KR101763671B1 - car air vent capable of compact composition - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wind direction adjusting apparatus for vehicle air-conditioning, which is installed inside a vehicle to adjust the direction of air discharge. The wind direction adjusting apparatus for vehicle air-conditioning comprises: a main body casing provided with a length of a horizontal side longer than that of a vertical side on the front surface thereof, and having a discharge on opening through which air is discharged formed the front surface thereof; a plurality of vanes rotatably provided in the main body casing along the horizontal side of the main body casing to open and close the discharge opening of the main body cashing; and a vane link assembly provided between the main casing and the plurality of vanes such that the remaining vanes are rotated with front ends thereof upward in a state where a vane disposed at the uppermost portion among the plurality of vanes is fixed when the discharge direction of air discharged through the discharge opening is upward, and the remaining vanes are rotated with front ends thereof downward in a state where a vane disposed at the lowermost portion among the plurality of vanes is fixed when the discharge direction of air discharged through the discharge opening is downward. As a result, the wind direction adjusting apparatus for vehicle air-conditioning with a compact configuration can be provided to be freely installed in the interior of a vehicle without restriction on the installation space due to a slimmed shape and reduced size thereof, and to allow the interior of the vehicle to be designed with a desired design.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle air-

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a wind direction adjusting device for a vehicle air conditioner having a compact configuration, and more particularly, to an air conditioner capable of adjusting a wind direction when air The present invention relates to a wind direction adjusting device for a vehicle air conditioner.

Generally, an automobile is provided with an air conditioner for cooling and heating the interior of a vehicle, and an air vent apparatus is provided as a wind direction adjusting apparatus so as to adjust the discharge amount and direction of air conditioned through the air conditioner.

A plurality of vanes are rotatably installed in the air outlet of the main body so as to adjust the direction of the air discharged into the vehicle or open / close the air outlet of the main body.

An example of such a vehicle air vent is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2015-0091006 (published on Aug. 07, 2015, hereinafter referred to as "Patent Document 1").

However, since the conventional air vent according to the prior art requires a large space for mounting a plurality of vanes, it is difficult to reduce the size of the air vent due to the restriction on the installation space. Therefore, There is a problem that it may become difficult.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0091006 (published on Aug. 07, 2015)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle air-conditioning wind direction adjusting apparatus capable of minimizing installation space and operation space to be slim and compact in size.

In addition, it is possible to provide a compact structure that can be freely installed in the interior of the vehicle without restriction on the installation space, and can be easily designed to a desired design of the vehicle, Device.

In order to attain the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a device for adjusting the direction of air discharge installed in a vehicle, the device comprising: a front side having a length longer than a longitudinal side, A main body casing having a discharge opening through which air is discharged; A plurality of vanes rotatably provided on the main body casing along a lateral side of the main body casing to open and close a discharge opening of the main body casing; And when the discharge direction of the air discharged through the discharge opening is upward, the vanes arranged at the top of the plurality of vanes are fixed while the other vanes are rotated so that the front end portion is upwardly moved, A vane link assembly provided between the main casing and the plurality of vanes such that the vane disposed at the lowermost part of the plurality of vanes is fixed while the other vanes are rotated downward when the discharge direction of the air is downward; .

At least one of the front and rear sides of each of the vanes is provided with a link protrusion protruding from the vane link assembly. The link protrusion protrudes from the vane link assembly. It is preferable that a hinge shaft is formed so that one of the hinge shafts is rotatably coupled to the vane link assembly.

The vane link assembly includes a fixed guide plate coupled to at least one of the inner side surfaces of the body casing and having an upper guide hole and a lower guide hole formed in the upper and lower surfaces of the plate surface along a predetermined radius of curvature, And a vane link lever provided between the vane and the fixed guide plate so that the vanes are interlocked with each other.

The upper guide hole is formed in the fixed guide plate so as to guide the movement of the link projection along a downward movement locus of the link projection in a state where the link projection of the vane disposed at the uppermost one of the vanes is fitted, The lower guide hole may be formed in the fixed guide plate so as to guide the movement of the link projection along the upward movement locus of the link projection in a state where the link projection of the vane disposed at the lowermost portion of the vanes is fitted.

According to the present invention, even if the minimum number of vanes are provided, the same air volume can be achieved, and when the discharge direction of the air is adjusted upward or downward, only the vanes of the middle portion among the vanes arranged horizontally and vertically are apparently visible It is possible to provide a wind direction adjusting device for a vehicle air conditioner which can be compactly configured so that the installation space and the operation space can be minimized and the configuration can be made slimmer and downsized.

