JP2021146871A - Air blowout device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an air blowout device allowing for easy switching operation for the outlet ports from which the air is blown out.SOLUTION: Air blowout devices 2 are provided respectively on both ends of an instrument panel 1 of a vehicle, and blows out air. An outlet 30 of the air blowout device 2 comprises an inner outlet port 31, and an outer outlet port 32 arranged on an outer side of the inner outlet port 31 in a vehicle width direction. The air blowout device comprises operation means 4 for switching the inner outlet port 31 and the outer outlet port 32 for blowing out the air. The operation means 4 is provided between the inner outlet 31 and the outer outlet 32. The operation means 4 is moved toward a direction provided with the inner outlet 31 or a direction provided with the outer outlet 32 so as to switch the inner and outer outlet ports through which the air is blown out, of the outlet port 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to an air blowing device for an air conditioner mounted on a vehicle.

Generally, air outlets (also referred to as "registers" and "outlets") that blow out air adjusted by an air conditioner are arranged on both sides of an instrument panel of an automobile in the vehicle width direction (for example, patent documents). 1).

The vehicle register device (1) described in Patent Document 1 has a large rectangular main opening (31) at the center of a cover (30) provided at the end on the vehicle interior side, and has a main opening (31). It has an auxiliary opening (32) elongated in the vertical direction on the left and right.

The air-conditioning air blown out from the main opening (31) can switch the blowout mode by rotating the operation dial (52) for driving the control plate (51) of the flow path selection mechanism (50). When the operation dial (52) is operated counterclockwise, the air-conditioning air flowing through the ventilation path (15) is blown out through the inner flow path (15a) and the peripheral flow path (15b). When the operation dial (52) is operated in the clockwise direction, the operation dial (52) is switched so as to blow out only from the inner flow path (15a).

Further, in the vehicle register device (1) described in Patent Document 1, air is blown out over a wide range by providing an auxiliary opening (32).

Japanese Patent No. 6434394 (FIGS. 1 to 3)

However, the operation dial (52) described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the operation direction of the operation dial (52) and the position of the air outlet are not related, and it is difficult to understand what kind of air outlet mode is switched to. There was a point.
For these reasons, an air blowing device that makes it easier to understand the switching operation of the air outlet has been desired.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an air blowing device in which the switching operation of the air outlet from which air is blown is easy to understand.

In order to solve the above problems, the air blowing device according to the present invention is provided on both ends of the instrument panel of the vehicle, and in the air blowing device that blows air, the outlet of the air blowing device is the inner outlet. The inner air outlet is provided with an outer air outlet arranged on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the inner air outlet, and an operating means for switching between the inner air outlet and the air outlet of the outer air outlet is provided. An air outlet that is provided between the outside air outlet and the air outlet and that blows out air by moving the operating means in the direction in which the inner air outlet is provided or in the direction in which the outer air outlet is provided. It is characterized by switching.

The present invention can provide an air blowing device in which the operation of switching the air outlet is easy to understand.

It is a schematic diagram of the main part which shows the installation state of the air blowing device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged schematic perspective view of the main part which shows the installation state of the air blowing device. It is a schematic exploded perspective view of the air blowing device. It is a schematic enlarged rear view of an air blowing device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the air-conditioning air blown out from the outer outlet of an air blowing device. FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic cross-sectional view of VI-VI of FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic cross-sectional view of VII-VII of FIG.

The air blowing device 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.
In the embodiment of the present invention, "front" is the front side of the vehicle A, "rear" is the rear side of the vehicle A, "upper" is the vertically upper side, "lower" is the vertically lower side, and "left and right" is the vehicle. It is on the vehicle width direction side of A.

≪Vehicle≫
The vehicle A shown in FIG. 1 is equipped with an air conditioner (not shown) for adjusting the temperature and humidity of the air in the vehicle interior. An instrument panel 1 is provided at the front portion of the vehicle interior of the vehicle A, and an air blowing device 2 is arranged at a central portion of the instrument panel 1 and both ends in the vehicle width direction.

