JP2023076355A - register - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a register in which a decorated part is arranged with a free design property inside an air outlet so that design of a front surface of the register can be improved.SOLUTION: A decorated member 5 has a decorated part 51 whose right side is opened, to which a decoration in a nearly U-shape is applied, which is provided with an upper straight decorated member 5a in which left and right of an upper straight decorated part 51a in a lateral direction are fitted to bearing plates 34 and 35, and a lower straight decorated member 5b in which left and right of a lower straight decorated part 51b are fitted to the bearing plates 34 and 35. In the decorated part 51, the upper straight decorated part 51a and the lower straight decorated part 51b are connected through a joint decorated part 51c that connects upper and lower sides, and are formed into the nearly U-shape. To the decorated member 5 is applied a decoration of color which is different from color of the other members (an operation knob 1, a retainer 2, a front movable louver 3 and a rear movable louver 4) is applied.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The technical field of the present specification is a register used for ventilation and air conditioning air outlets in automobile interiors, etc., in which a decorative member is arranged with free design inside the air outlet, and the design of the front of the register is It relates to a resistor that can improve performance.

Conventionally, a front movable louver and a rear movable louver are arranged in a retainer that forms a ventilation passage as a register for adjusting the air blowout in a vehicle interior, and are arranged in a direction perpendicular to each other. A cross-fin type register that adjusts the direction of air blowing up, down, left and right by changing the angles of the front fins of the front movable louver and the rear fins of the rear movable louver is widely used.
As a register of this type, Patent Document 1 below conventionally proposes a register decorated by arranging a decorative band of a color different from the color of the bezel along the outer periphery of the bezel, which is the outer frame. It is Further, Patent Document 2 below proposes a register in which a plated decorative member is adhered with an adhesive to the air outlet side of the front fin of the front movable louver.

JP 2021-041747 A JP 2020-090156 A

However, the register described in Patent Literature 1 has a problem that the area where decoration can be applied is limited to the outer circumference of the bezel. Further, in the register described in Patent Document 2, although the decorative member is arranged inside the air outlet, the portion that can be decorated is limited to the front fin, and the decorative portion can be freely designed. There was a problem that it was difficult to arrange.

The problem to be solved by the technique of the present specification has been made in view of the above-mentioned points. It is an object of the present invention to provide a register that can improve the

In the register according to the embodiment of the present specification, an air outlet is provided at the downstream end of a retainer having a ventilation passage inside, and front fins are rotatably supported in the air outlet. At the register where the louver is arranged,
the front movable louver is rotatably supported by shafts at both ends of the front fin in shaft holes of bearing plates on both sides provided in the retainer;
A decorative member is mounted in the air outlet on the downstream side of the front movable louver,
The decorative member is attached by fitting the fixed shafts at both ends into the mounting holes of the bearing plates on both sides.

Here, before and after the register, the downstream side through which the conditioned air flows is the front, and the upstream side is the rear. According to the register according to the embodiment of the present specification, the decorative member is arranged inside the air outlet on the downstream side of the front movable louver, and the decorative portion is arranged inside the air outlet with free design. and the design of the front surface of the register can be improved. In addition, since the fixed shafts at both ends of the decorative member are fitted into the mounting holes of the bearing plates on both sides that support the front fins, the decorative member can be easily assembled when assembling the front movable louver.

Further, in the register, at least one side of the fixed shaft at both ends may be provided on an arm portion extending upstream from the decorative member.

According to this, at least one side of the fixed shaft is provided on the arm portion extending rearward (upstream) from the decorative member. The rearwardly extending arm portion is difficult to be seen from the occupant side, and the end portion of the decorative member on at least one side is separated from the outer periphery of the bearing plate, that is, the air outlet, but the decorative member is attached to both sides. It can be fitted into the mounting hole of the bearing plate.

Further, in the register, the bearing plate on the side where the fixed shaft is provided on the arm portion is provided with a projecting portion projecting inward of the ventilation passage, and the projecting portion is provided with the mounting hole. can be configured.

According to this, since the position of the attachment hole is located on the rear side of the decorative member due to the protruding portion, the fixed shaft and the arm portion become difficult to be visually recognized from the occupant side, and the decorativeness of the decorative member can be improved.

