JPH0732859A - Air conditioner for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve an installing characteristic of an air conditioner without exerting influence upon an accommodation space in cabin when the air conditioner is arranged, realize delicate air conditioning for both front seats and a rear seat or only for the front seats, and utilize effectively a center console arranged between the front seats. CONSTITUTION:In an air conditioner for a vehicle having front seat blowoff ports 24, 25, 26 and 27 for front seats or rear seat blowoff ports for a rear seat, it has a main body part 2 which forms a draft air duct and is arranged longitudinally almost in the center in the width direction of a car body and a center console part 47 arranged downstream of the draft air duct.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle air conditioner, and more particularly to a vehicle air conditioner which can be made compact and has an air conditioning for a rear seat.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an air conditioner mounted on a vehicle, the temperature of both the outside air introduced into the vehicle from the outside and the inside air circulating in the vehicle or either one of them is controlled by manual or automatic operation so that the temperature becomes appropriate. BACKGROUND ART A so-called full air mix type air conditioner configured to be blown out into a vehicle compartment through a blowout port has been conventionally known. The air conditioner is disposed in the space below the dash panel and below the dashboard that separates the engine room from the vehicle interior.

Of the air conditioners of this type, the full air mix type air conditioners mounted on passenger cars are generally classified into high class cars, middle class cars and popular cars.

[0004] To briefly describe the respective structures, high-class automobiles often employ a structure in which an air conditioner dedicated to the rear seats is provided in a system different from the air conditioner provided for the front seats. It is often practiced to provide an air conditioner dedicated to the rear seats (hereinafter referred to as a rear seat air conditioner) in the rear trunk room.

As a typical configuration example of the rear seat air conditioner thus arranged, only the refrigerant pipe is provided between the front engine room and the rear trunk room, while only the inside air of the passenger compartment is arranged in the rear seat air conditioner. After being introduced into the interior, the refrigerant is passed through the core of a dedicated evaporator that is piped with a refrigerant to cool it, and then blown out toward the rear seat from a vent provided in a pillar or the like near the rear seat.

Next, the structure of the air conditioner for a middle-class vehicle is, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-66309, for the front seat to blow out the conditioned air to the rear seat. A rear duct extending from the air conditioner to the rear seat is provided, and the inside and outside air conditioned is blown to the rear seat via a center console vent and a rear foot vent provided as a rear seat vent.

In the air conditioner for popular vehicles, only the front seat is subjected to air conditioning to reduce the cost.

[0008]

As described above,
A conventional air conditioner does not interfere with the steering shaft, accessories or meters installed on the dashboard in the space behind the dashboard and below the dashboard that separates the engine room from the passenger compartment, and in the lateral direction of the vehicle body. Since it must be arranged so as to avoid the cross member of the reinforcing member to be arranged, it is arranged so as to occupy the space below the glove bots on the passenger side where the number of attached parts is relatively small. In many cases, the space under the foot is limited, and the so-called living space is limited.

Further, since the conventional air conditioner is arranged in a space below the dashboard, which is a so-called gap,
It is very inferior in the assembling property, and is a hindrance when realizing, for example, automatic assembly.

Further, among the conventional full air mix type air conditioners, those for luxury vehicles have an advantage that the air conditioning for the rear seats can be performed independently of the front seats by providing the above-mentioned rear seat air conditioner. However, since a rear seat air conditioner provided in the rear trunk room and piping for the refrigerant thereof are inevitably required, there are problems that the cost increases and there is a drawback that the air conditioner uses only the inside air.

In the case of the intermediate class vehicle, the inside and outside air after air conditioning is delivered to the rear seats through the rear seat vent extended from the air conditioner provided for the front seats as described above. It has a merit that it can be constructed relatively inexpensively because it is configured to blow out, but as a result of temperature change in the process of passing cold and warm air after air conditioning for long rear seat vents, There was a drawback that the rear seats could not be air-conditioned like the seats.

Further, although the one for a popular vehicle can be realized at a low cost, it has a drawback that an air conditioning target is limited to a front seat.

Therefore, the vehicle air conditioner of the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the purpose thereof is to dispose the air conditioner to affect the living space in the vehicle compartment. The air conditioning system is excellent in assembling, can realize fine air conditioning for both front and rear seats, or only the front seat, and can effectively utilize the center console installed between the front seats. To provide.

