KR20170053016A - an emotional air-vent with detect the operating Status - Google Patents

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KR20170053016A
KR20170053016A KR1020150155259A KR20150155259A KR20170053016A KR 20170053016 A KR20170053016 A KR 20170053016A KR 1020150155259 A KR1020150155259 A KR 1020150155259A KR 20150155259 A KR20150155259 A KR 20150155259A KR 20170053016 A KR20170053016 A KR 20170053016A
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하상우
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서석빈
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/34—Nozzles; Air-diffusers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/00642—Control systems or circuits; Control members or indication devices for heating, cooling or ventilating devices
    • B60H1/00985—Control systems or circuits characterised by display or indicating devices, e.g. voice simulators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/34—Nozzles; Air-diffusers
    • B60H1/3414—Nozzles; Air-diffusers with means for adjusting the air stream direction

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The present invention is characterized in that an air vent installed in an automatic instrument panel is provided with a plurality of wings and shutters inside a housing, the wing and the shutter are installed to rotate by first and second actuators provided with the motion sensors, and one or more display units are provided on the circumference of the wings and configured to display a different color by one of signals selected among the opening of the shutter, the state of the directional temperature switch of the wing, and the air volume. As such, the present invention can increase the degree of completion of an interior design of a vehicle by the application of a mood lamp and enable a driver to visually and quickly recognize a discharge temperature of an air vent and an opening state of a shutter.

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An emotional air-vent with an easy detection of the operating state,

The present invention is characterized in that the air vent installed in an automatic instrument panel is configured such that a plurality of wings and shutters are installed inside the housing, the wings and the shutters are installed to be rotated by the actuators provided with the motion sensors, And a display unit for displaying different colors by signals corresponding to any one of the states selected from among the openings of the shutters, the direction of the wings, the state of the temperature switch, The present invention relates to a sensible air vent which can be easily grasped.

In general, various switches are provided inside the vehicle for operating the air conditioner, the AV device, the steering device, and the navigation device.

In order to effectively display the function, the switch has a symbol suitable for the characteristic, and in a dark night, such a symbol emits light to improve the visibility of the user.

Also, in order to improve the convenience and visibility of the user, the symbol of the switch should have a proper position and a proper size. The larger the symbol, the better the visibility, but the design must be damaged.

Therefore, various researches have been conducted in order to improve the visibility of the symbol of the switch and to be superior in terms of design.

1, the switch unit includes a control unit 10, a proximity sensor 12, a light source (not shown) The color filter 16 includes a first source 14a and a second source 14b and the color filter 16 includes a first source 14a and a second source 14b, 1 symbol 16a and a second symbol 16b.

The proximity sensor 12 senses the approach of a user's hand or body and the light source 14 emits light so that the first source 14a emits light of a first color having a first wavelength And the second source (14b) emits light of a second color having a second wavelength.

However, the above-mentioned switch unit is a technique for simply lighting up a structure for increasing the visibility only by emitting light of a desired wavelength and color, and it is impossible to confirm the current operation state of each device according to the operation of the switch .

Further, it is impossible to display according to the degree of operation of each type of switch unit, and it is also difficult to confirm the current correct operation state.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art as described above by providing a mood lamp that can improve the completeness of automobile interior design and promptly grasp visually the discharge temperature of the air vent and the opening degree of the shutter This makes it possible to accurately grasp the position of the dial even in a dark room, to grasp the degree of opening and closing of the shutter, the degree of opening of the shutter, and to accurately grasp the discharge temperature and direction. .

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automatic ventilation system comprising an air vent installed in an instrument panel, wherein a plurality of wings and a shutter are installed inside a housing, And is connected to a control unit installed to output signals corresponding to any one selected from the opening of the shutter, the direction of the wing, the state of the temperature switch, and the air volume, while being installed along the periphery of the wing. There is provided a sensible air vent which is easy to grasp an operating state in which a display portion for displaying different colors is provided.

The display portion of the present invention provides a sensible air vent which is easy to grasp the operating state of the laminated structure of the diffusion PC, the prism sheet and the LED module.

