JP6032040B2 - Air outlet structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an air outlet structure.

  Patent Document 1 below discloses an air-conditioning register that blows out air whose temperature has been adjusted by an air-conditioning apparatus into a vehicle interior. In this air conditioning register, one horizontal blade (wind direction deflecting plate) and a plurality of vertical blades are provided inside a register panel having an air outlet. The horizontal blade is configured to change the upper and lower air blowing directions, and the vertical blade is configured to change the left and right air blowing directions. In the air-conditioning register configured as described above, since one horizontal blade is set, it is possible to reduce the thickness in the vertical direction.

JP 2006-306365 A

  However, when the air-conditioning register is assembled to, for example, an instrument panel, a plurality of vertical blades in the air outlet are seen by an occupant seated on the vehicle seat. For this reason, it may impair the appearance and there is room for improvement.

  In view of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to obtain an air outlet structure that can make an air outlet blade inconspicuous.

The air outlet structure according to the first aspect of the present invention is arranged so as to partition the interior of the retainer from one end to the other end of the cylindrical retainer having the air outlet and the opposite ends of the air outlet edge of the retainer. while it is a plate-shaped blades for changing the blowing direction of the air from the air outlet, provided at the end of the air outlet side of the blade away from the air outlet relative to the top end to the partition direction of the blade A reflecting portion that reflects light incident on the air outlet from the side toward the lower end side rather than the upper end .

  In the air outlet structure according to claim 1, the retainer is formed in a cylindrical shape having an air outlet. A plate-like blade is provided inside the retainer so as to partition from one end to the other end of the air outlet edge, and the blade is configured to change the blowing direction of air blown from the air outlet. ing. A reflection portion is provided at the end of the blade on the air outlet side.

Here, the reflective unit, based on the upper end of the air outlet edge from the side away from the air outlet to the partition direction of the blade the light incident on the air outlet at the lower end of the air outlet edge than the top end It is configured to reflect. For this reason, since the incident light to the air outlet is reflected on the lower end side of the air outlet edge, it is not reflected on the side away from the air outlet. As a result, when there is a viewpoint on the far side, the reflection of light to the viewpoint side is effectively suppressed or prevented.

In the air outlet unit structure according to the invention described in claim 2, in claim 1, reflecting portion, while being a shape protruding the upper end side to the air outlet side of the lower end, the lower end side from the upper side It is made into the curved shape recessed over.

According to the air outlet structure according to the second aspect, the upper end side of the air outlet edge of the reflecting portion is projected to the air outlet side rather than the lower end side. For this reason, since the air supplied to the inside of the retainer is guided to the vicinity of the air outlet by the protruding shape of the reflecting portion, the directivity in the air blowing direction is improved. Moreover, the reflection part is made into the curved shape recessed from the upper end side of the air blower outlet edge part to the lower end side. For this reason, since the light reflected by the curved portion of the reflecting portion is collected at substantially one point, the light reflection direction can be adjusted to a portion capable of absorbing visible light or a portion where re-reflection does not occur. .

In the air outlet structure according to the invention described in claim 3, in claim 1 or claim 2, at least the lower end side of the air outlet edge of the retainer is formed of a colored resin material that absorbs visible light. .

According to the air outlet structure according to the third aspect, at least the lower end side of the air outlet edge of the retainer is a portion that is irradiated or condensed with the light reflected by the reflecting portion, and this portion is visible. It is made of a colored resin material that absorbs light. For this reason, since the visible light reflected by the reflective portion is absorbed by the colored resin material, the reflection of the light toward the away side (for example, the viewpoint side) is more effectively suppressed or prevented.

In the air outlet structure according to the invention described in claim 4, in claim 1, the reflecting portion has a shape in which the upper end side of the air outlet edge is protruded from the lower end side to the air outlet side. The slant shape is inverted from the upper end side to the lower end side.

According to the air blowing part structure according to the fourth aspect, the directivity in the air blowing direction can be improved as in the air blowing part structure according to the second aspect. Moreover, the reflection part is made into the reverse slant shape from the upper end side of the air blower outlet edge part to the lower end side. For this reason, since the light is reflected toward the lower end side of the air outlet edge at the reverse slant-shaped portion of the reflection portion, the reflection of light toward the above-mentioned away side (for example, the viewpoint side) is effectively suppressed or prevented. The
Moreover, in the air blowing part structure which concerns on the invention described in Claim 5, in any one of Claims 1-4, a braid | blade is a vertical blade which partitions the inside of a retainer from an upper end to a lower end, A vertical blade Is provided with a reflecting portion.
Furthermore, in the air blowing part structure which concerns on the invention described in Claim 6, in Claim 5, it arrange | positions so that the inside of a retainer may be divided over the both ends of a retainer, and the blowing direction of the air up and down from an air blower outlet is set | placed A plate-like horizontal blade to be changed is further provided, and the vertical blade is provided between the air outlet and the horizontal blade.