[0014]

[Means for Solving the Problems] and

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention is a vehicle air conditioner having a front seat outlet for front seats or a rear seat outlet for rear seats. And a main body portion that is disposed at the front and rear at approximately the center in the vehicle body width direction, an air introduction unit that introduces outside air and internal air into the main body unit, a front evaporator that is arranged downstream of the air introduction unit, and a front evaporator. By providing a heater core disposed downstream of the fan core, a plurality of flaps disposed at a predetermined portion of the main body portion to open and close the air passage, and a center console portion disposed downstream of the air passage. By opening and closing each flap so as to pass through the front evaporator and the heater core as appropriate, the air is blown downstream so as to perform fine air conditioning for the front seats or the rear seats. Further, the air conditioner can be made inexpensive and compact and the center console section can be effectively utilized.

Preferably, the center console section is provided with a rear-seat air passage for the rear-seat outlet, so that the rear-seat can be finely conditioned.

Further, preferably, a rear evaporator is provided downstream of the heater core, so that the rear seat is operated more finely. The vehicle air conditioner according to claim 1.

Further, preferably, the center console part with or without a rear seat air duct is a common part so that an air conditioner can be appropriately attached to each vehicle type.

Further, preferably, the center console section and the rear seat air passage are integrally unitized, so that the cost of parts can be reduced and the mounting work can be simplified.

[0019] Preferably, the blower noise is reduced by providing an insulator for shutting off the blowing noise in the rear seat blowing passage provided in the center console section.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals denote the same objects throughout the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a configuration common to each embodiment described below.

In FIG. 1, the main body portion 2 is processed and formed using a predetermined metal plate, a resin material or the like in order to form an air passage inside the main body portion 2 from the front to the rear of the vehicle compartment as shown in the figure. Further, an insulator (not shown) that shuts off the temperature is stretched on the inner wall portion or the outer wall portion of the main body portion 2 so that the temperature change of the air passing through the inside from the upstream to the downstream is minimized. .

At the uppermost stream of the main body 2 having the above-mentioned structure, the outside air outside the passenger compartment is introduced from the front cowl 34 into the main body 2 at a portion corresponding to the front portion of the vehicle, while A blower 3, which is an air introducing means for introducing the inside air, is provided. An air purifier is provided downstream of the blower 3 to clean the introduced outside air.

Further, as shown in the drawing, a front evaporator 5 is provided downstream of the blower 3 so as to be inclined rearward, and is introduced by the action of the blower 3 when the front evaporator 5 is operating. The inside air and the outside air are cooled and then sent to the heater core 6 arranged downstream.

The heater core 6 has a main body 2 as shown in the drawing.
While being fixed inside, the main flap 10 rotatably provided on the upstream side surface of the heater core 6 and the first flap 11 rotatably supported by the main body 2 above the core surface of the heater core 6. And are provided.

Further, above the heater core 6, a side vent 25 and a front center vent 24,
Alternatively, a defroster 26 that blows air to the front window and a seventh flap 17 that arbitrarily controls whether to blow air to a front foot vent 27 that blows air to the feet are provided.

Next, rear foot vents 29 for blowing air to the feet of the rear seats are connected to the left and right of the main body 2. Further, a wall surface portion 2E serving as a duct terminal is provided at the most downstream position of the main body portion 2, so that when the center console 47 shown by the chain double-dashed line is provided in the figure, it does not blow air downstream. Is configured. Further, when air is blown to the rear seats, an opening is provided so that air is blown to the air passage provided in the center console portion 47.

The center console section 47 is fixed on the center floor panel 36 between the front seats 38,
The upper surface 47c of the center console portion 47 is positioned exactly at the height of the occupant's elbow so that it functions as a so-called armrest.

In the configuration described above, the air is supplied as indicated by the arrows in the figure, and the air having a proper temperature is supplied to the front seats and the rear seats.

That is, the outside air and the inside air introduced into the main body are appropriately blown downstream by rotating and opening and closing the flaps 10, 11 and 17 so as to pass through the front evaporator 5 and the heater core 6 as appropriate. It is possible to finely air-condition the seat and to realize an air-conditioning device with an inexpensive and compact structure. As a result of the above, it is possible to realize an excellent assembling property, to realize fine air conditioning to the front seat, and to obtain a sense of unity between the center console and the air conditioner provided between the front seats.

