WO2016157790A1

WO2016157790A1 - Operation device

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Publication number: WO2016157790A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/001532
Authority: WO
Inventors: 裕子中村; 渡辺　慶範; 健史山元
Original assignee: 株式会社デンソー
Priority date: 2015-04-02
Filing date: 2016-03-17
Publication date: 2016-10-06
Also published as: JP2016196213A

Abstract

Provided is an operation device for adjusting wind that is blown into a vehicle interior from a blow-out port of an air conditioner mounted in the vehicle. The operation device is provided with a first operation portion (21) which receives, from a passenger in the vehicle, an operation for adjusting the wind, and a signal output unit (23) which, by outputting to the air conditioner a signal corresponding to the operation received by the first operation portion, causes the air conditioner to adjust the wind corresponding to the operation received by the first operation portion. The first operation portion receives, by means of an operation in a first operation direction that has both forward and reverse directions, both adjustment for opening/closing the blow-out port and adjustment for concentration/diffusion of the wind that is blown from the blow-out port.

Description

Operation device

Cross-reference of related applications

This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-76213 filed on April 2, 2015, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

The present disclosure relates to an operation device for performing an operation related to air conditioning of a vehicle.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a technique that enables manual adjustment of opening / closing of an air outlet of a vehicle air conditioner, a wind blowing direction (hereinafter referred to as a wind direction), concentrated wind diffusion, and the like.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes that the concentrated diffusion of wind is adjusted by moving a control knob that is mechanically connected to a blowout louver and that is slidable left and right. In addition, it is described that the wind direction is adjusted to the left and right by operating a control member separate from the operation knob, which protrudes from the louver of the outlet, to the left and right. Further, it is described that the blowout port is opened and closed by rotating a shutter operation knob that is separate from the operation knob and the operation element up and down.

Further, as disclosed in Patent Documents 2 to 5, on the upstream side of the air flow path from the air outlet, adjustment of the vertical and horizontal directions of the air blown from the air outlet, and the degree of concentrated diffusion of the wind A technique for adjusting the air flow and opening / closing the air flow path by electronic control is also widely known.

JP-H6-191264A JP-2008-396837A JP-2010-820A JP-H11-78483A JP-H11-208246A

In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, when different types of wind adjustment such as opening / closing of an air-conditioner outlet, wind direction, and concentrated diffusion are performed, it is necessary to perform operations on different operation units. Therefore, the operation load related to the air conditioning of the vehicle becomes heavy.

For this point, it is conceivable to reduce the operation load by making it possible to perform a plurality of types of wind adjustments with a single operation unit. However, when a plurality of types of adjustments for wind can be performed with one operation unit, it is necessary to make the correspondence between the adjustments to be made and the operations easy to understand. This is because it becomes difficult for the occupant to use if the correspondence between the adjustment to be performed and the operation is difficult for the occupant to understand.

One of the objects of the present disclosure is to provide an operation device that is easy for a passenger to use while reducing the operation load related to air conditioning of a vehicle in view of the above points.

An operation device according to an example of the present disclosure is an operation device for adjusting wind blown into a vehicle interior from a blowout port of an air conditioner mounted on a vehicle, and for adjusting wind from an occupant of the vehicle A first operation unit that accepts an operation and a signal corresponding to the operation accepted by the first operation unit are output to the air conditioner to cause the air conditioner to adjust the wind according to the operation accepted by the first operation unit. And a signal output unit. The first operation unit accepts both the opening / closing adjustment of the air outlet and the adjustment of the concentrated diffusion of the wind blown from the air outlet by an operation in the first operation direction having both forward and reverse directions.

According to this, both the adjustment of the opening and closing of the air outlet and the adjustment of the concentrated diffusion of the air blown from the air outlet can be performed by the operation of the first operating portion in the first operation direction having both forward and reverse directions. become. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform a plurality of types of wind adjustments such as opening / closing of the air outlet and concentrated wind diffusion in different directions other than the first operation direction by using different operation units, thereby reducing the operation load related to the air conditioning of the vehicle. be able to.

