JP6052080B2 - register - Google Patents

Description

  According to the present invention, a plurality of first fins and a second fin disposed in a direction orthogonal to the first fins on the front side of the first fins are housed in the retainer, and the operation fins are attached to the second fins. The present invention relates to a register that constitutes a blowout port that rotates each first fin to blow out temperature-controlled air into the vehicle interior, and in particular, a decorative portion formed over the entire front end edge of the second fin has an operation knob. The present invention relates to a register that is always visible from the outside without being shielded by.

  This type of register is arranged on an instrument panel arranged at the front of an automobile or the like, and blows out air temperature-adjusted to an occupant while freely adjusting its blowing direction. There is a tendency that the design of the register is improved by decorating the front edge of the fin disposed on the front side of the register.

  For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-202108 discloses a pair of plate shapes in which a register fin is assembled so as to be sandwiched from both sides of the fin main body with the fin main body and the end surface of the fin main body exposed to the vehicle compartment side. A register composed of a fin cover is described.

  In such a register, for example, the fin main body is coated with a silver color, and the fin cover is assembled on both sides of the fin main body with the front end surface facing the cabin side of the fin main body exposed. By painting only the part facing the room side in silver, it realizes a register fin with high design that only the part facing the passenger compartment side, where design is most important, is decorated in silver. is there.

JP 2010-202108 A

  However, according to the register, although it is possible to realize a register fin having high design properties in which only the portion facing the passenger compartment side where design properties are most important is decorated in silver, Needs to be attached with an operation knob for operating this vertically, and the operation knob is attached so as to cover the front end edge of the register fin, as shown in FIG. .

  Thus, when the operation knob is attached so as to cover the front end edge of the register fin, the continuity of the decorative portion formed on the entire front end edge of the register fin is blocked by the operation knob, and as a result, There is a problem that the design of the register fin is impaired.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the decorative portion formed over the entire front end edge of the fin disposed on the front side of the register is not shielded by the operation knob. An object of the present invention is to provide a register having two fins that are always visible from the outside and have extremely high design properties.

  In order to achieve the above object, a register according to claim 1 is supported in a retainer so as to be rotatable in one direction and is pivoted integrally through a link member, and the first fin. A second fin that is supported in the retainer so as to be rotatable in a direction orthogonal to the one direction and has a decorative portion formed over the entire front edge, and is attached to the second fin, In a register that is slidable in the length direction of the second fin and includes an operation knob that integrally rotates each of the first fins corresponding to the slide, the register is provided along the length direction of the second fin. A long hole formed through the second fin, a pair of first knob member and second knob member disposed on both sides of the second fin to constitute the operation knob, the first knob member and the second knob. Formed on one side of knob member A first locking hole formed on the other of the first knob member and the second knob member and elastically locked to the first locking hole. The pawl is elastically locked to the first locking hole inside the elongated hole, and the first knob member and the second knob member are the entire decoration portion formed on the front edge of the second fin. It is characterized by being disposed on both sides of the second fin in a state where is exposed.

  The register according to claim 2 is the register according to claim 1, wherein the second locking hole formed in one of the first knob member and the second knob member and the other of the first knob member and the second knob member. A second locking claw that is elastically locked to the second locking hole, and the second locking claw is formed on the second locking hole outside the rear end of the second fin. It is characterized by being elastically locked.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the register of the first or second aspect, the sliding groove having a predetermined length formed at two positions on the rear end edge of the second fin, the first knob member, or the second A sliding projection formed at two locations on the two-knob member and slidably arranged with respect to the sliding groove, and the length of the long hole corresponds to the sliding operation of the operation knob. When each sliding protrusion is slid within the range of the length of each sliding groove, it is set so as not to be exposed from both ends of the operation knob.

  In the register according to any one of claims 1 to 3, except for the case of the example according to claim 4, both ends of the long hole are formed in a semi-elliptical shape.

  The register according to claim 1, wherein a long hole penetrating the second fin is formed along the length direction of the second fin, and the first knob member and the second knob of the operation knob disposed on both sides of the second fin A first locking claw that is elastically locked to the first locking hole is formed on one side of the member, and the first locking claw and the first locking hole are formed inside the elongated hole. Since the first knob member and the second knob member are arranged on both sides of the second fin in a state of being elastically locked and exposing the entire decoration portion formed on the front end edge of the second fin, the decoration portion Is always visible from the outside without being blocked by an operation knob composed of the first knob member and the second knob member. Thereby, the design nature of the 2nd fin in a register can be kept remarkably high.

