupled together to be driven packages of air guide elements or decoupled, depending on whether the air flow should be directed in a single direction or in different directions. However, the coupling mechanism is a relatively complex construction. It requires for coupling and decoupling another control element, which is to be provided in the region of the ventilation nozzle.

The invention has the object to improve a generic ventilation nozzle to the effect that it can be produced with less effort and user-friendly.

The invention solves this problem with a ventilation nozzle of the type mentioned, in which at least two controls with a maximum of two fingers of one hand are movable to move the at least two air guide elements in a common direction or in different directions, the maximum two fingers the at least two controls can couple together and drive together or can only drive together. Since the operator's fingers couple or divert the operating elements, a complex coupling mechanism can be dispensed with, which also has an advantageous effect on the production costs.

The from the DE 10 2006 001 798 A1 known aeration nozzle is not readily apparent from the outside, that with it an air flow can be divided. This results in a significant limitation of the operating convenience. This is especially true for rental vehicles in which a driver usually does not know the specifics of a vehicle. In the ventilation nozzle according to the invention, however, a special control element for coupling and decoupling the air guide elements is no longer required. This increases the ease of use.

To actuate the controls, the operator can place their fingers, for example, on the end faces or on the free side surfaces of the outer controls to move in a first case of operation, the controls and thus the air guide in the common direction. Thus, the at least two controls are coupled by the maximum two fingers of one hand to form a composite. This positioning of the fingers corresponds to the positioning of the fingers, as known from a conventional vent, with which the air flow can be adjusted but not split. Thus, a vehicle occupant can actuate the nozzle according to the invention in the usual way to move the air guide elements in a common direction.

To move the controls in a second case of operation in different directions, the fingers can be placed, for example, on the front sides of the moving controls. So you can, for example, put a thumb and another finger of the hand on the front side of the controls and then lead the fingers away from each other to divide the air flow in the desired different directions. The positioning of the fingers can therefore be identical to their positioning in the first case of operation in the second operating case. Only the direction of movement of the fingers differs from each other in the two operating cases. The operator is already used to the way of positioning their fingers from a conventional vent. This allows her in both cases of operation an intuitive operation of the ventilation nozzle according to their wishes.

The at least two operating elements can be arranged next to one another. This is for ease of use. In addition, the multiple juxtaposed controls facilitate the vehicle occupant intuitive operation of the vent. He recognizes immediately due to this arrangement that he can direct the air flow in different directions or in a single, common direction with the ventilation nozzle according to the invention.

For example, if two controls are arranged side by side, so the two controls can even be coupled together with a single finger and driven or driven only. For this purpose, the finger can be placed simultaneously on the adjacent end portions of the controls to move them together in the same direction. The juxtaposed controls are then moved together in the network. Of course, the airflow can also be shared with one finger. For this purpose, the vehicle occupant puts only one finger on or on the selected control element, only to steer this in the desired direction. A decoupling of the controls is no longer necessary, which is why in this case the operation can be done with one finger.

The at least two operating elements can each be provided with a depression. The troughs may preferably be located in the middle of the controls. The troughs are preferred contact or bearing surfaces for the fingers, they increase the ease of use. In addition, the vehicle occupant can intuitively better grasp the different operating options of the ventilation nozzle through them.

In addition, the controls may each be provided at their adjacent end portions with a half trough, wherein the two half-troughs together form a whole trough which extends over the adjacent end portions of the controls. Thus, the vehicle occupant with only one finger move the two adjacent controls even more secure in the same direction, the one finger couples the two controls even more reliable with each other.

To improve the feel and feel, the surfaces of the wells may be provided or roughened with an enhanced adhesion coating.

Also, to increase the ease of use, the adjoining end portions of the at least two control elements can be designed in color so that an operator immediately recognizes that they are separate controls that can be moved in a common or different directions.

For the same reason, in each case a double arrow can be displayed on the at least two control elements.