Moreover, since the concept of the concentrated diffusion of wind and the opening and closing of the air outlet is similar, even if the adjustment of the opening and closing of the air outlet and the concentrated diffusion of the wind is performed by the operation in the same direction, The correspondence can be easily understood by the passenger. Therefore, it is possible to provide an operation device that is easy for the passenger to use while reducing the operation load related to air conditioning of the vehicle.

The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings,
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a vehicle air conditioning system. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the interior of a vehicle equipped with a vehicle air conditioning system. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the operation device according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a cross-sectional structure of the operation device according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an opening / closing / concentrated diffusion adjustment switch of the operation device. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a front structure of the operation device according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of the operation device according to the first modification. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a cross-sectional structure of the operation device according to the first modification.

(Embodiment)
<Schematic configuration of vehicle air conditioning system 100>
Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a vehicle air conditioning system 100. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the interior of a vehicle in which the vehicle air conditioning system 100 is mounted. A vehicle air conditioning system 100 shown in FIG. 1 is mounted on a vehicle and includes an air conditioner 1, an operation device 2, and a display device 3. Hereinafter, a vehicle equipped with the vehicle air conditioning system 100 is referred to as a host vehicle.

The air conditioner 1 is an apparatus that performs adjustment (that is, air conditioning) on the air blown out from a plurality of outlets 4 (see FIG. 2) provided in the host vehicle. In the present embodiment, the blowout port 4 will be described below by taking as an example a case where the vehicle width direction of the host vehicle is the longitudinal direction. The air conditioning performed by the air conditioner 1 includes opening / closing of the air outlet 4, adjustment of concentrated diffusion of the blown-out air, adjustment of the direction of the blown-out air (hereinafter referred to as the “wind direction”), adjustment of the temperature of the blown-out air, Adjustment of air volume), selection of air outlets to blow out wind, etc. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the plurality of outlets 4 provided in the own vehicle are provided at positions that are out of the reach of passengers seated in the seat of the own vehicle.

The operation device 2 is an operation device for opening and closing the air outlet 4 of the air conditioner 1, concentrating and diffusing the wind blown from the air outlet 4, and adjusting the wind direction of the air blown from the air outlet 4. The operation device 2 is provided at a position where it can be operated by the hand of an occupant seated on the seat of the host vehicle. As an example, as shown in FIG. 2, the driver's seat is positioned at the center of the vehicle's dashboard in the vehicle width direction so that the driver seated in the driver's seat and the passenger seated in the passenger's seat can operate each. One for each side and passenger seat side. Details of the operation device 2 will be described later.

The display device 3 displays the state of air conditioning in the air conditioner 1. For example, the display device 3 is capable of full-color display and can be configured using a liquid crystal display or the like. The display device 3 is provided at a position that is easy to see from the driver who is driving the vehicle. As an example, as shown in FIG. 2, it is provided near the center of the dashboard of the own vehicle in the vehicle width direction. Note that the display device 3 may be configured to use HUD (Head-UpＵDispray).

<Schematic configuration of operation device 2>
Subsequently, a schematic configuration of the operation device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the operation device 2 according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a cross-sectional structure of the operation device 2 according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the open / close / concentrated diffusion adjustment switch 23 of the operation device 2. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a front structure of the operation device 2 according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, the operation device 2 is provided so as to protrude from the center console of the own vehicle toward the vehicle interior. The operation device 2 has a base 22 fixed to the center console. The base 22 has a substantially cylindrical shape and has a cylindrical inner peripheral surface 221 (see FIG. 4). The inner peripheral surface 221 is provided so that its axis is parallel to the front-rear direction of the host vehicle.

Further, the operation device 2 has a cylindrical operation unit 21 for opening / closing the air outlet 4 and adjusting the concentrated diffusion of the wind. The cylindrical operation unit 21 corresponds to a first operation unit. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the cylindrical operation unit 21 has a cylindrical shape. As shown in FIG. 4, the cylindrical operation unit 21 includes a large-diameter cylinder part 211 whose outer diameter is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the base part 22, and a small-diameter cylinder whose outer diameter is substantially the same as the inner diameter of the base part 22. Part 212. In the cylindrical operation unit 21, the large-diameter cylinder part 211 and the small-diameter cylinder part 212 have the same inner diameter, and the axis is the same as the axis of the inner peripheral surface 221 of the base 22.

