JPS5834368Y2 - Wind direction adjustment device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention is a wind direction adjustment device used for example in an automobile, in particular, a vertical wind direction guide vane and a horizontal wind direction guide vane, which are rotatably attached to a frame etc., can be adjusted by a single operating lever. Regarding a wind direction adjustment device.

Conventionally, this type of wind direction adjustment device has been constructed by inserting independently rotating vertical wind direction guide vanes a and horizontal wind direction guide vanes A and C2 into vertical grooves C1 and lateral grooves C2 of an operating lever C, respectively, as shown in FIG. 1, for example. It was known what to do.

However, in order to allow smooth rotation of the operating lever C, there must be a gap between the end face of the vertical groove C1 and the end face of the vertical wind guide vane a, and between the end face of the horizontal groove C2 and the end face of the horizontal wind guide vane a. was required, and the operating lever C was prone to rattling due to this gap.

Also, the assembly was troublesome because the hour control lever C had to be inserted into both the vertical wind direction guide vane a and the horizontal wind direction guide vane S.

The present invention was made to eliminate these drawbacks, and includes two sets of blades arranged at the front and rear of the blowing direction so that each blade can independently rotate in a direction orthogonal to the blowing port, and a blade behind the blowing port. an operating lever that fits into one of the blades arranged on the side, and the inserted blade has a U-shaped cross section perpendicular to the rotational axis of the one blade on either one of the blade and the operating lever; a plane that forms an insertion part to be inserted into the insertion part on the other side, and includes a rotation axis of the blades arranged on the outlet side of the air outlet of a retaining surface of the insertion part and the insertion part; Alternatively, one of the protruding shafts is formed on the side of the air outlet from this plane, and a recess into which the protruding shaft rotatably fits is formed on the other side, and the operating lever is moved between the blades arranged on the side of the air outlet. It has a structure in which it protrudes through, and has the characteristics that the structure of the component parts is simple, it is easy to assemble, and it is easy to operate.

Next, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

Reference numeral 1 designates an air outlet force bar having an air outlet 2 in the center, and an outer circumferential flange 11 and an inner circumferential flange 12 extending downward are provided on both the outer and inner circumferences of the bar.
A pair of opposing outer peripheral flanges 11 is provided with retaining protrusions 13' that engage with the vehicle body (not shown), and inner peripheral flanges 12 forming the upper and lower end surfaces of the air outlet 2 are provided with retaining protrusions 13' at their bases. Fitting holes 13 are provided close to each other at regular intervals.

Further, an inner peripheral flange 12 forming the upper and lower end surfaces of the air outlet 2
is provided with an engagement notch hole 14 near its end.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a frame body having a hollow rectangular cross-sectional shape, and has an engaging pawl 31 that engages with the engaging notch hole 14.
The air outlet cover 1 is engaged with the air outlet cover 1 so that the air passage 7 is formed in a nearly sealed state by the engagement of the engaging claw 31 with the engaging claw 31 .

Fitting holes 33 are provided at regular intervals on the same plane as the fitting holes 13 in the side walls 32 forming the left and right end surfaces of the air outlet 2, and furthermore, the end of the frame 3 has a duct (
A mounting portion 34 is formed into which a receptacle (not shown) is received.

Reference numeral 4 designates a plurality of vertical wind direction guide vanes, each of which has a rotation shaft 41 that rotatably fits into the fitting hole 13 on the back side of both ends, and an air outlet at the base of this rotation shaft 41. A disk-shaped seat 42 is provided which substantially contacts the inner circumferential flange 12 of the cover 1.

Further, on the air inflow side of the disc-shaped seat 42, a connecting portion 44 is provided that connects the plurality of vertical wind guide vanes 4 via a thin hinge portion 43.

Reference numeral 5 designates a plurality of horizontal wind direction guide vanes, each of which has a rotating shaft 51 that rotatably fits into the fitting hole 33 at both ends of the air outlet side, and a frame body at the base of the rotating shaft 51. A disc-shaped seat 52 is provided which is in almost contact with the side wall 32 of No. 3, and on the air inflow side of this disc-shaped seat 52, there is a connection part that connects the plurality of lateral wind direction guide vanes 5 via a thin hinge part 53. 54 are provided.

Further, a notch recess 55 is formed at the center of the air outlet side of the central cross-wind guide vane 5, and approximately at the center of the notch recess 55, the cross section perpendicular to the rotation axis 51 has a U-shape with the air outlet side open. An inserted portion 56 is formed, and this inserted portion 56
A fitting hole 58 is provided in the side wall 57 on a plane including the rotation axis 41 of the vertical wind guide vane 4 or on the side of the air outlet from this plane.

A recess 45 is provided at the rear of the vertical wind guide vane 4 so that the vertical wind guide vane 4 and the horizontal wind guide vane 5 can rotate independently of each other.

