JP2001150944A - Air conditioner for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To fix a wind direction adjusting mechanism to wind direction adjusting mechanism attaching holes at an optional angle, by forming a saw- toothed part constituted of a plurality of ridge parts and a plurality of ravine parts in inner circumferential parts of the wind direction adjusting mechanism attaching holes and by providing a tip part meshed with the saw-toothed part in the wind direction adjusting mechanism. SOLUTION: A position of the wind direction adjusting mechanism 32 once adjusted is kept, and the mechanism 32 is surely fixed in the optional position, so as to provide a desirable air diffusing direction thereby.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle provided with an air outlet suitable for maintaining an air blowing direction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The outlet of an air conditioner for blowing air into a vehicle compartment is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-11654.
Japanese Patent Application Publication No. JP-A-2005-115125 discloses an air outlet of an air conditioner. As shown in FIG. 2 of the publication, the above-mentioned technique includes an inner surface of a holding body 6 having a spherical sliding surface 8 and an outer surface of a holding surface 8.
Describes an air outlet in which a variable grill 10 having a shape corresponding to the above is rotatably mounted.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned technology, for example, the inner diameter of the sliding surface 8 is larger than the median of the dimensional tolerance, and the outer diameter of the outer surface of the When the value becomes smaller than the value, a large gap is generated between the sliding surface 8 and the outer surface of the variable grill 10, and the variable grill 10 easily rotates with respect to the sliding surface 8.

In this case, the variable grill 10 whose position has been adjusted once is rotated by the vibration of the vehicle or the like, and the variable grill 1 is
It is conceivable that the desired air blowing direction cannot be obtained due to the rattling of zero.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner for a vehicle having an air outlet capable of maintaining the air blowing direction.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is to fit a grill plate having a plurality of mutually parallel slits into a blowout hole of an air conditioner and set the grill plate to the right or left. By turning to the left, in a vehicle air conditioner capable of adjusting the air blowing direction, a sawtooth portion is formed on one of the outer peripheral portion of the grill plate and the inner peripheral portion of the blowout hole, and the sawtooth portion is formed. A meshing projection is formed on the other side, so that the grill plate can be stopped at the blow hole at an arbitrary angle.

[0007] A sawtooth portion formed on one of an outer peripheral portion of a grill plate having a plurality of mutually parallel slits and an inner peripheral portion of an air conditioner outlet hole, and an outer peripheral portion of the grill plate and an air conditioner outlet hole. Is engaged with the projection formed on the other of the inner peripheral portions of the grille, and the grill plate is stopped at the blow hole at an arbitrary angle.

As a result, the position of the grill plate once adjusted can be maintained, and the grill plate can be securely stopped at an arbitrary position, so that a desired air blowing direction can be obtained. .

