JPH023073Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a wind direction adjustment device for an air conditioner.

A conventional air conditioner air direction adjustment device is equipped with a frame attached to the front surface of the air outlet of the main body, a plurality of rotatably supported wind direction plates, and an inwardly protruding mounting piece forming a connecting shaft. Approximately T-shaped interlocking plates connecting the plurality of wind direction plates are each provided, while a drive device for rotating the air outlet of the main body is pivotally supported approximately in the center, and the shaft of the drive device is connected to the rear end. A connecting rod is provided, each of which has a long hole and a U-shaped notch at its front end that engages with the connecting shaft of the attachment piece of the interlocking plate, and transmits the rotational movement of the drive device as a left-right movement to the wind direction plate. By driving the drive device, each wind direction plate is rotated in the same direction and at the same angle.According to this, since the rotation angle of the wind direction plate is constant, It was not possible to obtain an appropriate wind direction depending on the situation and use. For this reason, one of the wind direction plates is provided with an adjustment plate having a plurality of holes, and a connecting rod that transmits the rotational movement of the drive device as a reciprocating movement is optionally connected to the hole of this adjustment plate. has provided a device designed to solve the above problem, but according to this structure, when connecting the connecting rod and the hole of the adjustment plate, insert a finger between the wind direction plates and insert the connecting rod. This operation was extremely troublesome.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a wind direction adjustment device that can adjust the wind direction appropriately according to the situation and purpose of the room in which the equipment is placed by extremely simple operation.

An example of the present invention shown in the figure below will be explained.
1 is the air outlet of the air conditioner body, 2 is a frame attached to the front of the air outlet 1, and 3 is a plurality of wind direction plates arranged in parallel at equal intervals on this frame 2, and rotation plates that protrude above and below the frame 2. A shaft 31 is rotatably supported on the frame 2. 4
is an interlocking plate that connects the lower rear end of each wind direction plate 3 in order to change the rotation of the plurality of wind direction plates 3 at the same time, and has an engagement groove, e.g. An inwardly projecting mounting piece 5 having a notch 51 formed therein is integrally formed.
Reference numeral 6 denotes a low-speed electric motor disposed below the bottom surface 1a of the main body air outlet 1, whose shaft 7 projects above the bottom surface 1a of the air outlet 1, and its tip is bent into an L-shape to perform rotational movement. I have to. Reference numeral 8 designates a first connecting rod that converts the rotational motion of the shaft 7 into reciprocating motion, one end of which is pivotally connected to the same shaft 7, and the other end of which is connected to the connecting shaft 9.
has been established. A second connecting rod 10 transmits the reciprocating motion of the first connecting rod 8 as a left-right movement to the wind direction plate 3, which rotatably supports the substantially central portion 10a, and has the first connecting rod 10 at its rear end portion 10b. A long hole 11 extending in the front-rear direction that connects the connecting shaft 9 of the connecting rod 8,
Furthermore, connecting shafts 12 are formed at the front end portions 10c, respectively, to engage with notches 51 formed in the attachment pieces 5 of the interlocking plate 4. 13 is the rear end portion 1 of this second connecting rod 10
0b, the plate surface is provided with a guide hole 14 extending in the left-right direction; The connecting shaft 9 of the first connecting rod 8 is connected to the guide hole 14 through the elongated hole 11 of the second connecting rod 10, and the changing plate 13 is positioned on the bottom surface 1a of the air outlet 1 in the front and back direction. It is mounted on rails 15 arranged in such a manner that it can freely slide back and forth. Reference numeral 16 denotes an operating lever for operating the change plate 13, which has a substantially L-shape, for example, and has its bent portion rotatably supported, and has one end of an operating rod 17 connected to its rear end. The other end of the operating rod 17 is connected to the change plate 13 via a slit 18 formed on the bottom surface of the outlet 1.

The operation will be explained in the above configuration.
First, when the electric motor 6 is driven, the shaft 7 performs a rotational motion, and this rotational motion is converted into a reciprocating motion by the first connecting rod 8, and this reciprocating motion is further converted into a reciprocating motion by the second connecting rod 1.
0 is converted into left-right motion. At this time, the first
The connecting shaft 9 of the connecting rod 8 is connected to the elongated hole 11 of the second connecting rod 10.
and the inside of the guide hole 14 of the change plate 13. This left-right movement is transmitted to each wind direction plate 3 via the connecting plate 4, and each of the wind direction plates 3 automatically rotates in the same direction and by the same angle, and moves in the flow of cold air.

Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the operating lever 16 is set to the right side and the change plate 13 is positioned forward, that is, the connecting shaft 9 of the first connecting rod 8 is placed at the forefront of the elongated hole 11 of the second connecting rod 10. When the wind direction plates 3 are positioned at the center, each of the wind direction plates 3 automatically rotates within the range of the maximum width L-R from the center, thereby uniformly blowing cool air into the room.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, move the operating lever 16 to the left to slide the change plate 13 backward, and
The connecting shaft 9 of the connecting rod 8 is inserted into the long hole 11 of the second connecting rod 10.
When positioned at the rearmost part of the wind direction plate 3, each wind direction plate 3 automatically rotates within the range of the minimum width L'-R' from the center,
Cool air is mainly sent to the center of the equipment.

