JPH0528433Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an improvement in the intermediate support structure of the vane of an air outlet grill used in an air conditioner or air conditioning equipment.

(Prior Art) A plurality of elongated vanes for adjusting air volume and direction are arranged in parallel on the grill of the air outlet. The main function of this vane is to change the wind direction, but because it receives air pressure from the airflow, it is easily deformed and vibrates.
Therefore, intermediate supports are often provided. This intermediate support is provided with a vertical member perpendicular to the vane 2 at the center of the grill, divided into left and right halves of the vane, and pivoted between the vertical member and the grill solid edge wall.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In such a conventional vane intermediate support structure, the vane must be divided into two parts and pivotally supported by the solid edge of the grille and the central vertical member, so it takes a lot of time to assemble the vane. There are problems in that it requires labor and production costs are high.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention aims to provide an intermediate support structure for grille vanes that solves the conventional problems. In an air outlet grille in which vanes for adjusting the wind direction are arranged side by side so that the angle can be freely adjusted, a grille intermediate support member is attached in a direction perpendicular to the vanes, and the rear end of the grille is attached to the intermediate support member with an elongated spring material or rubber material. A grille vane intermediate support structure is characterized in that an elastic clamping member is attached to lightly clamp the vane.

(Function) In this device, an elongated elastic clamping member made of a spring material or a rubber material lightly clamps the rear end of the vane in the middle of the vane, thereby maintaining the pitch of the vane, and displacing the vane due to the aerodynamic force acting on the vane. It suppresses vibration. Also, there is no rattling noise caused by vibration. In particular, the elasticity of the elastic clamping body can act in a direction to damp the vibration of the vane.

In addition, the elastic clamping body can be easily attached to the intermediate support member by groove fitting, spot welding, etc., and the number of manufacturing steps can be greatly reduced. Furthermore, since it supports the rear edge of the vane and there is no need to separate the vane into two parts, the structure is simplified.

When adjusting the angle of the vane, even if the vane is moved in a desired direction, the elastic clamping body is elastically deformed and the clamping state can be maintained in that state.

(Example) In the example shown in Figures 1 to 3, a long and narrow galvanized metal spring material is used as the elastic clamping material, and is bent into a V shape to form a groove into which the rear end of the vane is inserted. This is an example using . In this example, the elastic clamping material can be easily painted after assembly. In the figure, 1 is a grill frame, 2 is a vane, 3 is a grill intermediate support material, 4 is a metal spring material that is an elastic clamping material,
Reference numeral 5 denotes a groove for mounting the elastic clamping member 4 provided in the grille intermediate support member 3.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 4 uses an elongated rubber member 7 as the elastic clamping member, and the rubber member is inserted into the mounting groove 5 of the grill intermediate support member. Further, the rubber material 7 is provided with concave grooves 6 which hold the rear edges of the vanes 2 at pitch intervals of the vanes 2. The rear edge of the vane 2 is inserted into the groove 6 of the rubber material 7 to support the vane 2 and also absorb its vibrations.
The angle can also be freely set by elastically deforming the concave groove 6. In this embodiment as well, the vane 2 does not need to be divided, has a simple structure, and the number of assembly steps can be greatly reduced compared to the conventional one.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, according to the present invention, by adopting the configuration with the above features, there is no need to divide the vane or an intermediate shaft support structure, and the structure is extremely simple and assembly is easy. This has the effect of greatly reducing the number of manufacturing steps and making it possible to manufacture it at a reduced cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is an enlarged plan view showing the elastic clamping member of the same embodiment, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing another embodiment, and FIG. 5 is an explanation showing a conventional vane intermediate support structure. It is a diagram. 1... Grill frame, 2... Vane, 3...
Grill intermediate support material, 4... Metal spring material, 5...
Groove, 6...Concave groove, 7...Rubber member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In an air outlet grille in which a plurality of slender vanes for adjusting air volume and direction are arranged side by side on the air outlet grille frame so that the angle can be freely adjusted, a grille intermediate support member is attached in a direction perpendicular to the vanes, and an elongated vane is attached to the intermediate support member. A grille vane intermediate support structure, characterized in that an elastic clamping member is attached to lightly clamp the rear end of the grille using a spring material or a rubber material.