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings should be viewed in the direction of reference numerals. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle to which an air conditioner according to the present invention is attached. An air conditioning unit 11 including a heater unit, a cooler unit, and a blower motor is disposed inside a right rear side panel (not shown) of a vehicle 10. The roof panel 1 is connected to the air conditioning unit 11 via a side duct 12.
3 shows an air conditioner 15 for a rear seat to which a roof duct 14 arranged below 3 is connected. 17 is a left rear side panel, and 18 is a back door.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the roof duct of the air conditioner according to the present invention.
Are formed from a roof lining 21 mounted inside the roof panel 13 (see FIG. 1) and a resin duct panel 22 mounted on the upper surface of the roof lining 21. The roof lining 21 is located at the center of the vehicle width,
A front outlet 24 and a rear outlet 25 for blowing air-conditioned air whose temperature and volume have been adjusted by the air conditioning unit 11 (see FIG. 1) are attached to the second and third seats in the rear seat.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 1, and is a sectional view of the duct panel 22 cut horizontally. The duct panel 22 is formed in a substantially L-shape in plan view. The duct panel 22 and the roof lining 21
Accordingly, the roof duct 14 is formed in a rectangular shape in a plan view, and extends from the rear portion of the ceiling to substantially the center at the center of the vehicle width, and the side duct 12 (see FIG. 1) is provided on the side of the rear portion of the air pool room. ) Is provided, and an air inlet 26 is provided on the lower surface, that is, a front portion provided on the roof lining 21.
Air distribution plate 27 that distributes air to rear blowout units 24 and 25
Is provided inside, that is, on the inner surface of the duct panel 22. In addition, 21a is a recess formed in the roof lining 21.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the ceiling of the vehicle to which the air conditioner according to the present invention is attached. The front blowing portion 24 attached to the roof lining 21 includes a base member 31.
In addition, wind direction adjusting mechanisms 32 and 32 for adjusting the blowing direction of the conditioned air, a center room lamp 33, and an air conditioning operation unit 34 for performing an operation for adjusting the temperature and amount of the conditioned air are attached. is there. Further, the rear blowout portion 25 is obtained by attaching the wind direction adjusting mechanisms 32 to the base member 35. Reference numeral 36 denotes a rear room lamp.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the front and rear blow-out portions of the air conditioner according to the present invention. The wind direction adjusting mechanisms 32, 32 are attached to the base member 31 of the front blow-out portion 24. A mechanism mounting hole 41, 41 and a lamp mounting hole 42 for mounting the center room lamp 33.
And an air-conditioning operation unit mounting portion 43 for mounting the air-conditioning operation unit 34 (see FIG. 4), and a wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole 44 for mounting the wind direction adjusting mechanisms 32 on the base member 35 of the rear blowing unit 25. 44, and roof lining 2
A state is shown in which a front blowout portion mounting hole 45 for mounting the front blowout portion 24 and a rear blowout portion mounting hole 46 for mounting the rear blowout portion 25 are opened in one recess 21a. The center room lamp 33 includes a bulb 33a, a bulb holder 33b for holding the bulb 33a, and a lens 33c.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a wind direction adjusting mechanism of an air conditioner according to the present invention and its mounting holes. The wind direction adjusting mechanism 32 includes a plurality of fins 51... (A plurality of fins are shown; the same applies hereinafter) and a fin holding portion 52 that holds the fins 51. . Reference numeral 53 denotes a leaf spring attached to the outer peripheral portion of the fin holding portion 52. By providing a knob portion 54 on one of the fins 51 and tilting the knob portion 54, the fins 51 can be simultaneously linked and tilted.

The wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole 41 has an inner peripheral portion 41a.
Are irregularities, 41b... Are mountain parts, 41
c ... are valleys. The inner peripheral portion 41a has a sawtooth portion formed by a plurality of peaks 41b and a plurality of valleys 41c. The wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole 44 (see FIG. 5) has the same shape as the wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting portion 41.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line 7-7 in FIG. 6, in which convex portions 51a, 51a are
The fins 51 are swingably attached to the fin holding portions 52 by 1a and 51a.
a, a leaf spring 53 is fitted into and attached to the protruding portion 52a, and the tip 53a of the leaf spring 53 is brought into contact with the inner peripheral portion 41a of the wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole 41.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, the distal end 53a of the leaf spring 53 is brought into contact with the inner peripheral portion 41a of the wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole 41 having the unevenness, so that the wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole 41 is formed. , The wind direction adjusting mechanism 32 can be rotated, and the wind direction adjusting mechanism 32 can be prevented from rotating due to vibration or the like.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line 8-8 in FIG. 1, in which the roof duct 14 is provided between the roof panel 57 and the roof lining 21 in a flat shape and the longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Indicates that By forming the roof duct 14 in a flat shape, the roof lining 2
1 can be arranged at a high position, and the interior space can be increased while suppressing the height of the vehicle.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing an air conditioning unit and a side duct of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
Is arranged on the side of a rear pillar (described later) located behind the quarter glass 61 and is covered with a rear garnish 63 together with the rear pillar. FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line 10-10 of FIG.
2 shows a state in which the air introduction part 26 of the roof duct 14 is connected via the.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a side duct of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
A side duct 12 is disposed inside a rear pillar 62 behind the quarter glass 61.
2 shows that the rear garnish 63 has been attached further inside. Reference numeral 65 denotes a right rear side panel, 66 denotes an inner panel, and 67 denotes a opaque black portion where the inner surface of the quarter glass 61 is painted black.