In addition, it is possible to provide a compact structure that can be freely installed in the interior of the vehicle without restriction on the installation space, and can be easily designed to a desired design of the vehicle, Device can be provided.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a wind direction adjusting device for a vehicle air conditioner,
Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle air-conditioning direction adjusting device capable of the compact configuration of Fig. 1,
3 schematically shows a process in which the discharge direction of the air discharged through the discharge opening by the vanes of the vehicle air-conditioning directional control device capable of the compact configuration of FIG. 1 is adjusted upward or downward, respectively ,
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the direction of discharge of air discharged through the discharge opening is adjusted upward by the vanes of the apparatus for adjusting airflow for vehicle air conditioning according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a mutual interlocking structure between levers;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the discharge direction of the air discharged through the discharge opening is adjusted downward by the vanes of the apparatus for adjusting airflow for vehicle air conditioning according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a mutual interlocking structure between levers;
6 is a view showing a vane link lever and a fixed guide plate of the vane link assembly according to the present invention, respectively.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a vehicular air conditioning directional control device 100 having a compact construction according to the present invention is provided inside a vehicle to control the air discharge direction. A main body casing 110 having a length longer than the length of the longitudinal sides of the body casing 110 and formed with a discharge opening 111 through which air is discharged from the front thereof, A plurality of vanes 120a, 120b and 120c which are provided so as to open and close a discharge opening 111 of the main casing 110 and a plurality of vanes 120a, 120b and 120c when the discharge direction of the air discharged through the discharge opening 111 is upward, The vanes 120a disposed at the uppermost one of the vanes 120a, 120b and 120c are fixed while the remaining vanes 120b and 120c are rotated upward so that the discharge direction of the air discharged through the discharge opening 111 is In the downward direction, The vanes 120b disposed at the lowermost one of the vanes 120a, 120b and 120c are fixed to the main casing 110 and the vanes 120a and 120b so that the front ends of the vanes 120a and 120c are rotated downward. And a vane link assembly 130 disposed between the vane link assemblies 120a and 120b.

Accordingly, even if the minimum number of vanes 120a, 120b, and 120c are installed, the same amount of air can be supplied by the Bernoulli theorem. When adjusting the discharge direction of the air upward or downward, 120a, 120b, and 120c, only the vane 120c in the middle portion is visible and the rest is hidden, thereby minimizing the installation space and the operating space, thereby reducing the size of the vehicle. It is possible to provide the harmonic wind direction adjusting device 100.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the main body casing 110 is provided such that the length of the transverse side on the front surface is longer than the length of the longitudinal side, and the overall configuration is slim in appearance.

The vanes 120a, 120b and 120c according to the present invention are provided in three as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to open and close the discharge opening 111 of the main casing 110, A link protrusion 121 which is inserted and guided by the vane link assembly 130 is protruded and formed on either side of the vane link assembly 130. Each of the link protrusions 121 is rotatably supported on a fixed guide plate 140 of a vane link assembly 130 It is preferable that the hinge shaft 123 to be coupled is protruded.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 3, when one of the vanes 120a, 120b, and 120c, particularly, the front end of the vane 120c in the middle portion is caught and operated upward, The vane 120a disposed at the uppermost position is horizontally fixed so that the front end portion of the vane 120b disposed at the lowermost portion is rotated upward so that the discharge direction of the air discharged through the discharge opening 111 is easily adjusted upward When the vane 120c is moved downward by gripping the front end of the vane 120c at the intermediate portion, the vane 120b disposed at the lowermost position by the interlocking operation of the vane link assembly 130, The front end portion of the vane 120a is also rotated downward so that the discharge direction of the air discharged through the discharge opening 111 is easily adjusted downward so that a large number of vanes are not vertically arranged However, only three of the vanes (120a, 120b, 120c) deulrodo may be the flow rate and direction of the air-conditioned air through the air conditioning of the vehicle to be easily controlled. The inventors of the present invention have found through repeated experiments that the three vanes are the most effective number that the discharge amount and direction of the air discharged through the discharge opening 111 can be sufficiently effectively controlled.

As shown in FIG. 2, the vane link assembly 130 is coupled to at least one of the inner side surfaces of the body casing 110, and has upper and lower guide holes 141 and 142, respectively, The fixed guide plate 140 in which the lower guide hole 143 is formed and the vanes 120a, 120b and 120c are inserted into the vanes 120a, 120b and 120c so that the vanes 120a, 120c, and a fixed guide plate 140. The vane link lever 150 includes a pair of guide rails 140,

3, when the discharge direction of the air discharged through the discharge opening 111 is adjusted to be upward, the vane 120a arranged at the uppermost one of the plurality of vanes 120a, 120b and 120c, The other vanes 120b and 120c are rotated upward so that the discharge direction of the air discharged through the discharge opening 111 is adjusted to be downward so that the lowermost one of the plurality of vanes 120a, The vanes 120b disposed in the vanes 120a and 120b are rotated so that the front ends of the vanes 120a and 120c are downwardly rotated so that the space required for rotating the vanes 120a to the uppermost vane 120a is omitted And the space required for rotating the vane 120b disposed at the lowermost part can be omitted when the downward adjustment is performed, so that the length or height of the longitudinal side of the main body casing 110 is further shortened, Can.