The cylindrical operation unit 21 is inserted into the cylindrical opening of the base 22 from the small-diameter cylindrical part 212 side, and the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter cylindrical part 212 is in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface 221 of the base 22 in the circumferential direction. It can move to both sides. This circumferential direction corresponds to the first operation direction. In addition, although not shown in figure, the protrusion part and groove part which mutually engage are formed in the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter cylindrical part 212, and the inner peripheral surface 221 of the base 22 slidably contacted with this outer peripheral surface. The groove portion prevents the cylindrical operation portion 21 from dropping from the base portion 22.

Further, the operation device 2 has an open / close / concentrated diffusion adjustment switch 23 as shown in FIG. The open / close / concentrated diffusion adjustment switch 23 corresponds to a signal output unit. The open / close / concentrated diffusion adjustment switch 23 is a so-called rotary switch. Here, the electrical configuration of the open / close / concentrated diffusion adjustment switch 23 will be described with reference to FIG.

The switch 23 for opening / closing / concentrated diffusion adjustment includes a movable contact Cm that is set to the ground potential and rotates in conjunction with the movement of the cylindrical operation unit 21, and four fixed contacts C 1 to C 4 provided on the base 22. Have.

When the movable contact Cm is operated to the respective operation positions “closed”, “concentration”, “normal”, “diffusion” by the rotation operation of the cylindrical operation unit 21 in the circumferential direction, m1 to m4 in FIG. Rotate to position. That is, in the open / close / concentrated diffusion adjustment switch 23, the movable contact Cm is connected to the fixed contact C1 when the cylindrical operation unit 21 is operated to the operation position “closed”, and the cylindrical operation unit 21 is connected to the operation position “concentration”. The movable contact Cm is connected to the fixed contact C2. The movable contact Cm is connected to the fixed contact C3 when the cylindrical operation unit 21 is operated to the operation position “normal”, and the movable contact Cm is operated when the cylindrical operation unit 21 is operated to the operation position “diffusion”. Is connected to the fixed contact C4.

The operation device 2 has a stick type operation unit 24 for adjusting the wind direction. This stick type operation unit 24 corresponds to a second operation unit. As shown in FIG. 4, the stick-type operation unit 24 has a shape in which a rod-shaped member protrudes from the base. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the stick type operation unit 24 is provided on the inner diameter side of the cylindrical type operation unit 21. Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the stick-type operation unit 24 is provided so as to protrude from the cylindrical operation unit 21 toward the vehicle interior. The amount that the stick type operation unit 24 protrudes from the cylindrical type operation unit 21 toward the vehicle interior is a situation in which the occupant touches the cylindrical type operation unit 21 unintentionally when operating the cylindrical type operation unit 21. It is preferable to suppress to such an extent that it is difficult to generate.

At the default position, the stick-type operation unit 24 has an axis that coincides with the axis of the cylindrical operation unit 21, and can be tilted toward all directions around the axis of the cylindrical operation unit 21. It has become. The direction inclined with respect to this axis corresponds to the second operation direction. The stick type operation unit 24 may automatically return to the default position by, for example, a spring return mechanism or the like.

Furthermore, the operation device 2 has a potentiometer 25 as shown in FIG. As the potentiometer 25, for example, a rotary potentiometer that outputs an electric resistance value corresponding to the tilt of the stick type operation unit 24 in the vertical direction of the host vehicle, and an electric power corresponding to the tilt of the stick type operation unit 24 in the horizontal direction of the host vehicle. Two rotary potentiometers, ie, a rotary potentiometer that outputs a resistance value, may be used. Thereby, no matter which direction the stick type operation unit 24 is tilted with respect to the axial center of the cylindrical type operation unit 21, an electrical resistance value corresponding to the tilted direction is output to the air conditioner ECU 11.

