JP2022116079A - Lid member - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique capable of reducing an air quantity capable of blown out by a small number of components.

SOLUTION: A lid member (50) can be mounted on a support member (20) in which an opening (21a) for air conditioning is opened together with a blowout part (40) capable of passing air blown out from an air conditioner, and covers a part of the opening (21a) for air conditioning by mounted on the support member (20). The lid member (50) has a sandwiching part (52) which is formed on the support member (20) and is swingably provided toward a boss seat (23) capable of fastening a fastening member (31). The sandwiching part (52) can sandwich a mounting seating face part (43) that is formed in the blowout part (40) together with the boss seat (23) and can be brought into contact with the boss seat (23).

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cover member used in an air-conditioning outlet device capable of blowing out air sent from an air conditioner into a room.

Many vehicles are equipped with an air conditioner. The wind sent from the air conditioner is blown into the vehicle compartment via the air conditioning outlet device. As a prior art related to such an air-conditioning outlet device, there is a technique disclosed in Patent Document 1.

An air-conditioning outlet device as disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes an instrument panel having an air-conditioning opening, and a blow-out section supported by the instrument panel so as to face the air-conditioning opening. there is

An accessory case can be attached to the instrument panel in place of the blowout portion.

According to the air-conditioning outlet device according to Patent Literature 1, for example, it is possible to decide whether to arrange the blow-out part or the accessory case depending on the vehicle type. Therefore, the instrument panel can be shared as a supporting member, and there is no need to prepare instrument panel molds for each instrument panel, which is preferable.

JP 2018-024274 A

By the way, when a support member is shared by different types of vehicles, the size of the passenger compartment may differ depending on the type of vehicle. Since the amount of air blowing required by the air conditioner varies depending on the size of the passenger compartment, etc., it is desired that the amount of air that can be blown out is also adjustable. For example, if it is possible to block a part of the air-conditioning opening in the supporting member, the amount of air that can be blown out can be reduced. It is possible to set an appropriate blowout amount according to the size of the passenger compartment, and to select an air conditioner or the like having an appropriate output, which is preferable.

However, according to the air-conditioning outlet device according to Patent Literature 1, when the outlet is not provided, the function as the outlet is lost because the small item compartment is provided.

It is desired to provide a technique that can reduce the amount of air that can be blown out with a small number of parts, not only for vehicle air conditioners.

According to the present disclosure, firstly, it can be attached to a support member having an opening for air conditioning together with a blow-out portion through which air sent from an air conditioner can pass, and by attaching it to the support member, the air conditioner can be used for air conditioning. A lid member that covers a part of the opening,
The lid member has a clamping portion that is formed on the support member and is swingable toward a boss seat that can fasten a fastening member,
There is provided a lid member characterized in that the clamping portion can clamp, together with the boss seat, a mounting seat surface portion formed in the blowout portion and capable of coming into contact with the boss seat.

Second, preferably, the lid member according to the first,
further comprising a temporary fixing portion that can swing together with the holding portion;
The temporary fixing portion can be locked to the edge of the mounting seat portion.

Third, preferably, the lid member according to the first or second,
It has a mounting seat surface engaging portion that can engage the mounting seat surface portion.

Fourth, preferably, the lid member according to the third,
including a substantially rectangular lid member body,
The mounting seat surface engaging portion is formed at a position adjacent to one corner of the lid member main body,
A second blowing portion engaging portion capable of engaging the blowing portion is formed adjacent to a corner diagonal to the corner where the mounting seat surface engaging portion is formed.

The present invention can provide a technique capable of reducing the amount of air that can be blown out with a small number of parts.

1 is a front view of an air-conditioning outlet device using a cover member according to an embodiment; FIG. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the air-conditioning outlet device shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view enlarging a main part of FIG. 2; 3 is an enlarged view of four parts of FIG. 2; FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4; FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 4; FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view along line 7-7 of FIG. 4; FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a method of assembling the air-conditioning outlet device shown in FIG. 5; It is an exploded perspective view explaining the auxiliary blowing part by a reference example.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description, left and right refer to left and right with respect to the occupant of the vehicle on which the lid member is provided, and front and rear refer to front and rear with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle. In the figure, Fr indicates the front, Rr the rear, Le the left as seen from the occupant, Ri the right as seen from the occupant, Up the upper, and Dn the lower.

<Example>
Please refer to FIG. The air-conditioning outlet device 10 is arranged in the front part of the vehicle interior Vi, and sends the wind sent from the air conditioner toward the inside of the vehicle interior Vi.

Also refer to FIG. The air-conditioning outlet device 10 includes an instrument panel 20 (supporting member 20) extending in the left-right direction in the front portion of the passenger compartment Vi, a blow-out portion 40 supported by the instrument panel 20 through which the wind can pass, and a blow-out portion 40 through which the wind can pass. and a lid member 50 that is disabled.