Further, in the LED module of the present invention, the LED chips having different colors are arranged on the upper side of the substrate formed in the shape of a circle to be placed around the wing, and the LED chip is easily grasped of the operating state in which the dimmer is connected To provide a sensible air vent.

In addition, in the control unit of the present invention, the display unit displays the color of the low temperature as blue, the ordinary temperature as white and the hot temperature as red according to the temperature selection of the temperature switch,

Depending on the degree of opening of the shutter, the full opening may be the brightest in the same color, the middle opening may be the medium brightness in the same color, the closure may be darkest in the same color,

Depending on the degree of airflow, the degree of brightness may be determined in multiple steps proportional to the degree of control of the airflow,

According to the direction of the wind by the direction of the wing, the display portion provided on the periphery of the wing is divided into the upper portion and the lower portion, and the upper display portion is illuminated only when the upper portion is directed to the upper portion, And an operating state in which at least one of them is selected and used can be easily grasped.

As described above, according to the present invention, by applying the mood lamp, it is possible to improve the completeness of the interior design of the vehicle, to visually and quickly grasp the discharge temperature of the air vent and the opening degree of the shutter, And the effect of accurately grasping the discharge temperature and direction as well as grasping the degree of opening and closing of the shutter and opening degree.

1 is a block diagram showing a conventional switch unit.
2 is an operational state diagram of the sensible air vent according to the present invention.
3 is an operational state diagram of an emotional air vent according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exploded view of a sensible air vent according to the present invention.
5 and 6 are side views of the emotional air vent according to the present invention, respectively.
7 is a block diagram showing a sensible air vent according to the present invention.

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

FIG. 2 is an operational state diagram of the emotional air vent according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is an operational state view of the emotional air vent according to another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the emotional air vent according to the present invention, And FIG. 6 is a side view of the emotional air vent according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the emotional air vent according to the present invention.

The air vent 100 of the present invention is mounted by forming a mounting hole 210 on one side of an automatic instrument panel 200.

The air vent 100 has a structure in which a plurality of wings 130 and a shutter 150 are installed inside the housing 110. The wing and the shutter are connected to the knob 111 and an actuator 113 So that the plurality of wings and the shutter are simultaneously moved while rotating the knob.

At this time, a position sensor 112 is installed at one side of the knob 111 or the actuator 113 to detect the angle of the wing and the shutter, and the position sensor 112 is connected to the controller 200 do.

The display unit 190 may be divided into one or more sections along the circumference of the wing 130 and display different colors according to any one of signals selected from the opening of the shutter, the direction of the wing, the state of the temperature switch, do.

The display unit 190 has a stacked structure of a diffusion PC 191, a prism sheet 193, and an LED module 196.

In addition, the control unit 200 is provided with a program for outputting respective operation signals according to respective states of the rotation angle of the wing, the opening angle of the shutter, the temperature switch, and the air volume control switch, The output value of the display unit 190 according to the operating state of the display unit 190 is outputted.

The LED module 196 includes LED chips 196b each having a different color on an upper side of a substrate 196a formed in the shape of a circle around the wing, (198).

In addition, the control unit 200 controls the display unit to display the color of the low temperature as blue, the normal temperature as white and the hot temperature as red according to the temperature selection of the temperature switch 210, Accordingly, it is preferable that the full opening is made at the brightest in the same color, the middle opening is at the middle brightness at the same color, the closing is made at the darkest at the same color, or the degree of brightness is determined in multiples according to the degree of control of the airflow And then illuminated by adjusting the illuminance sequentially.

In addition, the display unit installed around the wing may be divided into upper and lower portions in accordance with the direction of the wind by the direction of the wing 130. When the direction of the wind is upward, only the upper display portion is lit up, And only the lower display portion is lit when the direction is directed downward.

The operation of the present invention constructed as described above will be described.

2 to 7, the air vent 100 of the present invention is mounted by forming a mounting hole 210 on one side of an automatic instrument panel (not shown), and is mounted on one side of the air vent 100 A display unit 190 is provided to illuminate in different colors according to the operating state of the air vent.

In other words, the air vent 100 can easily be positioned in various colors and can be used as a mood lamp when the air vent is used, because it is easy to grasp the position of the air vent operating dial (not shown) by lighting.

