JP6350292B2 - register - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a register.

  The following Patent Document 1 discloses an invention related to a register. Briefly, the register includes a front movable louver disposed along the longitudinal direction inside an elongated air outlet. The front movable louver includes a vertical fin whose central portion is an annular fin portion, and the vertical fin is pivotally supported by the bearing portion so as to be rotatable. Further, the corner portion of the annular fin portion is curved in an arc shape, and the end of the annular fin portion on the passenger compartment side constitutes a design.

JP2011-148455A

  However, since the above-described prior art is configured such that the entire vertical fin including the annular fin portion changes its orientation, the design shape of the annular fin portion viewed from the passenger compartment side greatly changes depending on the orientation of the vertical fin. Therefore, there is room for improvement from the viewpoint of maintaining good design characteristics even when the direction of the fin portion for changing the wind direction is changed.

  In consideration of the above facts, the present invention provides a register that can maintain good design characteristics even when the direction of the fin portion for changing the wind direction is changed in a configuration including a wind direction adjusting portion including a curved shape in front view of the register. Is the purpose.

The register according to the first aspect of the present invention is disposed in the opening for the register in the front part of the passenger compartment, and is attached to the cylindrical retainer that forms the ventilation path, and is attached to the inner side of the retainer. A U-shaped first fin portion opened to the inner side of the retainer and a pair of first fins that form a continuous linear shape with the open end portion of the first fin portion in a front view of the register and are arranged in parallel with each other. A wind direction adjusting portion including two fin portions, and the first fin portion extends from the U-shaped bottom portion to the opposite side of the open side of the first fin portion in a register front view. And an overhanging wall portion fixed to the retainer is integrally provided, and the second fin portion is pivotally supported at the end of the first fin portion on the vehicle compartment side at the open end portion. Each of the open end portion of the first fin portion and the second fin portion. Edge shapes of the register front side is formed in an arc surface shape of the same diameter centered on the axis of the pivot center of the second fin portion.

  According to the above configuration, since the second fin portion is pivotally supported by the end portion on the passenger compartment side at the open end portion of the U-shaped first fin portion, the direction of the second fin portion is changed. Even if it changes, the displacement amount of the edge part of the register front side in a 2nd fin part is suppressed. Further, the end face shape on the register front side of each of the open end portion of the first fin portion and the second fin portion is formed into an arc surface shape having the same diameter with the axis of the swing center of the second fin portion as the center. Yes. For this reason, even if the orientation of the second fin portion is changed, at least part of the end surface on the register front side of the open end portion of the first fin portion and the end surface on the register front side of the second fin portion are at least part of each other. It is maintained in an aligned state without any steps. Therefore, the change in the design of the wind direction adjusting portion when viewed from the front of the register is suppressed, and as a result, the change in the design of the register when viewed from the front of the register is suppressed.

  As described above, according to the register of the present invention, even when the direction of the second fin portion for changing the wind direction is changed in the configuration including the wind direction adjusting portion including the curved shape in front view of the register, the design property is favorably maintained. It has an excellent effect of being able to.

It is a front view showing the register concerning one embodiment of the present invention in the state seen from the vehicle interior side. It is a disassembled perspective view shown in the state which decomposed | disassembled the 1st fin part and the 2nd fin part of the wind direction adjustment part of FIG.

  A register according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In these drawings, an arrow FR appropriately shown indicates the vehicle front side, an arrow UP indicates the vehicle upper side, and an arrow W indicates the vehicle width direction.

  FIG. 1 shows a front view of the register 20 according to the present embodiment as viewed from the vehicle interior side. FIG. 1 shows a part of the vehicle width direction center portion in the vehicle compartment front portion 10, and the register 20 described in the present embodiment is a center register.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an instrument panel 12 is arranged in the passenger compartment front portion 10. An air conditioner (not shown) is arranged on the vehicle front side of the instrument panel 12 (the back side in FIG. 1). In addition, a register opening 14 is formed through the instrument panel 12. The register opening 14 is set to the left and right with respect to the center position in the width direction of the vehicle, and the length in the vehicle width direction is set longer than the length in the vehicle vertical direction. A register 20 is disposed in the opening 14 for the register. The register 20 is connected to the main body of the air conditioner, constitutes a portion for blowing out air whose temperature has been adjusted by the main body of the air conditioner, and has a wind direction adjusting function capable of distributing air in the passenger compartment.