Next, the air blowing state of the air conditioner 15 described above will be described. FIG. 12 is an operation diagram illustrating the air blowing state of the air conditioner according to the present invention.
The occupant P1 sitting on the second seat in the rear seat operates the air conditioning operation unit 34 provided on the ceiling to operate the blower motor in the air conditioning unit 11. Thereby, the conditioned air is supplied from the air conditioning unit 11 into the roof duct 14 via the side duct 12.

A part of the conditioned air is
Of the second seat is blown out toward the occupant P1 side of the second seat as shown by an arrow, and a part of the conditioned air is blown out from the rear blowout part 25 to the occupant P2 side of the third seat as shown by an arrow. Each of the occupants P1 and P2 can adjust the blowing direction of the conditioned air by the wind direction adjusting mechanism 32 as desired.
In addition, the occupant D in the driver's seat and the passenger's seat can adjust the blowing direction of the conditioned air by a wind direction adjusting mechanism of a blowing unit (not shown) provided in the instrument panel 69.

The operation of the wind direction adjusting mechanism 32 and the wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole 41 described above will be described. FIG. 13 is an operation diagram illustrating the operation of the wind direction adjusting mechanism and the wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole according to the present invention. (A) shows the state before the blowing direction adjustment in the wind direction adjusting mechanism 32. In this state, the distal end portion 53a of the leaf spring 53 attached to the fin holding portion 52
The valley portion 41c is formed by pressing the valley portion 41c formed in the inner peripheral portion 41a of the wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole 41 with the elastic force of the leaf spring 53.
It is engaged with c.

FIG. 4B shows the state of the knob 5 from the state of FIG.
4 or a part of the wind direction adjusting mechanism 32, and adjusts the wind direction adjusting mechanism 32 to a desired direction, for example, in the counterclockwise direction in FIG.
Just rotate.

At this time, the tip 53a of the leaf spring 53 goes over the ridge 41b from the valley 41c and meshes with the adjacent valley 41c. That is, the angle θ described above is different from the adjacent valleys 41c,
41c. Further, when the wind direction adjusting mechanism 32 is rotated, the distal end portion 53a of the leaf spring 53 meshes with the adjacent valley portion 41c and the further adjacent valley portion 41c in the same manner. In this manner, the wind direction adjusting mechanism 32 can be reliably stopped by the elastic force of the leaf spring 53 at each angle θ.

FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of a wind direction adjusting mechanism and a wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole of an air conditioner according to the present invention. Wind direction adjustment mechanism mounting hole 71
Shows that the wind direction adjusting mechanism 72 is attached to the control unit.

The wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole 71 has an inner peripheral surface 71a.
And a leaf spring 73 protruding therefrom. Wind direction adjustment mechanism 7
2 is a plurality of fins 51... And these fins 51.
And a fin holding portion 74 for holding each of them in a freely swingable manner. The fin holding portion 74 is formed by forming irregularities on the upper outer peripheral portion 74a with which the above-described leaf spring 73 meshes, where 74b... Are peak portions and 74c. That is,
The outer peripheral portion 74a has a sawtooth portion formed by a plurality of peaks 74b and a plurality of valleys 74c.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of a wind direction adjusting mechanism and a wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole of an air conditioner according to the present invention, in which a wind direction adjusting mechanism 72 is mounted in a wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole 71. FIG.
Of the fin 51 with the convex portions 51a, 51a of the fin holding portion 74.
And a projection 31a is provided on the upper surface of the base member 31 in the vicinity of the wind direction adjustment mechanism mounting hole 71, and a leaf spring 73 is fitted into the projection 31a and attached. The tip 73a of the leaf spring 73 is finned. Holder 74
7 shows that the gears are engaged with the valleys 74c provided on the outer peripheral portion 74a while being pressed by the elastic force of the leaf spring 73.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 6, 7 and 13, the present invention has a plurality of mutually parallel slits, that is, a gap through which the air passes between the fins 51, 51 arranged in parallel. The wind direction adjusting mechanism 32 is connected to the air conditioner 1.
5 (see FIG. 1), the wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting holes 41, 44 (FIG. 5).
In the vehicle air conditioner 15 capable of adjusting the air blowing direction by turning the wind direction adjusting mechanism 32 clockwise or counterclockwise, the wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole 4 is provided.
A saw-tooth portion formed by a plurality of peaks 41b and a plurality of valleys 41c is formed on the inner peripheral portion 41a of each of the first and fourth portions. 32 can be stopped in the wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting holes 41, 44.