  In the register according to claim 2, the second locking hole formed in one of the first knob member and the second knob member constituting the operation knob and the second locking claw formed in the other are provided after the second fin. Since it is elastically locked outside the end, on the rear side excluding the front end edge of the second fin, the operation knob is held in a state where the second fin is sandwiched from both sides by the first knob member and the second knob member. It can be slidably attached to the second fin.

  In the register according to claim 3, the sliding groove having a predetermined length formed at two locations on the rear end edge of the second fin, and the sliding groove formed at two locations on the first knob member or the second knob member. A sliding projection portion is provided so as to be slidable with respect to the length of the long hole so that each sliding projection corresponds to the sliding operation of the operation knob within the range of the length of each sliding groove. Since it is set so as not to be exposed from both ends of the operation knob when it is slid, a long hole formed along the length direction of the second fin when the operation knob is slid is formed at both ends of the operation knob. Therefore, the appearance of the entire register can be prevented from being impaired.

  In the register of claim 4, since both ends of the long hole are formed in a semi-elliptical shape, the both ends of the long hole are caught between the first knob member and the second knob member constituting the operation knob. This makes it possible to smoothly slide the operation knob.

It is a perspective view of the register | resistor which concerns on this embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of a register | resistor. It is explanatory drawing which shows each component arrange | positioned inside the retainer of a register | resistor. It is a side view of the front fin (2nd fin) which attached the 1st knob member and the 2nd knob member. It is a front view of the front fin which attached the 1st knob member and the 2nd knob member. It is a side view of the front fin which removes and shows the 1st knob member and the 2nd knob member. It is a disassembled perspective view of a front fin. It is a perspective view of the front fin which removes and shows the 2nd knob member. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface side of a 1st knob member. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface side of a 2nd knob material. It is the sectional view on the AA line in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the front fin (2nd fin) which attached the 1st knob member and the 2nd knob member. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is CC sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the state which rotated the rear fin to the maximum upwards. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the state which hold | maintained the rear fin in the intermediate position. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the state which rotated the back fin to the maximum downward.

  Hereinafter, a register according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings based on an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied. First, a schematic configuration of the register according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  A register 1 according to the present embodiment is a vertical register disposed on both sides of a navigation display disposed in the center in an instrument panel attached to the front surface of a vehicle. Basically, a bezel opening 2 is formed. The bezel 3, the plurality of rear fins 4 and one front fin 5 are rotatably accommodated, and the mounting member 7 is provided for attaching the retainer 6 to a vehicle duct.

  The bezel 3 is exposed and arranged on the vehicle interior side of the register 1, and a rectangular bezel opening 2 is formed at the center. The bezel opening 2 serves as an air outlet for the register 1. Four locking claws (not shown) are provided on the back surface side of the bezel 3, and each locking claw is elastically received by the four locking holes 9 formed in the front flange portion 8 of the retainer 6. And is attached to the retainer 6.

  Inside the cylindrical portion 10 of the retainer 6, the right support member 12 is attached to the right wall 11, and the left support member 14 is attached to the left wall 13. A plurality (six in FIG. 3) of support holes 15 are formed in the right support member 12. The left support member 14 also has the same number of support holes 16 as the support holes 15.

  A plurality (six in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3) of rear fins 4 are supported between the right support member 12 and the left support member 14 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. Each of the rear fins 4 is formed in a plate shape, and a support shaft 18 protrudes from the right end portion, and a support shaft 19 protrudes coaxially with the support shaft 18 at the left end portion. . The support shaft 18 is rotatably supported by the support hole 15 of the right support member 12, and the support shaft 19 is rotatably supported by the support hole 16 of the left support member 14. Further, a link shaft 20 is formed so as to protrude adjacent to the support shaft 18 at the right end portion of each rear fin 4. The link shaft 20 is rotatably supported by a support hole 22 formed in the link member 21. Thereby, each rear fin 4 can be rotated synchronously based on the action of the link member 21.