≪Air conditioner≫
The air conditioner (not shown) is connected to the inflow ports 60 and 70 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) of the air blowing device 2 via a duct (not shown). The air whose temperature and humidity have been adjusted by an air conditioner (not shown) is blown into the vehicle interior from the air outlet 30 of the air blowing device 2.

≪Air blowing device≫
The air blowing device 2 includes an air blowing device 2A provided on the right side (driver's seat side) in the vehicle width direction, an air blowing device 2B provided on the left side (passenger seat side) in the vehicle width direction, and the instrument panel 1. It is equipped with an air blowing device 2C provided on the center side in the vehicle width direction. The air blowing device 2A and the air blowing device 2B are formed in a symmetrical shape. The air blowing device 2C is formed in a general single rectangular opening. Hereinafter, the air blowing device 2 mainly describes the air blowing device 2A on the right side in the vehicle width direction, and the description of the air blowing devices 2B and 2C will be omitted as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 2 or 3, the air blowing devices 2 and 2A include a front case 3, an operating means 4, a louver unit 5, an inner case 6, an outer case 7, a flow path selection mechanism 8, and the like. It is configured with. As shown in FIG. 3, the air blowing devices 2 and 2A include inflow ports 60 and 70 that allow air to flow into the air blowing devices 2 and 2A, an outlet 30 that blows air into the vehicle interior, and an outlet 30 and an inflow port. It has a ventilation passage 71 arranged between 60 and 70.

≪Front case≫
As shown in FIG. 2, the front case 3 is a case body attached to the passenger compartment side of the instrument panel 1. The front case 3 is formed with an air outlet 30 including an inner air outlet 31 provided inside the front case 3 in the vehicle width direction and an outer air outlet 32 provided outside the front case 3 in the vehicle width direction. ing. Further, an operating means 4 and an operating means installation case 40 are arranged between the inner outlet 31 and the outer outlet 32 of the front case 3.

<Air outlet>
The air outlet 30 is a discharge port that blows out air conditioning air such as hot air and cold air sent from an air conditioner (not shown) into the vehicle interior. The air outlet 30 of the air outlet device 2 is provided with an inner outlet 31 and an outer outlet 32 separately.

<Inner outlet>
The inner air outlet 31 is one of the air outlets 30 arranged inside in the vehicle width direction. The inner outlet 31 has a structure in which a louver is installed in a single rectangular opening. That is, the inner air outlet 31 is provided with a louver unit 5 inside the inner air outlet 31, and the louver unit 5 can adjust the air conditioning air blown from the inner air outlet 31 in the vertical and horizontal directions.

<Outside outlet>
As shown in FIG. 4, the outer outlet 32 is arranged outside the inner outlet 31 in the vehicle width direction. The outer outlet 32 (outlet 30) has an upper outlet region 32a extending in the vehicle width direction and a side outlet region 32b extending downward continuously from the outer end portion 32g in the vehicle width direction of the upper outlet region 32a. doing.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper blowout region 32a has an upper side 32c and a lower side 32d, and is formed elongated in the vehicle width direction. The upper blowout region 32a is provided on the upper surface of the instrument panel 1. The upper blowout region 32a is arranged so as to overlap the operating means 4 in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper side 32c of the outer outlet 32 is provided in front of the vehicle with respect to the lower side 32d. Therefore, the lower side 32d is formed at a position separated by a distance L2 from the upper side 32c to the rear (vehicle interior side). The outer air outlet 32 between the upper side 32c and the lower side 32d is formed diagonally upward (in the direction of arrow a) from the ventilation passage 71 in the outer case 7 toward the rear (vehicle interior side). The outer outlet 32 is opened so as to be inclined upward by θ1 with respect to the horizontal direction in a vertical cross-sectional view.

As shown in FIG. 4, the side blowout region 32b has an inner side 32e and an outer side 32f, and is formed elongated in the vertical direction. The side outlet region 32b is arranged so as to overlap the inner outlet 31 in the vehicle width direction. Further, the side blowout region 32b is arranged so as to overlap with the operating means 4 in the vehicle width direction.
Here, "overlapping in the vehicle width direction" means that the side outlet regions 32b overlap in the projected regions projected in the vehicle width directions of the inner outlet 31 and the operating means 4 in the side view. ..

