JP6433326B2 - Air outlet structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an air outlet part structure.

  In vehicles such as automobiles, an instrument panel is installed in the front part of the passenger compartment. An air outlet member such as a ventilator grill is installed on the passenger side of the instrument panel.

  In such an air outlet member structure (air outlet portion structure), a cylindrical louver housing serving as an air outlet and an air outlet angle are installed in the louver housing so as to be adjustable. Some have a plurality of louver blades and a link member that connects between the plurality of louver blades so as to simultaneously adjust the blowing angle by the louver blades (for example, patents) Reference 1).

JP 2009-107439 A

  However, since the air outlet part structure described in Patent Document 1 is not provided with a structure for pressing the link member, when the louver blade and the link member are assembled to the louver housing, the link There is a possibility that the member may fall off from the louver blade, and there is a problem that the assembling work is troublesome.

  Accordingly, the main object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides:
A cylindrical louver housing serving as an air outlet;
A plurality of louver blades installed inside the louver housing so that the air blowing angle can be adjusted;
In the air outlet part structure having a link member that connects between the plurality of louver blades and simultaneously adjusts the blowing angle by the louver blades,
The link member is interposed between an end portion of the louver blade and a flat receiving surface portion formed on an inner peripheral surface of the louver housing;
At the end of the louver blade, a spacer member having a link holding portion that is pressed so as to sandwich the link member with the louver blade is attached,
The louver blade and the link member are attached to the receiving surface portion together with the spacer member in a state in which the link member is pressed by the link holding portion ,
The air blower port structure according to claim 1, wherein the spacer member has a decorative surface that extends to the inside of the louver housing and covers the link member and the link holding portion at a portion on the front side .

  According to the present invention, the above configuration can facilitate the assembly work by preventing the link member from falling off.

It is a whole perspective view of the air blower outlet structure concerning this Embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1. It is a perspective view of the air blower outlet member of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of FIG. It is the elements on larger scale of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which assembled the louver blade | wing and the link member and contact | abutted the spacer member to the edge part. It is a side view which shows the state which assembled the louver blade | wing and the link member. It is sectional drawing along the AA line of FIG.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 to 8 are for explaining this embodiment.
In the following text, front, rear, left, and right are based on the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle width direction. In addition, the front side and the back side are based on the occupant seated in the seat facing forward. Therefore, the front side is the vehicle rear, and the back side is the vehicle front.

<Configuration> The configuration of this embodiment will be described below.
In vehicles such as automobiles, an instrument panel is installed in the front part of the passenger compartment. An air outlet member 1 such as a ventilator grille as shown in the general view of FIG. 1 and the exploded perspective view of FIG. 2 is installed on the passenger side of the instrument panel.

  As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 3 and the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4, the structure of such an air outlet member 1 (air outlet portion structure) includes a cylindrical louver housing 2 serving as an air outlet, A plurality of louver blades 3 installed inside the louver housing 2 so that the air blowing angle can be adjusted and the plurality of louver blades 3 are connected to adjust the blowing angle by the louver blades 3 at the same time. And a link member 4 to be performed.

  Here, the air outlet member 1 is, for example, a center ventilator grill or a side ventilator grill. The air outlet member 1 is covered with a cover member 5 (see FIG. 2) after being attached to the instrument panel.

  The louver housing 2 is attached to the cylindrical ventilator main body 11 so as to be able to go around in a state of being inserted and installed from the front side. Therefore, a large-diameter portion 12 that can accommodate the louver housing 2 is formed on the front side portion of the ventilator body 11. In addition, a pair of flange portions 13 and 14 that can be slidably rotated along the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter portion 12 are integrally formed at both ends of the cylindrical louver housing 2.

  The link member 4 is formed with a connecting shaft hole 16 that pivotally supports a connecting shaft portion 15 (see FIG. 5) formed in the louver blade 3.

  In contrast to the basic configuration as described above, this embodiment has the following configuration.

(1) The link member 4 described above is interposed between the end portion of the louver blade 3 and a flat receiving surface portion 21 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the louver housing 2.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a spacer member 23 having a link holding portion 22 that is pressed against the louver blade 3 so as to sandwich the link member 4 is attached to the end portion of the louver blade 3.
The louver blade 3 and the link member 4 are mounted on the receiving surface portion 21 together with the spacer member 23 in a state where the link member 4 is pressed by the link holding portion 22.

  Here, the louver blade 3 is assumed to extend substantially in the lateral direction. The plurality of louver blades 3 have equal lateral lengths. At both ends of the louver blade 3, rotation center shafts 25, which are the centers of angle adjustment of the louver blade 3, are integrally projected in the lateral direction. The rotation center shaft 25 is provided in front of the connecting shaft portion 15.

  The receiving surface portion 21 on the inner peripheral surface of the louver housing 2 is a surface extending in the vertical direction (direction orthogonal to the horizontal direction). The receiving surface portion 21 is provided in parallel with the left and right pairs in correspondence with both end portions of the louver blade 3.

