KR20190129177A - Air cleaner for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, provided is an air cleaner for a vehicle, comprising a first body in which an air suction port is formed at one side to suction air, a second body coupled to an upper part of the first body and having an air discharge port formed at one side thereof, an element slidingly coupled to a storage space formed by coupling of the first body and the second body, and a cover member having an upper side rotationally coupled to the second body so as to open/close an opening part of the storage space, and having a locking part provided on a lower side selectively hooked to the first body. The locking part is formed integrally with the cover member. Therefore, the present invention is capable of improving operation convenience of the cover member.

Description

Air cleaner for vehicle {Air cleaner for vehicle}

The present invention relates to an air cleaner for a vehicle, and more particularly, it is possible to assemble an element installed inside the air cleaner in a drawer type, to maintain a constant clamping force and opening and closing force of the cover member, to improve the operation convenience of the cover member It relates to a vehicle air cleaner that can.

An internal combustion engine used as an automobile power source sucks outside air, mixes it with fuel, and burns it to generate power. That is, the fuel stored in the fuel tank of the vehicle passes through various fuel supply devices, is mixed with the air introduced from the outside, injected into the cylinder inside the engine, and at the same time, the reciprocating movement according to the suction, compression, explosion, and exhaust stroke of the piston. Repeat to power the car.

As described above, in order to operate the engine requires a certain amount of air, when the external air is sucked in and used, contaminants contained in the air may reduce the combustion efficiency of the engine. Therefore, the air used for combustion of the vehicle engine needs to be foreign matter or air removed as much as possible.

Therefore, the air supplied to the vehicle engine may pass through the air cleaner and contaminants may be separated. That is, the sucked air is introduced into the air cleaner housing to remove contaminants by the filter member, and then moved to the intake manifold through the air intake hose connected to the air cleaner housing and supplied to the engine. The intake manifold is formed so that the air sucked from the outside can pass through the filter to the other side with the air cleaner in between, and it filters the dust and impurities contained in the air through the filter and supplies the purified air to the engine for combustion operation. To supply the necessary air. The general configuration of such an air cleaner has been disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0061599 (published on June 11, 2013) and the like.

Recently, a drawer type detachable structure has been proposed to simplify the maintenance of elements, and related technologies have been disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1400841 (registered on May 22, 2014).

However, in the case of the air cleaner having such a drawer type detachable structure, the cover member is fastened to the locking groove formed in the air cleaner box by a clip of steel material, and the fastening force fluctuation range is large and plastic material according to the layout and shape of the vehicle. And because the steel material is combined, there was a problem that the clip for fixing when the operation is separated.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0061599 (published Jun. 11, 2013) Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1400841 (registered May 22, 2014)

An air cleaner for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a vehicle air cleaner having an improved structure to maintain a constant fastening force and opening / closing force of a cover member, and to improve operation convenience of the cover member.

An air cleaner for a vehicle according to the present embodiment includes: a first body having an air inlet formed at one side thereof to suck air; A second body coupled to an upper portion of the first body and having an air outlet formed at one side thereof; An element slidingly coupled to an accommodation space formed by a combination of the first body and the second body; And a cover member rotatably coupled to the second body to open and close the opening of the storage space, and a lower portion of the cover member including a locking portion selectively hooked to the first body. The locking portion is integrally formed with the cover member. .

The locking unit includes: a first member protruding from a lower inner side surface of the cover member; A second member bent downward from an inner end of the first member; And a third member extending outward from the lower end of the second member.

In addition, the locking portion, the cross section may be formed in the '' 'shape.

In addition, the locking portion may be formed of a plastic material.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment the outer end of the third member may be provided with a pressing portion.

In addition, in the present embodiment, an upper end of the first body may include a locking groove in which all of the second member and at least a portion of the first member and the third member are fitted inwardly.

In addition, the lower end of the cover member may be further provided with a handle portion protruding.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the height of the locking groove is formed to be lower than the height of the fitting portion formed by the first member, the second member and the third member, the second member is elastically deformed and configured to be inserted into the locking groove. Can be.

