JP3129645U - Car air conditioner air outlet decoration cover - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an air outlet decorative cover capable of satisfying the interior decoration of a car and the aesthetic taste of a person over a long period of time.
A resin molded body 110, 210 having a decorative surface by applying a design to the surface, and a resin molded body 110, 210 mounted on the surface of a louver equipped in an air outlet 2 of an in-vehicle air conditioner. Mounting means. The resin molded body 110 is provided with a recessed portion 112, and the opening operation pressing portion 8 a of the louver 8 faces the recessed portion 112.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an air outlet decoration cover for an on-vehicle air conditioner, and more particularly to a cover for decorating an air outlet of an on-vehicle air conditioner that is opened and closed by a louver whose size is increased.

  In an in-vehicle air conditioner, the air outlet is positioned in the vicinity of the left and right windows or the center of the front panel of the automobile, and the air outlet is opened and closed by a plurality of louvers installed in the air outlet. Or changing the air blowing direction is known (for example, see Patent Document 1). It is also known to use a louver equipped at an air outlet for attaching an article holder (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  By the way, the shape or design of the air outlet of an in-vehicle air conditioner installed in an automobile is in fashion, and in recent years, the air outlet of an in-vehicle air conditioner provided as a new model has a louver installed in it. Increasingly, the number of installations has been reduced to about two. In addition, there is a tendency that many air outlets having a circular opening are adopted, and the louvers equipped in such air outlets have a rounded shape on the contour line to provide air. It can be seen that the air outlet design and the louver design are consistent. On the other hand, a mass-produced plate-like resin molded body is used for the louver of the air outlet, and the louver itself does not have so much decorative properties.

In view of such a current situation, the inventor of the present application can decorate the louver in some way to enhance the interior decoration satisfaction, or satisfy the aesthetic preference for the owner and user of the car. I thought it would lead to improving the enjoyment of.
JP-A-5-345514 (FIGS. 6, 7, and 8) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-62540 (FIG. 3)

  However, many conventional in-vehicle air conditioners are equipped with a large number of louvers such as four or five at the air outlets, and the size of the louvers themselves is set small. Therefore, even if the surface of such a small louver is provided with a decorative property, it cannot satisfy the satisfaction of the interior of the passenger compartment and the aesthetic taste of the person obtained by the decorative property.

  Therefore, the inventor of the present application pays attention to the fact that in recent new models, the louvers equipped at the air outlets of the on-vehicle air conditioners have been enlarged as described above, and the number of installed louvers is limited to about two. Therefore, we thought that if such a large louver was decorated, it would be possible to satisfy the satisfaction of the interior of the passenger compartment and the aesthetic taste of people.

  On the other hand, the air outlets of in-vehicle air conditioners are often designed to be manually opened and closed by people sitting in the driver's or front passenger seats. It is performed to push in the pressing portion for use. In view of such a current situation, simply attaching a decorative seal on the surface of the louver to give the louver a decorative feature, the louver opening operation pressing portion is pushed with the finger of the hand. It can be said that there is a concern that the decorative sticker attached to the surface of the louver is shifted from the initial position and becomes unsightly by repeating the operation.

  Therefore, the inventor of the present application does not take large measures as described above only when measures are taken so as not to impair the decorativeness imparted to the louver even if the opening operation of the louver is repeated. We thought that if the louver was decorated, it would satisfy the satisfaction of the interior of the passenger compartment and the aesthetic taste of the person, and the present invention was completed.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an air outlet cover of an on-vehicle air conditioner that does not impair the decorativeness imparted to the louver even if the louver opening operation is repeated over a long period of time.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an air outlet cover for an on-vehicle air conditioner that can exhibit good decorative properties not only when the louver is closed but also when it is opened.

  An air outlet decorative cover for an on-vehicle air conditioner according to the present invention includes a resin molded body having a decorative surface and a decorative surface, and the resin molded body on the surface of a louver equipped at the air outlet of the on-vehicle air conditioner. Mounting means for mounting the resin molded body, the resin molded body is provided with a recessed portion, and the recessed portion of the resin molded body mounted on the louver is for the opening operation defined in the louver. The pressing part comes to face.

  According to the decorative cover having this configuration, the louver is decorated by the decorativeness exhibited by the design applied to the surface of the decorative cover. Therefore, if the louver is large as described above, the interior decoration satisfaction and the aesthetic taste of the person can be satisfied by the decorative effect imparted to the louver. In addition, in this device, the resin molded body having a decorative surface by applying a design to the surface is provided with a recessed portion, and the louver is defined in the recessed portion of the resin molded body mounted on the louver. Since the configuration is such that the pressing part for opening operation is exposed, when opening the louver, it is only necessary to press the pressing part for opening operation of the louver facing the concave part of the resin molding directly with your finger. Because there is no need to press the louver by pressing the finger of the hand against the resin molded body itself, even if the louver opening operation is repeated over a long period of time, the resin molded body attached to the louver will be misaligned and its decorative properties will be improved. There is no risk of damage.