<Schematic configuration of air conditioner 1>
Next, an example of a schematic configuration of the air conditioner 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, for the sake of convenience, in the configuration of the air conditioner 1, description of members other than the member for performing opening / closing of the air outlet 4, concentrated concentration of wind, and adjustment of the wind direction is omitted. As shown in FIG. 1, the air conditioner 1 includes an air conditioner ECU 11, a closing plate 12, an opening / closing motor 13, a horizontal louver 14, a horizontal louver motor 15, a vertical louver 16, and a vertical louver motor 17.

The closing plate 12 is a movable closing plate for closing the flow path of the cold on the upstream side of the flow path of the wind from the blowing port 4, and is provided to the blowing port 4. The opening / closing motor 13 is a motor that drives the closing plate 12.

The lateral louver 14 is provided in the vicinity of the air outlet 4 on the upstream side of the air flow path from the air outlet 4. The lateral louver 14 includes a plurality of long plates formed so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the air outlet 4 (that is, the vehicle width direction of the own vehicle). The plurality of long plates are arranged at intervals in the short direction of the outlet 4. Each long plate of the horizontal louver 14 is disposed so as to be rotatable around a shaft extending in the longitudinal direction of the outlet 4.

The horizontal louver motor 15 is a motor for driving the shaft of each long plate of the horizontal louver 14, and is composed of, for example, a plurality of motors so that the shaft of each long plate of the horizontal louver 14 can be individually driven.

The vertical louver 16 is also provided in the vicinity of the air outlet 4 on the upstream side of the air flow path from the air outlet 4. The vertical louver 16 includes a plurality of long plates formed so as to extend in the short direction of the outlet 4. The plurality of long plates are arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the outlet 4. Each long plate of the vertical louver 16 is disposed so as to be rotatable about a shaft extending in the short direction of the outlet 4.

The vertical louver motor 17 is a motor for driving the shafts of the long plates of the vertical louver 16, and includes, for example, a plurality of motors so that the shafts of the long plates of the vertical louver 16 can be individually driven.

The air conditioner ECU 11 includes a CPU, a memory such as a ROM and a RAM, an I / O, and a bus for connecting them, and executes a control program stored in the ROM based on a signal output from the operation device 2. Then, the process regarding the air conditioning of the own vehicle is executed.

For example, the air conditioner ECU 11 performs the opening / closing of the air outlet 4 and the adjustment of the concentrated diffusion of the wind based on the signal of the open / close / concentrated diffusion adjusting switch 23 of the operation device 2. In the present embodiment, the opening / closing of the air outlet 4 and the adjustment of the concentrated diffusion of the wind are performed by closing the air outlet 4 “closed”, opening the air outlet 4 to blow out the concentrated wind, and opening the air outlet 4. There are four stages: “normal” which blows out wind with a normal concentrated diffusion degree, and “diffusion” which blows out diffused wind by opening the outlet 4. In the “normal” state, it diffuses more than “concentration”, but blows a concentrated wind rather than “diffusion”.

The air conditioner ECU 11 is provided with terminals connected to the fixed contacts C1 to C4 of the open / close / concentrated diffusion adjustment switch 23 through wiring. The air conditioner ECU 11 monitors the potentials of the signals input to these terminals and detects whether any of them is a potential corresponding to the LOW level (that is, a ground potential). The operation position of the cylindrical operation unit 21 is determined.

Specifically, when it is detected that the potential of the terminal connected to the fixed contact C1 is at the LOW level, it is determined that the operation position of the cylindrical operation unit 21 is “closed”. When it is detected that the potential of the terminal connected to the fixed contact C2 is at the LOW level, it is determined that the operation position of the cylindrical operation unit 21 is “concentration”. When it is detected that the potential of the terminal connected to the fixed contact C3 is at the LOW level, it is determined that the operation position of the cylindrical operation unit 21 is “normal”. When it is detected that the potential of the terminal connected to the fixed contact C4 is at the LOW level, it is determined that the operation position of the cylindrical operation unit 21 is “diffusion”.

