JP3829700B2 - Wind direction adjustment device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a wind direction adjusting device capable of adjusting a wind direction both automatically and manually.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a conventional wind direction adjusting device capable of automatically adjusting the wind direction of air blown into a vehicle compartment from an air outlet, for example, a device described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-16415 is known.
[0003]
In the wind direction control device of the above publication, a plurality of cam grooves are formed in a slide plate that is slidable along a guide plate, and pins protruding from vertical louvers are inserted into the cam grooves.
[0004]
The slide plate is reciprocated via a clutch gear and an intermediate gear by a forward and reverse rotating drive motor, and the slide switch and the slide plate are linked to select the angle of the vertical louver using the slide switch. By obtaining a signal to control the drive motor, the air volume and the wind direction can be controlled in various ways by the combination of the interlocking operation pattern with the control device and the automatic air conditioner.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional wind direction control device allows automatic wind direction adjustment in combination with an auto air conditioner. However, the angle of the louver cannot be manually adjusted. Therefore, when adjusting the wind direction, the air conditioner must be operated each time. There are problems such as poor operability.
[0006]
In addition, since the drive motor is rotated forward and backward to reciprocate the slide plate and the wind direction is adjusted, there is a problem that the structure is complicated because a clutch gear or the like is required.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in order to improve such conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a wind direction adjusting device capable of automatic and manual wind direction adjustment with a simple configuration at low cost.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a wind direction adjusting device of the present invention is a wind direction adjusting device that adjusts the direction of air blown from an air outlet by rotating a plurality of blades provided in the air outlet. is linked to a plurality of blades, and a slidable slide link in the vertical direction, is driven by a rotary drive source for forward and reverse rotation, it is composed of a swinging means for sliding the slide link, the swinging means, the front and rear A slide member that is movably provided and linked to the slide link via a sub-link, and a guide groove that is rotated by a rotational drive source and into which a guide pin that protrudes from the slide link and the slide member is fitted on both sides. and constituted by a rotary member having, by swinging the blades via a slide link by moving means, blown from the air outlet Parallel style air causes automatic swing vertically that, during the automatic swing is obtained by so as to generate a characteristic style to diffuse or concentrate the air.
[0009]
With the above configuration, since the air blown from the air outlet can be swung and blown out to the entire vehicle interior, a comfortable indoor environment can be easily obtained, and for a simple structure that does not require a clutch gear or the like, It can be provided at low cost.
[0011]
In addition, since the slide link and the slide member interlocked by the sub link can be operated smoothly by the above-described configuration, the burden on the rotational drive source is reduced, and no abnormal noise is generated during the operation. There is no cause.
[0012]
In order to achieve the above object, the wind direction adjusting device of the present invention is configured to slide the slide link in the vertical direction and slide the slide member in the front-rear direction by rotating the rotary member in the forward and reverse directions with a rotational drive source. .
[0013]
This configuration is economical because the apparatus can be easily controlled with simple control means.
[0014]
In order to achieve the above object, the wind direction adjusting device of the present invention is capable of manually adjusting the wind direction by rotating the blade with an operation knob.
[0015]
With this configuration, the operability is very good because the wind direction can be adjusted with the operation knob when the rotation drive source is stopped.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0017]
1 is an exploded perspective view of the wind direction adjusting device, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the swinging means, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the wind direction adjusting device, and FIGS.
[0018]
The main body 1 of the airflow direction adjusting device has a rectangular tube-like case 2 having an opening 2a opened on the front surface, and the opening 2a is placed in front of an air outlet opened on an instrument panel (not shown). It can be attached to
[0019]
In the opening 2 a of the case 2, a plurality of blades 3 are provided in the horizontal direction at intervals in the vertical direction, and the shaft pin 3 a protruding from one end side of each blade 3 is connected to the case 2. A pin hole 2c formed in one side plate 2b is rotatably fitted.
[0020]
A shaft pin 3 a and a connecting pin 3 b are projected from the other end side of each blade 3, and the shaft pin 3 a rotates in the pin hole 4 a of the spacer 4 provided along the other side plate 2 b of the case 2. Fits freely.
[0021]
The spacer 4 is fitted to the opening edge of the case 2, and an arc-shaped long hole 4 b centering on the pin hole 4 a is formed in the vicinity of each pin hole 4 a. The projecting connection pin 3b passes through the long holes 4b and is fitted into each guide hole 5a of the slide link 5 provided on the outer surface of the spacer 4.
[0022]
Each guide hole 5a has a guide hole 5a located in the middle part of the slide link 5 substantially horizontally, a guide hole 5a located above the middle part in a substantially inverted-H shape, and a guide hole located below the middle part. 5a is formed in a substantially square shape, and projecting portions 5b project rearwardly at two locations on the upper and lower portions of the slide link 5, and pins 5c, 5e and a guide pin 5d are projected.