  Here, among the plurality of rear fins 4, the third rear fin 4 from the top has a structure in which a pair of plate members 23 are connected by a rod-shaped member 24. A bifurcated locking portion 39 formed behind the first knob member 34 constituting the operation knob 36 described later is locked to the rod-shaped member 24. Thereby, as will be described later, each rear fin 4 is rotated in synchronization with the link action of the link member 21 based on the slide operation of the operation knob 36.

An upper support member 26 is attached to the inner upper wall 25 of the flange 8, and a lower support member 28 is attached to the inner lower wall 27 of the flange 8. A support hole 29 and an arc-shaped long hole 30 are formed in the lower support member 28, and a rotation shaft 31 formed to protrude from the lower end portion of the front fin 5 is rotatably supported by the support hole 29. In addition, a slide shaft 32 that is formed to protrude adjacent to the rotation shaft 31 at the lower end portion of the front fin 5 is supported in the arc-shaped elongated hole 30 so as to be slidable in the arc-shaped elongated hole 30.
Although not shown, in the upper support member 26 as well as in the lower support member 28, a support hole and a rotation shaft that pivotally support the rotation shaft 31 formed to protrude at the upper end portion of the front fin 5 so as to be rotatable. An arcuate long hole that slidably supports a slide shaft 32 that is formed to protrude adjacent to 31 is formed.

  The front fin 5 is configured such that the upper rotation shaft 31 is supported by the support hole of the upper support member 26 and the lower rotation shaft 31 is supported by the support hole 29 of the lower support member 28, whereby the front side of the retainer 6. 1 and 2 is supported by the flange 8 positioned at the front side of each rear fin 4 so as to be rotatable in the left-right direction in FIGS. Thus, when the front fin 5 is rotated in the left-right direction, the upper sliding shaft of the front fin 5 is slid in the arc-shaped elongated hole of the upper support member 26, and the lower sliding of the front fin 5 is performed. The shaft 32 is slid in the arc-shaped elongated hole 30 of the lower support member.

  A long hole 33 is formed in the front fin 5 so as to penetrate in the thickness direction, and an operation constituted by a first knob member 34 and a second knob member 35 on both sides of the long hole 33. A knob 36 (see FIG. 4 and the like) is provided so as to sandwich the long hole 33. A shim 37 is disposed between the first knob member 34 and the second knob member 35 to smoothly slide the operation knob 36.

Next, detailed configurations of the first knob member 34 and the second knob member 35 constituting the front fin 5 and the operation knob 36 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The front fin 5 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and a decorative portion 38 is formed over the entire front end edge. The decorative portion 38 can be formed by various methods such as two-color molding and plating. As the decoration part 38, it forms with a silver color, for example.

  An operation knob 36 is attached to the front fin 5 so as to be slidable along the length direction (vertical direction in FIG. 4). The first knob member 34 constituting the operation knob 36 is integrally formed with a bifurcated locking portion 39, and the locking portion 39 is formed on the third rear fin 4 from the top. Locked to the rod-shaped member 24. Accordingly, the rod-like member 24 is also moved up and down based on sliding the operation knob 36 in the vertical direction, and the rear fin 4 is rotated around the support shaft 18, and each rear fin 4 is connected to the link member 21. It is rotated synchronously by the link action.

  In FIG. 6, the long hole 33 formed so as to penetrate the front fin 5 is formed at a position slightly shifted upward from the center position of the front fin 5. As described above, this is because the locking portion 39 of the first knob member 34 of the operation knob 36 is locked to the rod-shaped member 24 of the third rear fin 4 from the upper side of the six rear fins 4. This is taken into account. Both end portions 33A of the long hole 33 are each formed in a semi-elliptical shape.

  In parallel with the long hole 33, a long protruding portion 40 is formed to protrude, and a similar protruding portion 41 is formed to protrude on the opposite side surface of the front fin 5. As will be described later, the protrusion 40 reduces the frictional resistance with the second knob member 35 when the operation knob 36 is slid, thereby enabling a smooth slide operation of the operation knob 36. Further, the projecting portion 41 reduces the frictional resistance with the first knob member 34 when the operation knob 36 is slid, so that the operation knob 36 can be smoothly slid (see FIGS. 13 and 14).

  Further, at two places 42 and 42 on the rear end edge (right end edge in FIG. 6) of the front fin 5, slide grooves 43 and 43 (FIG. 13, FIG. 13) having a predetermined length (corresponding to the slide length of the operation knob 36). 14) is formed. In each sliding groove 43, sliding projections 44 and 44 (described later) formed at two locations of the first knob member 34 are slidably disposed.