Then, the air conditioner ECU 11 adjusts the opening / closing of the air outlet 4 and the concentrated diffusion of the wind according to the determined operation position of the cylindrical operation unit 21. For example, in the “closed” state, the closing motor 12 is driven by controlling the opening / closing motor 13 to close the opening of the outlet 4.

Note that the switching of the opening / closing state of the air outlet may be performed by the air conditioner ECU 11 turning on and off the blower for adjusting the amount of air blown from the air outlet 4 without using the closing plate 12 and the opening / closing motor 13. Good.

If you want to be in a “concentrated” state, do the following: When the outlet 4 is closed by the closing plate 12, the air conditioner ECU 11 controls the opening / closing motor 13 to drive the closing plate 12 to open the outlet 4. When the outlet 4 is not closed by the closing plate 12, the control of the opening / closing motor 13 is not necessary.

Further, the air conditioner ECU 11 controls the vertical louver motor 17 to rotate the long plates so that the distance between the adjacent long plates of the vertical louver 16 becomes narrower toward the blowing direction, and the blown out wind concentrates. Adjust as follows. In addition, the air conditioner ECU 11 controls the horizontal louver motor 15 to rotate the long plates so that the distance between the adjacent long plates of the horizontal louver 14 becomes narrower toward the blowing direction, and the wind blown out is concentrated. You may adjust so that. In addition, you may adjust so that the blowing wind may concentrate by controlling the motor 15 for horizontal louvers, without controlling the motor 17 for vertical louvers.

In the “normal” state, the air conditioner ECU 11 controls the vertical louver motor 17 to rotate the long plates so that the adjacent long plates of the vertical louver 16 are arranged in parallel. In addition, the air conditioner ECU 11 controls the horizontal louver motor 15 to rotate the long plates so that the adjacent long plates of the horizontal louver 14 are arranged in parallel. Thereby, it adjusts so that the wind which blows off does not concentrate and diffuse too much.

In the case of the “diffusion” state, the air conditioner ECU 11 controls the vertical louver motor 17 so that the distance between adjacent long plates of the vertical louver 16 becomes wider toward the blowing direction. Rotate and adjust so that the blown-out wind diffuses. In addition, the air conditioner ECU 11 controls the horizontal louver motor 15 to rotate the long plates so that the distance between the adjacent long plates of the horizontal louver 14 increases toward the blowing direction, and the blown out wind diffuses. You may adjust so that. In addition, you may adjust so that the blowing wind may spread | diffuse by controlling the horizontal louver motor 15 without controlling the vertical louver motor 17.

In this embodiment, the operation positions of the cylindrical operation unit 21 are arranged in the order of “close”, “concentration”, “normal”, and “diffusion” in the clockwise direction (see FIG. 6). Therefore, as the operation of the cylindrical operation unit 21 proceeds in the clockwise direction, the state in which the air outlet 4 is closed from the closed state to the state in which the air is more diffused through the state in which the air outlet 4 is opened and the wind is concentrated. become.

Further, the air conditioner ECU 11 determines the tilt direction of the stick type operation unit 24 from the electric resistance value input from the potentiometer 25. Then, the air conditioner ECU 11 adjusts the wind direction according to the determined tilt direction of the stick type operation unit 24.

For example, if the tilt direction of the stick type operation unit 24 is the upward or downward direction of the own vehicle, the lateral louver motor 15 is controlled to rotate the long plates of the horizontal louver 14 uniformly, and the wind direction is adjusted to the own vehicle. Adjust upward or downward. If the tilt direction of the stick type operation unit 24 is the right direction or the left direction of the own vehicle, the longitudinal louver motor 17 is controlled to rotate the long plates of the vertical louver 16 uniformly, and the wind direction is set to the right of the own vehicle. Adjust the direction or left direction. The adjustment of the wind direction is not limited to the four directions of up, down, left, and right, and may be configured to be performed more finely than the four directions by controlling both the horizontal louver motor 15 and the vertical louver motor 17.