According to the present embodiment as described above, by including a cover member provided with a locking portion, the locking portion is configured to be elastically deformed to maintain a constant fastening force and opening and closing force of the cover member, it is possible to improve the operation convenience of the cover member .

1 is a perspective view of an air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 shows a front portion of the air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3 and 4 illustrate the cover member and the locking portion of the air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention,
5A to 5D illustrate each step of element replacement in an air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a vehicle air cleaner according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The accompanying drawings show exemplary forms of the present invention, which are provided to explain the present invention in more detail, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, irrespective of the reference numerals, the same or corresponding components will be given the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. have.

On the other hand, terms including ordinal numbers such as first or second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms, and the terms are defined by one component from another component. Used only for the purpose of distinguishing.

1 is a perspective view of an air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 shows a front portion of the air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 3 and 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention 5 illustrates a cover member and a locking part of the air cleaner, and FIGS. 5A to 5D illustrate each step of replacing elements in the air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 5, the vehicle air cleaner 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first body 110 having an air inlet 112 formed at one side thereof to suck air and the first body. The second body 120 is coupled to the upper portion of the body 110 and the air outlet 122 is formed on one side, and installed in the first body 110 and the second body 120 to filter the air. One element 130 and the cover member 140 which is installed on one side of the second body 120 may be included.

The first body 110 may be formed in a box shape such that an accommodation space into which the element 130 is slidably inserted may be formed by coupling with the second body 120. In addition, an upper portion of the first body 110 may be formed to be open, and an air suction port 112 may be formed at one side to allow the outside air to be introduced therethrough.

In addition, the first body 110 is provided with a seating jaw extending in the lateral direction along the outer edge of the open top, the support jaw may be formed along the edge on both sides in the width direction to face each other. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and any configuration may be used as long as the configuration can be complementary to the second body 120.

The second body 120 is coupled to an open upper side of the first body 110, and may be formed in a box shape in which a storage space is formed, similarly to the first body 110. The second body 120 may form an opening in which a surface facing the first body 110 is opened, and an air outlet 122 for discharging the air introduced through the air inlet 112 to the outside to one side. ) May be formed.

In addition, the open lower end of the second body 120 may be provided in the complementary shape engaging jaw extending in the lateral direction along the outer edge to be seated on the seating jaw formed in the first body 110. .

In addition, a hinge portion (not shown) may be provided at one side of the second body 120 so that the cover member 140, which will be described later, is rotatably opened and closed, and hinged at a corresponding position of the cover member 140. A fastening part (not shown) may be provided.

At this time, one side of the portion where the seating jaw and the coupling jaw of the first body 110 and the second body 120 are in contact with each other, the air is filtered when the first body 110 and the second body 120 is in contact. An accommodation space in which one element 130 is slidably inserted or drawn out in a drawer type may be formed. The storage space is formed in a shape corresponding to the element 130, and when the cover member 140 is opened, the first body 110 and the second body 120 inside the receiving body through the storage opening in which the element 130 is opened. It can be formed to be inserted or withdrawn in a drawer with directivity.

On the other hand, the element 130, there are a variety of types, such as dry using a filter paper or synthetic fibers, wet using an engine or water, and a combination of wet and dry, but in one embodiment of the present invention using dry As the air introduced into the air cleaner 100 passes through the element 130 by the negative pressure of the engine, impurities are filtered out, and may be formed in a rectangular shape.

Specifically, the element 130 is formed to surround the outer peripheral surface of the filter member (not shown) and the filter member (not shown) contained in the air filter element (not shown) by the flow pressure of the air ) Is coupled to the frame part 131, the sealing member 133 installed above the frame part 131, and the frame part 131 to prevent the shape of the element from being deformed. It may include a lifting unit 135 to be in close contact with the upper surface of the receiving opening of the second body (120).

The filter member (not shown) is to filter air while the air is introduced through the surface facing the first body 110 and the air flows out through the surface facing the second body 120, and is made of a synthetic fiber material. Consists of a multi-stage folded form, it is configured to be in contact with the air in the largest possible area, can be formed to have a sufficient filtration area

The frame part 131 is formed of a rectangular frame, and may be formed so that the flange is extended and protruded laterally on the upper side.