If the at least two controls also indicate the direction in which the air flow from the ventilation nozzle flows, the vehicle occupant also receives visual information about the exact setting of the ventilation nozzle.

Conveniently, a plurality of air guide elements can be moved together with one of the at least two control elements. They are then coupled into a composite, whereby the operability and directivity of the ventilation nozzle is improved.

The spoiler elements may be pivotable about a parallel to the vehicle vertical axis extending pivot axis arranged slats. Thus, the air guide elements can direct the air flow in the vehicle interior in the middle, to the left or to the right.

It is structurally very simple if the at least two operating elements can be moved back and forth together or separately on a lamella arranged parallel to the vehicle transverse axis. Of course, it is also possible to arrange the controls on several different slats movable.

The at least two operating elements can together occupy the same installation space as a conventional operating element, with which the air flow is not divisible.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a ventilation nozzle according to the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In detail show:

1 the ventilation nozzle in a first operating state;

2 the ventilation nozzle in a second operating state;

3 the ventilation nozzle in a third operating condition;

4 the ventilation nozzle in a fourth operating condition;

5 a plan view of two controls.

A ventilation nozzle 10 for ventilation of a vehicle interior has lamellar air guiding elements 11 and air guide elements 12 on that with a coupling rod 13 and 14 coupled to each other and thus a composite 15 and 16 form.

The air guiding elements 11 and 12 be about parallel to a vehicle vertical axis extending pivot axes 17 and 18 pivoted to a stream of air 19 in the vehicle interior to steer in certain directions.

For pivoting the air guide elements 11 and 12 are operating elements 20 and 21 intended. At the controls 20 and 21 are forks 22 and 23 mounted, from the mouth of the end portions of the air guide elements 11 and 12 be detected to this and the coupled thereto air guide elements 11 and 12 to pivot.

When the controls 20 and 21 in the drawing plane of 1 are shifted upward, so are the air guide elements 11 and 12 in the drawing plane of 1 pivoted counterclockwise. Be the controls 20 and 21 in the drawing plane of 1 moved down, then the air guide elements 11 and 12 in the drawing plane of 1 pivoted clockwise (see 2 to 4 ). Depending on the respective position of the air guide elements 11 and 12 becomes the airflow 19 directed in appropriate directions. He can also in air streams 30 . 31 . 40 and 41 be split (see 3 and 4 ).

The controls 20 and 21 are along a lamella arranged parallel to a vehicle transverse axis 24 back and forth.

The controls 20 and 21 are arranged side by side. A finger 25 is frontally on the adjacent end portions of the controls 20 and 21 laid (see 2 ). He thus couples the controls 20 and 21 together and drives them together, so that these together along the arranged parallel to a vehicle transverse axis lamella 24 can be moved back and forth to the airflow 19 in the vehicle interior to steer in the same direction.

Alternatively, the finger can 25 on the free side surface or on the front side of the operating element 20 placed and in the plane of the 1 to be moved down. Then the control element 21 through the finger 25 also in the drawing plane of 1 moved down. In this case, the controls need 20 and 21 not by the finger 25 be coupled with each other. Do you want the airflow 19 turn in the opposite direction, so does the finger 25 on the free side surface or on the front side of the operating element 21 placed and in the plane of the 1 moved up. In this way, the control becomes 20 automatically in the drawing plane of 1 moved upwards.

In a third mode of operation, two fingers not shown here are on the front sides of the controls 20 and 21 placed. You also connect the controls in this way 20 and 21 together. The laid up fingers can then move up or down together in the drawing plane 1 be moved.

In a fourth alternative, the two fingers not shown here are on the free side surfaces of the controls 20 and 21 whereby these are also coupled together and together in the drawing plane of the 1 can be moved up or down.