Note that some or all of the functions executed by the air conditioner ECU 11 may be configured in hardware by one or a plurality of ICs.

<Summary of Embodiment>
According to the configuration of the embodiment, the opening / closing of the air outlet 4 and the adjustment of the concentrated diffusion of wind can be adjusted by the operation of the cylindrical operation unit 21 in the circumferential direction. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform a plurality of types of adjustments on the wind, such as adjustment of opening / closing of the air outlet 4 and adjustment of the concentrated diffusion of the wind, in different directions other than the circumferential direction by different operation units. Therefore, it is possible to reduce an operation load related to air conditioning of the vehicle.

When a plurality of types of adjustments related to wind are combined into an operation using a single operation unit, there is a problem that it becomes difficult for the occupant to understand the association between the operation and the types of adjustments related to wind. . On the other hand, according to the configuration of the embodiment, it is difficult for an occupant to easily understand the association between the operation and the type of adjustment for wind. Details are as follows.

The concept of opening and closing of the outlet 4 and concentrated diffusion of wind is similar. Specifically, the occupant is easy to catch if there is a state where the outlet is closed on the extension of the concentration of the wind diffusion, and the occupant is easy to catch if there is wind concentration or diffusion on the extension of the state where the outlet 4 is opened. . On the other hand, according to the configuration of the embodiment, the operation position of the cylindrical operation unit 21 for adjusting the opening / closing of the air outlet 4 and adjusting the concentrated diffusion of the wind is “closed”, “concentrated” in the clockwise direction. ”,“ Normal ”, and“ diffusion ”. Therefore, it is easy for the occupant to intuitively grasp the correspondence between the adjustment to be performed and the operation, and the operation device 2 is easy for the occupant to use.

Further, according to the configuration of the embodiment, the stick type operation unit 24 for adjusting the wind direction is located on the inner diameter side of the cylindrical type operation unit 21, so that the stick type operation unit 24 is separated from the cylindrical type operation unit 21. Not in the position. Therefore, when switching between the opening / closing of the outlet 4 and the concentrated diffusion of the wind in the cylindrical operation unit 21 and the adjustment of the wind direction in the stick-type operation unit 24, the occupant performs the adjustment operation. There is no need to move a lot. Therefore, also in this respect, the operation load related to the air conditioning of the vehicle can be reduced.

Furthermore, according to the configuration of the embodiment, the stick type operation unit 24 protrudes from the cylindrical operation unit 21 toward the vehicle interior of the host vehicle. When switching between the adjustment with the concentrated diffusion and the adjustment of the wind direction with the stick type operation unit 24, it is possible to save the trouble of changing the hand attached to the operation device 2 and operating it. Details are as follows.

When operating the cylindrical operation unit 21, the occupant operates the cylindrical operation unit 21 with a plurality of fingers. At this time, the palm of the occupant is in a positional relationship as if it covers the tip of the stick-type operation unit 24. Therefore, when the stick type operation unit 24 is operated following the operation of the cylindrical type operation unit 21, the palm is pressed against the stick type operation unit 24 without changing the hand attached to the operation device 2. Thus, it becomes possible to operate the stick type operation unit 24 with the palm as it is.

(Modification 1)
Moreover, it is good also as a structure (henceforth modification 1) using other than the stick type operation part 24 as an operation part for adjusting a wind direction. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the drawings used in the previous description are denoted by the same reference numerals in the description of the first and subsequent modifications, and description thereof is omitted.

The vehicle air conditioning system 100 according to the first modification is the same as the vehicle air conditioning system 100 according to the embodiment except that the operation device 2a is included instead of the operation device 2. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the operation device 2 a is the same as the operation device 2 of the embodiment except that an operation knob 26 and a potentiometer 27 are provided instead of the stick-type operation unit 24 and the potentiometer 25. .