  In the present invention, the air outlet is located in the vicinity of the left and right windows on the front panel of the automobile, and the air outlet is formed by the open end of a circular housing in front view, and by the two louvers. It is possible to adopt a configuration that is configured to be opened and closed. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to cope with the recent trend of rounding the air outlet and increasing the size of the louver. become.

  In the present invention, it is possible to employ a configuration in which the resin molded body is provided with an edge portion that covers the front end of the louver in an open posture, and a claw portion that can be locked to the louver is attached to the edge portion. It is. When this configuration is adopted, the front end of the louver when the louver is opened is covered with the edge provided on the resin molded body of the decorative cover, so that the front end of the louver can be seen from the driver's seat and passenger seat. There is an advantage that the decorativeness by the cover is not impaired.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a decorative cover that does not impair the decorativeness imparted to the louver even if the opening operation of the louver is repeated. The effect of being able to satisfy the feeling of satisfaction and the aesthetic taste of the person is exhibited. In particular, the decorative cover of the present invention is useful for decorating the air outlet of an in-vehicle air conditioner using a large-sized louver, which is a trend in recent years, to satisfy the satisfaction of the passenger compartment and the aesthetic taste of people. . In addition, the present invention can also provide a beneficial effect that good decorativeness can be exhibited not only when the louver is closed but also when it is opened.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an example of the arrangement of air outlets which are the objects of use of the decorative cover according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a front panel installed in the front part of the passenger compartment. The air from an in-vehicle air conditioner (not shown) is provided on the left and right sides of the front panel 1, in other words, in the vicinity of the left and right windows on the front panel 1 Air outlets 2 and 2 are installed symmetrically. 3 is a handle, 4 is a center air outlet, 5 is an instrument, and 6 is an audio device.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the air outlet 2 shown in FIG. The air outlet 2 is formed by an open end of a casing 7 formed in a circular cylinder in front view, and two large louvers 8 and 9 are vertically arranged at the air outlet 2. The air outlet 2 is opened and closed by opening and closing those louvers 8 and 9. Here, the louvers 8 and 9 which have been enlarged indicate those whose vertical widths at the center in the horizontal direction are set to about 2 to 5 cm. The two upper and lower louvers 8 and 9 are connected by an interlocking link (not shown), so that only opening or closing one of the louvers opens or closes the other louver by the same angle. It has become.

  In addition, the contours of the upper and lower louvers 8 and 9 are given a rounded shape, thereby providing uniformity between the design of the circular housing 7 and the design of the louvers 8 and 9. ing.

  FIG. 3 shows an example in which the decorative covers 100 and 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention are attached to the surfaces of the upper and lower louvers 8 and 9 of the air outlet 2 of FIG. The decorative cover 100 attached to the surface of the upper louver 8 includes a resin molded body 110 having a certain design on the surface to give a decorative property, and the resin molded body 110 mounted on the surface of the louver 8. The resin molded body 110 is formed in a shape substantially the same as the surface shape of the louver 8, and the mounting means includes a back surface of the resin molded body 110 and the louver 8. As an example, a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape that is attached to the surface is used. For the design applied to the surface of the resin molded body 110, a design different from the surface of the louver 8, for example, a surface gloss, a lattice pattern, a color-coded pattern, a designed pattern, or the like can be suitably employed. .

  FIG. 4 illustrates a cross-sectional shape of the louver 8 to which the decorative cover 100 is attached. In this example, the back surface of the resin molded body 110 and the surface of the louver 8 on which the resin molded body 110 is overlaid are attached by a double-sided adhesive tape 120 as an attachment means.

  FIG. 5 illustrates another example of the cross-sectional shape of the louver 8 to which the decorative cover 100 is attached. In this case, the resin molded body 110 superimposed on the louver 8 is provided with a frame-shaped edge portion 130, and the claw portion 131 provided integrally with the edge portion 130 is engaged with the louver 8, whereby the resin is formed. The molded body 110 is attached to the louver 8. Therefore, the decorative cover 100 includes the resin molded body 110, the edge portion 130 and the claw portion 131 as attachment means. In the case of FIG. 5, it is of course possible to use a joint structure (see FIG. 4) using a double-sided adhesive tape.

  The above-described structure for attaching the decorative cover 100 to the upper louver 8 is similarly applied to the structure for attaching the decorative cover 200 to the lower louver 9.

