JP2548727Y2 - Louver mounting structure for air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for mounting a louver in an air conditioner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a vehicle such as an automobile, an air outlet of an air conditioner is provided at a front portion of a driver's seat in order to perform air conditioning in a passenger compartment.

[0003] Among the air outlets of the air conditioner, an air outlet for center ventilation is provided at the center of the instrument panel 100 as shown in FIG. A center vent louver 102 connected to the ventilation duct is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a center vent louver 102 is provided with a rectifying plate 104 for adjusting the wind direction inside a housing 103.
The instrument panel 1 is mounted on the upper and lower surfaces of the instrument panel 03 via mounting plates 105 provided by integral molding or joining.
The bosses 106 and 107 on the inner side of the screw 00 are screwed via screws 108. Reference numeral 109 denotes a center garnish disposed on the front of the center vent louver 102.

[0005]

However, the center vent louver 102 is not provided with the instrument panel 10.
0, the instrument panel 10
0 Instrument panel 10 against impact from front
0, which impairs the shock absorbing effect of the instrument panel 100.

[0006] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and provides an air conditioner which can increase the shock absorbing effect of the instrument panel by separating the center vent louver from the instrument panel when the impact load applied to the instrument panel exceeds a certain level. An object of the present invention is to provide a louver mounting structure.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a louver mounting structure mounted on an air conditioning outlet of an instrument panel via a mounting plate provided on a housing. A mounting plate is provided at two places on the left and right sides, and a mounting plate is provided at the center of the lower surface of the housing. These mounting plates are composed of a main body and two support portions, and are mounted via the support portions. The plate is connected to the housing, the mounting plate is mounted to the air-conditioning outlet via the main body, and the support portion of the mounting plate is formed to be breakable and thinner than the main body of the mounting plate.

[0008]

When an excessive impact load is applied to the front of the instrument panel, the support of the mounting plate fixing the center vent louver to the instrument panel is broken. Then, the movement width of the instrument panel is increased, and the shock absorbing action is increased.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an instrument panel and a center vent louver, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a center vent louver and a center garnish, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a conceptual sectional view showing a mounted state of the center vent louver, FIG. 4 is a front view showing the center vent louver, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG.

1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes an instrument panel of an automobile, which is manufactured for a left-hand drive vehicle. The instrument panel 1 is provided with an air outlet 2 for air conditioning at the center thereof, and the outlet 2 is provided with a center vent louver 3, and its front face is covered with a center garnish 4.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the center vent louver 3 has a vertical rectifying plate 6 and a horizontal rectifying plate 7 arranged in a grid in a housing 5.
Two places on the upper surface and the center part on the lower surface of the housing 5 (one place)
, Plate-shaped mounting plates 8 and 9 are integrally formed or joined.

The mounting plates 8 and 9 are slightly bent forward on both sides around a central vertical axis so that they can be used for both left-hand drive cars and right-hand drive cars.
b is formed, and the housing 5 is connected to the left and right surfaces 10a and 10b through two support portions 11 protruding therefrom.
It is supported by. The support portion 11 is provided with a mounting plate 8,
9 may be formed by punching a part.

The mounting plate 8 has left and right surfaces 10a, 1a.
A screw hole 12 is formed in each of the screw holes 0b, and a screw 13 is inserted into one of the screw holes 12 and screwed to a back boss portion 14 of the instrument panel 1.

The mounting plate 9 has left and right surfaces 10a, 1
A notch 15 is formed at each edge of Ob, and one of the notches 15 is screwed to the back boss 17 of the instrument panel 1 through a screw 16.

The mounting plates 8 and 9 are formed such that a support portion 11 is formed narrower with respect to left and right surfaces 10a and 10b serving as a main body portion, and an area of a joint portion of the support portion 11 with the housing 5 is reduced. The support portion 11 is configured to break when an excessive impact of a certain degree or more is applied to the support 1.

According to the above configuration, when an excessively large impact load is applied to the front surface of the instrument panel 1 as shown in FIG. 6, the support portion 11 of the center vent louver 3 is broken as shown in FIG. The panel 1 and the center vent louver 3 are separated. Thus, the gap between the center garnish 4 and the center vent louver 3 is enlarged, and the central portion of the instrument panel 1 can be slightly moved. Thus, the instrument panel 1
Can maintain a shock absorbing effect against a load from the front.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
For example, the mounting plate 8 of the center vent louver 3,
Reference numeral 9 may be fixed to the instrument panel only by the upper mounting plate 8, or may be applied to a center vent louver dedicated to a right-hand drive vehicle or a left-hand drive vehicle.

[0019]

As described above, according to the louver mounting structure of the air conditioner according to the present invention, two mounting plates are provided on the left and right of the upper surface of the housing, and the mounting plate is provided at the center of the lower surface of the housing. These mounting plates are composed of a main body and two supporting portions, the mounting plate is connected to the housing via the supporting portions, and the mounting plate is attached to the air conditioning outlet through the main body, Since the supporting portion of the mounting plate is formed thinner than the main body of the mounting plate so as to be rupturable, the area of the joint portion with the housing in the supporting portion is reduced, so that an excessively large or When an impact load is applied, the support of the mounting plate is broken, the instrument panel and the center vent louver are separated, and the The central portion of the torque instrument panel is slightly movable. As a result, the instrument panel can enhance the effect of absorbing impact from a load from the front. Also, mounting plates are provided at two places on the left and right sides of the upper surface of the housing, and mounting plates are provided at the center of the lower surface of the housing. These mounting plates are composed of a main body and two support portions. The mounting plate is connected to the housing via the part, and the mounting plate is attached to the air-conditioning outlet via the main body. Therefore, the center vent louver is mounted on the instrument panel at three locations above and below the center vent louver. Fixing can be made surely and firmly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a louver mounting structure in an air conditioner of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a center vent louver and a center garnish of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state where the center vent louver of FIG. 2 is attached to an instrument panel.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the center vent louver of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the center vent louver of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing an operation when an impact is applied to the instrument panel.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing a state in which a mounting plate of a center vent louver is broken at a joint.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing a conventional instrument panel.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing a conventional center vent louver.

FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing a conventional louver mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel 2 Air outlet 3 Center vent louver 4 Center garnish 5 Housing 8, 9 Mounting plate 11 Support part 12 Screw hole 13, 16 Screw 14, 17 Boss 15 Notch

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A louver mounting structure mounted on an air conditioning air outlet of an instrument panel via a mounting plate provided on a housing, wherein mounting plates are provided at two right and left positions on an upper surface of the housing, and a lower surface of the lower surface of the housing. A mounting plate is provided at a central portion. The mounting plate is composed of a main body portion and two support portions. The mounting plate is connected to the housing via the support portion, and the mounting plate is mounted via the main body portion. A louver mounting structure in an air conditioner, wherein the louver is mounted on an air-conditioning outlet, and the support portion of the mounting plate is formed thinner than a main body of the mounting plate so as to be breakable.