As described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15, according to the present invention, the wind direction adjusting mechanism 72 having a plurality of mutually parallel slits is mounted on the air conditioner 15 (see FIG. 1). Fit into hole 71, wind direction adjusting mechanism 7
In the vehicle air conditioner 15 capable of adjusting the air blowing direction by turning the counterclockwise or counterclockwise 2 in the vehicle air conditioner 15, a plurality of peaks 74
b and a plurality of valleys 74 c to form a saw-tooth portion, and a tip 73 a meshing with the saw-tooth portion is attached to the wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole 71.
The wind direction adjusting mechanism 72 can be stopped in the wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole 71 at an arbitrary angle.

With the above configuration, the positions of the wind direction adjusting mechanisms 32 and 72 once adjusted can be maintained, and the wind direction adjusting mechanism 32 can be reliably stopped at an arbitrary position. The blowing direction can be obtained.

In the present invention, a saw-tooth portion formed by a peak portion and a valley portion is formed on one of the outer peripheral portion of the grill plate and the inner peripheral portion of the blowout hole. However, the present invention is not limited to this. One of the portion and the inner peripheral portion of the blowout hole may be provided with a concave portion or a convex portion provided at an interval on a cylindrical outer surface or an inner surface.
Further, the intervals between the above-described valleys, recesses, and peaks may be equal or unequal.

Further, the projection of the present invention is formed at the tip end of the leaf spring, but is not limited to this, and is formed from the outer peripheral portion of the grill plate or the inner peripheral portion of the blow hole through the elastic member via the elastic member. Or a roller rotatably attached to the outer peripheral portion of the grill plate or the inner peripheral portion of the blowout hole via an elastic member.

[0034]

According to the present invention, the following effects are exhibited by the above configuration. In the air conditioner for a vehicle according to the first aspect, a sawtooth portion is formed on one of an outer peripheral portion of the grill plate and an inner peripheral portion of the blowout hole, and a protruding portion that meshes with the sawtooth portion is formed on the other side. Since the grill plate can be stopped in the blowout hole, the position of the grill plate once adjusted can be maintained, and the grill plate can be securely stopped at any position. The direction of air blowing can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle equipped with an air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a roof duct of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the ceiling of a vehicle to which the air conditioner according to the present invention is attached.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the front and rear outlets of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a wind direction adjusting mechanism of an air conditioner according to the present invention and a mounting hole thereof.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a side view showing an air conditioning unit and a side duct of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line 10-10 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a side duct of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an operation diagram illustrating the air-blowing state of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an operational diagram illustrating the operation of the wind direction adjusting mechanism and the wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of a wind direction adjusting mechanism and a wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view of another embodiment of a wind direction adjusting mechanism and a wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting hole of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... vehicle, 15 ... air conditioner, 32, 72 ...
Grill plates (wind direction adjusting mechanism), 41, 44, 71: blowout holes (wind direction adjusting mechanism mounting holes), 41a: inner peripheral portions of blowout holes, 41b, 74b: peaks, 41c, 74c: troughs, 5
3, 73: leaf spring; 53a, 73a: projection (tip); 74a: outer peripheral portion of grill plate.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An air blowing direction can be adjusted by fitting a grill plate having a plurality of mutually parallel slits into a blowing hole of an air conditioner and turning the grill plate clockwise or counterclockwise. In an air conditioner for a vehicle, a saw tooth portion is formed on one of an outer peripheral portion of the grill plate and an inner peripheral portion of the blowout hole, and a projection engaging with the saw tooth portion is formed on the other, and the grill plate is formed at an arbitrary angle. An air conditioner for a vehicle, characterized in that the air conditioner can be stopped in a blow hole.