As shown in FIG. 7, the operation knob 26 for adjusting the wind direction has a cylindrical shape protruding toward the vehicle interior. The operation knob 26 also corresponds to the second operation unit. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the operation knob 26 is provided on the inner diameter side of the cylindrical operation unit 21. Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the operation knob 26 is provided so as to protrude from the cylindrical operation portion 21 toward the vehicle interior. The amount that the operation knob 26 protrudes from the cylindrical operation section 21 toward the vehicle interior is such that a situation in which the occupant touches the operation knob 26 unintentionally when operating the cylindrical operation section 21 is unlikely to occur. It is preferable to suppress to.

In the default position, the operation knob 26 has the same axis as the axis of the cylindrical operation unit 21, and can move in a direction perpendicular to the axis toward all directions around the axis. ing. The direction orthogonal to the axis also corresponds to the second operation direction. The operation knob 26 may be automatically returned to the default position by, for example, a spring return mechanism.

In addition, the operation device 2a has a potentiometer 27 as shown in FIG. As the potentiometer 27, for example, a linear potentiometer that outputs an electric resistance value according to the movement of the operation knob 26 in the vertical direction of the own vehicle, and an electric resistance value according to the movement of the stick type operation unit 24 in the horizontal direction of the own vehicle. Two linear potentiometers that output the linear potentiometer may be used. As a result, even if the operation knob 26 is moved in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the cylindrical operation unit 21, an electric resistance value corresponding to the moved direction is output to the air conditioner ECU 11.

The air conditioner ECU 11 of the first modification determines the moving direction of the operation knob 26 from the electric resistance value input from the potentiometer 27. Then, the air conditioner ECU 11 adjusts the wind direction in the same manner as in the embodiment according to the determined movement direction of the operation knob 26.

The configuration of the modified example 1 is the same as the configuration of the embodiment except that the type of the operation unit for adjusting the wind direction is different, and thus has the same effect as the embodiment. In addition, the example of the modification 1 is an example to the last, and the operation part for adjusting a wind direction may be another aspect. For example, a track ball, a touch pad, or a touch panel may be used.

(Modification 2)
In the embodiment and the first modification, the configuration using the open / close / concentrated diffusion adjustment switch 23 which is a rotary switch is shown in order to allow the air conditioner ECU 11 to determine the operation position of the cylindrical operation unit 21. Not limited to. For example, another switch or sensor may be used such that a rotation angle sensor that outputs a signal corresponding to the amount of displacement in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical operation unit 21 is used instead of the open / close / concentrated diffusion adjustment switch 23. .

(Modification 3)
In the embodiment, the configuration in which the potentiometer 25 is used to enable the air conditioner ECU 11 to determine the operation position of the stick type operation unit 24 is shown, but the configuration is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, another switch or sensor may be used such that a toggle switch is used instead of the potentiometer 25.

(Modification 4)
In the first modification, the configuration in which the potentiometer 27 is used in order to allow the air conditioner ECU 11 to determine the operation position of the operation knob 26 is shown, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, another switch or sensor may be used such that a toggle switch is used instead of the potentiometer 27.

(Modification 5)
In the embodiment and the first modification, the

operation devices

2 and 2a are provided so as to protrude from the center console of the own vehicle toward the rear of the own vehicle. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, the

operation devices

2 and 2a may be configured to protrude from a portion other than the center console toward the vehicle interior of the host vehicle in the left-right direction or the vertical direction of the host vehicle.

(Modification 6)
In the embodiment and the first modification, the operation position of the cylindrical operation unit 21 is configured to be arranged in the order of “closed”, “concentration”, “normal”, and “diffusion” in the clockwise direction. Not exclusively. For example, the arrangement may be such that “closed”, “concentrated”, “normal”, and “diffusion” are arranged in the counterclockwise order. In this case, as the operation of the cylindrical operation unit 21 proceeds in the counterclockwise direction, the state is changed from the closed state of the air outlet 4 to the state where the air is more diffused through the state where the air outlet 4 is opened and the wind is concentrated. Will do.

(Modification 7)
In the embodiment and the modified example 1, the adjustment of the concentrated diffusion of the wind is performed in three stages of “concentration”, “normal”, and “diffusion”, but may be performed in two stages of “concentration” and “diffusion”. It is good also as a structure divided into steps more finely.

