JPH0623807U - Car indoor blower - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] An air blower that can blow air in a desired direction in a vehicle interior. [Structure] The blower 1 is configured from the tubular main body case 2, and the rear end opening 3 of the tubular main body case 2 is attached to the dashboard 3
1 is an inlet for sucking the air blown from the air outlet 30 and an outlet for blowing the air sucked through the front end opening 4, and the orientation of the cylindrical main body case 2 is freely changeable. [Effect] The air blown out from the air blowout port 30 of the dashboard 31 can be intensively blown in the desired direction.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle indoor blower, and more particularly, to a vehicle indoor blower for intensively blowing air blown from an air outlet of a vehicle dashboard in a desired direction.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 An air outlet is provided on the dashboard of a car, and a blower fan provided inside the air outlet is rotated to blow out hot air or cold air. Generally, a damper for changing the wind direction is provided at the air outlet, and the air blowing direction can be adjusted to some extent by operating the knob to rotate the damper.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, when driving a car, it may be necessary to concentrate air in only a specific direction, such as the direction of the hand holding the steering wheel or the face of a passenger seated in the passenger seat, without blowing air into the entire room. is there. However, the air outlet provided on the dashboard is designed to blow air into the entire interior of the vehicle, and is not structured to blow air intensively in a specific direction. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an automobile indoor blower for intensively blowing the air blown from the air blowout port of the dashboard in a desired direction.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 To this end, the present invention constitutes the blower 1 from the tubular main body case 2, and the rear end opening 3 of the tubular main body case 2 sucks the air blown from the air outlet 30 of the dashboard 31. The front end opening 4 serves as a mouth and an air outlet for blowing out the air, and the direction of the cylindrical body case 2 can be freely changed.

[0005]

[Action]

 According to the above configuration, by changing the direction of the cylindrical main body case 2, it is possible to intensively blow out air from the front end opening portion 4 in a desired direction.

[0006]

【Example】

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a blower installed in a vehicle compartment, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view. The blower 1 is mainly composed of a cylindrical main body case 2, and is installed on a base portion 21 arranged in front of the air outlet 30 of the dashboard 31. Reference numeral 32 is a wind direction adjusting damper provided at the air outlet 30. In FIG. 2, the rear end opening portion 3 of the main body case 2 faces the air outlet 30 and serves as an inlet for sucking the air blown from the air outlet 30. A dustproof net 5 is attached to the rear end opening 3. Further, the front end opening 4 of the main body case 2 serves as an air outlet, and a wind direction adjusting damper 6 is rotatably arranged in multiple stages.

In FIG. 2, a motor 7 is built in the main body case 2, a fan 8 that is driven by the motor 7 to rotate is provided behind the motor 7, and a motor 7 is provided in front of the motor 7. A heater 9 is provided. Reference numeral 10 is an arm for fixing the motor 7. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a power supply plug, which is detachably inserted into a cigar hole 29 provided in a dashboard 31. The plug 11 and the main body case 2 are connected by a cord 12, and power is supplied to the motor 7 and the heater 9. In FIG. 2, 13 is a lead wire connected to the motor 7 and the heater 9.

In FIG. 1, the base 21 has a tongue shape, and the hook 22 formed at the rear end thereof is detachably attached to the lower edge of the air outlet 30. A bracket 23 is provided upright on the front part of the base portion 21, and a main body case 2 is rotatably held in a vertical direction N1 by a ratchet portion 24 provided on an inner surface of an upper end of the bracket 23. The lower portion of the bracket 23 is rotatably connected to the horizontal rotation shaft portion 25 in the horizontal direction N2. Therefore, the main body case 2 can freely rotate in the vertical direction N1 and the horizontal direction N2 to change the direction of the air blown from the air outlet 4. Further, a vibration isolator 26 made of rubber or soft resin is provided in a part of the base 21 to prevent the vibration between the automobile and the blower 1 from being transmitted to the other party. It

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the blower 1 is removed from the base 21. The horizontal rotary shaft portion 25 is detachably attached to a slit 27 formed at the front end of the base portion 21, so that the blower 1 should be detached from the base portion 21 integrally with the bracket 23. You can Further, the base portion 21 has an opening 28 through which the cord 12 is inserted.