  A pair of left and right spacer members 23 are provided, and each spacer member 23 includes a bearing portion 27 having a shaft hole 26 that pivotally supports each rotation center shaft 25 provided at both ends of the louver blade 3. The link holding part 22 is provided at a position (back side) different from the bearing part 27 in the spacer member 23 on one side.

  (2) As shown in FIG. 2, a decorative surface 31 is formed in a portion on the front side of the spacer member 23 so as to protrude to the inside of the louver housing 2 and cover the link member 4 and the link holding portion 22. The

  Here, a ring-shaped finisher member 32 is installed in a contact state on the front side portion of the cylindrical louver housing 2. Thereby, the cylindrical louver housing 2 is rotated in the circumferential direction while being pressed by the ring-shaped finisher member 32.

  And, since the finisher member 32 has a ring shape (or a curved shape), the end portion of the spacer member 23 is hidden by the finisher member 32, and the intermediate portion Is not hidden by the finisher member 32. Therefore, the decorative surface 31 is provided on an intermediate portion other than both ends of the spacer member 23 hidden by the ring-shaped finisher member 32. At this time, the decorative surface 31 has an arc-shaped outer edge portion substantially equal to the inner diameter of the ring-shaped finisher member 32 and a linear inner edge portion connecting both end portions of the outer edge portion, and is a spacer member. Suppose that it projects outward from 23. The decorative surface 31 is rotated in the circumferential direction along the inner peripheral edge of the ring-shaped finisher member 32.

  (3) As shown in FIG. 5, the link member 4 is provided with a protruding portion 41 that abuts against the link holding portion 22.

  Here, the protrusion 41 is integrally projected from the outer surface side of the link member 4. The tip of the protrusion 41 is preferably rounded into a spherical shape or pointed like a needle so that it can be easily spotted. On the other hand, the link holding part 22 of the spacer member 23 may be provided with a protruding part 42 over which the protruding part 41 gets over.

  (4) As shown in FIG. 5, the link holding portion 22 is formed with a link accommodating stepped portion 51 capable of accommodating the link member 4 with respect to the spacer member 23.

Here, the link accommodating step portion 51 has a step amount substantially equal to or greater than the thickness of the link member 4. The link accommodating step portion 51 is formed on the back side of the bearing portion 27. On the other hand, at the back of the receiving surface portion 21 of the louver housing 2, there is a stepped portion 52 that faces away from the link housing stepped portion 51 in order to restrict a predetermined amount or more from entering the backside of the spacer member 23. Is provided. The link member 4 is accommodated between the link accommodation step portion 51 and the step portion 52.

  (5) The louver blade 3, the link member 4, and the spacer member 23 are inserted and installed from the front side with respect to the louver housing 2 in a state where they are integrally assembled.

  Here, the receiving surface portion 21 for accommodating the assembly formed by assembling the louver blade 3, the link member 4, and the spacer member 23 is formed with a stepped portion 52 at a portion on the front side of the louver housing 2. The

  The louver housing 2 is held against the ventilator main body 11 by the finisher member 32 so as not to drop toward the near side, and the assembly described above is prevented from dropping toward the near side with respect to the louver housing 2 by the finisher member 32. Retained. Therefore, claw portions 62 and 63 that can be locked with each other are formed between the ventilator main body 11 and the finisher member 32. Further, a claw portion 64 for attaching to the instrument panel (see IP in FIG. 8) is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the ventilator main body 11. Further, a seal member 65 for sealing with the ventilator duct is continuously attached to the outer periphery of the rear end portion of the ventilator body 11 in the circumferential direction.

<Effect> According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The air outlet part structure is configured to blow air for air conditioning from the cylindrical louver housing 2. The air blowing angle can be adjusted by the louver blade 3. At this time, the plurality of louver blades 3 are connected to each other by the link member 4 so that the blowing angle is adjusted all at once.

  In the above, the link member 4 is provided on the side portion of the louver blade 3. Thereby, it becomes possible to install the louver blade 3 at a position where it is difficult to see from the outside. At this time, the spacer member 23 was provided with a link holding portion 22 that presses the link member 4 so as to sandwich the side portion of the louver blade 3. Then, the link member 4 is pressed by the link holding part 22, and the louver blade 3 and the link member 4 together with the spacer member 23 are attached to the receiving surface part 21. As a result, when the link member 4 is attached to the end portions of the plurality of louver blades 3 and is held and lifted with one hand for assembly, the link member 4 is reliably pressed by the link holding portion 22. The link member 4 can be prevented from falling off.

  Further, by providing the link holding portion 22 on the spacer member 23, the louver blade 3 and the link member 4 can be grasped with one hand so that the assembling work can be performed with peace of mind, and the assembling work can be facilitated and ensured. Can do.