(Modification 8)
In the embodiment and the first modification, the configuration in which the operation unit for adjusting the wind direction is located on the inner diameter side of the cylindrical operation unit 21 is shown, but the configuration is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, the cylindrical operation unit 21 may be used as an operation unit for adjusting the wind direction. In this case, the cylindrical operation unit 21 is configured to be movable in the up / down / left / right direction of the own vehicle with respect to the base 22 so that the wind direction can be changed according to the movement of the cylindrical operation unit 21 in the up / down / left / right direction of the own vehicle. What is necessary is just to be the structure to adjust. In addition, by making the cylindrical operation part 21 and the base part 22 tiltable in the vertical and horizontal directions of the host vehicle with respect to the axial center, the wind direction can be adjusted according to the inclination direction of the cylindrical operation part 21. It is good also as a structure to adjust.

(Modification 9)
In the embodiment and the first modification, the configuration in which the

operation devices

2 and 2a are provided with the operation unit for adjusting the wind direction is shown, but the configuration is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, a configuration in which the operation device 2 is not provided with the stick type operation unit 24 or a configuration in which the operation device 2a is not provided with the operation knob 26 may be employed.

(Modification 10)
Further, in the case where the

operation devices

2 and 2a are not provided with an operation unit for adjusting the wind direction as in the modification 9, in order to adjust the opening / closing of the air outlet 4 and the concentrated diffusion of the wind. As the operation unit, an operation unit other than the cylindrical operation unit 21 may be used. For example, you may use the operation part which can reciprocate in a predetermined linear direction, the dial-shaped operation part in which the axial center turned to the up-down direction of the own vehicle, and the left-right direction.

Note that the embodiments are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical elements disclosed in different embodiments are also included in the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure. It is.

Claims

An operation device for adjusting the wind blown out from the air outlet (4) of the air conditioner (1) mounted on the vehicle into the vehicle interior,
A first operation unit (21) for receiving an operation for adjusting the wind from an occupant of the vehicle;
A signal output unit that causes the air conditioner to adjust the wind according to the operation received by the first operation unit by outputting a signal according to the operation received by the first operation unit to the air conditioner. 23)
The first operation unit accepts both the adjustment of the opening and closing of the air outlet and the adjustment of the concentrated diffusion of the wind blown from the air outlet by an operation in a first operation direction having both forward and reverse directions.
Operation device.
In claim 1,
The first operation part is a cylindrical shape protruding toward the vehicle interior of the vehicle,
The first operation direction is a circumferential direction of the first operation unit.
Operation device.
In claim 1 or 2,
An operation device further comprising a second operation unit (24, 26) that receives adjustment of a wind direction of the wind blown from the blowout port by an operation in a second operation direction that is different from the first operation direction.
In claim 2,
A second operation part (24, 26) that receives adjustment of the direction of the wind blown from the outlet through an operation in a second operation direction that is different from the first operation direction;
The second operation part is located on the inner diameter side of the first operation part.
Operation device.
In claim 4,
The second operation direction is a plurality of directions, and is a direction in which the second operation unit (24) is inclined with respect to the axis of the first operation unit.
Operation device.
In claim 4,
The second operation direction is a plurality of directions and is a direction orthogonal to the axis of the first operation unit.
Operation device.
In any one of claims 3 to 6,
The second operation part protrudes from the first operation part toward the vehicle interior of the vehicle.
Operation device.
In any one of claims 1 to 7,
As the operation of the first operation unit in one direction of the first operation proceeds, the wind is more diffused from the closed state of the outlet through the state where the outlet is opened and the wind is concentrated. To make a transition to
As the operation of the first operation unit in the other direction of the first operation proceeds, the state where the wind is more diffused transitions from the state where the wind is more concentrated to the state where the air outlet is closed. To
Operation device.
In any one of claims 1 to 8,
The first operation unit is provided at a position away from the outlet.
Operation device.