As shown in FIG. 7, the outer side 32f of the outer air outlet 32 projects to the rear of the vehicle from the inner side 32e. Therefore, the outer side 32f is formed at a position separated by a distance L3 from the inner side 32e to the rear (vehicle interior side). The outer air outlet 32 between the outer side 32f and the inner side 32e opens slightly inward in the vehicle width direction (arrow b direction) from the ventilation passage 71 in the outer case 7 to the rear (vehicle interior side). There is. That is, the outer air outlet 32 is formed so that the air-conditioning air blows out in the direction toward the occupant seated in the front seat in a cross-sectional view with respect to the rear.

≪Operation means≫
As shown in FIG. 4, the operating means 4 discharges or shuts off the air outlet 30 for discharging the conditioned air sent from the air conditioner (not shown) from the inner air outlet 31 or the outer air outlet 32. It is an operating member that switches for switching. The operating means 4 includes, for example, a rotatable operating portion 41 rotatably provided on the panel portion 40a of the operating means installation case 40. The operating means 4 rotates the operating unit 41 to rotate the shut valves 81 and 82 via the flow path selection mechanism 8 (see FIG. 3), so that the shut mode 4a and the inner blow mode 4b And, the outer blowing mode 4c and the switching operation can be selectively performed. The operating means 4 is located outside the vehicle width direction from the intermediate position 3a between the vehicle width direction outer end portion 31a of the inner outlet 31 and the vehicle width direction inner end portion 32h of the side outlet region 32b of the outer outlet 32. It is provided with a distance L1 offset.

The operation unit 41 is composed of a knob having a substantially cylindrical shape. On the surface of the operation unit 41 on the vehicle interior side, a scale-shaped indicator 41a that serves as a mark when rotating is provided. As shown in FIG. 7, the operation unit 41 is provided so as to be inclined inward in the vehicle width direction. That is, the operation unit 41 (axis center line 42 of the operation means 4) is arranged at an angle θ2 inward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the center line 3b of the front case 3 in a plan view. Therefore, the operation unit 41 is arranged so as to be inclined toward the occupant side seated in the front seat. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the operation unit 41 is arranged at an angle θ3 downward with respect to the horizontal direction when viewed from the side.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the panel portion 40a of the operating means installation case 40, around the operating portion 41, there are marks indicating three positions of the shut mode 4a, the inner blowing mode 4b, and the outer blowing mode 4c. It is added. The panel portion 40a of the operating means installation case 40 is arranged between the inner outlet 31 and the side outlet region 32b of the outer outlet 32 in the front case 3.

The shut mode 4a is a mode in which air is not blown out from either the inner air outlet 31 or the outer air outlet 32. The shut mode 4a is arranged below the operation unit 41. That is, the shut mode 4a is arranged so as to be switched by moving the operation unit 41 to a position in the downward direction where the inner outlet 31 and the outer outlet 32 are not provided.

The inner outlet mode 4b is a mode in which air is blown out from the inner outlet 31. The inner outlet mode 4b is provided inside the operation unit 41 in the vehicle width direction (position in the left direction where the inner outlet 31 is provided).

The outer outlet mode 4c is a mode in which air is blown out from the outer outlet 32. The outer outlet mode 4c is provided above the operation unit 41 (upward position where the upper outlet region 32a of the outer outlet 32 is provided).

≪Louver unit≫
As shown in FIG. 3, the louver unit 5 is a device for adjusting and directing the direction of the air conditioning air blown from the inner air outlet 31 in the vertical and horizontal directions. The louver unit 5 includes a horizontal louver body 51, a vertical louver body 52, a link member 53, a louver operation knob 54, and the like. The louver unit 5 is arranged on the front side of the inner air outlet 31 of the front case 3.

The horizontal louver body 51 is a member for adjusting the direction of the air conditioning air blown from the inner air outlet 31 in the vertical direction. The horizontal louver body 51 includes three flat plate-shaped horizontal louvers 51a extending in the vehicle width direction, connecting vertical plate portions 51b provided at both left and right ends of the three horizontal louvers 51a, and left and right connecting vertical plate portions. It is provided with a tilting shaft portion 51c projecting from the upper and lower central portions of the 51b.