Please refer to FIG. The instrument panel 20 is a molded resin product, and an instrument panel body 21 (supporting member body 21) has an air-conditioning opening 21a that is long in the left-right direction. A plurality of external attachment claws 22 project toward it, and a plurality of component support portions 23 to 27 project therefrom.

The instrument panel 20 is attached to another member via external attachment claws 22 projecting forward from the rear surface 21b. The external mounting claw 22 has a claw shape and is elongated in the left-right direction.

A surface 21c (see FIG. 1) of the instrument panel main body 21 is a design surface facing the vehicle interior Vi. That is, the back surface 21b of the instrument panel main body 21 can also be said to be the back surface with respect to the design surface.

Also refer to FIG. The component support portions 23 to 27 are portions for supporting the blowout portion 40 and/or the lid member 50, and are attached to the blowout portion 40 and the lid member 50, and to which the tapping screw 31 (fastening member 31) is fixed. A tightening boss seat 23 (boss seat 23), a positioning pin 24 that protrudes forward adjacent to the co-fastening boss seat 23 and positions the blowout portion 40, and only the blowout portion 40 are attached, and a tapping screw 32 ( 2) is fixed, a lid member boss seat 26 to which only the lid member 50 is attached and a tapping screw 33 is fixed, and the lid member 50 are locked. and a pawl-shaped cover member engaging pawl 27 .

Please refer to FIG. 3 only. The co-fastening boss seat 23 and the positioning pin 24 are formed above the air-conditioning opening 21a, and the lid member engaging claw 27 is formed below the air-conditioning opening 21a. The co-fastening boss seat 23 and the positioning pin 24 are offset vertically and laterally with respect to the lid member engaging claw 27 .

Also refer to FIG. Protrusions 23 a that protrude in the radial direction are intermittently formed on the outer circumference of the co-fastening boss seat 23 .

Please refer to FIG. The lid member engagement claw 27 is a claw-shaped portion formed near the corner of the air conditioning opening 21a and elongated in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the air conditioning opening 21a.

The blowout part 40 is a part through which the air blown from the air conditioner can pass, and is supported by the instrument panel 20 so as to face a part of the air conditioning opening 21a. The blowout part 40 includes a blowout part main body 41 which is formed in the shape of a rectangular tube and through which air can pass, and a louver part 42 provided inside the blowout part main body 41 so as to be capable of swinging in the horizontal direction for adjusting the blowing direction of the air. , a mounting seat surface portion 43 projecting from the upper corner of the blowout portion main body 41 toward the lid member 50 and abutting on the co-fastening boss seat 23, and a lower corner of the blowout portion main body 41 toward the lid member 50. and a second engaging portion 44 engaged with the projecting lid member 50 .

Also refer to FIG. The mounting seat surface portion 43 has a fastening member through-hole 43a surrounding the small diameter portion 23b of the co-fastening boss seat 23 and through which the tapping screw 31 penetrates in the center, and a positioning pin adjacent to the fastening member through-hole 43a. The positioning hole 43b through which the 24 passes and the first engaging hole 43c engaged with the lid member 50 are arranged in this order.

Please refer to FIG. The mounting seat surface portion 43 is in contact with the projecting portion 23a. Further, the fastening member through hole 43a surrounds the boss seat 23 for fastening together. That is, the inner diameter of the fastening member through-hole 43 a is set larger than the outer diameter of the co-fastening boss seat 23 .

Also refer to FIG. The second engaging portion 44 has a second engaging hole 44 a engaged with the lid member 50 .

Please refer to FIG. The lid member 50 is supported by the instrument panel 20 so as to face the remaining portion of the air-conditioning opening 21a, and partially covers the air-conditioning opening 21a. In other words, the lid member 50 is a part that does not allow air to pass through.

The lid member 50 has a substantially rectangular lid member main body 51 . At each corner of the lid member main body 51, a pinching portion 52 provided to be able to swing, a mounting seat surface engaging portion 53 engaged with the first engaging hole 43c, and a lid member engaging claw. A lid member engaging hole 54 engaged with 27 and a second blowout portion engaging portion 55 engaged with the second engaging hole 44a are formed.

Also refer to FIG. Between the holding portion 52 and the mounting seat surface engaging portion 53 , a temporary fixing portion 56 that is locked (temporarily fixed) to the edge of the mounting seat surface portion 43 is formed.

Please refer to FIG. A lid member mounting piece 57 fastened to the lid member boss seat 26 is formed between the mounting seat surface engaging portion 53 of the lid member main body 51 and the lid member engaging hole 54 .