  The first knob member 34 is formed in a shape as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, and on the back side thereof, the front portion corresponding to the long hole 33 of the front fin 5 (the left portion in FIGS. 7 and 9). A wall portion 45 is formed to protrude. A pair of locking holes 46 are formed at both ends of the wall 45. Further, in the wall portion 45, a pair of wall portions 48 are continuously provided inside each locking hole 46 in a direction perpendicular to the wall portion 45. Further, a pair of positioning portions 50, 50 each having a stopper 49 at the tip are formed between the wall portions 48 in a direction perpendicular to the wall portion 45.

The shim 37 described above is disposed in a region defined by the wall portion 45 and the pair of wall portions 48 and 48. That is, the shim 37 is made of a soft resin material, and includes a working portion 37C having a rectangular parallelepiped base portion 37A and a pair of protrusions 37B, as shown in FIG. The base portion 37A is positioned by the positioning portions 50, 50 between the pair of wall portions 48, 48 as shown in FIGS. 8, 11, and 14, and the action portion 37C is positioned inside the positioning portions 50, 50. Placed in. In this state, the tips of the protrusions 37 </ b> B and 37 </ b> B are in contact with the inner surface of the long hole 33. As described above, the pair of protrusions 37B and 37B in the action portion 37C of the shim 37 are only in contact with the inner surface of the elongated hole 33 at two points. Therefore, when the operation knob 36 is slid, the first knob It is possible to reduce the sliding resistance between the member 34 and the front fin 5 as much as possible. As a result, the operation knob 36 can slide smoothly on the front fin 5.
Further, a pair of locking holes 52, 52 are formed on both sides of the rear wall 51 in the first knob member 34.

  As shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 10, the second knob member 35 is formed in the same shape as the first knob member 34, and on the back side thereof, the front corresponding to the long hole 33 of the front fin 5. A pair of wall portions 53 and 53 are formed to project from the portion (left portion in FIGS. 7 and 10). A pair of locking claws 54, 54 are formed so as to protrude from the outside of each wall portion 53, 53. Each locking claw 54, 54 is elastically locked to a pair of locking holes 46, 46 formed at both ends of the wall 45 of the first knob member 34 (see FIG. 13). Furthermore, between each wall part 53, a pair of positioning part 56 and 56 which has the stopper 55 at the front-end | tip is formed in the parallel direction with the wall part 53. As shown in FIG.

  The above-described shim 37 is disposed in a region between the pair of wall portions 53 and 53, and the base portion 37A of the shim 37 is positioned by the positioning portions 56 and 56 between the pair of wall portions 53 and 53, and also has an action. The portion 37C is disposed inside the positioning portions 56 and 56.

  A pair of locking claws 57 are formed on both sides of the rear portion of the second knob member 35. Each locking claw 57 is elastically locked to a pair of locking holes 52, 52 formed in the rear wall 51 of the first knob member 34 (see FIG. 13).

In the front fin 5 configured as described above, the locking claw 54 of the second knob member 35 has a locking hole of the first knob member 34 inside the long hole 33 of the front fin 5 as shown in FIG. 46, and the first knob member 34 and the second knob member 35 are decorated on the front end edge of the front fin 5, as shown in FIGS. 38 is disposed on both sides of the front fin 5 with the whole 38 exposed to the outside.
The locking claw 57 formed on the first knob member 34 is elastically locked to the locking hole 52 of the first knob member outside the rear end portion of the front fin 5.

Next, the positional relationship between the operation knob 36 and the long hole 33 when the operation knob 36 in the register 1 configured as described above is slid will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, when the operation knob 36 is slid upward on the front fin 5 as much as possible, each rear fin 4 is inclined upward as shown in FIG. In this state, the operation knob 36 covers the lower portion of the long hole 33. Therefore, even when the operation knob 36 is slid upward as much as possible, the long hole 33 is externally provided from the lower end of the operation knob 36. Never exposed.

  Further, when the operation knob 36 is held at a substantially neutral position, as shown in FIG. 16, each rear fin 4 is slightly inclined downward. In this state, the operation knob 36 is a long hole. It stops at approximately the center position of 33. Accordingly, the long hole 33 is naturally completely covered by the operation knob 36.