The vertical louver body 52 is a member for adjusting the direction of the air conditioning air blown from the inner air outlet 31 in the left-right direction. The vertical louver body 52 includes a plurality of flat plate-shaped vertical louvers 52a extending in the vertical direction, and a rotating shaft portion 52b projecting from above the vertical louver 52a.

The link member 53 is a connecting member in which a plurality of vertical louver bodies 52 arranged at appropriate intervals in the vehicle width direction are connected so as to rotate integrally around their respective rotation shaft portions 52b. The link member 53 is composed of a plate-shaped member in which each rotating shaft portion 52b is internally fitted and extended in the vehicle width direction.

By operating the louver operation knob 54 in the vertical direction, the horizontal louver body 51 is tilted in the vertical direction about the tilting shaft portion 51c, and by operating in the horizontal direction, the vertical louver body 52 is rotated. It is an operation member for rotating in the left-right direction about the portion 52b. The louver operation knob 54 is composed of a plate-shaped member that is slidably arranged in the lateral direction on the lateral louver 51a at the center. At the front end of the louver operation knob 54, an arm portion (not shown) for engaging with the vertical louver 52a to rotate the vertical louver body 52 in the left-right direction around the rotation shaft portion 52b is provided. ..

≪Inner case≫
As shown in FIG. 3, the inner case 6 is for forming a ventilation passage 61 for sending air entering the inner case 6 from the inflow port 60 to the inner air outlet 31 through a duct of an air conditioner (not shown). It is a square tubular case body. A shut valve 81 of the flow path selection mechanism 8 for opening and closing the ventilation passage 61 is rotatably supported in the inflow port 60 of the inner case 6.

≪Outer case≫
The outer case 7 is a case body for forming a ventilation path 71 that sends air that has entered the outer case 7 from the inflow port 70 to the outer air outlet 32 via a duct of an air conditioner (not shown). The outer case 7 is composed of a tubular member formed by matching an inner case half body 7a arranged inside in the vehicle width direction and an outer case half body 7b arranged outside in the vehicle width direction. Inside the inflow port 70 of the outer case 7, a shut valve 82 of the flow path selection mechanism 8 for opening and closing the ventilation passage 71 is rotatably supported.

The ventilation passage 71 has a deformed portion 72 that is gradually deformed from the shape of the quadrangular inlet 70 toward the outlet 30 so as to have an inverted L-shaped outlet 30, and ventilation. A rectifying fin 73 provided on the inner wall of the road 71 is formed.

The deformed portion 72 has an upper deformed portion 72a extending in the vehicle width direction and a side deformed portion 72b extending downward continuously from the outer end portion 72c in the vehicle width direction of the upper deformed portion 72a.

A plurality of plate-shaped rectifying fins 73 are provided on the upper deformed portion 72a and the side deformed portion 72b, respectively. A wall portion 72d is provided at the inner end portion of the upper deformed portion 72a in the vehicle width direction. The inner edge of the rear opening of the wall portion 72d is formed at substantially the same angle as the upper rectifying fin 73a, and is formed obliquely so as to expand in the rear direction (vehicle interior direction).

The rectifying fin 73 includes a plurality of upper rectifying fins 73a provided on the upper deformed portion 72a and a plurality of side rectifying fins 73b provided on the side deformed portion 72b.

The upper rectifying fin 73a is formed so that the rear side (vehicle interior side) is inclined inward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the front-rear direction (ventilation direction). The upper rectifying fin 73a has a larger inclination angle with respect to the horizontal direction than the inclination angle of the side rectifying fin 73b.

The side rectifying fin 73b is formed so that the rear side is inclined upward with respect to the front-rear direction (ventilation direction). The side rectifying fin 73b is provided offset (closely) to the upper side of the side deformation portion 72b.