The second blowout portion engaging portion 55 is formed adjacent to a corner diagonal to the corner where the mounting seat surface engaging portion 53 is formed. It can also be said that the second blowout portion engaging portion 55 and the mounting seat surface engaging portion 53 are formed on diagonals of the lid member main body 51 .

Please refer to FIG. The edge of the lid member main body 51 is in contact with the edge of the air conditioning opening 21a.

The holding portion 52 and the temporary fixing portion 56 are connected to the lid member main body 51 via the thin portion 58 . The thin portion 58 is formed to be thinner than the thickness of the lid member main body 51 and the sandwiching portion 52 . The holding portion 52 and the temporary fixing portion 56 are provided so as to be vertically swingable about the thin portion 58 . It can also be said that the holding portion 52 and the temporary fixing portion 56 are provided so as to be able to swing toward the co-fastening boss seat 23 .

The clamping portion 52 is in contact with the tip of the co-fastening boss seat 23 . The holding portion 52 abuts on the mounting seat surface portion 43 and sandwiches the mounting seat surface portion 43 together with the projecting portion 23 a of the co-fastening boss seat 23 .

In order to sandwich the mounting seat surface portion 43 together with the instrument panel 20 , the sandwiching portion 52 needs to be in contact with at least the mounting seat surface portion 43 . In other words, it does not necessarily need to be in contact with the co-fastening boss seat 23 .

Next, a method for assembling the air-conditioning outlet device 10 will be described.

Please refer to FIGS. First, prepare an instrument panel 20 in which an air conditioning opening 21a is formed, a blowing section 40 through which the air sent from the air conditioner can pass, and a lid member 50 having a sandwiching section 52 provided to be able to swing. (preparation process).

Next, the lid member 50 is arranged so as to face the air-conditioning opening 21a, and the lid member engaging claws 27 are engaged with the lid member engaging holes 54. As shown in FIG. As a result, the lid member 50 is temporarily fixed to the instrument panel 20, and the air conditioning opening 21a is closed (lid member temporary fixing step).

Next, the blowout part 40 is made to face the air-conditioning opening 21a, and the blowout part 40 is temporarily fixed to the instrument panel 20 and the lid member 50 (blowing part temporary fixing step). Temporary fixation of the blowout portion 40 is performed by locking the mounting seat surface engaging portion 53 in the first engaging hole 43c, locking the second blowout portion engaging portion 55 in the second engaging hole 44a, This is done by passing the positioning pin 24 through the positioning hole 43b. At this time, the tip of the co-fastening boss seat 23 passes through the fastening member through-hole 43a at the same time.

In the blowout portion temporary fixing step, the holding portion 52 can be swung downward and retracted. Thereby, the temporary fixation of the blowing part 40 can be performed smoothly.

Please refer to FIG. Next, the sandwiching portion 52 is placed on the mounting seat surface portion 43 to sandwich the mounting seat surface portion 43 together with the projecting portion 23a (sandwiching step). Then, while the mounting seat surface portion 43 is sandwiched, the mounting seat surface portion 43 and the clamping portion 52 are fixed to the instrument panel 20 with the tapping screws 31 (fixing step). Thus, the air-conditioning outlet device 10 is assembled.

Please refer to FIG. In the sandwiching step, the temporary fixing portion 56 is temporarily fixed to the edge of the mounting seat surface portion 43 . As a result, it is possible to improve workability while suppressing the holding portion 52 from returning to its original position.

By the way, the air-conditioning blower outlet device 10 can be configured such that the cover member 50 blocks the flow of air, or allows the air to pass through this part by changing the type of vehicle in which it is mounted. It is explained in the next figure.
<Reference example>

See FIG. FIG. 9 shows an air-conditioning outlet device 10A that allows air to pass through its ends. The configurations of the instrument panel 20 and the blow-out portion 40 are the same as those of the air-conditioning blow-out port device 10 shown in FIG.

In the air conditioning outlet device 10A, an auxiliary blowing section 60 through which air can pass faces the air conditioning opening 21a, and a duct tip section 70 that guides air to the auxiliary blowing section 60 is provided at the rear.

The auxiliary blowout portion 60 includes an auxiliary blowout portion main body 61 having a substantially rectangular shape, an auxiliary blowout portion engaging portion 63 formed near a corner of the auxiliary blowout portion main body 61, and an auxiliary blowout portion engaging portion 63 formed near the corner of the auxiliary blowout portion main body 61. and a second auxiliary blowout portion engaging portion 65 formed on the diagonal of 63 .

The duct tip portion 70 (duct 70) includes a tip portion body 71, a tip portion clamping portion 72 integrally formed with the tip portion body 71 and clamping the mounting seat surface portion 43 and the instrument panel 20, and a lid member engagement. and a tip engaging hole 74 in which the pawl 27 is engaged.