At this time, in one embodiment of the present invention, the lifting unit 135 may be formed to be rotatably coupled to the lower portion of the flange.

That is, when the lifting unit 135 is inserted into the receiving space formed in the first body 110 and the second body 120 in a state in which the rotating shaft 135a is coupled to the lower portion of the flange of the element 130. The extended protruding portion of the cam member provided on the rotating shaft 135a of the elevating unit 135 is inserted to rotate in the horizontal direction. After the element 130 is completely inserted, the handle 135c is rotated to rotate the handle 135c. By extending the protruding portion of the cam member 135b downward, the storage space of the second body 120 while the element 130 is raised upward by the support jaw formed in the first body 110. It is a structure in close contact with the upper side. However, the present invention is not limited thereto and may be configured to be in close contact with the lower side of the storage space of the first body 110. This may change depending on the design.

Meanwhile, according to the present exemplary embodiment, the handle 135c may be in a locked state in a horizontal state as shown in FIG. 2, and may be in an unlocked state in a vertical direction. Therefore, when inserted in the mounting position, the handle 135c can be inserted in a vertical position.

Sealing member 133 is installed on the upper side of the frame portion 131, the lower end is coupled to the first body 110, the upper end is coupled to the second body 120, the first body 110, Air introduced through the air inlet 112 of the formed through the filter member (not shown) to be formed to move to the second body 120.

As such, in the present embodiment, the air cleaner 100 is closely contacted with the first body 110 and / or the second body 120 of the air cleaner 100 through the sealing member 133. It is not shaken even by the flow pressure flowing into the vibration sound.

In addition, since the element 130 is in close contact with the first body 110 and the second body 120, it is possible to prevent the air from leaking, thereby preventing the leakage sound.

In addition, the element 130 may be easily and simply in close contact with the first body 110 and the second body 120 by a simple operation of rotating the lifting unit 135.

On the other hand, the cover member 140 may be provided on the outer surface of the storage space in which the element 130 is inserted.

The cover member 140 is rotatably coupled to the second body to open and close the opening of the storage space, and seals and closes the opening of the storage space so that the element 130 inserted into the storage space is not exposed to the outside. can do.

According to the present embodiment, the cover member 140 may include a sealing member 143 and a locking part 150.

The sealing member 143 may press the element 130 in the closed position to press the element 130 so as not to swing in the storage space. The sealing member 143 may be in close contact with the end of the element 130 or the second body 120. According to the present embodiment, the sealing member 143 and one side of the element 130 or the second body 120 are provided. Any material that can come into contact with the surface can be used.

The locking unit 150 is provided below the cover member 140 to be selectively hooked to the first body 110.

The locking unit 150 is formed integrally with the cover member 140, and may be formed of an elastic material such as plastic so as to be elastically deformed.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the locking unit 150 may be configured to be elastically deformed by having a cross section formed in a 'c' shape.

For example, the locking part 150 may include a first member 151 protruding from a lower inner side surface of the cover member 140 and a second bent downward from an inner end of the first member 151. It comprises a member 153 and a third member 155 extending outwardly from the lower end of the second member 153 to form a substantially 'c' shape as a whole, the first member 151 and the first The three members 155 are spaced apart and the second member 153 is elastically deformed by an external force.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the upper end of the first body 110, the locking groove 115 is formed so that the locking portion 150 is hooked at a position corresponding to the locking portion 150, so that all of the second member 153 At least a portion of the first member 151 and the third member 155 may be inserted to be accommodated inward.

Here, the height of the locking groove 115 may be formed lower than the height of the fitting portion formed by the first member 151, the second member 153, and the third member 155. That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the 'c' shaped fitting portion formed by the first member 151, the second member 153, and the third member 155 may be inserted into the locking groove 115. When the second member 153 is elastically deformed and inserted into the locking groove 115, the first member 151 and the third member 155 are locked by the restoring force of the second member 153. ) Closely coupled to the inside is configured to maintain a tightly coupled state.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the outer end of the third member 155 in the outward direction is provided with a pressing portion 157 so that the user grips and presses when elastically deforming the second member 153 of the locking portion 150 do.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the locking part 150 is detached from the first body 110, and then the handle part protruding from the lower end of the cover member 140 so as to grip and rotate the cover member 140 ( 141 may be further provided.