Further, in the register, the decorative member includes two linear decorative portions provided substantially parallel to the front fins downstream of the front fins, and a joint decoration joining the linear decorative portions at one end. and
The fixed shaft of the joint decorative portion is provided on the arm portion extending upstream from the decorative member,
The fixed shaft on the side of the linear decorative portion protrudes from the end of the linear decorative portion,
the mounting hole for fixing the fixed shaft on the side of the linear decorative portion is formed in the bearing plate on the downstream side of the shaft hole for supporting the front fin;
The mounting hole for fixing the fixed shaft on the side of the joint decorative portion may be formed in the projecting portion.

According to this, the aesthetic appearance of the register from the front can be enhanced by the two linear decorative portions and the joint decorative portion connecting them.

Further, in the above register, the front movable louver has three front fins,
The decorative member may be formed downstream of the outer two front fins and parallel to the front fins.

According to this, the appearance of the register from the front can be enhanced by the linear decorative portion and the joint decorative portion.

Further, in the above register, at least one convex bead shape may be formed on the upstream end surface of the linear decorative portion.

According to this, when the decorative member is pressed from the front side by an occupant or the like, the bead shape abuts the front surface of the front fin, so that the decorative member can be restrained from bending.

According to the register of the present specification, the design of the front surface of the register can be improved by arranging the decorative portion inside the air outlet with free design.

It is a front view of the register|resistor of embodiment. It is a perspective view from the upper right front of the same register. It is an exploded perspective view of the same register. It is a perspective view (A) of the bearing plate on the left side of the front movable louver from the upper right front, and a perspective view (B) of the bearing plate on the right side of the front movable louver from the upper left front. They are the front view (A) of a decorative member, its top view (B), and its perspective view (C) from the upper right rear. They are the front view (A) of the state which attached the decorative member to the bearing plate, and the front view (B) of a front movable louver. It is the perspective view (A) from the upper right rear of the state which attached the decorative member to the bearing plate, and the perspective view (B) of the front movable louver from the upper right rear. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII of FIG. 1 with a partial enlarged view; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX of FIG. 1; X-X cross-sectional view (A) in Fig. 1 with the wind direction of the front movable louver facing the front, and X-X cross-sectional view (B) in Fig. 1 with the wind direction of the front movable louver facing upward. be.

Hereinafter, registers according to embodiments of the present specification will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10. FIG. In addition, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope disclosed in the embodiments. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the register according to the embodiment is installed in the retainer 2 on the rear side of the air blowout port 6 as the adjusted air blowout port. A movable louver 3 and a laterally movable rear movable louver 4 are respectively arranged. The central front fin 31 of the three front fins 31 constituting the front movable louver 3 is provided with an operation knob 1 for rotating the front movable louver 3 and the rear movable louver 4 to adjust the air blowing direction. ing. A decorative member 5 having a decorative portion 51 for decoration is provided in the air outlet 6 on the front side of the front movable louver 3. - 特許庁Each part constituting the register is made of a black synthetic resin, and the decorative member is colored in a color different from black. In this specification, as shown in FIG. 2, the register is oriented so that the side having the air outlet 6 is the front, and the air inlet 22 of the ventilation passage 21 in the retainer 2 is the rear. Up, down, left, and right refer to the top, bottom, left, and right when the register is viewed from the front side, and are used in the drawings. In addition, the front is sometimes expressed as the downstream side and the rear as the upstream side due to the adjusted air flow. Furthermore, the term "inner side" or "outer side" may be used with the retainer 2 as a reference.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the retainer 2, which is the housing of the register, is a substantially rectangular tubular housing provided with a ventilation passage 21 inside, and a louver housing portion 23 is provided on the front side. A vertically movable front movable louver 3 and a horizontally movable rear movable louver 4 for adjusting the wind direction and the like are arranged in the accommodating portion 23 .

