EP3442817A1 - Dispositif de diffusion d'air a fuites reduites en configuration de fermeture - Google Patents
Dispositif de diffusion d'air a fuites reduites en configuration de fermetureInfo
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- EP3442817A1 EP3442817A1 EP17717806.8A EP17717806A EP3442817A1 EP 3442817 A1 EP3442817 A1 EP 3442817A1 EP 17717806 A EP17717806 A EP 17717806A EP 3442817 A1 EP3442817 A1 EP 3442817A1
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- row
- fins
- air
- diffusion device
- air diffusion
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
- B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
- B60H1/34—Nozzles; Air-diffusers
- B60H1/3414—Nozzles; Air-diffusers with means for adjusting the air stream direction
- B60H1/3421—Nozzles; Air-diffusers with means for adjusting the air stream direction using only pivoting shutters
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
- B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
- B60H1/34—Nozzles; Air-diffusers
- B60H2001/3471—Details of actuators
Definitions
- the present invention generally relates to devices for diffusing air into a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. Background of the invention
- Such an air diffusion device generally comprises a body comprising a conduit adapted to channel a flow of air to an outlet opening opening on an enclosure, as well as concealment means pivotally mounted in the conduit and intended, in a particular configuration, to prevent as much as possible the flow of ducted air flowing in the duct to escape through the outlet opening.
- these concealment means are constituted by a row of blackout type airflow deflection vanes pivotally mounted in the duct upstream of the outlet opening. around a plurality of horizontal or vertical parallel axes, and able to come to occupy a closure configuration in which they overlap partially so as to obstruct the conduit.
- the occultation means consist of a single occulting flap pivotally mounted in the duct upstream of the outlet opening around a horizontal or vertical axis, and able to come to occupy a configuration of closure in which it obstructs the conduit.
- the previous embodiment and because of the operating and plating games, there remains a residual space between each edge of the flap and the corresponding inner rim of the duct against which it rests.
- the French patent application FR 3,012,208 filed by the applicant proposes to provide on the duct, and upstream of conventional first occulting means (row of fins or flap), at least one orifice associated with a second means of concealment arranged to totally obstruct this orifice when the difference between the air pressure upstream of the first concealment means and the air pressure at the outlet opening is greater than the difference between the pressure of the air air upstream of the first occultation means and the pressure of the air downstream of said orifice; and to release access to this orifice when the difference between the air pressure upstream of the first occultation means and the air pressure at the outlet opening is less than the difference between the pressure air upstream of the first occultation means and the air pressure downstream of the orifice, to allow the evacuation of at least a portion of the ducted air flow through this orifice.
- the present invention therefore aims to provide a solution that is both effective and economical to limit residual air leakage when the occultation means occupy their closed configuration.
- an air diffusion device comprising a duct capable of channeling a flow of air to an outlet opening opening onto an enclosure, as well as occultation means comprising at least one thin concealing element. pivotally mounted in said duct upstream of said outlet opening and adapted to occupy a closure configuration in which it obstructs said duct so as to prevent as much as possible said flow of air from escaping through said outlet opening ;
- said duct comprises, downstream of said concealment means and upstream of said outlet opening, at least one lateral evacuation orifice located at the level of the tangential projection of the downstream slice of the at least one said thin concealment element. when occupying said closure configuration.
- this at least said lateral evacuation orifice allows almost all residual nets passing through the occultation means when they occupy their closure configuration, to be discharged laterally out of the conduit, upstream of the opening. exit and to an area where they are not a source of inconvenience to the occupants.
- said air diffuser device comprises a plurality of said evacuation orifices distributed along the length of said at least one thin concealing element.
- said occulting means are constituted by a first row of deflection vanes of said airflow of the occulting type and pivotally mounted along parallel axes while being integral in rotation with each other;
- said device comprises a second row of deflection vanes of said air flow pivotally mounted along parallel axes, being integral in rotation with each other, the fins of this second row extending perpendicularly to the fins of said first row; downstream of the latter and the at least said discharge port;
- said device comprises a slider mounted to rotate and slide on a fin of said second row while being articulated via gear means to a fin of said first row, so that its rotational movement causes the blades to rotate simultaneously; said second row while its translational movement causes the simultaneous rotation of the fins of said first row; and or
- said gear means consist of a rack arranged along said slider and engrained with a toothed sector situated on said fin of said first row.
- said occultation means consist of a single occulting shutter
- said device comprises at least one row of deflection vanes of said air flow pivotally mounted along parallel axes, being integral in rotation with each other, the fins of said at least one row extending downstream of said occulting shutter and at least said exhaust port; and or said device comprises two said rows whose respective fins extend perpendicularly.
- the invention also aims in a second aspect, a dashboard incorporating such an air diffusion device.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional perspective view of a first embodiment of an air diffusion device according to the invention on which the occultation means are represented in open configuration;
- FIG. 2 is a section of the diffusion device of Figure 1 taken along the section plane II-II and on which the occultation means are shown in the closed configuration;
- FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of a second embodiment of an air diffusion device according to the invention on which the occulting means are shown in the closed configuration.
- Figures 1 and 2 show an air diffusion device 1 according to a first embodiment of the invention and intended to be implanted in the dashboard (not shown) of a motor vehicle to diffuse in the interior of this vehicle air pulsed from a ventilation system and / or air conditioning.
- This device comprises a body 2 defining a duct 3 of substantially rectangular shape and adapted to channel a flow of air F to an outlet opening 4 opening into the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and two perpendicular rows 5, 6 of fins for deflecting the flow of air F housed inside this duct 3.
- the terms "upstream” and “downstream” used to characterize the position of certain elements of the air diffusion device 1 are to be considered with respect to the direction of flow of the air flow F in the duct. 3.