The tip clamping portion 72 has a tip joint tightening hole 72a through which the tapping screw 31 (see FIG. 2) penetrates and is tightened together with the mounting seat surface portion 43 to the joint boss seat 23, and a tip through which the positioning pin 24 penetrates. A positioning hole 72b is formed.

In the air conditioning outlet device 10A, the auxiliary blowing part 60 is attached to the blowing part 40, and then the auxiliary blowing part 60 and the blowing part 40 face the air conditioning opening 21a. Next, the blow-out portion 40 is sandwiched between the instrument panel 20 and the instrument panel 20 by the duct tip portion 70, and the tapping screws 31 are used to fasten the two in the sandwiched state. This allows assembly.

As described above, instead of the cover member 50 (see FIG. 3), the auxiliary blowing section 60 through which the wind can pass can be arranged. In this case, the blowout portion 40 can be sandwiched between the instrument panel 20 by the duct tip portion 70 (duct 70 ) that guides the air to the auxiliary blowout portion 60 . Using the same instrument panel 20, the auxiliary blowout part 60 or the cover member 50 can be selected.

The lid member 50 has the following effects.

Please refer to FIG. A lid member 50 covering the air-conditioning opening 21 a has a clamping portion 52 . The clamping portion 52 clamps the co-fastening boss seat 23 (instrument panel 20 ) together with the mounting seat surface portion 43 (the blowout portion 40 ), and can be fixed by the fastening member 31 . The holding portion 52 formed integrally with the lid member 50 can sandwich the blowout portion 40 between the instrument panel 20 , and the fastening member 31 can fix the blowout portion 40 and the lid member 50 to the instrument panel 20 . Since the clamping portion 52 is formed integrally with the lid member 50 and both the blowout portion 40 and the lid member 50 can be fixed to the instrument panel 20 with one fastening member 31, the number of parts can be reduced. It is possible to reduce the amount of air that can be blown out.

Also refer to FIG. A temporary fixing portion 56 that can swing together with the holding portion 52 can be locked to the edge of the mounting seat surface portion 43 . Before the tapping screw 31 is tightened, the holding portion 52 can be prevented from returning to its original position by locking the temporary fixing portion 56 . The tightening operation of the tapping screw 31 can be easily performed, and the attachment operation of the lid member 50 can be smoothly performed.

The lid member 50 includes a mounting seat surface engaging portion 53 that can engage the mounting seat surface portion 43 . When the air-conditioning blower outlet device 10 is assembled, the blower section 40 can be temporarily fixed to the lid member 50 by locking the mounting seat surface engaging portion 53 . Therefore, the assembly work of the air-conditioning outlet device 10 can be performed smoothly.

The lid member main body 51 has a second blowout portion engaging portion 55 with which the blowout portion 40 is engaged at a position adjacent to a corner diagonal to the corner where the mounting seat surface engaging portion 53 is formed. formed. Displacement of the blowout part 40 can be further suppressed, and the attachment work of the lid member 50 can be further facilitated.

In addition, the air-conditioning outlet device according to the present invention uses an instrument panel as an example of the supporting member. However, the supporting member may be other than the instrument panel, and is not limited to these types. That is, the present invention is not limited to the examples as long as the action and effects of the present invention are exhibited.

The lid member of the present invention is suitable for regulating the air volume of a vehicle air conditioner.

20... Instrument panel (supporting member)
21a... Opening for air conditioning 23... Boss seat for co-fastening (boss seat)
31... Tapping screw (fastening member)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 40... Blowing part 43... Mounting seat surface part 50... Lid member 51... Lid member main body 52... Holding part 53... Mounting seat surface engaging part 55... 2nd blowing part engaging part 56... Temporary fixing part

Claims (4)

A lid member that can be attached to a support member having an air conditioning opening along with a blowout portion through which air sent from an air conditioner can pass, and that is attached to the support member to cover a portion of the air conditioning opening. hand,
The lid member has a clamping portion that is formed on the support member and is swingable toward a boss seat that can fasten a fastening member,
A cover member, wherein the clamping portion is capable of clamping together with the boss seat a mounting seat surface portion formed in the blowout portion and capable of coming into contact with the boss seat. further comprising a temporary fixing portion that can swing together with the holding portion;
2. The lid member according to claim 1, wherein the temporary fixing portion can be locked to the edge of the mounting seat portion. 2. The cover member according to claim 1, further comprising a mounting seat engaging portion capable of engaging said mounting seat portion. including a substantially rectangular lid member body,
The mounting seat surface engaging portion is formed at a position adjacent to one corner of the lid member main body,
A second blowing portion engaging portion capable of engaging the blowing portion is formed adjacent to a corner opposite to the corner where the mounting seat surface engaging portion is formed. Lid member as described.

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