≪Flower path selection mechanism≫
As shown in FIG. 3, the flow path selection mechanism 8 is a switching device for switching the flow path of the conditioned air sent from the air conditioning device (not shown). By operating the operating means 4, the flow path selection mechanism 8 shuts off the conditioned air sent from the air conditioner (not shown), discharges it from the inner outlet 31, or discharges it from the outer outlet 32. It is possible to do it. The flow path selection mechanism 8 is a rotation mechanism for rotating the shut valves 81 and 82 rotatably provided in the inflow ports 60 and 70 and the shut valves 81 and 82 driven by the operating means 4, respectively. (Not shown) and.

The shut valve 81 is a member for switching between a state in which the ventilation passage 61 for sending conditioned air to the inner air outlet 31 can be blown and a state in which the ventilation is cut off. The shut valve 81 includes a substantially plate-shaped valve body 81a for opening and closing the inflow port 60, and a shaft portion in which the valve body 81a is rotatably supported in the inflow port 60 of the inner case 6. It has 81b and.

The shut valve 82 is a member for switching between a state in which the ventilation passage 71 for sending conditioned air to the outer air outlet 32 can be blown and a state in which the ventilation is cut off. The shut valve 82 includes a substantially plate-shaped valve body 82a for opening and closing the inflow port 70, and a shaft portion in which the valve body 82a is rotatably supported in the inflow port 70 of the outer case 7. It has 82b and. In the shut valves 81 and 82, the shaft portion 81b is rotated by a rotation mechanism (not shown) interlocked with the operation of the operating means 4, and the valve is opened and closed.

The rotation mechanism (not shown) is a device for opening and closing the shut valves 81 and 82 in accordance with the operation of the operating means 4. The rotating mechanism (not shown) includes a gear mechanism or a link mechanism that transmits the movement of the operating means 4 to the shaft portions 81b and 82b to rotate the shut valves 81 and 82. The rotating mechanism (not shown) is interposed between the operating means 4 and the shaft portions 81b, 82b of the shut valves 81, 82.

≪Action of the rear structure of the car body≫
Next, the operation of the air blowing device 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

In the air blowing device 2, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, when the indicator 41a of the operating means 4 faces the lower shut mode 4a, the shut valves 81 and 82 shown in FIG. 3 are the inflow port 60. , 70 is closed. Therefore, even if the air conditioner (not shown) is in the ON state, no air conditioning air is emitted from the inner air outlet 31 and the outer air outlet 32.

When discharging the conditioned air from the inner air outlet 31 or the outer air outlet 32, first, the air conditioner (not shown) is turned on. Next, the operation unit 41 is rotated in the clockwise direction to operate the indicator 41a to the position of the inner blowout mode 4b or the outer blowout mode 4c.

When the operation unit 41 is rotated 90 degrees clockwise from the shut mode 4a, the indicator 41a rotates to the position of the inner blowout mode 4b. Then, in the flow path selection mechanism 8, the rotation mechanism (not shown) rotates the shut valve 81 according to the operation unit 41 to open the inflow port 60 of the inner case 6. When the inflow port 60 is opened, the conditioned air adjusted by the air conditioner (not shown) is discharged into the vehicle interior from the inner air outlet 31 via the duct, the inflow port 60, the ventilation passage 61, and the louver unit 5.

When the operation unit 41 is rotated 90 degrees clockwise from the inner blowout mode 4b, the indicator 41a rotates to the position of the outer blowout mode 4c. Then, in the flow path selection mechanism 8, the rotation mechanism (not shown) rotates the shut valve 81 in accordance with the operation unit 41 to close the inflow port 60 of the inner case 6, and at the same time, closes the shut valve 82. The valve is rotated to open the inflow port 70 of the outer case 7. When the inflow port 70 opens, the conditioned air adjusted by the air conditioner (not shown) is discharged into the vehicle interior from the outer air outlet 32 via the duct, the inflow port 70, the ventilation passage 71, and the rectifying fin 73.

As shown in FIG. 6, the outer air outlet 32 discharges the conditioned air upward because the upper air outlet region 32a faces diagonally upward on the vehicle interior side when viewed from the side. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the outer air outlet 32 discharges the conditioned air to the center side of the vehicle interior because the side outlet region 32b faces the vehicle interior side diagonally to the center side in a cross-sectional view. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, since the outer air outlet 32 is formed in an inverted L shape, the air conditioner air is blown out in an inverted L shape over a wide range so as to avoid the occupant M.

