JP2015042534A - Ventilator peripheral structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ventilator peripheral structure which enables a dial to be disposed at a ventilator provided at a center console without narrowing a storage space and causing a trouble in a rear vent duct during ventilation.SOLUTION: A ventilator peripheral structure 100 according to the invention includes: a center console 110 where an opening part 116a is formed on a rear surface 116; a ventilator 120 attached to the opening part; and an opening/closing type lid 112 which has a hinge 112a at a rear end part. The ventilator includes: air outlets 122a, 122b for blowing out air from an air conditioning unit to a back seat; multiple louvers 124a, 124b which extend in a vehicle width direction crossing the air outlets and are placed so as to be arranged in a vehicle height direction; and a control dial 126 which controls the postures of the louvers and thereby adjusts the quantity and the direction of air from the air conditioning unit. The control dial is disposed between the hinge of the lid and upper edges of the air outlets.

Description

  The present invention is a center console disposed between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of a vehicle and having an opening formed on the rear surface thereof, and a flow path of air from an air conditioning unit attached to the opening and in an instrument panel. The present invention relates to a ventilator peripheral structure including a ventilator connected to a rear end of a rear vent duct.

  In a vehicle, an engine room and a vehicle compartment are partitioned by an instrument panel (also referred to as a dash panel), and an air conditioning unit (also referred to as HVAC) is provided on the vehicle front side of the instrument panel. . The air whose temperature has been adjusted in the air conditioning unit passes through a front duct or the like provided in the instrument panel and is blown out from a ventilator installed in an opening formed in the instrument panel, so that the driver's seat and Supplied to the passenger seat.

  In recent years, a rear vent duct is provided in the center console that extends from the instrument panel to the front side of the vehicle and is located between the driver's seat and the passenger seat, and the temperature is adjusted in the air conditioning unit through the rear vent duct. There are vehicles that supply fresh air to the rear seats. For example, in Patent Document 1, a rear ventilator is provided on the rear surface of the center console, and air is blown from here to the rear seat.

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  Generally, a ventilator provided on an instrument panel, that is, a ventilator that supplies air to a driver's seat or a passenger seat is often provided with a dial, and the air volume and direction of the blown air are adjusted by this dial. Can do. In Patent Document 1, the above-described dial is not provided in the rear ventilator. However, in consideration of passenger comfort, it is desired to provide a dial for adjusting the air volume and the wind direction in the rear ventilator.

  However, the instrument panel itself is a large member and has a lot of space behind it, whereas the center console is provided with a storage space inside, so that the storage space is narrowed. It is not preferable to arrange a dial. Further, as described above, the rear vent duct is provided inside the center console. However, depending on the position of the dial, the shape of the rear vent duct is affected, and there is a risk that airflow may be hindered.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a ventilator peripheral structure in which a dial can be arranged on a ventilator provided in a center console without causing a narrowing of a storage space and a trouble in blowing a rear vent duct. The purpose is to do.

  In order to solve the above problems, a typical configuration of a ventilator peripheral structure according to the present invention includes a center console disposed between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of a vehicle and having an opening formed on a rear surface thereof, And a ventilator peripheral structure including a ventilator connected to a rear end of a rear vent duct, which is a flow path of air from an air conditioning unit in an instrument panel, and constitutes an upper surface of the center console and is arranged at a rear end. The ventilator further includes an open / close lid having a hinge, and the ventilator is disposed in the opening and blows air from the air conditioning unit to the rear seat. The ventilator extends in the vehicle width direction across the blower and is aligned in the vehicle height direction. Including a plurality of louvers arranged and a control dial for controlling the louver attitude to adjust the air volume and direction of air from the air conditioning unit. Dial is characterized and the hinge of the lid, to be placed between the upper edge of the air outlet.

  When the upper surface of the center console is made of an open / closed lid, the space between the hinge and the ventilator outlet becomes a space that cannot be used as a storage space or a rear vent duct, that is, a dead space. Therefore, by placing the control dial in that space, the dead space can be effectively utilized, and the control dial is provided on the ventilator of the center console without affecting the narrowing of the storage space and the shape of the rear vent duct. It becomes possible.