  The register 20 includes a cylindrical retainer 22 that is disposed in the opening 14 for the register to form a ventilation path, and includes a wind direction adjusting section 24 that is attached to the inside of the retainer 22 and the downstream side of the ventilation path. . In addition, although the mechanism (vertical fin etc.) for adjusting a wind direction is also provided in the inner side of the retainer 22 and the ventilation path upstream, since it is a well-known structure, description is abbreviate | omitted and illustration is abbreviate | omitted. The retainer 22 is formed in a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape when viewed from the front of the register, and the length in the vehicle width direction is set longer than the length in the vehicle vertical direction. The opening end on the passenger compartment side of the retainer 22 is disposed adjacent to the opening 14 for the register.

  The wind direction adjustment unit 24 includes a U-shaped first fin portion 26 (curved fixed fin) that is open to the inner side of the retainer 22 (in the vehicle width direction inner side in the present embodiment) in a register front view. . By providing the first fin portion 26, the wind direction adjusting portion 24 realizes a coaxial deformed design with a curved tone. An overhanging wall portion 28 is integrally extended from the center portion of the first fin portion 26 in the vertical direction toward the retainer 22 (outside in the vehicle width direction). The end portion is fixed to the vertical wall portion 22A of the retainer 22 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction. Further, the wind direction adjusting unit 24 includes a pair of upper and lower second fin portions 30 (straight line constituent portions) that form a continuous linear shape with the open end portion 26A of the first fin portion 26 in a register front view. The pair of upper and lower second fin portions 30 are arranged in parallel to each other. In the present embodiment, the pair of upper and lower second fin portions 30 are arranged in parallel with each other as an example, but they may be arranged almost in parallel with each other.

  FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the first fin portion 26 and the second fin portion 30 of the wind direction adjusting portion 24 on the left side of the vehicle are disassembled. As shown in FIG. 2, the second fin portion 30 is pivotally supported at the end of the open end portion 26 </ b> A of the first fin portion 26 on the passenger compartment side so as to be swingable about an axis in the vehicle width direction. . More specifically, a bearing hole 26H that is recessed outward in the vehicle width direction is formed at the end of the open end portion 26A of the first fin portion 26 on the passenger compartment side. On the other hand, at the end of the second fin portion 30 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction (left side in FIG. 2), the shaft portion 32A protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction from the end on the vehicle compartment side. The shaft portion 32A is inserted into the bearing hole 26H and is disposed so as to be rotatable around the shaft.

  Further, at the end of the second fin portion 30 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction (right side in FIG. 2), the shaft portion 32B protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction from the end portion on the vehicle compartment side. The shaft portion 32B is inserted into a bearing hole (not shown) formed in the vertical wall portion 22B on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the retainer 22 shown in FIG. 1, and is disposed so as to be rotatable around the shaft. As shown in FIG. 1, the ends of the pair of second fin portions 30 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction are covered from the vehicle interior side by the hazard switch pressing portion 16. A pair of right and left wind direction adjusting parts 24 as described above is provided, and the inner end of the vehicle width direction is covered from the vehicle interior side by the hazard switch pressing part 16, thereby realizing a substantially oval shape by the wind direction adjusting part 24. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the end face shape on the register front side of each of the open end portion 26 </ b> A of the first fin portion 26 and the second fin portion 30 is centered on the axis X of the swing center of the second fin portion 30. It is formed in the circular arc shape of the same diameter. That is, when the second fin part 30 is arranged in a horizontal posture, the end face 30A on the register front side of the second fin part 30 is aligned with the end face 26B on the register front side of the first fin part 26. Note that, in the first fin portion 26, the end surface shape on the register front side in the portion other than the open end portion 26A may be formed in an arc surface shape having the same diameter as the open end portion 26A, or such an arc. You may form in other surface shapes, such as a planar shape, without forming in a surface shape.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the airflow direction adjusting unit 24 includes a center fin portion 34 that extends in the vehicle width direction between the pair of upper and lower second fin portions 30. A shaft portion 34A (see FIG. 2) that protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction is formed at an end portion of the center fin portion 34 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction. A shaft portion (not shown) protruding inward in the width direction is formed. The center fin portion 34 is pivotally supported by the central portion of the first fin portion 26 in the vertical direction and the vertical wall portion 22B of the retainer 22 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction so as to be swingable about an axis in the vehicle width direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the center fin portion 34 is set to have a shorter length in the vehicle front-rear direction than the second fin portion 30, and is connected to a portion of the first fin portion 26 on the upstream side of the ventilation path. Are arranged. As shown in FIG. 1, an operation knob 36 is attached to the center fin portion 34 so as to be slidable in the vehicle width direction. Although the detailed description is omitted, the direction of the second fin portion 30 is changed by operating the operation knob 36 in the up and down direction, and the operation knob 36 is operated in the left and right direction as compared with the second fin portion 30. The orientation of vertical fins (not shown) set on the front side of the vehicle can be changed.