Since the air blowing part structure according to the invention described in claim 1 is configured to change the reflection direction of the light incident on the air blower outlet of the retainer, an excellent effect that the blade can be made inconspicuous. Have.
Moreover, the air blowing part structure which concerns on each invention described in Claim 5 and Claim 6 has an effect similar to the effect acquired by the air blowing part structure which concerns on the invention described in Claim 1.

  The air blowing part structure according to the invention described in claim 2 can improve the directivity in the blowing direction of the air blown out from the air blowing outlet and can make the blade more inconspicuous. It has the effect.

  Since the air blowing structure according to the invention described in claim 3 is configured to absorb the visible light of the light reflected by the reflecting portion, the blade can be made more inconspicuous. Has an effect.

  The air blowing part structure according to the invention described in claim 4 can improve the directivity in the blowing direction of the air blown out from the air blowing outlet, and can make the blade inconspicuous. Have

(A) is a schematic sectional drawing in the vehicle side view of the air-conditioning register | resistor to which the air blowing part structure which concerns on 1st Embodiment assembled | attached inside the instrument panel of a motor vehicle was applied, (B) is (A It is a top view of the vertical blade of the air-conditioning register shown in FIG. (A) is a schematic sectional drawing in the vehicle side view of the air-conditioning register | resistor to which the air blowing part structure which concerns on 2nd Embodiment corresponding to FIG. 1 (A) was applied, (B) is FIG.1 (B). It is a top view of the vertical blade of the air-conditioning register | resistor shown to (A) corresponding to (A).

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an air blowing structure according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, an embodiment in which the air blowing structure according to the present invention is applied to an air-conditioning register assembled inside an instrument panel of an automobile will be described. In the description of the embodiment, the front / rear, left / right, and upper / lower positional relationships of the air-conditioning register and its components will be described with reference to the front / rear, left / right, and up / down directions of the vehicle as shown in the drawings. An arrow FR indicates the vehicle front side, an arrow UP indicates the vehicle upper side, and an arrow W indicates the vehicle width direction.

[First Embodiment]
(Configuration of air conditioning register)
As shown in FIG. 1A, the air-conditioning register 10 to which the air blowing structure according to the present embodiment is applied is assembled to a resin instrument panel 12 provided in the front part of the passenger compartment of the automobile. It has been. The instrument panel 12 is supported by an instrument panel reinforcement spanned between a pair of left and right front pillars (not shown). The instrument panel 12 is provided with the vehicle width direction as a longitudinal direction and the vehicle front-rear direction as a short direction and an upper wall portion 12A covering the upper side of the air-conditioning register 10, and the upper wall portion 12A along the vehicle lower side. And a vertical wall portion 12 </ b> B covering the vehicle rear side of the air-conditioning register 10. The vertical wall portion 12B is provided with a rectangular air blowing opening 14 that is penetrated in the vehicle front-rear direction and has a vehicle width direction as a longitudinal direction and a vehicle vertical direction as a short direction.

  The air-conditioning register 10 is a center register provided at an intermediate portion of the instrument panel 12 in the vehicle width direction. The air-conditioning register 10 is provided with a cylindrical retainer 16 that extends along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and has a space 16 </ b> A as a ventilation path. As shown in FIG. 1A, the cross-sectional shape of the retainer 16 when it is cut in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle vertical direction is rectangular. Although the illustration of the depth is omitted, the retainer 16 has a thin horizontally long structure in which the dimension (width) in the vehicle width direction is set larger than the dimension (height) in the vehicle vertical direction. An air conditioner (not shown) is connected to the front portion of the retainer 16 on the front side of the vehicle via a duct or the like, and the air whose temperature is adjusted by the air conditioner 16 is supplied into the retainer 16. ing. Here, the air supplied from the air conditioner includes at least one or more of warm air heated by a heater, cool air cooled by a cooler, internal air circulating in the vehicle interior, and external air taken from outside the vehicle interior. ing.

  At the rear of the retainer 16 on the vehicle rear side, an inner diameter is slightly reduced, and an air outlet 18 communicated with the air outlet opening 14 of the instrument panel 12 is provided. The shape of the air outlet 18 in a rear view of the vehicle is substantially the same as the shape of the air outlet opening 14. The air supplied from the air conditioner to the interior of the retainer 16 is blown out from the air blower outlet 18 into the vehicle compartment via the air blowout opening 14.