The air blowing device 2 can switch to three positions by rotating the indicator 41a of the operating means 4 to the positions of the shut mode 4a, the inner blowing mode 4b, or the outer blowing mode 4c in this way.

As described above, as shown in FIG. 2 or 4, the air blowing device 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided on both ends of the instrument panel 1 of the vehicle A, and is provided in the air blowing device 2 for blowing air. The air outlet 30 of the air outlet device 2 includes an inner outlet 31 and an outer outlet 32 arranged on the outer side of the inner outlet 31 in the vehicle width direction, and air outlets of the inner outlet 31 and the outer outlet 32 are provided. The operating means 4 is provided between the inner air outlet 31 and the outer air outlet 32, and the operating means 4 is provided in the direction in which the inner air outlet 31 is provided, or the outer air outlet. By moving in the direction in which 32 is provided, the air outlet 30 from which air is blown is switched.

According to this configuration, the operating means 4 of the air blowing device 2 is provided between the inner outlet 31 and the outer outlet 32, so that the operating member can switch between the inner outlet 31 and the outer outlet 32. It is in the position where it is supposed to be. Further, since the operating means 4 is switched by operating the inner outlet 31 or the outer outlet 32 in a certain direction, it is easy to understand which operation is switched so that the air from the outlet 30 is blown out. Therefore, in the air blowing device 2 of the present invention, the efficiency of the layout of the inner outlet 31, the outer outlet 32, and the operating means 4 can be improved, and the entire device can be made compact.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the operating means 4 can be switched to the shut mode 4a in which air is not blown out from either the inner outlet 31 or the outer outlet 32, and the shut mode 4a is configured. , The operating means 4 is switched by moving it to a position in the direction in which the inner air outlet 31 and the outer air outlet 32 are not provided.

According to such a configuration, when the operating means 4 is moved in the direction in which the outlet 30 is absent, the shut mode 4a is set. Therefore, it can be intuitively understood that the operation position for switching to the shut mode 4a is a mode in which air does not come out from the inner outlet 31 and the outer outlet 32.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the outer outlet 32 has an upper outlet region 32a extending in the vehicle width direction and a side outlet region 32b extending downward continuously from the outer end portion 32g of the upper outlet region 32a in the vehicle width direction. The upper blowing region 32a is provided so as to overlap the operating means 4 in the vertical direction, and the side blowing region 32b is provided so as to overlap the operating means 4 in the vehicle width direction.

According to this configuration, since the outer outlet 32 has an upper outlet region 32a and a side outlet region 32b, it is possible to blow out a wide range of conditioned air in the vehicle width direction and the vertical direction. .. The operating means 4 is provided so as to overlap the upper blowing area 32a in the vertical direction and the side blowing area 32b in the vehicle width direction, so that the upper, left, and right directions of the operating unit 41 are the outlets 30. being surrounded. Therefore, when the operating means 4 is operated in a certain direction, the air-conditioning air is emitted from the blowing region, so it is easy to intuitively understand which mode should be selected for the operation.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the operation unit 41 of the operation means 4 is provided so as to be inclined inward in the vehicle width direction.

According to this configuration, the operation unit 41 of the operation means 4 is provided so as to be inclined inward in the vehicle width direction in which the occupant M (see FIG. 5) is seated, so that when the occupant M operates the operation unit 41. , It is possible to prevent the hand from interfering with the object arranged on the outside in the vehicle width direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the operating means 4 is located at an intermediate position between the outer end portion 31a of the inner outlet 31 in the vehicle width direction and the inner end portion 32h of the side outlet region 32b of the outer outlet 32 in the vehicle width direction. It is provided on the outside in the vehicle width direction.