3 (a) shows a state in which the vanes 120a, 120b, and 120c of the vehicle air-conditioning directional control device 100, which can be compactly constructed according to the present invention, are horizontally arranged before being operated upwards or downwards, And FIG. 3B is a sectional view showing a state in which the discharge openings 111a and 111b are opened by the vanes 120b and 120c except for the vane 120a disposed at the uppermost one of the vanes 120a, 120b and 120c according to the present invention. FIG. 3C is a view showing a state in which the discharge direction of the air discharged through the vanes 120a, 120b, 120c is adjusted upward. The discharge direction of the air discharged through the discharge opening 111 by the vanes 120a and 120c except the discharge ports 120a and 120b is adjusted downward.

2, the upper guide hole 141 and the lower guide hole 143 are pivotally connected to the hinge shaft 123 of the vanes 120a, 120b, and 120c to the rear of the perforated portion of the fixed guide plate 140, A plurality of pivotal support members 145 are rotatably inserted and coupled vertically.

The rotation support member 145 may be provided in the form of a pad made of an elastic material such as silicone or rubber.

Accordingly, when the vane 120a, 120b, or 120c is moved upward or downward by operating the vane 120a, 120b, or 120c by allowing the pivot support members 145 to function as a bearing in the fixed guide plate 140, So that the rotation of the rotor can be performed more smoothly.

6 (b), the upper guide hole 141 is formed in a state in which the link protrusion 121 of the vane 120a disposed at the uppermost one of the vanes 120a, 120b, The lower guide hole 143 is formed in the upper portion of the fixed guide plate 140 so as to guide the movement of the link protrusion 121 along the downward movement locus D of the vane 120, The link protrusion 121 of the vane 120b disposed at the lowermost position of the link protrusion 121 is inserted into the fixed guide plate 140 to guide the movement of the link protrusion 121 along the upward movement locus U of the link protrusion 121 As shown in Fig.

4, a vane 120a (120a) is disposed on the upper surface of the upper guide hole 141 formed in the upper surface of the fixed guide plate 140 along the radius of curvature corresponding to the downward movement locus D, (The uppermost vane 120a is in a horizontal state) in which the link protrusion 121 of the upper guide hole 141 is fitted and is disposed at the uppermost position of the upper guide hole 141, The link protrusion 121 of the vane 120a disposed at the uppermost position can be moved to the lowermost portion of the upper guide hole 141 and the front end of the vane 120a disposed at the uppermost portion can be linked downward 5, a vane 120b disposed at the lowermost portion of the lower guide hole 143 is formed in the lower surface of the lower guide hole 143 formed in the lower surface of the fixed guide plate 140 along the radius of curvature along the upward movement locus U, The link protrusions 121 of the lower guider 121 are inserted, The vane 120b disposed at the lowermost portion of the hole 143 (at the lowermost position of the vane 120b in a horizontal state) is disposed at the lowermost position only by upward operation of the front end portion of the vane 120c in the middle portion, The link protrusion 121 of the vane 120b is moved to the uppermost portion of the lower guide hole 143 so that the front end portion of the vane 120b disposed at the lowermost portion can be interlocked upward.

6 (a), the vane link lever 150 is formed so as to extend vertically and vertically, and is formed in the central portion so that the link protrusion 121 of the vane 120c in the intermediate portion is rotatably engaged An upper projection guide hole 153 formed at an upper portion of the rotation center hole 151 and having a predetermined radius of curvature formed thereon, And a lower projection guide hole 155.

The upper end of the vane link lever 150 having the upper protrusion guide hole 153 and the lower end of the lower protrusion guide hole 155 formed with the rotation center hole 151 as a reference, .

The upper portion of the upper projection guide hole 153 is contracted and then expanded to form a lower air bearing hole 153a and the lower portion of the lower projection guide hole 155 is contracted and then expanded to form an upper air bearing hole 155a. The upper projection guide hole 153 and the upper guide hole 141 are formed such that the radius of curvature is symmetrical to each other and the lower projection guide hole 155 and the lower guide hole 143 are formed such that the radius of curvature is symmetrical to each other.