  From the viewpoint of weight reduction, processability, cost reduction, and the like, the retainer 16 is made of a resin material suitable for injection molding. For example, resin materials such as ABS resin and PP resin can be used practically. In the air conditioning register 10 according to the present embodiment, the retainer 16 is made of a colored resin material that absorbs visible light, preferably a black resin material. Here, the entire retainer 16 is made of a black resin material for the purpose of ease of processing and cost reduction. It should be noted that the black resin material may be provided only on the portion where the reflected light is irradiated or condensed by the reflecting portion 42 provided on the vertical blade 30 described later. Further, a sheet made of a black resin material may be provided on the surface of the retainer 16 at a site where the reflected light is irradiated or condensed. In this case, each of the retainer 16 and the sheet is configured as a separate member.

  Inside the retainer 16, there is provided a rotation shaft 52 extending along the vehicle width direction and having this direction as the rotation axis direction. A plate-like horizontal blade (lateral fin) 50 having a vehicle width direction as a longitudinal direction and a vehicle longitudinal direction as a short direction is provided on the rotating shaft 52 in both a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction when viewed from the side of the vehicle. It is provided to be freely rotatable in the direction. The horizontal blade 50 is configured to change the upper and lower blowing directions of the air blown into the vehicle interior from the air outlet 18. Although not shown in the figure, an operation portion such as an operation lever or an operation dial for rotating the horizontal blade 50 connected to the rotation shaft 52 is provided in the vicinity of the air conditioning register 10 of the instrument panel 12. It has been.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a plate-like vertical blade (vertical fin) as a blade in the present invention is disposed between the horizontal blade 50 and the air outlet 18. 30 is provided. The vertical blade 30 is partitioned in the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle vertical direction from the upper end (one end according to the present invention) 20 to the lower end (the other end according to the present invention) 22 of the air outlet edge 18A facing the vehicle vertical direction. A plurality of sheets are arranged substantially parallel and spaced apart from each other along the vehicle width direction. The vertical blade 30 is provided with an upper rotation shaft 32 and a lower rotation shaft 34 having the partition direction (the vehicle vertical direction) as the rotation axis direction. The upper rotation shaft 32 is provided so as to protrude upward from the middle portion of the longitudinal blade 30 in the vehicle front-rear direction, and is freely rotatable in a rotation hole 24 penetrating the upper wall 16B of the retainer 16 in the vehicle vertical direction. Has been inserted. The lower rotation shaft 34 is provided so as to protrude downward from the rear portion of the longitudinal blade 30 in the vehicle front-rear direction, and is rotatable in a rotation hole 26 penetrating the bottom wall 16C of the retainer 16 in the vehicle vertical direction. Has been inserted.

  One end of a swing arm 36 extending to the front side of the vehicle is fixed to the upper end of the upper rotating shaft 32, and a connecting pin 38 is provided on the other end of the swing arm 36. The swing arm 36 is provided for each of the plurality of vertical blades 30, and the connecting pins 38 of the plurality of swing arms 36 are connected to each other by a connecting rod 40. With this configuration, the vertical blade 30 is configured to be rotatable in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in the vehicle plan view with the upper rotation shaft 32 and the lower rotation shaft 34 as the rotation centers. Yes. Further, the plurality of vertical blades 30 are configured to rotate in the same direction by the swing arm 36, the connecting pin 38 and the connecting rod 40.

  The end of the vertical blade 30 on the air outlet 18 side is incident on the air outlet 18 from the side away from the air outlet 18 in the partition direction of the vertical blade 30 with reference to the upper end 20 of the air outlet edge 18A. A reflecting portion 42 that reflects the light L1 to L3 from the upper end 20 to the lower end 22 side of the air outlet edge 18A is provided. The reflecting portion 42 is configured to reflect the lights L1 to L3 toward the lower end 22 over the entire region extending from the upper end 20 side to the lower end 22 side. Here, in FIG. 1A, the position of the upper end 20 in the vehicle interior is indicated by reference numeral P1, and the side away from the air outlet 18 in the partitioning direction of the vertical blades 30 with respect to the upper end 20 is the vehicle interior. It is above the position of the code P1. In the passenger compartment, the position of the viewpoint E of the occupant seated on the vehicle seat is above the position of the reference symbol P1. The position of the lower end 22 in the passenger compartment is indicated by reference sign P2.

