WO2022059880A1

WO2022059880A1 - Adjustment knob for vehicle air vent

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Publication number: WO2022059880A1
Application number: PCT/KR2021/005699
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김성권; 박재용
Original assignee: 주식회사 니프코코리아
Priority date: 2020-09-16
Filing date: 2021-05-07
Publication date: 2022-03-24
Also published as: KR20220036762A

Abstract

The present invention relates to an adjustment knob for a vehicle air vent and, more specifically, the objective of the present invention is to prevent an elastic body from moving and enable a horizontal blade of an air vent to be stably and elastically supported, even when the adjustment knob moves toward one side and the other side thereof or is vertically operated so that the horizontal and vertical directions of air discharged through a discharge port of a housing are adjusted. The present invention relates to the adjustment knob (140) provided so as to be movable in the horizontal direction in the middle of the horizontal blade (120) that is provided at the front of the discharge port of the housing (110) of the air vent (100), and is achieved by: integrally digging, at a knob body (141) of the adjustment knob (140), an insertion groove (142) into which the horizontal blade (120) is inserted and an accommodation groove (147) expanded further than the insertion groove (142), so that communicate therebetween is possible; digging a fitting groove (146) below an inlet side of the insertion groove (142) into which the horizontal blade (120) is inserted; and inserting the upper surface of the elastic body (160) having elastic force itself, similarly to rubber, into the fitting groove (146) so that a state of contact with the lower surface of the horizontal blade (120) is maintained.

Description

Control knob for car air vent

The present invention relates to a control knob for an air vent of a vehicle, and more particularly, when moving the control knob in one direction and the other direction or operating it up and down so that the left and right wind directions and up and down wind directions discharged through the outlet of the housing are controlled. The present invention relates to a control knob for an air vent of an automobile that allows the elastic body to not flow even in the air and to elastically support the horizontal wing of the air vent stably.

In general, an air conditioner equipped with an air duct having an air passage to circulate and purify indoor and outdoor air or maintain a temperature inside the vehicle is installed in a vehicle by installing an air conditioner and a heater.

In addition, an air vent connected to the discharge part of the air duct is installed on the panel installed inside the car, so that the driver and passengers in the car can drive the vehicle in a comfortable state without feeling the heat or cold to the passengers. It is used to discharge in the desired direction.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1 , a plurality of horizontal blades 12 are installed in front of the discharge port of the housing 11 in a general automobile air vent 10 , and a plurality of vertical blades 12 are provided at the rear of the horizontal blade 12 . The wings 13 are arranged at equal intervals and are rotatably attached, and the horizontal wings 12 of any one of the plurality of horizontal wings 12 positioned in front of the vertical wings 13 are movable in the horizontal direction. The control knob 14 is installed, and the direction control unit 15 coupled to the rear portion of the control knob 14 is connected to the vertical blade 13 .

As a result, when a passenger riding in a vehicle moves the control knob 14 in one direction and the other direction, the vertical wing 13 rotates in one and the other direction to control the left and right wind directions discharged to the outlet of the housing 11 and , by moving the control knob 14 up and down, the horizontal blade 12 is rotated up and down, and the up and down wind direction discharged through the outlet of the housing 11 is controlled.

However, as shown in FIG. 2, the conventional air vent 10 for a vehicle is assembled with the front surface of the horizontal wing 12 in close contact with the inner wall surface of the receiving groove 14aa formed in the knob body 14a. In relation to this, there was a problem in that it was not possible to separately combine a fixed body (not shown) such as silver molding to improve the appearance of the horizontal wing 12 on the front surface (Republic of Korea Utility Model No. 20-0472150 (2014.04.01) , registration)).

On the other hand, when the knob body 14a is separated from the horizontal blade 12a due to the force applied when the control knob 14 is operated, the force to operate the control knob 14 is strong. There was a problem such as the horizontal wing 12 was deformed and damaged.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems in the prior art, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the insertion groove 14b and the insertion groove 14b into which the horizontal wing 12 is inserted into the knob body 14a. The receiving groove 14aa to be expanded is formed by being integrally dug in communication, and an elastic body 16 having its own elastic force, such as rubber, in which the front part is in contact with the inner wall surface, is installed in the receiving groove 14aa, and the horizontal wings 12 ) on the front surface of the control knob 14 while allowing the horizontal blade 12 to be operably assembled to the knob body 14a in a state where a fixing body 18 such as silver molding to improve the appearance is separately coupled. ) is developed so that the knob body 14a is separated from the horizontal blade 12a by the force applied during operation and the horizontal blade 12 is not deformed or damaged by the force of manipulating the control knob 14. are using

However, this also takes a lot of work time to securely install the elastic body 16 having its own elasticity, such as rubber, so that the front part is in contact with the inner wall surface of the receiving groove 14aa, and it is fixed to the receiving groove 14aa. The front surface of the fixed body 18, such as silver molding, which is coupled to the front surface of the horizontal wing 12 to improve the appearance of the elastic body 16, which is installed so as to be tilted to one side when the knob body 45a moves left and right. Since it is necessary to manufacture several types of fixtures 18 having different rear shapes depending on the shape, there are problems such as an increase in the number of parts and an increase in the work process to increase the manufacturing cost when manufacturing the air vent.