[0023]
The tips of the pins 5 c and 5 e protruding from the upper and lower protrusions 5 b are fitted into pin holes 6 b formed on one end side of the pair of sub links 6 a constituting the swinging means 6.
[0024]
The oscillating means 6 sequentially generates a parallel wind (normal wind) blown from the air blowout port and a concentrated wind or diffused wind blown from the air blowout port, and is spaced from the other side plate 2b of the case 2. The slide member 6c and the rotating member 11 are housed together with the slide link 5 in a cover 7 that is provided in parallel.
[0025]
The slide member 6c is formed in a plate shape as shown in FIG. 2, and guide portions 6d project from the upper and lower sides of the cover 7, and these guide portions 6d project from the outer surface of the side plate 2b of the case 2. The guide protrusion 2d is supported from above and below and can slide in the front-rear direction.
[0026]
A shaft pin 6f protrudes from the other end side of the sub link 6a. The shaft pin 6f is rotatably supported by a pin hole 6g formed in the slide member 6c. The front end of the guide pin 5 d that protrudes from the protrusion 5 b is fitted into a guide groove 11 a formed on one surface of the rotating member 11.
[0027]
The rotating member 11 is formed by, for example, an intermediate gear, and a guide groove 11e into which the tip of a guide pin 6h protruding from the slide member 6c is fitted is formed on the other surface.
[0028]
As shown in FIG. 3, the guide groove 11a formed on one surface of the rotating member 11 is formed by arc-shaped portions 11b and 11c that are curved in opposite directions on one end side and the other end side, and each arc-shaped portion 11b. 11c are connected to each other by a step 11d, the diameter of the circular arc upper part 11b is gradually smaller on the step 11d side than the end side, and the diameter of the circular arc upper part 11c is on the step 11d side from the end side. It is getting bigger gradually.
[0029]
Further, the guide groove 11e formed on the other surface of the rotating member 11 has a shape in which one end side is substantially half-circulated around the central portion and then is connected to the arc-shaped portion 11g by the linear portion 11f. The diameter of the arcuate portion 11g is formed larger than the diameter of the portion to be performed.
[0030]
On the side surface of the slide member 6c of the cover 7, a mounting piece (not shown) for attaching the switch means 8 comprising a push button switch to the inner surface of the cover 7 is provided.
[0031]
The switch means 8 is for turning on and off a rotational drive source 12 to be described later when the wind direction is automatically adjusted, and the tip of the finisher 10 is located at the end of the button hole 10a of the finisher 10 attached to the opening 2a of the case 2. A locking piece 10b is provided on both sides of the finisher 10. The locking pieces 10b are engaged with locking claws 7a projecting from one outer surface of the case 2 and the outer surface of the cover 7, respectively. Projecting backwards.
[0032]
The rotating member 11 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 2e protruding from the side plate 2b of the case 2, and a driving gear 13 is connected to a rotation driving source 12 composed of a motor attached to the side plate 2b and rotating in the forward and reverse directions. And is driven to rotate in the forward / reverse direction by the rotational drive source 12.
[0033]
Reference numeral 14 in FIG. 1 is an operation knob that is used to adjust the air direction of the air blown from the air blowing port by manually rotating the blade 3 in the vertical direction, and is provided on the intermediate blade 3.
[0034]
Next, the operation of the thus configured wind direction adjusting device will be described.
[0035]
As shown in FIG. 4, when the blades 3 are directed horizontally, for example, when the switch means 8 is pressed in order to sequentially blow normal wind, diffused wind, or concentrated wind from the air outlet into the vehicle interior, the rotational drive source 12 is The rotation is started, and the rotating member 11 is rotated counterclockwise by the drive gear 13.
[0036]
As a result, the slide link 5 is lowered to the position shown in FIG. 5 by the guide grooves 11a and 11e of the rotating member 11 via the guide pins 5d, and each blade 3 is inclined upward, so that the air blown out from the air outlet The wind direction is adjusted by the blade 3 to the upward parallel wind.
[0037]
Thereafter, the rotating member 11 is further rotated to slide the slide member 6c to the position shown in FIG. 6, and when the slide link 5 is raised, each blade 3 is rotated clockwise to become horizontal, thereby The air blown out from the air outlet is adjusted in the direction of the horizontal parallel wind, and when the rotating member 11 is further rotated, the slide link 5 is lowered while the slide member 11 is retracted as shown in FIG. For this reason, each blade 3 is rotated downward in the clockwise direction so that the air blown out from the air outlet is adjusted in the direction of the parallel air in the downward direction.