4, the link protrusion 121 of the uppermost vane 120a is disposed at the lowermost portion of the uppermost guide hole 141 and the upper protrusion guide hole 153 (horizontal state) The link protrusion 121 of the vane 120a of the uppermost vane 120a is moved downward by the downward operation of the front end of the vane 120c of the middle portion as shown in Fig. The upper end of the upper vane 120a can be moved downward so that the lower end of the lower vane 120a can be moved downward. As shown in FIG. 5, As shown in Fig. 4, in a state in which the link protrusion 121 of the lowermost vane 120b is disposed at the uppermost position of the vane 120b at the uppermost position of the vane 120c, The link protrusion 121 of the vane 120b of the lower guide hole 143 is positioned at the highest And the upper end of the lowermost vane 120b can be moved upward to move upward.

2, on the opposite inner surfaces of the inner casing of the main casing 110 according to the present invention, which are not provided with the vane link assembly 130, The rotation support plate 160 rotatably supports and fixes another hinge shaft 123 protruded from the hinge shaft 123 of the vanes 120a, 120b, 120c coupled to the hinge shaft 145, Is detachably coupled.

2, the handle portion 170 is coupled to the front end of the vane 120c in the middle portion of the vanes 120a, 120b, and 120c to facilitate the user's upward or downward operation.

A front engaging member 171 is coupled to the front of the grip portion 170 to clean the front of the grip portion 170 neatly and a rear engaging member 173 is coupled to the inner rear side of the grip portion 170, The left and right rotation of the vertical vanes can be performed more smoothly when the vertical vanes (not shown) are operated in the left and right directions through the vertical vanes 170. At this time, it is preferable that the rear coupling member 173 is made of an elastic material such as silicone or rubber.

A rear coupling member 173 and a knob connection portion 180 connected to the vertical vanes to transmit the left and right operation force of the knob portion 170 to the vertical vanes may be provided at the rear end of the vane 120c in the middle portion. have.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a vehicle having a compact structure that can be freely installed in the interior of the vehicle without being limited by the installation space, It is possible to provide the air conditioner wind direction adjusting device 100.

While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

110: main body casing 111: discharge opening
120: Vane 121: Link projection
123: Hinge shaft 130: Vane link assembly
140: fixed guide plate 141: upper guide ball
143: Lower guide hole 150: Vane link lever

Claims (4)

1. A vehicle air conditioning directional control device for an air conditioner, comprising:
A main body casing having a front lateral side longer than a longitudinal side and having a discharge opening through which air is discharged;
A plurality of vanes rotatably provided on the main body casing along a lateral side of the main body casing to open and close a discharge opening of the main body casing; And
When the discharge direction of the air discharged through the discharge opening is upward, the vanes disposed at the uppermost portion of the plurality of vanes are fixed while the other vanes are rotated so that the front end portion thereof is upward, A vane link assembly provided between the main body casing and the plurality of vanes such that the vanes disposed at the lowermost part of the plurality of vanes are fixed while the other vanes are rotated downward when the discharge direction is downward;
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The vane is provided with three vanes and opens and closes a discharge opening of the main body casing. At least one of both front sides of each vane is provided with a link projection protruding and guided by the vane link assembly, A hinge shaft rotatably coupled to the vane link assembly is protruded,
The vane link assembly includes a fixed guide plate coupled to at least one of the inner side surfaces of the body casing and having an upper guide hole and a lower guide hole formed in the upper and lower surfaces of the plate surface along a predetermined radius of curvature, And a vane link lever provided between the vane and the fixed guide plate so that the vanes interlock with each other,
Wherein the upper guide hole is formed in the fixed guide plate so as to guide the movement of the link projection along a downwardly moving trajectory of the link projection in a state where the link projection of the vane disposed at the uppermost one of the vanes is fitted,
The lower guide hole is formed in the fixed guide plate so as to guide the movement of the link projection along the upward movement locus of the link projection in a state where the link projection of the vane arranged at the lowermost part of the vanes is fitted,
The vane link lever includes a rotation center hole formed to extend vertically up and down and formed by perforating the center link and having a link projection of the vane of the intermediate portion rotatably engaged with the rotation center hole, And a lower projection guide hole formed at a lower portion of the rotation center hole and having a predetermined radius of curvature,
The upper protrusion guide hole is reduced and then expanded to form a lower inner air hole. The lower protrusion guide hole is reduced and then expanded to form an upper air hole, and the upper protrusion guide hole and the upper guide hole Wherein the lower projection guide hole and the lower guide hole are formed such that radiuses of curvature are symmetrical with respect to each other.


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