The present invention has been devised to solve the problems of the prior art, and even when the control knob is moved in one direction and the other direction so that the left and right wind directions discharged to the outlet of the housing are adjusted, the friction noise while in contact with the horizontal blade of the air vent It is easy to install an elastic body having its own elastic force, such as rubber, on the knob body to prevent this from occurring and at the same time prevent the knob body from being separated from the horizontal blade due to the force applied when operating the control knob. The air vent can be manufactured so that the horizontal wing is stably supported by one type of elastic body, regardless of the shape of a fixed body such as silver molding, which is installed on the front surface of the horizontal wing to improve the appearance of the vehicle at the same time. It is to provide a control knob for the air vent.

In the present invention for achieving the above object, the control knob 140 is installed movably in the horizontal direction in the middle of the horizontal wings 120 installed in front of the housing 110 outlet of the air vent 100, The insertion groove 142 into which the horizontal blade 120 is inserted into the knob body 141 of the control knob 140 and the receiving groove 147 that is expanded from the insertion groove 142 are integrally dug in communication with each other. A fitting groove 146 is dug in the lower portion of the inlet side of the insertion groove 142 into which the horizontal wing 120 is inserted, and the fitting groove 146 has its own elastic force such as rubber. This is achieved by being inserted so that the plane remains in contact with the lower surface of the horizontal wing 120 .

On the other hand, the elastic body 160 is formed on the upper surface of the body 161 in a flat contact surface (161a) that is in contact with the upper surface of the lower surface of the horizontal blade 120, one side of the lower portion of the body 161, a fitting groove The insertion protrusion 162 inserted into the 146 is formed to protrude outward, and a contact protrusion 163 in which one outer end of the direction control member 150 is in contact with the outer end is formed in the lower portion of the other side of the body 161 . It is formed to protrude outward, and by inserting the insertion protrusion 162 into the fitting groove 146, the body 161 is fixedly installed in the lower portion of the insertion groove 142 inlet side, and the vertical wing In the state connected to (13), it is revealed that the outer end of the direction control member 150 coupled to the rear of the control knob 140 is in contact with the outer end of the contact protrusion 163 to ensure smooth operation.

In addition, at one side of the insertion groove 142 in which the fitting groove 146 is formed, a protrusion 143 is formed to protrude upward, and the support groove 122 in which the protrusion 143 is accommodated is provided with a horizontal wing 120 . It is formed by interpolating in the lower part of the

On the other hand, a fitting protrusion 144 is extended and formed on the rear upper portion of the knob body 141 in which the insertion groove 142 is formed, and the coupling groove 121 into which the fitting protrusion 144 is fitted is provided with the horizontal wing 120 . ) is formed on top of

In addition, the direction control unit 150 is fixedly installed in the lower rear portion of the knob body 141 formed on the rear upper portion of the fitting projection 144 .

On the other hand, it is revealed that the insertion hole 145 into which the extension protrusion 171 formed at the rear of the decoration 170 is inserted is formed in communication with the receiving groove 147 in the front part of the knob body 141 .

In addition, it should be noted that a fixing body 180 such as silver molding is installed on the front part of the horizontal wing 120 to improve the appearance.

According to the present invention, the knob body having an elastic body installed in the insertion groove is inserted into the coupling groove and the support groove formed on the upper part of the horizontal blade in a state in which a fixing body such as silver molding is installed on the front part of the horizontal blade to improve the appearance of the horizontal blade. By pushing in the rear direction from the front part of the horizontal blade so that the projections and the projections are fitted, the adjustment knob is operably assembled to the horizontal blade, so that it is easy to assemble the adjustment knob to the horizontal blade operably Friction sound is generated by the elastic body even when the control knob is operated in a state where a fixed body such as silver molding is coupled to the front surface of the horizontal wing to improve the appearance of the horizontal wing to control the up, down, left, and right wind directions discharged through the outlet of the housing. This is a very useful invention that has effects such as preventing this from occurring.

1 is a schematic diagram showing an air vent for a general automobile

2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a control knob for a conventional air vent;

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a control knob for an air vent of a conventional vehicle is assembled to a horizontal wing;

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the air vent control knob of the present invention is assembled to the horizontal wing;

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the air vent control knob of the present invention is assembled to the horizontal wing;

6 is a perspective view showing an elastic body for the adjusting knob of the present invention;

7 is a rear perspective view showing the knob body of the control knob for an air vent according to the present invention;

8 is a front view showing a state in which the control knob of the present invention is assembled to the air vent;

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

4 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the air vent control knob of the present invention is assembled to the horizontal wing, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the air vent control knob of the present invention is assembled to the horizontal wing, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an elastic body for the adjusting knob of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view showing the knob body of the adjusting knob for an air vent of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a front view showing a state in which the adjusting knob is assembled to the air vent .