According to such a configuration, the operating means 4 is arranged so as to be offset closer to the side outlet region 32b side of the outer outlet 32 than to the inner outlet 31 side. Therefore, when the operation is performed in the inner outlet mode 4b, the air-conditioning air does not easily hit the arm of the occupant M (see FIG. 5) from the inner outlet 31, so that the operation position is easy to understand. Further, when the operation is performed in the outer outlet mode 4c, the air-conditioning air hits the finger of the occupant M from the side outlet region 32b of the outer outlet 32, so that the outlet 30 is known. In this way, by arranging the operating means 4 so as to be offset to the outside in the vehicle width direction, it is possible to easily understand from which outlet 30 the air-conditioning air is emitted. Therefore, the operating means 4 can be easily operated without visually recognizing the display mark of the panel portion 40a.

Further, the operating means 4 includes a rotary operating unit 41, and the operating unit 41 rotates to perform a shut mode 4a, an inner blowing mode 4b for blowing air from the inner outlet 31, or an outer blowing mode. Switch to any of the outer blowout modes 4c that blow out air from the outlet 32.

According to such a configuration, since the operating means 4 is provided with the rotary operating portion 41, the operating means 4 can be easily installed in a narrow place where the inner outlet 31 and the outer outlet 32 are arranged, and the device can be installed. The overall compactness can be achieved. Further, by making the operation unit 41 rotatable, it is possible to switch the mode by operating in the direction in which the inner air outlet 31 and the outer air outlet 32 are arranged.

[Modification example]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea thereof, and the present invention may extend to these modified and modified inventions. Of course.

For example, the rotation mechanism (not shown) of the flow path selection mechanism 8 shown in FIG. 3 rotates the shut valves 81 and 82 according to the movement of the operating means 4 to close and open the inflow ports 60 and 70. Any device that can be valved is sufficient, and the device is not limited to the gear mechanism or the link mechanism. For example, the rotating mechanism (not shown) uses the operating means 4 as a switch such as a rotary switch, a slide switch, and a seesaw switch, and rotates the shut valves 81 and 82 based on the electric signal of the operating means 4. An actuator such as an electric motor device or an electromagnet actuating device may be used.

1 Instrument panel 2,2A, 2B, 2C Air blower 3 Case 3a Center position 4 Operating means 4a Shut mode 4b Inner blow mode (position in the direction in which the inner outlet is provided)
4c Outer outlet mode (position in the direction in which the outer outlet is provided)
30 Outlet 31 Inner outlet 31a Outer end in vehicle width direction 32 Outer outlet 32a Upper outlet area 32b Side outlet area 32g Outer end in vehicle width 32h Inner end in vehicle width 41 Operation unit 42 Center line A vehicle

Claims (6)

In the air blowing device provided on both ends of the instrument panel of the vehicle and blowing air,
The air outlet of the air outlet includes an inner outlet and an outer outlet arranged on the outer side of the inner outlet in the vehicle width direction.
An operating means for switching between the air outlet of the inner outlet and the air outlet of the outer outlet is provided.
The operating means is provided between the inner outlet and the outer outlet.
An air outlet device characterized in that the air outlet is switched by moving the operating means in the direction in which the inner outlet is provided or in the direction in which the outer outlet is provided. The operating means can be switched to a shut mode in which air is not blown out from either the inner outlet or the outer outlet.
The air blowing device according to claim 1, wherein the shut mode is switched by moving the operating means between the inner outlet and the direction in which the outer outlet is not provided. The outer outlet is formed of an upper outlet region extending in the vehicle width direction and a side outlet region extending downward continuously from the outer end portion of the upper outlet region in the vehicle width direction.
The upper blowout region is provided so as to overlap the operating means in the vertical direction.
The air blowing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the side blowing region is provided so as to overlap with the operating means in the vehicle width direction. The air blowing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operating portion of the operating means is provided so as to be inclined inward in the vehicle width direction. The operating means is provided on the outer side in the vehicle width direction from the intermediate position between the outer end portion in the vehicle width direction of the inner air outlet and the inner end portion in the vehicle width direction of the side outlet region of the outer air outlet. The air blowing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the air blowing device is characterized. The operating means includes a rotary operating unit.
The operation unit is characterized by switching to either the shut mode, the inner outlet mode in which air is blown out from the inner outlet, or the outer outlet mode in which air is blown out from the outer outlet by rotating the operation unit. The air blowing device according to claim 2.

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