The front movable louver 3 has three front fins 31 arranged in the left-right direction (horizontal direction) at intervals in the vertical direction. is rotatably held via a support shaft 31a. One link bar 32 is connected to a connecting shaft 31b projecting from one end of each front fin 31, so that all the front fins 31 are structured so that their orientations can be changed up and down synchronously. The operation knob 1 is fitted on the center front fin 31 so as to be slidable in the left and right direction. , the later-described rear movable louver 4 is tilted left and right.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the decorative member 5 has a substantially U-shaped decorative portion 51 that is open on the right side, and the decorative portion 51 is an upper linear decorative portion along the upper front fin 31 51a, a lower linear decorative portion 51b along the lower front fin 31, and a joint decorative portion 51c connecting them at the left end.

The decorative member 5 includes an upper linear decorative member 5a whose left and right sides of the upper linear decorative portion 51a are fitted to the bearing plates 34 and 35, and a lower linear decorative member 5a whose left and right sides of the lower linear decorative portion 51b are fitted to the bearing plates 34 and 35. The upper linear decorative member 5a and the lower linear decorative member 5b are connected by a joint decorative portion 51c. As shown in FIG. 6(A), the decorative portion 51 has an upper linear decorative portion 51a and a lower linear decorative portion 51b extending to the end on the right side. , and the joint decorative portion 51c, a substantially U-shaped decoration with an open right side is formed. The decorative member 5 is plated with silver as decoration in a color different from that of other black-based members (the operation knob 1, the retainer 2, the front movable louver 3, and the rear movable louver 4). With the upper linear decorative portion 51a and the lower linear decorative portion 51b extending to the end on the right side, the instrument panel to which the register of the embodiment is attached has a continuous line from the upper linear decorative portion 51a and the lower linear decorative portion 51b. can be decorated.

When the decorative member 5 is assembled to the register, as shown in FIGS. 6(B) and 7(B), the upper linear decorative member 5a and the lower linear decorative member 5b, which are extended to the right end, are attached to the front. The three front fins 31 of the movable louver 3 are arranged side by side in front of the upper front fin 31 and the lower front fin 31 respectively. As a result, the upper linear decorative member 5a and the lower linear decorative member 5b formed side by side on the front side of the front fin 31 function as front fins to suppress the air blow resistance of the register and prevent airflow from the front of the register. Aesthetics are enhanced.

As shown in FIG. 5, the decorative member 5 has fixed shafts 52 projecting from the right ends of the upper linear decorative member 5a and the lower linear decorative member 5b. is fitted and fixed in the mounting hole 35b. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, left and right bearing plates 34 on which the front fins 31 are pivotally supported by the left and right fixed shafts 52 of the upper linear decorative member 5a and the left and right fixed shafts 52 of the lower linear decorative member 5b. , 35 are fixed to mounting holes 34b, 35b (FIG. 4). The fixed shafts 52 of the right upper linear decorative member 5a and the right lower linear decorative member 5b are mounted through the mounting holes of the bearing plates 35 provided on the front sides of the upper front fins 31 and the lower front fins 31, respectively. 35b.

As shown in FIG. 5, the fixed shaft 52 of the left upper linear decorative member 5a projects leftward from an arm portion 53 extending rearward from the left upper linear decorative member 5a. A fixed shaft 52 of the linear decorative member 5b projects leftward from an arm portion 53 extending rearward from the left lower linear decorative member 5b. As shown in FIG. 7, the pair of upper and lower fixed shafts 52 on the left side of the decorative member 5 are mounted in mounting holes 34b provided behind the shaft holes 34a of the support shafts 31a of the front fins 31 in the left bearing plate 34. inserted and fixed. Since the arm portion 53 extends to the rear side of the decorative member 5 and the fixed shaft 52 is provided on the arm portion 53, the upper linear decorative member 5a and the lower linear decorative member 5b at the left end of the decorative member 5 are connected to each other. Even if there is a gap on the left side of the joint decorative portion 51c, the arm portion 53 and the fixed shaft 52 are hardly visible from the occupant's side, and the design is not spoiled.