  (2) The decorative surface 31 is formed on the front side of the spacer member 23. Thereby, it is possible to cover the link member 4 and the link holding portion 22 with the decorative surface 31 and make it difficult to see from the outside.

  At this time, the decorative surface 31 was formed at an intermediate portion of the spacer member 23. Thus, the intermediate portion that is not hidden by the ring-shaped finisher member 32 is covered with the decorative surface 31 so that the entire finisher member 32 is hidden, and the appearance quality of the air outlet portion structure is improved. Can do. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the width of the finisher member 32 and make the entire air outlet member 1 slim.

  Further, since the decorative surface 31 is provided on the spacer member 23 side, when the louver blade 3 and the link member 4 are pressed and lifted by the spacer member 23, the decorative surface 31 allows the louver blade 3 and the link member 4 to be lifted. Can be prevented from falling to the decorative surface 31 side, and the decorative surface 31 does not get in the way when these are assembled to the louver housing 2. On the other hand, when the decorative surface 31 is provided on the front side of the louver housing 2, the decorative surface 31 protruding inward from the louver housing 2 interferes with the assembly, and thus the decorative surface 31 extends from the front side. There is a high possibility that assembly will not be possible.

  (3) The protrusion 41 is provided on the link member 4. Then, the projection 41 of the link member 4 is brought into contact with the link holding unit 22 (in a spot-on state). Thereby, while being able to hold | maintain the link member 4 reliably by the link holding | maintenance part 22, backlash of the link member 4 can be prevented.

  (4) The link accommodation step portion 51 is formed in the link holding portion 22. This makes it difficult for the link member 4 housed and held in the link holding part 22 having the link housing step 51 to be seen from the outside, and eliminates the projection of the link member 4 into the air path, so that the air path by the link member 4 Increase in resistance and generation of wind noise can be suppressed / reduced.

  (5) The louver blade 3, the link member 4, and the spacer member 23 are inserted into the louver housing 2 from the front side in an assembled state. Thus, the assembly property of the air outlet structure can be improved by inserting from the front side.

  At this time, the louver blade 3, the link member 4, and the spacer member 23 assembled together are attached to both ends of the spacer member 23 by attaching ring-shaped finisher members 32 from the front side to the cylindrical louver housing 2. The portion is latched and held by the finisher member 32 and is fixed in the louver housing 2.

2 louver housing 3 louver blade 4 link member 21 receiving surface portion 22 link holding portion 23 spacer member 31 decorating surface 41 projecting portion 51 link accommodation step portion

Claims (4)

A cylindrical louver housing serving as an air outlet;
A plurality of louver blades installed inside the louver housing so that the air blowing angle can be adjusted;
In the air outlet part structure having a link member that connects between the plurality of louver blades and simultaneously adjusts the blowing angle by the louver blades,
The link member is interposed between an end portion of the louver blade and a flat receiving surface portion formed on an inner peripheral surface of the louver housing;
At the end of the louver blade, a spacer member having a link holding portion that is pressed so as to sandwich the link member with the louver blade is attached,
The louver blade and the link member are attached to the receiving surface portion together with the spacer member in a state in which the link member is pressed by the link holding portion ,
The air blower port structure according to claim 1, wherein the spacer member has a decorative surface that extends to the inside of the louver housing and covers the link member and the link holding portion at a portion on the front side . A cylindrical louver housing serving as an air outlet;
A plurality of louver blades installed inside the louver housing so that the air blowing angle can be adjusted;
In the air outlet part structure having a link member that connects between the plurality of louver blades and simultaneously adjusts the blowing angle by the louver blades,
The link member is interposed between an end portion of the louver blade and a flat receiving surface portion formed on an inner peripheral surface of the louver housing;
At the end of the louver blade, a spacer member having a link holding portion that is pressed so as to sandwich the link member with the louver blade is attached,
The louver blade and the link member are attached to the receiving surface portion together with the spacer member in a state in which the link member is pressed by the link holding portion,
An air outlet structure, wherein the link member is provided with a protrusion that abuts against the link holding portion. A cylindrical louver housing serving as an air outlet;
A plurality of louver blades installed inside the louver housing so that the air blowing angle can be adjusted;
In the air outlet part structure having a link member that connects between the plurality of louver blades and simultaneously adjusts the blowing angle by the louver blades,
The link member is interposed between an end portion of the louver blade and a flat receiving surface portion formed on an inner peripheral surface of the louver housing;
At the end of the louver blade, a spacer member having a link holding portion that is pressed so as to sandwich the link member with the louver blade is attached,
The louver blade and the link member are attached to the receiving surface portion together with the spacer member in a state in which the link member is pressed by the link holding portion,
The air outlet part structure, wherein the link holding part is formed to have a link accommodating step part capable of accommodating the link member with respect to the spacer member. An air outlet structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An air outlet part structure, wherein the louver blade, the link member, and the spacer member are inserted and installed from the front side with respect to the louver housing in a state of being integrally assembled.