  In addition, since the hinge has a three-dimensional structure, the rigidity around the hinge is high. Therefore, by arranging the control dial in the vicinity of the hinge, the rigidity of the portion of the center console that supports the control dial is increased. Therefore, even if a force is applied when operating the control dial, it is difficult to bend, and a comfortable operability and a high-class feeling can be obtained.

  Here, if the control dial is provided below the ventilator outlet, it is necessary to dispose the outlet closer to the upper side. Then, the rear side of the rear vent duct must be significantly inclined (bent) upward in accordance with the air outlet near the top, and the rear vent duct must be redesigned or hindered. There is a risk of On the other hand, by disposing the control dial above the air outlet as in the above-described configuration, it is not necessary to change the design of the rear vent duct, and it is possible to blow a natural flow to the rear seat.

  A fitting shape that fits to the edge of the opening portion of the center console may be formed in a region above the control dial in the upper surface of the ventilator. As described above, when the upper surface of the center console is formed of a lid, it is assumed that the occupant uses the lid as an armrest (armrest). Therefore, when the occupant puts his elbow on the lid, a downward load is applied to the edge of the opening portion of the center console through the lid, and the rotation operation of the control dial may be hindered by the deflection (deformation) of the opening portion. Therefore, in the above configuration, in the ventilator, a fitting shape to the edge of the opening portion of the center console is provided in the region above the control dial. Thereby, when the fitting shape of the ventilator is fitted to the edge of the center console, it is possible to suppress the bending of the edge and to ensure smooth operation of the control dial.

  A fixing portion that is fixed to the center console may be formed in a region located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction from the control dial on the upper surface of the ventilator. As a result, the control dial is disposed in a region sandwiched between the fixed portions in the vehicle width direction, so that deformation of the edge of the opening portion of the center console in the vicinity of the control dial can be further suppressed. Smooth operation can be made more reliable.

  Of the rear surface of the center console, a region below the opening is curved or bent toward the front of the vehicle, and the control dial is preferably positioned above the curved or bent region. With this configuration, the curved or bent area below the center console can be used as an area where the occupant extends his / her legs, and comfort can be improved. Further, since it becomes possible for the occupant to extend his / her leg, it is possible to prevent the occupant's foot from contacting the center console.

  At this time, the control dial is disposed above the curved or bent region of the center console, and a ventilator is provided between them. Therefore, even if the occupant's foot contacts the center console in a curved or bent region, the impact can be reduced, and the impact on the control dial can be reduced.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a ventilator peripheral structure in which a dial can be disposed on a ventilator provided in a center console without causing narrowing of a storage space and troubles when blowing a rear vent duct.

It is a perspective view of a vehicle front part provided with the ventilator peripheral structure concerning this embodiment. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is the whole ventilator perspective view shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated. To do.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle front portion 100a including a ventilator peripheral structure 100 according to the present embodiment, and illustrates a state in which the vehicle front portion 100a is observed from the passenger compartment side. As shown in FIG. 1, in the vehicle front part 100a provided with the ventilator peripheral structure 100 according to the present embodiment, an air conditioning unit (not shown) is provided on the vehicle front side (inside the instrument panel 102) of the instrument panel 102. Yes. A center console 110 is disposed on the vehicle rear side of the instrument panel 102 between a driver seat and a passenger seat (both not shown).

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper surface of the center console 110 is configured by an open / close lid 112 having a hinge 112 a in the vicinity of the rear end portion. Below the lid 112, a storage space 114 for storing a storage object (not shown) is provided. An opening 116a is formed in the rear surface 116 of the center console 110, and a ventilator 120 that constitutes the ventilator peripheral structure 100 of the present embodiment is attached to the opening 116a together with the center console 110. The ventilator 120 is connected to the rear end of a rear vent duct 118 that is provided in the center console 110 and serves as a flow path for air from the air conditioning unit in the instrument panel 102.

  FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of the ventilator 120 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the ventilator 120 of the present embodiment includes an upper surface 132 a, a lower surface 132 b (see FIG. 2), and a side surface 132 c (the left side is not shown) formed by a box-shaped base body 130. A frame body 140 is attached to the vehicle rear side of the base body 130, and a T-shaped support body 150 that supports louvers 124 a and 124 b described later is disposed inside the frame body 140.

  Air outlets 122a and 122b for blowing air from the air conditioning unit to the rear seats are provided inside the frame 140 of the ventilator 120 disposed in the opening 116a of the center console 110. In the ventilator 120, a plurality of louvers 124a and 124b extending in the vehicle width direction are arranged side by side in the vehicle height direction so as to cross the air outlets 122a and 122b, respectively. The postures (angles) of these louvers 124a and 124b are controlled by the control dial 126, and by controlling the postures of the louvers 124a and 124b, the air volume and direction of air from the air conditioning unit can be adjusted.

  As a feature of this embodiment, the control dial 126 is disposed between the hinge 112a (see FIG. 2) of the lid 112 and the upper edges 128a and 128b (see FIG. 3) of the air outlets 122a and 122b of the ventilator 120. . As a result, the storage space 114 cannot be used, and the rear vent duct 118 cannot be disposed, that is, the space between the hinge 112a and the outlets 122a and 122b, which has been a dead space in the past, can be effectively used. Can do. In other words, by disposing the control dial 126 in a space that has conventionally been a dead space, the control dial 126 is disposed without reducing the size of the storage space 114 and affecting the shape of the rear vent duct 118. It becomes possible.

  Further, when the control dial 126 is disposed below the air outlets 122a and 122b, the air outlets 122a and 122b are located closer to the upper side in the opening 116a. Therefore, the rear vent duct 118 is abruptly adjusted according to the arrangement of the air outlets 122a and 122b. The rear vent duct 118 must be changed in design, or it may be difficult to blow air. In contrast, in the present embodiment, as described above, the control dial 126 is disposed above the outlets 122a and 122b. Therefore, it is possible to blow natural flow air to the rear seat without requiring a design change of the rear vent duct 118.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the control dial 126 is positioned below the air outlets 122a and 122b, so that the region 116b below the opening 116a on the rear surface 116 of the center console 110 as shown in FIG. It can be curved toward. Thereby, since the passenger | crew seated in a rear seat can extend a leg | foot toward the curved area | region 116b below the center console 110, a passenger | crew's comfort can be improved. In addition, since the occupant can extend his / her legs toward the curved region 116b, that is, the front of the vehicle, contact of the occupant's feet with the lower surface 116c of the ventilator 120 in the center console 110 can be suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the control dial 126 is disposed above the curved region 116 b of the center console 110. As a result, the ventilator 120 is interposed between the curved area 116 b of the center console 110 and the control dial 126. Therefore, even if an occupant's foot comes into contact with the lower surface 116c of the ventilator 120 in the center console 110, the impact (load) at the time of contact is reduced in the ventilator 120, so that direct impact on the control dial 126 is prevented. be able to. In the present embodiment, the region 116b below the opening 116a of the rear surface 116 of the center console 110 is curved toward the front of the vehicle. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the area below the opening 116a is not limited thereto. The region 116b may be bent toward the front of the vehicle.

  Here, as described above, the rear vent duct 118 is provided in the center console 110. In general, the center console 110 disposed between the driver's seat and the passenger seat may be used as an armrest (armrest) for an occupant seated there. For this reason, when an occupant puts his elbow on the upper surface of the center console 110, that is, the lid 112, a downward load is applied to the edge of the opening 116 a of the center console 110 through the lid 112, and the edge is deformed (flexed). 126 operation may be affected.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a fitting shape 134 is formed in a region above the control dial 126 in the upper surface 132 a of the ventilator 120. The fitting shape 134 is fitted to the edge of the opening 116a of the center console 110 as shown in FIG. By providing the fitting shape 134 in the region above the control dial 126 in this way, even if the occupant places an arm on the lid 112 and the like, a downward load is applied to the edge of the opening 116a, so that the deformation is suppressed. Is done. Therefore, smooth operation of the control dial 126 can be ensured.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a fixed portion that is fixed to the center console 110 (see FIG. 2) in a region located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction from the control dial 126 on the upper surface 132 a of the ventilator 120. 136a and 136b are formed. Thereby, the deformation of the edge of the opening 116a of the center console 110 near the control dial 126 can be further suppressed, and the control dial 126 can be operated more smoothly.