Based on the operating state 1 You can only use the air deflectors 12 of the composite 16 be moved, whereas the air guide elements 11 of the composite 15 maintain their position. Because the composite 15 and the composite 16 are not mechanically coupled to each other, but can be coupled together only by one or two fingers, the composite must 15 and the composite 16 not be decoupled from each other to the composite 16 separated from the composite 15 to move. For this purpose, the operating element 21 with a single finger or with two fingers down in the drawing plane of the 1 be moved, whereas the operating element 20 remains unconfirmed. Thus, with one finger or with two fingers, the air flow in directed in different directions airflows 30 and 31 be split (see 3 ).

Do you want to start from the in 1 shown operating state spread air currents 40 and 41 generate, so you can finger 42 and 43 on the controls 20 and 21 and at the same time lead them away from each other in different directions (see 4 ).

5 shows two controls 50 and 51 , The operating element 50 is with a hollow 52 , and the control 51 with a hollow 53 Mistake. In addition, the controls 50 and 51 each with a half trough 54 and 55 provided, which together form a whole trough, wherein the whole trough over the adjacent end portions of the controls 50 and 51 extends.

The hollows 52 . 53 . 54 and 55 serve to accommodate a finger not shown here. They thus increase the ease of use and indicate to a vehicle occupant that the controls 50 and 51 can be moved at this point with your finger.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10

 ventilation nozzle

11

 air guide

12

 air guide

13

 coupling rod

14

 coupling rod

15

 composite

16

 composite

17

 pivot

18

 pivot

19

 airflow

20

 operating element

21

 operating element

22

 fork

23

 fork

24

 lamella

25

 finger

30

 airflow

31

 airflow

40

 airflow

41

 airflow

42

 finger

43

 finger

50

 operating element

51

 operating element

52

 trough

53

 trough

54

 trough

55

 trough

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Cited patent literature

• DE 102006001798 A1 [0003, 0006]

Claims (11)

Ventilation nozzle ( 10 ) for ventilating a vehicle interior with at least two air guide elements ( 11 . 12 ) with at least two control elements ( 20 . 21 ) are operable and movable in a common direction or in different directions, characterized in that the at least two operating elements ( 20 . 21 ) with a maximum of two fingers ( 25 . 42 . 43 ) of a hand are movable around the at least two air guide elements ( 11 . 12 ) in a common direction or in different directions, the maximum two fingers ( 24 . 42 . 43 ) the at least two operating elements ( 20 . 21 ) can couple together and drive together, or can only drive together. Ventilation nozzle ( 10 ) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the at least two operating elements ( 20 . 21 ) with a single finger ( 25 ) can be coupled together and driven, or are only drivable. Ventilation nozzle ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least two operating elements ( 20 . 21 ) are arranged side by side. Ventilation nozzle ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least two operating elements ( 50 . 51 ) each with a trough ( 52 . 53 ) are provided. Ventilation nozzle ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the operating elements ( 50 . 51 ) each at their adjacent end portions with a half trough ( 54 . 55 ), the two half-hollows ( 54 . 55 ) together form a whole trough which extends over the adjoining end regions of the operating elements ( 50 . 51 ). Ventilation nozzle ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the adjoining end regions of the at least two operating elements ( 20 . 21 ) are designed so that a vehicle occupant can intuitively recognize that they are separate operating elements ( 20 . 21 ) which are movable in a common direction or in different directions. Ventilation nozzle ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the at least two operating elements ( 20 . 21 ) in each case a double arrow is shown. Ventilation nozzle ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least two operating elements ( 20 . 21 ) also a direction into which a stream of air ( 19 . 30 . 31 . 40 . 41 ) from the ventilation nozzle ( 10 ) flows, show. Ventilation nozzle ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a plurality of air guide elements ( 11 . 12 ) together with one of the at least two operating elements ( 20 . 21 ) are movable. Ventilation nozzle ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the air guiding elements ( 11 . 12 ) about a parallel to the vehicle vertical axis extending pivot axis ( 17 . 18 ) are arranged slidably arranged slats. Ventilation nozzle ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least two operating elements ( 20 . 21 ) on a parallel to the vehicle transverse axis arranged lamella ( 24 ) are reciprocable.

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