- Row 5 located in the vicinity of the outlet opening 4 of the duct 3, consists of five horizontal fins 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E distributed at regular intervals one above the other over the entire height of this duct. 3.
- Row 6 situated upstream of the row 5 and the outlet opening 4 consists of three vertical fins 6A, 6B, 6C distributed at regular intervals, one beside the other, along the width of the duct 3.
- the fins 6A, 6B, 6C also constitute occulting means intended to prevent as much as possible the ducted air flow F flowing in the duct 3 from escaping through the outlet opening 4.
- these fins are of the blackout type, that is to say they are able to come to occupy a closure configuration in which they partially overlap and where each end fin 6A, 6C rests partially against a corresponding internal rim 3A, 3C formed at the duct 3, so as to obstruct this duct 3 and to prevent as much as possible the ducted air flow F to escape through the outlet opening 4.
- the air diffusion device 1 also comprises a slider 7 for controlling the rotation of the two rows 5, 6 of fins.
- This slider 7 is slidably mounted on the central fin 5C of the row of fins 5 while being integral in rotation with this fin 5C, so that its rotational movement by a user up or down causes the simultaneous pivoting of all the fins 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E and causes a change in the vertical orientation of the flow of air leaving the duct 3 through the outlet opening 4.
- the slider 7 is also articulated via gearing means to the central fin 6B of the row of fins 6, so that its displacement in translation causes the simultaneous rotation of the fins 6A, 6B, 6C and causes a modification of the horizontal orientation of the air flow leaving the duct 3 through the outlet opening 4.
- the gear means are constituted by a rack 8 formed along the slider 7 and engrained with a toothed sector 9 located on the central vertical vane 6B.
- the duct 3 comprises, downstream of the row of vertical vanes 6 and upstream of the outlet opening 4 and the row of horizontal vanes 5, at least one lateral evacuation orifice 10 situated at the level of the tangential projections of the downstream slices of these fins 6A, 6B, 6C on this duct 3 when they occupy their closed configuration illustrated in FIG. 2.
- the duct 3 comprises a plurality of rectangular discharge orifices 10 uniformly distributed over the length of the fins 6A, 6B, 6C.
- the shape and dimensions of the outlet or holes are different. According to other embodiments, the orientation of the two rows of fins is reversed: the fins of the row 5 being oriented vertically while those of the row 6 are oriented horizontally.
- the number of fins of at least one of the two rows is different; and or
- the drive in rotation of the fins is carried out via a manual drive member different from the slider 7 or via electrical control means.
- the air diffusion device is similar to the device 1 described above, except that the vertical fins 6A ', 6B', 6C of the second row 6 'of fins are not of the blackout type and that the means occultation are constituted by a single blackout shutter 12 associated with at least one lateral discharge port 10 'provided on the conduit 3' of the body 2 '.
- the flap 12 pivotally mounted about a vertical axis in the duct 3 'upstream of the two rows 5, 6' of fins and the outlet opening 4, is able to occupy a closure configuration in which each its two end 12A, 12C rests against a corresponding inner rim 3A ', 3C formed at the duct 3, so as to obstruct the duct 3 and to prevent as much as possible the ducted air flow F to escape through the outlet opening 4.
- a drive wheel (not visible in FIG. 3) is further provided on the front of the diffusion device to ensure the control in rotation of this flap 12.
- the rectangular lateral discharge orifices 10 ' are formed at the level of the tangential projection of the downstream edge of the flap 12 on this duct 3' when they occupy their closed configuration illustrated in FIG. 3, so as to allow the evacuation of residual tangential air streams f out of the duct 3 ', upstream of the outlet opening 4, and towards the inside of the dashboard of the vehicle where they do not constitute a source of inconvenience for the occupants .
- the shape and dimensions of the outlet or holes are different.
- the orientation of the two rows of fins is reversed: the fins of the first row being oriented vertically while those of the second row are oriented horizontally.
- the air diffusion device then comprising only one row of non-occulting fins
- the number of fins of at least one of the two rows is different; and or
- the rotation of the fins and / or of the flap is carried out via different manual drive members of the slider 7 and / or the wheel or via electrical control means.
- the diffusion device may also be located in different locations of a motor vehicle such as the ceiling or roof lamp, a central console disposed between two seats, a central leg separating two side openings.
- a motor vehicle such as the ceiling or roof lamp
- a central console disposed between two seats
- a central leg separating two side openings.
- the invention is furthermore not limited to the automobile field: the diffusion device may for example be installed in a partition or false ceiling of a building.
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FR1653250A FR3050148B1 (fr) | 2016-04-13 | 2016-04-13 | Dispositif de diffusion d’air a fuites reduites en configuration de fermeture. |
PCT/FR2017/050755 WO2017178727A1 (fr) | 2016-04-13 | 2017-03-31 | Dispositif de diffusion d'air a fuites reduites en configuration de fermeture |
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EP3442817A1 true EP3442817A1 (fr) | 2019-02-20 |
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JPH05332609A (ja) * | 1992-05-29 | 1993-12-14 | Nippon Plast Co Ltd | 空気吹出口装置 |
JP3306907B2 (ja) * | 1992-05-29 | 2002-07-24 | 日本プラスト株式会社 | 空気吹出口装置 |
JP4254260B2 (ja) * | 2003-02-05 | 2009-04-15 | トヨタ自動車株式会社 | 空調装置 |
DE102010017553A1 (de) * | 2010-06-24 | 2011-12-29 | Fischer Automotive Systems Gmbh & Co. Kg | Lüftungsdüse |
FR3012208A1 (fr) | 2013-10-18 | 2015-04-24 | Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Sa | Dispositif de diffusion d'air a moyens de controle d'acces pour evacuer l'air en amont d'une sortie |
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