Further, the mounting hole 34b of the bearing plate 34 is provided in a projecting portion 34c projecting inward from the bearing plate 34, as shown in FIGS. For this reason, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the fixed shaft 52 is difficult to see through the gap on the left side of the joint decorative portion 51c when viewed from the front, and the joint decorative portion 51c of the decorative portion 51 is not visible from the projecting portion 34c ( It covers the mounting hole 34b). Furthermore, even if there is a gap on the left side of the decorative joint portion 51c, an odd-shaped object such as the fixed shaft 52, which is easily seen through the gap, is less likely to be seen by the occupant.

As shown in FIGS. 5(C) and 8, two convex beads are formed on the rear edge of the upper linear decorative member 5a and the lower linear decorative member 5b arranged side by side on the front side of the front fin 31, respectively. A shape 54 is formed. As a result, when the upper linear decorative member 5a or the lower linear decorative member 5b of the decorative member 5 is pushed from the front side during assembly, the bead shape 54 hits the front edge of the front fin 31, suppressing the bending of the decorative member 5. and stabilize its position.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the right end of the front fin 31 and the right end of the decorative member 5, that is, the support shaft 31a and the fixed shaft 52 are arranged close to each other in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when the front fin 31 and the decorative member 5 are assembled to the right bearing plate 35, the bead shape 54 of the upper linear decorative member 5a of the decorative member 5 and the bead shape 54 of the lower linear decorative member 5b are attached to the front edge of the front fin 31. The support shaft 31a and the fixed shaft 52 can be positioned by applying the bead shape 54 and assembled smoothly. In other words, the bead shape 54 acts as a rib against the front fin 31 to stabilize the positions of the front fin 31, the upper linear decorative member 5a and the lower linear decorative member 5b, and fix the support shaft 31a to the shaft hole 35a. By fitting the shafts 52 into the mounting holes 35b respectively, the assembly can be easily performed. The bead shape 54 acts as a contact rib for the front fin 31, and when the fixing shaft 52 of the upper linear decorative member 5a and the lower linear decorative member 5b is assembled to the bearing plate 35, the partial enlarged view of FIG. Thus, a guide surface 35c for moving the decorative member 5 forward is provided inside the attachment hole 35b. As a result, when the support shaft 31a of the front fin 31 and the fixed shaft 52 of the decorative member 5 are fitted into the shaft hole 35a and the mounting hole 35b of the bearing plate 35, even if the fixed shaft 52 is too close to the support shaft 31a side. , the fixed shaft 52 can be slid and guided by the guide surface 35c, and the fixed shaft 52 can be easily fitted into the mounting hole 35b.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rear movable louver 4 has five rear fins 41 arranged at intervals in the vertical direction. It is rotatably held via a support shaft 41a. One link bar 42 is connected to a connecting shaft 41b protruding from one end of each rear fin 41, so that all the rear fins 41 are synchronously arranged so that their directions can be changed left and right.

The rear movable louver 4 is provided with a linking portion 43 such as a rack member at the front portion of one central rear fin 41, which engages with a linked portion 13 such as a rack member provided at the rear portion of the operation knob 1. Then, when the operation knob 1 is slid in the horizontal direction, the orientation of the rear fins 41 of the rear movable louver 4 is adjusted to the left and right. The rear movable louver 4 also functions as a damper that closes the ventilation passage 21 by overlapping the rear fins 41 by rotating the rear fins 41 to the right by approximately 90°.

As a result, the operation knob 1 is rotated up and down to adjust the direction of each front fin 31 of the front movable louver 3 upward or downward, and the sliding operation of the operation knob 1 in the horizontal direction causes the linking portion 43 to move upward or downward. to adjust the lateral direction of the rear fins 41 of the rear movable louver 4 to the left or right.

The above-configured register is mounted on the instrument panel or dashboard in the interior of an automobile so that the air inlet 22 at the rear end of the retainer 2 is connected to a ventilation duct (not shown). Although not shown during installation, the front end of the retainer 2 provided with the air outlet 6 of the above-described register is fitted inside the bezel provided on the instrument panel or dashboard side. . Air sent from the ventilation duct is blown out from the ventilation passage 21 in the retainer 2 through the air outlet 6 .