  The reflecting portion 42 has a shape in which the upper end 20 side of the air outlet edge 18A protrudes toward the air outlet 18 rather than the lower end 22 side. Furthermore, the reflection part 42 is made into the curved shape recessed from the upper end 20 side of the air blower outlet 18 to the lower end 22 side. The curved shape of the reflecting portion 42 is preferably a concave mirror capable of condensing the light incident on the air outlet 18 from the upper side of the position of the reference symbol P1 on the lower end 22 portion of the air outlet 18 or a shape close thereto. . Further, as shown in FIG. 1 (B), the shape of the reflection portion 42 in the vehicle plan view of the vertical blade 30 is a curved shape protruding from the air outlet 18 side.

  In addition, in order to avoid interference with the horizontal blade 50, the end portion 44 of the vertical blade 30 on the side of the horizontal blade 50 is formed in a curved shape that is recessed in a vehicle side view. Similar to the reflecting portion 42, the shape of the end portion 44 in a plan view of the vehicle is a curved shape protruding from the side blade 50 side.

(Operation and effect of the present embodiment)
The operation and effects of the present embodiment are as follows. In the air-conditioning register 10 according to the present embodiment, the retainer 16 is configured in a cylindrical shape having an air outlet 18 so that the air whose temperature is adjusted and fed by the air conditioner can be blown out from the air outlet 18. Has been. A plate-like vertical blade 30 is provided inside the retainer 16 so as to be partitioned from the upper end 20 to the lower end 22 of the air outlet edge 18A. The vertical blade 30 is configured to change the air blowing direction from the air outlet 18. A reflection portion 42 is provided at the end of the vertical blade 30 on the air outlet 18 side.

  Here, the reflecting portion 42 is incident on the air outlet 18 from the side away from the air outlet 18 in the partitioning direction of the vertical blade 30 with respect to the upper end 20 of the air outlet edge 18A (above the position P1). The light L <b> 1 to L <b> 3 is reflected to the lower end 22 side of the air outlet edge 18 </ b> A rather than the upper end 20. The light L <b> 1 is light that enters the air outlet 18 from a height substantially equal to the viewpoint E. The light L2 is incident on the air outlet 18 from a position higher than the light L1, and the light L3 is incident on the air outlet 18 from a position lower than the light L1. Since the lights L1 to L3 incident on the air outlet 18 are reflected on the lower end 22 side of the air outlet edge 18A, they are not reflected on the far side (above the position indicated by reference numeral P1). Since the viewpoint E of the occupant seated on the vehicle seat is above the position of the reference symbol P1, reflection of the lights L1 to L3 toward the viewpoint E can be effectively suppressed or prevented.

  Therefore, according to the air-conditioning register 10 according to the present embodiment, since the reflection direction of the lights L1 to L3 incident on the air outlet 18 of the retainer 16 is changed, the vertical blade 30 is made inconspicuous. Can do. Furthermore, in the air-conditioning register 10, the vertical blade 30 is not conspicuous, so that the design of the shape of the air outlet 18 can be improved, and the appearance of the air outlet 18 can be improved.

  Furthermore, in the air-conditioning register 10 according to the present embodiment, the upper end 20 side of the air outlet edge 18A of the reflecting portion 42 has a shape protruding from the lower end 22 side to the air outlet 18 side. For this reason, since the air supplied to the inside of the retainer 16 is guided to the vicinity of the air outlet 18 by the protruding shape of the reflecting portion 42, the directivity in the air blowing direction can be improved. Moreover, the reflection part 42 is made into the curved shape recessedly provided from the upper end 20 side of the air blower outlet edge part 18A to the lower end 22 side. For this reason, since the light L1 to L3 reflected by the curved portion of the reflecting portion 42 is collected at substantially one point, the light L1 to L3 is reflected at a portion that can absorb visible light or a portion that does not re-reflect. The direction can be adjusted.

  Therefore, according to the air-conditioning register 10 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to improve the directivity in the blowing direction of the air blown from the air blower outlet 18 and to make the vertical blade 30 more inconspicuous. it can.

  In the air-conditioning register 10 according to the present embodiment, at least the lower end 22 side of the air outlet edge 18A of the retainer 16 is irradiated or condensed with the light L1 to L3 reflected by the reflecting portion 42. This portion is formed of a colored resin material that absorbs visible light. In the colored resin material, visible light of the lights L1 to L3 reflected by the reflecting portion 42 is absorbed. In particular, the black resin material has a high visible light absorption efficiency. For this reason, reflection of the light L1-L3 to the viewpoint E side can be suppressed or prevented much more effectively.