The air vent 100 is installed inside the housing 110 such that a plurality of wings 130 and a shutter 150 can rotate simultaneously through a knob 111 and an actuator 113 connected thereto, The actuator 113 connected thereto can rotate the wing or the shutter to adjust the wind direction, the degree of closing, and the like.

At this time, a position sensor 112 is further provided at one side of the knob 111 or the actuator, and the position sensor 112 is connected to the controller 200. In operation of the actuator 113 by the knob, The angle of the wing and the degree of closing of the shutter can be grasped.

In addition, the control unit 200 may be integrally connected to the temperature switch 210 and the air flow rate adjusting switch (not shown) so as to correspond to the operation of the temperature switch or the air flow rate adjusting switch, Adjust the color and illuminance of the display unit to drive it.

In addition, a dimmer 198 is further connected to the LED module 196 connected to the controller 200 to adjust the power supplied to the LED chip of the LED module to adjust the illuminance. By operation of the dimmer, The illuminance of the light of the same color is variously adjusted and outputted on the display part.

The display unit 190 is divided into one or more peripheries of the wing 130 and displays a different color according to any one of signals selected from the opening of the shutter, the direction of the wing, the state of the temperature switch, It is possible to grasp the open state of the shutter, the state of the airflow, the state of the temperature, the direction of the wind, and the like.

The display unit 190 has a laminated structure of a diffusion PC 191, a prism sheet 193 and an LED module 196 to output a light source of the LED chip to the outside. The LED module 196, LED chips 196b having different colors are arranged on the upper side of the substrate 196a formed in the shape of a circle so as to be positioned around the wing so as to display all or a part of the substrate in various colors.

In addition, the control unit 200 controls the display unit to display the color of the low temperature as blue, the normal temperature as white and the hot temperature as red according to the temperature selection of the temperature switch 210, Accordingly, it is preferable that the full opening is made at the brightest in the same color, the middle opening is at the middle brightness at the same color, the closing is made at the darkest at the same color, or the degree of brightness is determined in multiples according to the degree of control of the airflow The display unit provided on the periphery of the wing is divided into upper and lower portions in accordance with the direction of the wind by the direction of the wing 130. When the upper portion is directed to the upper portion, And the lower display unit is turned on when facing downward, so that emotional illumination can be performed in various expressions, and the state of the air vent can be accurately grasped A.

100 ... air vent 110 ... housing
113 ... actuator 130 ... wing
190 ... display section 196 ... LED module
200 ... instrument panel 210 ... mounting hole
300 ... controller

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An air vent installed in an automatic instrument panel is composed of a plurality of wings and shutters provided inside the housing, the wings and the shutters being rotatably installed by actuators provided with motion sensors,
A control unit connected to the operation sensor and the switch is provided with one or more display units along the periphery of the wing,
Wherein the display unit is configured to display a different color according to a signal from the controller after detecting any one of operating states selected from the opening of the shutter, the direction of the wing, the state of the temperature switch, Sensible air vent that can be easily grasped. The sensible air vent according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is formed of a laminated structure of a diffusion PC, a prism sheet, and an LED module, which are located around the wing. 3. The LED module according to claim 2, wherein the LED module is provided with LED chips having different hues on the upper side of the substrate formed in the shape of a circle around the wing, and a dimmer is connected to the LED chip Sensible air vent that can be easily grasped. The apparatus of claim 1,
Depending on the temperature selection of the temperature switch, the display will indicate that the lower temperature is blue, the normal temperature is white, the hot temperature is red,
Depending on the degree of opening of the shutter, the full opening may be the brightest in the same color, the middle opening may be the medium brightness in the same color, the closure may be darkest in the same color,
Depending on the degree of airflow, the degree of brightness may be determined in multiple steps proportional to the degree of control of the airflow,
According to the direction of the wind by the direction of the wing, the display portion provided on the periphery of the wing is divided into the upper portion and the lower portion, and the upper display portion is illuminated only when the upper portion is directed to the upper portion, Wherein at least one of the air vent and the air vent is installed so as to be selected for use.
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