The blower 1 has the above-mentioned structure, and the method of using the blower 1 will be described below. As shown in FIG. 1, when the main body case 2 is installed on the base portion 21 and the plug 11 is inserted into the cigarette hole 29, the motor 7 is driven and the fan 8 is rotated, so that the air flows from the front end opening 4 to the air. Is blown out. Therefore, by rotating the main body case 2 in the vertical direction N1 and the horizontal direction N2, the head wind direction can be freely changed. At this time, a fan (not shown) installed inside the dash board 31 is rotating to blow out air from the air outlet 30, and the blown out air is caused by the fan 8 rotating. It is sucked into the body case 2 and blown out from the front end opening 4.

If the rotation amount of the motor 7 is set so that the wind speed due to the rotation of the fan 8 is higher than the wind speed of the air blown out from the air outlet 30, the air blown out from the air outlet 30. The air does not diffuse into the interior of the automobile, but is sucked into the main body case 2 exclusively, and the air can be intensively blown out in a specific direction from the front end opening 4. If the wind speed of the fan 8 is increased in this manner, the amount of air blown out from the other air outlets provided on the dashboard or the like becomes relatively small, and the air flow of the blower 1 can be increased more and more. The heater 9 is driven according to preference, is not driven during cooling, etc., and is not necessarily provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the blower 1 can be detached from the base 21 and held in the hand for use, but in this case, air is blown by the fan 8 built in the main body case 2. Since it is blown out only by the wind force, the air volume is smaller than in the case shown in FIG. 1, but the main body case 2 can be freely moved to bring the front end opening 4 closer to the place where air should be blown.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the mounting structure. The base portion 40 includes a base plate 41 attached to a lower edge portion of the air outlet 30, an upper plate 43 supported by the base plate 41 via a vibration-proof rubber 42, and a front end portion of the upper plate 43. It is composed of a pillar 44 standing upright and a universal joint 46 provided at the upper end of the pillar 44 to pivotally support the main body case 2. Further, a vibration-proof rubber 45 is also interposed in the pillar 44. There is. This one is also used in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the body case 2 can be freely rotated in all directions to adjust the air blowing direction.

5 and 6 show another embodiment. The blower 51 is composed of a bellows-like duct 55 which is attached to the air outlet 30 and which can be expanded and contracted and bent, and a main body case 52 which is attached to the tip of the duct 55. The rear end opening 53 of the main body case 52 serves as an inlet for the air blown out from the air outlet 30 and introduced into the duct 55, and the front end opening 54 thereof serves as an outlet. A damper 32 is provided in the front end opening 54.

The duct 55 can be housed in a housing hole 56 formed around the air outlet 30. A sirocco fan 33 and a motor 34 for driving the sirocco fan 33 are provided inside the air outlet 30, and they are turned on and off by operating a switch 57 provided above the air outlet 30.

Therefore, the blower 51 can hold the main body case 52 and pull out the duct 55 while taking it out from the storage hole 56 and blow air to a desired place. In this device as well, the amount of air blown from the main body case 52 can be increased by increasing the wind speed by the sirocco fan 33. As described above, various design changes can be considered for the blower according to the present proposal.

[0017]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the blower 1 is constituted by the tubular main body case 2, and the air blown from the air outlet 30 of the dashboard 31 is supplied to the rear end opening 3 of the tubular main body case 2. It is used as an intake port for inhaling, and as an outlet for blowing out the air that has sucked in the front end opening 4, and since the orientation of the tubular main body case 2 is freely changeable, by changing the orientation of the tubular main body case 2, Air can be centrally blown from the front end opening 4 in a desired direction, which is extremely advantageous as an auxiliary blowing means in the interior of a vehicle.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a blower according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a blower according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an air blower according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a blower according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an air blower according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a blower according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Blower 2 Body case 3 Rear opening 4 Front opening 30 Air outlet 31 Dashboard 51 Blower 52 Body case 53 Rear opening 54 Front opening

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A tubular main body case (2), wherein a rear end opening (3) of the tubular main body case (2) serves as an inlet for sucking air blown from an air outlet (30) of a dashboard (31).
In addition, the front end opening 4 is used as an air outlet for blowing out the air,
Moreover, an indoor air blower for an automobile, characterized in that the direction of the cylindrical main body case 2 can be freely changed.