  Therefore, according to the air-conditioning register 10 according to the present embodiment, the visible light L1 to L3 reflected by the reflecting portion 42 of the vertical blade 30 is configured to be absorbed. It can be made less noticeable.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the air-conditioning register 10 to which the air blowing structure according to the second embodiment of the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B). In the second embodiment, components having the same functions as the components described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the descriptions of the components having the same reference numerals are omitted because they are duplicated. To do.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B), in the air-conditioning register 10 to which the air outlet structure according to the present embodiment is applied, the end of the vertical blade 30 on the air outlet 18 side is provided. A reflection portion 46 is provided. The reflecting portion 46 has a shape in which the upper end 20 side of the air outlet edge 18A protrudes from the lower end 22 side to the air outlet 18 side, and has an inverse slant shape (reverse inclination) from the upper end 20 side to the lower end 22 side. Shape). That is, the reflection part 46 is made into the shape which orient | assigns the reflective surface of light L1-L3 to the downward side behind a vehicle.

  According to the air-conditioning register 10 according to the present embodiment, the directivity in the air blowing direction can be improved as in the air-conditioning register 10 according to the first embodiment. Moreover, the reflection part 46 is made into the reverse slant shape from the upper end 20 side of the air blower outlet edge part 18A to the lower end 22 side. For this reason, in the reverse slant-shaped part of the reflection part 46, since the lights L1-L3 are reflected to the lower end 22 side of the air outlet edge 18A, the reflection of the lights L1-L3 toward the viewpoint E side is effectively performed. It can be suppressed or prevented. Therefore, according to the air-conditioning register 10, the directivity in the blowing direction of the air blown from the air blowout port 18 can be improved, and the vertical blade 30 can be made inconspicuous.

[Supplementary explanation of the above embodiment]

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, the present invention includes the following modifications. In the present invention, a plurality of horizontal blades of the air conditioning register can be arranged in the vehicle vertical direction. Moreover, in this invention, the shape of the air blower outlet in the vehicle rear view of the air-conditioning register is not limited to the horizontally long rectangular shape. For example, the shape of the air outlet is any one of a vertically long rectangular shape, a square shape, a trapezoidal shape, a triangular shape, a pentagonal or more polygonal shape, a circular shape, an elliptical shape, or any combination of two or more. It is good also as a shape.

  Further, the present invention can be applied to a side register that is assembled to an end of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction. Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to an air-conditioning register that is assembled on the side surface, ceiling, rear, or the like of the interior of an automobile. In these air-conditioning registers, a reflecting portion is provided on the vertical blade or the horizontal blade so that the reflected light is not reflected on the viewpoint side of the occupant seated on the seat. Furthermore, the air blowing structure according to the present invention is applicable to a defroster (for example, a front defroster, a side defroster, etc.) that has a blade and blows air for defrosting.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to an air blowing part structure assembled to an automobile, but can be applied to an air blowing part structure assembled to a train, a ship, an aircraft, a general household, an office, or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Air-conditioning register 12 Instrument panel 14 Air blowing opening 16 Retainer 18 Air blowing outlet 18A Air blowing outlet edge 20 Upper end (one end)
22 Lower end (other end)
30 Vertical blade (blade)
32, 34, 52 Rotating shaft 42, 46 Reflector 50 Horizontal blade

Claims (6)

A cylindrical retainer having an air outlet;
A plate-like blade that is arranged so as to partition the interior of the retainer from one end to the other end of the air blower edge of the retainer, and that changes the direction of blowing air from the air blowout port;
Light that is provided at the end of the blade on the air outlet side and that is incident on the air outlet from the side away from the air outlet in the partition direction of the blade with respect to the upper end of the air outlet. More reflective part reflecting to the lower end side of the air outlet edge than,
Air blowout part structure with The reflective portion, together with the pre-SL upper side of the front Symbol lower end is shaped projecting to the air outlet side, the claims from the upper side there is a recessed been curved over said lower end 1. The air blowing part structure according to 1. At least before Symbol bottom side is, the air blowing portion structure according to claim 1 or claim 2 which is formed by a colored resin material that absorbs the visible light of the retainer. The reflective portion, together with the pre-SL upper side than the lower end is shaped projecting to the air outlet side, from the upper side according to claim 1 which is the inverse slant shape across said lower end Air outlet structure. The air blowing part according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the blade is a vertical blade that partitions the interior of the retainer from the upper end to the lower end, and the reflection part is provided on the vertical blade. Construction. A plate-like horizontal blade that is arranged so as to partition the interior of the retainer across both side ends of the retainer, and changes the upper and lower air blowing directions from the air outlet;
The air blower structure according to claim 5, wherein the vertical blade is provided between the air blower outlet and the horizontal blade.

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