  Further, when the operation knob 36 is slid downward on the front fin 5 as much as possible, each rear fin 4 is inclined downward as shown in FIG. In this state, the operation knob 36 covers the upper portion of the long hole 33. Therefore, even when the operation knob 36 is slid downward as much as possible, the long hole 33 is externally provided from the lower end portion of the operation knob 36. Never exposed.

  As described above, in the register 1 according to the present embodiment, the long knob 33 penetrating the front fin 5 along the length direction of the front fin 5 is formed, and the operation knobs disposed on both sides of the front fin 5 The first knob member 34 is formed with a locking hole 46, and the second knob member 35 is formed with a locking claw 54 that is elastically locked to the locking hole 46. And the first knob member 34 and the second knob member 35 in the front fin in a state in which the entire decoration portion 38 formed on the front end edge of the front fin 5 is exposed. 5, the decorative portion 38 is always visible from the outside without being blocked by the operation knob 36 constituted by the first knob member 34 and the second knob member 35. Thereby, the design nature of the front fin 5 in the register 1 can be kept extremely high.

  Further, the locking hole 52 formed in the first knob member 34 constituting the operation knob 36 and the locking claw 57 formed in the second knob member 35 are elastically locked outside the rear end portion of the front fin 5. Therefore, on the rear side excluding the front end edge of the front fin 5, the operation knob 36 is held with respect to the front fin 5 with the first knob member 34 and the second knob member 35 holding the front fin 5 from both sides. And can be slidably mounted.

  Furthermore, the slide groove 43 having a predetermined length formed at two positions on the rear end edge of the front fin 5 and the two positions formed on the first knob member 34 are slidable with respect to the slide groove 43. The sliding projections 44 to be arranged are provided, and the length of the long holes 33 corresponds to the sliding operation of the operation knob 36 so that each sliding projection 44 slides within the range of the length of each sliding groove 43. When the operation knob 36 is set, it is set so as not to be exposed from both ends of the operation knob 36, so that a long hole 33 formed along the length direction of the front fin 5 when the operation knob 36 is slid is formed in the operation knob 36. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the entire register 1 from being damaged.

  Further, since both end portions 33A of the long hole 33 are formed in a semi-elliptical shape, the both end portions 33A of the long hole 33 are caught between the first knob member 34 and the second knob member 35 constituting the operation knob 36. Is prevented, and the operation knob 36 can be smoothly slid.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

1 register 4 rear fin 5 front fin 6 retainer 21 link member 33 long hole 33A both ends 34 first knob member 35 second knob member 36 operation knob 43 sliding groove 44 sliding protrusion 46 locking hole 52 locking hole 54 Locking claw 57 Locking claw

Claims (4)

A plurality of first fins that are supported so as to be rotatable in one direction within the retainer and are rotated together via a link member;
A second fin that is supported in the retainer so as to be rotatable in a direction orthogonal to the one direction on the front side of the first fin, and in which a decorative portion is formed over the entire front edge;
Attached to the second fin;
In a register provided with an operation knob which is slidable in the length direction of the second fin and rotates the first fins integrally corresponding to the slide.
An elongated hole formed along the length direction of the second fin and penetrating the second fin;
A pair of first knob member and second knob member disposed on both sides of the second fin to constitute the operation knob;
A first locking hole formed in one of the first knob member and the second knob member;
A first locking claw formed on the other of the first knob member and the second knob member and elastically locked in the first locking hole;
The first locking claw is elastically locked to the first locking hole inside the elongated hole, and the first knob member and the second knob member are added to the front end edge of the second fin. A register that is arranged on both sides of the second fin in a state where the entire decoration portion is exposed. A second locking hole formed in one of the first knob member and the second knob member;
A second locking claw formed on the other of the first knob member and the second knob member and elastically locked in the second locking hole;
2. The register according to claim 1, wherein the two locking claws are elastically locked to the second locking holes outside a rear end portion of the second fin. A sliding groove having a predetermined length formed at two locations on the rear edge of the second fin;
A sliding protrusion formed at two locations on the first knob member or the second knob member and slidably disposed with respect to the sliding groove;
The length of the elongated hole is exposed from both ends of the operation knob when the sliding protrusions are slid within the length of the sliding grooves corresponding to the sliding operation of the operation knob. The register according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the register is set so as not to be performed.   The register according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein both ends of the long hole are formed in a semi-elliptical shape.

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