When the operation knob 1 is operated upward or downward to adjust the air blowing direction upward or downward, the front fins 31 of the front movable louver 3 are rotated about the left and right support shafts 31a, and as shown in FIG. , the direction changes up and down, and the air blowing direction is adjusted up and down. When the operation knob 1 is slid to the right or left to adjust the air blowing direction to the left or right, the rear fins 41 of the rear movable louver 4 rotate about their upper and lower support shafts 41a. The direction changes within a predetermined angle range, and the air blowing direction is adjusted to the left and right. When the air is blown, the upper linear decorative member 5a and the lower linear decorative member 5b formed side by side on the front side of the front fin 31 function as front fins, and the resistor suppresses the resistance of the air blow.

According to the register according to the embodiment of the present specification, the decorative member 5 is disposed inside the air outlet 6 on the downstream side of the front movable louver 3, and the decorative portion 51 is freely arranged inside the air outlet 6. The design of the front surface of the register can be improved. In addition, since the fixed shafts 52 at both ends of the decorative member 5 are fitted into the mounting holes 34b and 35b of the bearing plates 34 and 35 on both sides that support the front fin 31, when the front movable louver 3 is assembled, The decorative member 5 can be assembled easily.

It should be noted that the register of the embodiment can be implemented in the following form as another embodiment.

In the register of the embodiment, the decorative member 5 is made of black synthetic resin and plated with silver as a decoration. It can also be a different color.

In the register of the embodiment, the decorative portion 51 has a substantially U-shaped shape with an opening on the right side as shown in FIG. The register according to the embodiment can be applied to various shapes of the decorative portion 51, such as a shape having only the linear decorative portion 51b, a shape having joint decorative portions 51c on both sides, and the like.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 operation knob 2 retainer 3 front movable louver 4 rear movable louver 5 decorative member 5a upper linear decorative member 5b lower linear decorative member 6 air outlet 13 cover Linking portion 21 Ventilation passage 22 Air inlet 23 Louver accommodating portion 31 Front fin 31a Support shaft 31b Connection shaft 32 Link bar 34 Bearing plate 34a Shaft hole 34b...Mounting hole 34c...Protruding part 35...Bearing plate 35b...Mounting hole 35c...Guiding surface 41...Rear fin 41a...Support shaft 41b...Connecting shaft 42...Link bar 43...Linking part, 44... bearing plate, 51... decoration part, 51a... upper linear decoration part, 51b... lower linear decoration part, 51c... joint decoration part, 52... fixed shaft, 53... arm part, 54... bead shape.

Claims (6)

A register in which an air outlet is provided at the downstream end of a retainer having a ventilation passage inside, and a front movable louver that pivotally supports a front fin so as to be rotatable is disposed in the air outlet,
the front movable louver is rotatably supported by shafts at both ends of the front fin in shaft holes of bearing plates on both sides provided in the retainer;
A decorative member is mounted in the air outlet on the downstream side of the front movable louver,
A register, wherein the decorative member is attached by fitting the fixed shafts at both ends into the mounting holes of the bearing plates on both sides. 2. The register according to claim 1, wherein at least one side of said fixed shaft at both ends is provided on an arm portion extending upstream from said decorative member. The bearing plate on the side where the fixed shaft is provided on the arm portion is provided with a projecting portion projecting inward of the ventilation passage, and the projecting portion is provided with the mounting hole. A register according to item 2. The decorative member has two linear decorative portions provided substantially parallel to the front fins on the downstream side of the front fins, and a joint decorative portion joining the linear decorative portions at one end,
The fixed shaft of the joint decorative portion is provided on the arm portion extending upstream from the decorative member,
The fixed shaft on the side of the linear decorative portion protrudes from the end of the linear decorative portion,
the mounting hole for fixing the fixed shaft on the side of the linear decorative portion is formed in the bearing plate on the downstream side of the shaft hole for supporting the front fin;
4. The register according to claim 3, wherein the mounting hole for fixing the fixed shaft on the joint decorative portion side is formed in the projecting portion. The front movable louver has three front fins,
A register, wherein the decorative member according to claim 4 is formed in parallel with the front fins on the downstream side of the two outer front fins. 4. The register according to claim 3, wherein at least one convex bead shape is formed on the upstream end face of said linear decoration.

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