  As described above, in the ventilator peripheral structure 100 according to the present embodiment, the control dial 126 is provided between the hinge 112a of the lid 112 and the upper edges of the air outlets 122a and 122b of the ventilator 120, which tend to be dead spaces. Deploy. Accordingly, the control dial 126 can be arranged on the ventilator 120 of the center console 110 without causing the storage space 114 to be narrowed by the arrangement of the control dial 126 or causing troubles when the rear vent duct 118 is blown.

  Further, by disposing the control dial 126 above the air outlets 122a and 122b of the ventilator 120, the positions of the air outlets 122a and 122b are lowered, so that the rear vent duct 118 does not need to be inclined sharply upward. As a result, pressure loss due to the inclination is reduced, so that the bias of the air blown from the air outlets 122a and 122b and the decrease in the air volume do not occur. Furthermore, since the passenger's hand can easily reach the control dial 126, the operability is improved, and it is difficult for the passenger's feet to be in direct contact with each other, so that a direct load on the control dial 126 at the time of contact can be suppressed.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the example which concerns. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  The present invention is a center console disposed between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of a vehicle and having an opening formed on the rear surface thereof, and a flow path of air from an air conditioning unit attached to the opening and in an instrument panel. The present invention can be used for a ventilator peripheral structure including a ventilator connected to the rear end of the rear vent duct.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Ventilator peripheral structure, 100a ... Vehicle front part, 102 ... Instrument panel, 110 ... Center console, 112 ... Lid, 112a ... Hinge, 114 ... Storage space, 116 ... Rear surface, 116a ... Opening part, 116b ... Area, 116c ... Lower surface, 118 ... Rear vent duct, 120 ... Ventilator, 122a ... Air outlet, 122b ... Air outlet, 124a ... Louvre, 124b ... Louba, 126 ... Control dial, 130 ... Base, 132a ... Upper surface, 132b ... Lower surface, 132c ... Side, 134 ... Fitting shape, 136a ... Fixed part, 136b ... Fixed part, 140 ... Frame, 150 ... Support

Claims (4)

A center console disposed between the driver's seat and the passenger seat of the vehicle and having an opening formed on the rear surface thereof, and a rear vent duct attached to the opening and serving as a flow path for air from the air conditioning unit in the instrument panel A ventilator peripheral structure comprising a ventilator connected to the rear end of the ventilator,
Further comprising an openable / closable lid comprising the upper surface of the center console and having a hinge at the rear end,
The ventilator is
An air outlet that is arranged in the opening and blows out air from the air conditioning unit to a rear seat;
A plurality of louvers extending in the vehicle width direction across the air outlet and arranged side by side in the vehicle height direction;
A control dial for controlling the attitude of the louver and adjusting the air volume and direction of air from the air conditioning unit,
The ventilator peripheral structure, wherein the control dial is disposed between a hinge of the lid and an upper edge of the air outlet.   2. The ventilator peripheral structure according to claim 1, wherein a fitting shape to be fitted to an edge of the opening portion of the center console is formed in a region above the control dial in an upper surface of the ventilator. .   3. The ventilator according to claim 1, wherein a fixing portion that is fixed to the center console is formed in a region located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the control dial in the upper surface of the ventilator. Peripheral structure. Of the rear surface of the center console, the area below the opening is curved or bent toward the front of the vehicle,
The ventilator peripheral structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control dial is located above the curved or bent region.

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