Reference numeral 6 designates an operating lever, and the inserted portion 56 is located at the rear of the operating lever.
6 insertion portion 61 having a thickness approximately equal to the spacing of the side walls 57 of
A protruding shaft 62 that rotatably fits into the fitting hole 58 is provided on both sides of the insertion portion 61, and the terminal end of the insertion portion 61 prevents rotation of the operating lever 6. It has an arc shape to prevent it from happening.

The front part of the operating lever 6 passes between the vertical wind direction guide vanes 4, 4 on both sides thereof and protrudes forward.
A protrusion 64 that substantially contacts the vertical wind direction guide vane 4 is provided on the side surface 63 facing the vertical wind guide vane 4 .

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When the operating lever 6 is moved in the vertical direction, the insertion portion 61 and the inserted portion 56 are coupled together, and the protruding shaft 62 and the fitting hole 58 are coupled to the central crosswind guide vane 5 and connected thereto via the coupling portion 54. The horizontal wind direction guide vane 5 rotates in the same direction as the operating lever.

At this time, the vertical wind guide vanes 4 do not move.

Also, when the operating lever 6 is moved in the left and right direction, the operating lever 6
The protruding shaft 62 serving as a fulcrum is the rotation shaft 4 of the vertical wind direction guide vane 4.
1 or on the side of the air outlet, the vertical wind guide vane 4 rotates in the same direction while contacting the protrusion 64 of the operating lever 6.

At this time, the crosswind guide vanes do not move.

Further, when the operating lever 6 is moved diagonally upward or downward, the vertical wind guide vanes 4 and the horizontal wind guide vanes 5 rotate in the same direction as the operating lever 6.

This operation is performed when the operating lever 6
Since the vertical wind guide vane 4 is in contact with the protrusion 64, the operating lever 6 itself does not wobble and can be operated without any play.

Further, the assembly is simple because it is only necessary to assemble the vertical wind guide vanes 4 and the horizontal wind guide vanes to the outlet cover 1 and the frame 3, and then fit the operating lever 6 to the central horizontal guide vanes.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the above embodiment, the operating lever 6 is provided with the insertion portion 61 and the central cross-wind guide vane 5 is provided with the inserted portion 56; however, conversely, the operating lever 6 is provided with the inserted portion 56. An insertion section may be provided in the.

Further, in the above embodiment, the insertion hole 58 is provided with the fitting hole 58 and the insertion portion 61 is provided with the fitting shaft 62, but conversely, the insertion portion 56 is provided with a fitting shaft, and the insertion portion 61 is provided with the fitting shaft. A matching hole may be provided.

Further, in the above embodiment, the protruding shaft 62 may be provided on both sides or only on one side.

As described above, the present invention has two sets of blades arranged in series in the blowing direction so that each blade can independently rotate in a direction orthogonal to the blowing port, and one set is arranged on the back side of the blowing port. When fitting the control lever to one of the blades of the blade, this fitting is done so that the cross section of the blade perpendicular to the rotational axis of the blade is U-shaped. An inserted part is formed on the other side, and an insertion part to be inserted into the inserted part is formed on the other side, and a protruding shaft formed on one of the engagement surfaces of the inserted part and the insertion part and the protrusion formed on the other side. Since the shaft is fitted with a recess that allows the shaft to rotate freely, there is no backlash in the operating lever in the front-rear direction, and when the operating lever is rotated, there is no play and rotational force is transmitted reliably. and the set of blades can be rotated.

Furthermore, set this fitting position on a plane that includes the rotation axis of the blades arranged on the side of the air outlet, or on the side of the air outlet from this plane, and move the operating lever forward by passing between another pair of blades. Since the other set of blades protrudes, the other set of blades can be rotated by the movement of the operating lever with the fitting portion as the rotation axis.

Further, assembly is simple because it is only necessary to attach two sets of blades to the air outlet and then fit the operating lever to one of the blades on the back side of the air outlet.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the main parts of the conventional example, Fig. 2 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a plan view taken along the line III-III of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line IV--IV in the figure, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of essential parts of an embodiment of the present invention. 2...Air outlet, 4...Vertical wind guide vane, 5...Horizontal wind guide vane, 56...
- Inserted part, 58... Fitting hole, 6...
Operation lever, 61... Insertion section, 62...
・Protruding shaft.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Two sets of wind guide vanes arranged in series in the air blowing direction so that each can independently rotate in a direction perpendicular to the air blowing outlet, and one of the wind guiding vanes arranged on the back side of the air blowing outlet. an inserted portion having a U-shaped cross section perpendicular to the rotational axis of the one wind guide vane, formed on one of the one wind direction guide vane and the operation lever; The other side forms an insertion part to be inserted into the insertion part, and includes a rotation axis of the wind guide vanes arranged on the outlet side of the air outlet of the engagement surface of the insertion part and the insertion part. A protruding shaft is formed on one side of the plane on the air outlet side, and four parts are provided on the other side in which the protruding axis is rotatably fitted, and the operating lever is placed between the wind direction guide vanes arranged on the outlet side of the air outlet. A wind direction adjusting device characterized by projecting through the wind direction adjusting device.