[0030]

First Embodiment Next, FIG. 2 is a central sectional view of the center console 47, showing the configuration according to the first embodiment, which is shown together with the main body portion 2 shown by the broken line in the drawing. Is. In this figure, the center console 47 is formed with a front accessory case 47e and a rear accessory case 47f, and an openable lid 47g is provided on the rear accessory case 47f. It is configured to be able to. By using the center console 47 configured as described above, the space between the front seats can be effectively used. Further, according to this configuration, it is optimal for a low-grade vehicle type or a 2-seat vehicle type that does not air-condition the rear seats.

[0031]

Second Embodiment Next, FIG. 3 is a central sectional view of the center console 47, showing the configuration according to the second embodiment, which is shown together with the main body portion 2 shown by the broken line in the drawing. It shows the case where it is applied in the intermediate vehicle type.

In this figure, the components already described are given the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted. Only the characteristic parts will be described. The heater core 6 built in the main body 2 is pivoted to the downstream portion. A free second flap 12 is provided, and a rear center vent 28 provided in the center console 47 provides cool air indicated by a white arrow in the drawing and warm air indicated by a black arrow to the downstream side. I am sending it to.

According to this structure, since the air conditioning to the rear seats can be performed in the feet and the upper body, it is an optimum structure for an intermediate class vehicle.

[0034]

[Third Embodiment] The first and second embodiments described above do not have a structure in which a rear evaporator 7 dedicated to the rear seat is provided,
In the third embodiment, the rear evaporator 7 is further provided downstream of the heater core 6 so that the air conditioning of the rear seat can be performed more accurately. For this reason, a second rotatably provided upstream of the rear evaporator 7
The third flaps 12 and 13 are provided, and for example, the temperature of the air sent through the heater core 6 to a predetermined constant temperature is appropriately controlled by rotating and opening / closing the flaps of the center console. It is sent to the rear center vent 28 provided in 47. The air sent in this way is sent to the upper body of the occupant in the rear seat through the opening 28a, so that more detailed air blowing can be performed to the feet and the upper body. Therefore, according to this configuration, it is most suitable for high-class vehicles.

Finally, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIGS. 3 and 4, showing a state of the center console 47 provided on the center floor panel 36. In the figure, an insulator 70 that blocks temperature and functions as a soundproof member is built in the inner wall portion of the center console 47, and the rear center duct 28 described above is provided.
Is configured to cover the outer peripheral surface of the.

With the above structure, the rear center duct 28
The temperature change of the air passing through the inside from the upstream side to the downstream side is minimized, while the air blowing sound is not leaked to the outside.

According to each of the embodiments described above, it is possible to make the common part of the air conditioner common to each vehicle type, and it is possible to appropriately add the center console 47 to cope with the vehicle type of each grade. it can.

The invention of the present application described above is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that the setting can be appropriately changed without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0039]

As described above, according to the present invention, by disposing the air conditioner, it does not affect the living space in the passenger compartment, the air conditioner is easily assembled, and the front seats and the rear seats are installed. It is possible to provide a vehicle air conditioner that can realize fine air conditioning of both the seats or only the front seats, and can effectively utilize the center console provided between the front seats.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a central cross-sectional view showing a configuration common to each embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a central sectional view according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a central sectional view according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a central sectional view according to a third embodiment.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 body part, 3 blower, 5 front evaporator, 6 heater core, 7 rear evaporator, 10 main flap, 11 1st flap, 12 2nd flap, 25 side vent, 26 defroster, 27 front foot vent, 28 rear center vent, 36 A center floor panel, 41 front cross members, and 47 center consoles.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle air-conditioning system having a front-seat outlet for a front seat or a rear-seat outlet for a rear seat, the air-conditioning device forming a ventilation passage and arranged in front and rear at approximately the center in the width direction of the vehicle body. A main body section, and a center console section arranged downstream of the air passage,
An air conditioner for a vehicle, comprising: 2. The vehicle air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the center console section is provided with a rear seat air passage for the rear seat outlet. 3. The vehicle air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising a rear evaporator provided downstream of the heater core. 4. The air conditioner for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the center console section is of a type with or without the rear seat air passage, and is a common component. 5. The center console section and the rear seat air passage are integrally unitized.
The vehicle air conditioner described in. 6. The vehicle air conditioner according to claim 5, further comprising an insulator provided in the center console section for blocking a blowing sound in the rear seat blowing passage.