  Next, the operation and effect of the above embodiment will be described.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the second fin portion 30 is pivotally supported by the end portion on the passenger compartment side at the open end portion 26 </ b> A of the U-shaped first fin portion 26. Therefore, even if the direction of the second fin portion 30 is changed, the amount of displacement of the end portion of the second fin portion 30 on the register front side can be suppressed. Further, the end face shape of each of the open front end portion 26A of the first fin portion 26 and the second fin portion 30 on the register front side is an arc surface having the same diameter with the axis X of the swing center of the second fin portion 30 as the center. It is formed into a shape. For this reason, even if the orientation of the second fin portion 30 is changed, the end surface 26B on the register front side of the open end portion 26A of the first fin portion 26 and the end surface 30A on the register front side of the second fin portion 30 are at least A part of them is maintained in a state where they are aligned without any step. Accordingly, a change in design of the wind direction adjusting unit 24 in front of the register is suppressed, and a change in design of the register 20 in front of the register is suppressed.

  As described above, according to the register 20 of the present embodiment, even if the direction of the second fin portion 30 for changing the wind direction is changed in the configuration including the wind direction adjusting unit 24 including a curved shape when viewed from the front of the register, the design is good. Can be maintained well.

  As a modification of the above embodiment, a cylindrical retainer having an opening end that is long in the vehicle vertical direction in a front view of the retainer is disposed in the opening for the register that is long in the vertical direction of the vehicle, and the interior of the retainer A wind direction adjuster that is long in the vertical direction of the vehicle may be attached to the side. That is, the U-shaped first fin portion is opened to the vehicle upper side or the vehicle lower side, which is the inner side of the retainer when viewed from the front of the register, and is continuous with the open end of the first fin portion when viewed from the front of the register. A second fin portion having a straight line shape may be disposed in parallel with each other in parallel.

  Further, as a modification of the above embodiment, the first fin portions are disposed on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the second fin portion in the register front view, and both sides in the longitudinal direction of the second fin portion in the register front view are The open end of the one fin portion may be pivotally supported at the end on the passenger compartment side.

  In addition, the said embodiment and the above-mentioned some modification can be implemented combining suitably.

  Although an example of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cabin front part 14 Opening part for register | resistor 20 Resistor 22 Retainer 24 Wind direction adjustment part 26 1st fin part 26A Open end part of 1st fin part
28 Overhanging wall portion 30 Second fin portion X Axis of swing center of second fin portion

Claims (1)

A cylindrical retainer disposed in the opening for the register in the front of the passenger compartment and forming a ventilation path;
A U-shaped first fin portion attached to the inner side of the retainer and opened to the inner side of the retainer when viewed from the front of the register, and continuous with the open end of the first fin portion when viewed from the front of the register A wind direction adjusting portion comprising a pair of second fin portions that form a linear shape and are arranged in parallel to each other;
Have
The first fin portion is integrally provided with an overhanging wall portion that extends from the U-shaped bottom portion to the opposite side of the open side of the first fin portion and is fixed to the retainer when viewed from the front of the register. And
The second fin portion is pivotally supported by an end portion of the open end portion of the first fin portion on the vehicle compartment side so as to be swingable, and each of the open end portion of the first fin portion and the second fin portion. The register is formed such that the end face shape of the register front side is a circular arc surface shape having the same diameter centering on the axis of the swing center of the second fin portion.

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