[0038]
Thereafter, when the rotating member 11 is further rotated, the slide member 6c reaches the rearmost part, and the slide link 5 is lowered to the position shown in FIG. 8, so that the lowermost blade 3 is horizontally and above it. The blades 3 are in an upward position where the angles are gradually increased from the bottom to the top, and the air blown from the air blowing ports is diffused into the blades 3 and blown into the vehicle interior.
[0039]
When the rotating member 11 is further rotated thereafter, the slide link 5 is lowered as shown in FIG. 9, the blade 3 at the intermediate position is rotated to the horizontal position, the blade 3 above the intermediate position is rotated upward, and the intermediate position is Since the lower blades 3 are held downward, the air blown from the air outlets is diffused into the blades 3 and blown into the vehicle interior.
[0040]
On the other hand, when the air diffusion is finished, as shown in FIG. 10, the uppermost blade 3 is in the horizontal position, and the lower blade 3 is in the downward position in which the angle gradually increases from top to bottom, which is not illustrated. When detecting means such as a limit switch detects, the rotation drive source 12 starts reverse rotation, so that the air blown out from the air outlet can be automatically swung in the reverse operation.
[0041]
When manually adjusting the air direction of the air blown out from the air outlet, the operation knob 14 provided on the blade 3 at the middle part is picked with a finger and rotated in the vertical direction.
[0042]
Since the blades 3 are interlocked with each other by the slide link 5, they simultaneously rotate in the vertical direction, so that the air direction of the air blown out from the air outlet can be arbitrarily adjusted.
[0043]
In the embodiment, the wind direction is switched in the order of horizontal, upward, horizontal, downward, upward diffusion, downward diffusion, but the order is not limited to this, and the guide grooves 11a formed in the rotating member 11 are not limited to these orders. By changing the shape of 11e, it can be set in an arbitrary order.
[0044]
【The invention's effect】
As described in detail above, the present invention is driven by a slide link that is slidable in the vertical direction and is linked to a plurality of blades that adjust the direction of the air blown from the air outlet and a rotational drive source that rotates forward and backward. And a swinging means for sliding the slide link, and the swinging means swings the blades through the slide link, so that the parallel air blown from the air outlet is automatically moved up and down. Since the characteristic wind that diffuses or concentrates air is generated in the middle of the automatic swing, the air blown from the air outlet can be swung and blown out to the entire interior of the passenger compartment. A simple indoor environment that does not require a clutch gear, etc. Kill.
[0045]
Further, the swinging means is provided so as to be movable back and forth, and a slide member that is linked to the slide link via a sub link, and a guide pin that is rotated by a rotational drive source and protrudes from the slide link and the slide member. Since it is composed of a rotating member having guide grooves to be fitted on both sides, the slide link and the slide member interlocked by the sub link can be operated smoothly, so that the burden on the rotation drive source is reduced and the operation is different during operation. Since no sound is generated, it does not cause noise.
[0046]
Furthermore, since the rotation member is rotated forward and backward by a rotation drive source, the slide link is slid in the vertical direction and the slide member is slid in the front-rear direction, so that the device can be easily controlled with simple control means. In addition to being economical, since the wind direction can be manually adjusted by rotating the blades with the operation knob, the wind direction can be adjusted with the operation knob when the rotary drive source is stopped, so that the operability is very good.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a wind direction adjusting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of rocking means provided in the wind direction adjusting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a wind direction adjusting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view of a wind direction adjusting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view of the wind direction adjusting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory diagram of the wind direction adjusting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory diagram of the wind direction adjusting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view of the wind direction adjusting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory view of the wind direction adjusting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory view of the wind direction adjusting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
3 Blade 5 Slide link 5d Guide pin 6 Swing means 6a Sub link 11 Rotating member 11a Guide groove 11e Guide groove 12 Rotation drive source 14 Operation knob

Claims (3)

A wind direction adjusting device that adjusts a wind direction of air blown from the air blowing port by rotating a plurality of blades provided in the air blowing port, and is linked to the plurality of blades and vertically The slidable slide link and a swinging means that is driven by a rotational drive source that rotates forward and backward to slide the slide link, the swinging means is provided to be movable back and forth, and a sub link is provided. And a rotating member that is rotated by the rotation drive source and has a guide groove on both sides that is inserted into the slide link and a guide pin protruding from the sliding member. and, by swinging the blade through the slide link by said swinging means, blown from the air outlet Parallel style air causes automatically swing the vertical direction to be in the middle of the automatic swing, wind deflector, characterized in that to generate the characteristic style of diffusing or concentrating the air. The wind direction adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating member is slid in the up-down direction and the sliding member in the front-rear direction by rotating the rotating member forward and backward by the rotation drive source . The wind direction adjusting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wind direction can be manually adjusted by rotating the blade by an operation knob .

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