In the above embodiment, two different wind direction states have been described, but by operating the operating lever 16, it is possible to obtain a wind direction depending on the situation and purpose of the room in which the equipment is placed.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the frame body 2 equipped with the wind direction plate 3 is attached to the front surface of the main body outlet 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to use

Further, in the above embodiment, the change plate 13 is operated by the substantially L-shaped operating lever 16 and the operating rod 17. For example, the operating lever 16
The rear end may be directly connected to the changing plate 13, and the changing plate 13 may be slid by operating the operating lever 16 back and forth.

Further, in the above embodiment, a U-shaped notch 51 is formed in the mounting piece 5 of the interlocking plate 4, and a connecting shaft 12 is formed in the front end 10c of the second connecting rod 10.
The connection is made by engaging these two, but for example, as shown in FIG. 4, an interlocking plate 4
The connecting shaft 19 may be formed in the mounting piece 5 of the mount 5, and a U-shaped notch 20 that engages with the connecting shaft 19 may be formed in the front end 10c of the second connecting rod 10.

Further, in the above embodiment, the mounting piece 5 is integrally formed with the interlocking plate 4, but as shown in FIG. 5, for example, as shown in FIG. Even if the attachment piece 5 is formed, the initial objective of the present invention can be achieved.

Further, in the above embodiment, the engagement grooves extending in the front and rear direction formed in the front end portion 10c of the mounting piece 5 or the second connecting rod 10 are formed into U-shaped notches 51 and 20, but for example, as shown in FIG. As shown, a slit-like long groove 21 may be used.

As described above, in the present invention, by sliding the changing plate back and forth using the operating lever and changing the distance between the fulcrum of the second connecting rod and the connecting point of the connecting shaft of the first connecting rod, the wind direction plate can be changed. The rotation angle of the device can be adjusted according to the situation and purpose of the room in which the device is placed, without the extremely troublesome operation of inserting your finger between the wind direction plates as in the past. The appropriate wind direction can be controlled by extremely simple operations.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the main part of the air outlet of an air conditioner, Figs. 2 and 3 are explanatory diagrams showing the wind direction state of the wind direction plate, and Fig. 4
The figure is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 3 is a wind direction plate, 4 is an interlocking plate, 5 is a mounting piece, 51, 20, 21 are engagement grooves, 6 is an electric motor, 8
is the first connecting rod, 9, 12, 19 are the connecting shafts, 10 is the second connecting rod, 10a is the fulcrum of the second connecting rod, 10
b is the rear end of the second connecting rod, 10c is the front end of the second connecting rod, 11 is a long hole, 13 is a change plate, 14 is a guide hole, and 16 is an operating lever.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A plurality of rotatably supported wind direction plates 3, an interlocking plate 4 connecting the plurality of wind direction plates 3, and the interlocking plate 4 or the plurality of wind direction plates mentioned above. 3, a mounting piece 5 formed with an engagement groove 51 or a connecting shaft 19 extending in the front-rear direction, a drive device 6 that performs rotational movement, one end of which is connected to the drive device 6, and the other end of which is connected to the drive device 6. The same drive device 6 forming the connecting shaft 9
A first connecting rod 8 that converts the rotational movement of into reciprocating movement.
The substantially center portion thereof is rotatably supported, and the rear end thereof has a long hole 11 extending in the front-rear direction in which the connecting shaft 9 of the first connecting rod 8 is engaged, and the front end portion thereof is provided with an elongated hole 11 extending in the front-rear direction to which the connecting shaft 9 of the first connecting rod 8 is engaged. The connecting groove 51 or the connecting shaft 12 to which the connecting shaft 19 is engaged, or the engaging groove 2 extending in the front-rear direction
A second connecting rod 10 that transmits the reciprocating motion of the first connecting rod 8 that forms 0 to the wind direction plate 3 as a left-right movement.
A guide hole 14 is disposed opposite to the rear end of the second connecting rod 10 and extends in the left-right direction, and the connecting shaft 9 of the first connecting rod 8 is engaged with the plate surface. Flexible change plate 1
3, and an operating lever 1 for operating this change plate 13.
6, the operating lever 16 is operated to slide the change plate 13, and the second connecting rod 1
The wind direction of the air conditioner is characterized in that the turning angle of the wind direction plate 3 is adjusted by changing the distance between the fulcrum of the wind direction plate 3 and the connection point of the connection shaft 9 of the first connection rod 8. Regulator. (2) Utility model registration claim 1, characterized in that the mounting piece 5 is integrally formed with the interlocking plate 4.
A wind direction adjustment device for an air conditioner as described in 2. (3) The wind direction adjustment device for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the mounting piece 5 is formed on one of the plurality of wind direction plates 3. (4) Engagement groove 51 extending in the front-rear direction on the mounting piece 5
and a connecting shaft 12 that engages with the engaging groove 51 is formed at the front end of the second connecting rod 10. The wind direction adjustment device for an air conditioner according to item 3. (5) While forming the connecting shaft 19 on the mounting piece 5,
This connecting shaft 1 is attached to the front end of the second connecting rod 10.
9. A wind direction adjustment device for an air conditioner according to claim 1, 2, or 3, characterized in that an engagement groove 20 extending in the front-rear direction is formed to engage with the air conditioner.