  When the decorative covers 100 and 200 are attached to the surfaces of the louvers 8 and 9 as described in FIG. 3 and the like, the louvers 8 and 9 are decorated by the decorative properties of the surfaces of the decorative covers 100 and 200. It will be possible to satisfy the satisfaction of the vehicle interior and the aesthetic taste of people. Such a decorative effect is remarkably exhibited when the louvers 8 and 9 are enlarged as described above.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, as seen in FIG. 3, the resin molded body 110 of the decorative cover 100 attached to the upper louver 8 is provided with a recess 112. Then, the opening operation pressing portion 8 a defined in the louver 8 faces the recessed portion 112. If this configuration is adopted, when the louver 8 is opened, it is only necessary to directly press the opening operation pressing portion 8a of the louver 8 facing the recessed portion 112 of the resin molded body 110 with a finger of the hand. It is not necessary to push the louver 8 by pressing the finger of the hand against the body 110 itself. Therefore, even if the resin molded body 110 is merely attached to the louver 8 with the double-sided adhesive tape 120 as shown in FIG. 4, the resin molded body 110 attached to the louver 8 by repeating the opening operation of the louver 8 is obtained. The situation that the position shift does not occur, and as a result, the situation that the decorativeness by the decorative cover 100 is impaired cannot occur.

  6 is a cross-sectional view of the air outlet 2 with the louvers 8 and 9 closed, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the air outlet 2 with the louvers 8 and 9 open. 6 and 7, the opening operation pressing portion 8a of the louver 8 is defined at an upper position of the opening / closing movement fulcrum 8b. Reference numeral 9b denotes an opening / closing fulcrum of the lower louver 9.

  When the air outlet 2 is opened and closed, the upper and lower louvers 8 and 9 are opened and closed in conjunction with each other with the opening and closing movement fulcrums 8b and 9b as the center as indicated by the arrow F shown in FIG. In the state of FIG. 6 in which the louvers 8 and 9 close the air outlet 2, the surfaces of the resin molded bodies 110 and 210 attached to the surfaces of the louvers 8 and 9 are exposed toward the inside of the vehicle, and those Since the end faces of the louvers 8 and 9 are not visible from the inside of the vehicle, the decorativeness by the resin molded bodies 110 and 210 is exhibited well.

  However, in the state of FIG. 7 in which the louvers 8 and 9 open the air outlet 2, the front ends of the louvers 8 and 9 protrude in front of the air outlet 2, so that their front ends can be seen from the interior of the vehicle. There is a possibility that the decorativeness by the resin molded bodies 110 and 210 may be impaired. Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the front ends of the louvers 8 and 9 are covered with the edge portions 130 and 230 of the resin molded body 110 so that the front ends of the louvers 8 and 9 can be seen from inside the vehicle. The situation where the decorative property by the resin moldings 110 and 210 is impaired is prevented. Although FIG. 5 shows an example in which the edge portion 130 is formed in a frame shape that extends around the entire periphery of the resin molded body 110, this point may be formed only at a location that covers the front end of the louver 8. .

It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of arrangement | positioning of the air blower outlet which is the usage object of the decorative cover which concerns on this invention. It is a front view of the air blower outlet shown in FIG. It is the front view which showed the example which attached the decorative cover which concerns on embodiment of this invention to the surface of the upper and lower louvers of the air blower outlet of FIG. It is sectional drawing which showed explanatoryally the cross-sectional shape of the louver with which the decoration cover was mounted | worn. It is sectional drawing which showed other examples of the cross-sectional shape of the louver with which the decoration cover was mounted | worn. It is sectional drawing of the air blower outlet with which the louver was closed. It is sectional drawing of the air blower outlet by which the louver was opened.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front panel 2 Air blower outlet 8,9 Louver 8a Opening operation pressing part 110,210 Resin molding 120 Double-sided adhesive tape (attachment means)
130 Edge (Mounting means)
131 Claw (Mounting means)
112 notch

Claims (3)

  A resin molded body having a decorative design by applying a design to the surface; and an attaching means for mounting the resin molded body on a surface of a louver mounted on an air outlet of an in-vehicle air conditioner. The molded body is provided with a recessed portion, and the opening operation pressing portion defined in the louver faces the recessed portion of the resin molded body mounted on the louver. Air blower decorative cover for in-vehicle air conditioners.   The air outlet is located in the vicinity of the left and right windows on the front panel of the automobile, and the air outlet is formed by the open end of the circular housing in front view and is opened and closed by the two louvers. The air outlet decorative cover for an on-vehicle air conditioner according to claim 1 configured as described above.   The in-vehicle air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the resin molded body is provided with an edge portion that covers the front end of the louver in an open posture, and a claw portion that can be locked to the louver is attached to the edge portion. Air outlet decoration cover.

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