On the other hand, the cover member 140 may have a surface corresponding to the element 130, that is, the surface facing the element 130 is flat. This is for surface contact with the element 130 when the element 130 is normally inserted. As a result, the abnormally inserted element 130 protrudes outward from the opening of the insertion space 119, so that the cover member 140 may not be closed due to interference by the protruding element 130.

In addition, the vehicle air cleaner 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be fixed by a method such as thermal fusion of the first body 110 and the second body 120 without a separate fastening means. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be configured in a complementary shape, and fixedly coupled to each other using a plurality of fastening elements, for example, a “c” shaped clamp.

Hereinafter, the element replacement operation in the air cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5C.

First, as shown in Figure 5a, the air cleaner 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the locking portion 150 is initially accommodated in the locking groove 115 formed in the first body 110, the cover member 140 will remain closed.

In this state, the user presses the pressing portion 153 of the locking portion 150 to replace the element 130 so that the locking portion 150 can be detached from the locking groove 115 so as to be replaced. After the deformation, the locking member 150 is released from the locking groove 115 by rotating the cover member 140 upward to release the locking.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5C, the element 130 is taken out and replaced with a new element 130.

When the element 130 is inserted inward to complete the mounting, the cover member 150 is rotated downward as shown in FIG. 5D.

At this time, the pressing member 157 of the locking unit 150 provided in the cover member 150 is inserted into the engaging groove 115 formed in the first body 110 and elastically deformed and fastened so that the cover member 150 is firm. To be tightened.

As described above, the vehicle air cleaner 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the cover member 140 is closed by being integrally provided with a locking portion 150 that is elastically deformed below the cover member 140. Then stable locking can be maintained.

In addition, the vehicle air cleaner 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with a locking part 150 formed of a plastic material and elastically deformed to maintain a constant clamping force and opening and closing force of the cover member 140 at all times. The convenience of opening and closing operation of the cover member 140 can be improved.

The embodiments of the present invention described above and illustrated in the drawings should not be construed as limiting the technical idea of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art can change and change the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Therefore, such improvements and modifications will fall within the protection scope of the present invention, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

100; Car air cleaner
110; First body
115; Home
120; Second body
130; Element
140; Cover member
150; Locking section

Claims (8)

A first body having an air inlet formed at one side to suck air;
A second body coupled to an upper portion of the first body and having an air outlet formed at one side thereof;
An element slidingly coupled to an accommodation space formed by a combination of the first body and the second body; And
And a cover member having an upper portion rotatably coupled to the second body to open and close the opening of the storage space, and a lower portion of the cover member having a locking portion selectively hooked to the first body.
The locking part is integrally formed with the cover member, the vehicle air cleaner.
The method according to claim 1,
The locking part,
A first member protruding from a lower inner side surface of the cover member;
A second member bent downward from an inward end of the first member; And
And a third member extending outwardly from a lower end of the second member.
The method according to claim 2,
The locking part,
A vehicle air cleaner, the cross section is formed in the 'c' shape.
The method according to claim 3,
At the outer end of the third member
The air cleaner for a vehicle provided with a pressurization part.
The method according to claim 4,
Locking part
Automotive air cleaner, formed of a plastic material.
The method according to claim 5,
At the top of the first body,
The vehicle air cleaner of claim 2, wherein a locking groove is formed in which all of the second member and at least a portion of the first member and the third member are fitted inwardly.
The method according to claim 6,
The cover member lower end is further provided with a handle portion protruding, the vehicle air cleaner.
The method according to claim 6,
The height of the locking groove
Is formed lower than the height of the fitting portion formed by the first member, the second member and the third member,
The second member is elastically deformed and configured to be inserted into the locking groove, the vehicle air cleaner.

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