The control knob for the air vent of the present invention can be moved in the horizontal direction in the middle of the horizontal blade 120 installed in front of the housing 110 outlet of the air vent 100 as shown in FIGS. 4 to 8 . In the control knob 140 that is installed to be installed, the insertion groove 142 into which the horizontal blade 120 is inserted into the knob body 141 of the control knob 140 and the receiving groove which is expanded than the insertion groove 142 ( 147) is integrally dug in communication, and a fitting groove 146 is dug in the lower portion of the inlet side of the insertion groove 142 into which the horizontal wing 120 is inserted, and the fitting groove 146 is formed like rubber. It is inserted so that the upper surface of the elastic body 160 having its own elastic force is maintained in contact with the lower surface of the horizontal wing 120 .

On the other hand, the elastic body 160 is formed on the upper surface of the body 161 in a flat contact surface (161a) that is in contact with the upper surface of the lower surface of the horizontal blade 120, one side of the lower portion of the body 161, a fitting groove The insertion protrusion 162 inserted into the 146 is formed to protrude outward, and a contact protrusion 163 in which one outer end of the direction control member 150 is in contact with the outer end is formed in the lower portion of the other side of the body 161 . It is formed to protrude outward.

On the other hand, in the front portion of the knob body 141, the insertion hole 145 into which the extension protrusion 171 formed in the rear portion of the decoration 170 is inserted is formed in communication with the receiving groove (147).

In addition, a fixing body 180, such as silver molding, is installed on the front portion of the horizontal wing 120 to improve appearance.

In the present invention configured as described above, the fitting groove 146 formed in the insertion groove 142 of the knob body 141 protrudes outwardly from one lower side of the body 161 of the elastic body 160 having its own elastic force, such as rubber. By inserting the formed insertion protrusion 162 , the elastic body 160 maintains a state installed in the lower portion of the insertion groove 142 to be fixed.

As described above, the fitting protrusion 144 formed on the rear upper portion of the knob body 141 in which the elastic body 160 is installed in the insertion groove 142 has a fixing body 180 such as silver molding to improve the appearance on the front side. It is fitted in the coupling groove 121 formed on the upper portion of the horizontal blade 120, and the protrusion 143 formed in the insertion groove 142 is inserted into the support groove 122 formed under the horizontal blade 120. The horizontal blade ( By pushing from the rear direction of the 120 to the front direction, the horizontal wing 120 is coupled to the insertion groove 142 while maintaining the retracted state.

At this time, the contact surface 161a formed on the upper surface of the body 161 of the elastic body 160 is in contact with the bottom surface of the horizontal wing 120, and the contact protrusion 163 is formed to protrude outwardly from the lower side of the other side of the body 161. ) of the outer surface is maintained in contact with the outer end of the direction control member (150).

After assembling the horizontal wing 120 to the knob body 141 as described above, while inserting the extension protrusion 171 formed at the rear of the decoration 170 through the insertion hole 145, the control knob 140 is assembly is complete.

Due to this, when a passenger riding in a vehicle moves the control knob 140 in one direction and the other direction, the protrusion 143 and the fitting protrusion 144 formed on the knob body 141 are coupled grooves formed in the horizontal wing 120 . By being drawn into the 121 and the support groove 122, the control knob 140 is slid left and right while rotating the vertical wing 130 in one side and the other direction to be discharged to the discharge port of the housing 110 The left and right wind direction is adjusted, and when the control knob 140 is moved up and down, the contact surface 161a formed on the upper portion of the body 161 of the elastic body 160 is in contact with the bottom surface of the horizontal blade 120 is maintained. This prevents noise from occurring during operation while maintaining a sense of operation.

Claims

In the control knob 140 installed movably in the horizontal direction in the middle of the horizontal wings 120 installed in front of the housing 110 of the air vent 100, the knob body 141 of the control knob 140 ), the insertion groove 142 into which the horizontal blade 120 is inserted, and the receiving groove 147 that is expanded from the insertion groove 142 are integrally dug in communication with the insertion groove into which the horizontal blade 120 is inserted. A fitting groove 146 is dug in the lower portion of the inlet side of the 142, and the upper surface of the elastic body 160 having its own elastic force, such as rubber, is in the fitting groove 146 on the lower surface of the horizontal wing 120. A control knob for an air vent of a vehicle, characterized in that it is inserted to maintain a contact state.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the elastic body 160 is formed on the upper surface of the body 161 in a flat contact surface (161a) that is in contact with the upper surface of the lower surface of the horizontal blade (120), one side lower portion of the body (161) The insertion protrusion 162 inserted into the fitting groove 146 is formed to protrude outward, and at the other lower portion of the body 161, one outer end of the direction control member 150 is in contact with the outer end. 163) is a control knob for an air vent of a vehicle, characterized in that it is formed to protrude outward.
The horizontal wing of claim 1, wherein a protrusion 143 is formed to protrude upward from one side of the insertion groove 142 in which the fitting groove 146 is formed, and the support groove 122 in which the protrusion 143 is accommodated is provided. (120) A control knob for an air vent of a vehicle, characterized in that it is interpolated and formed in the lower part.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the rear of the knob body 141 in which the insertion groove 142 is formed, a fitting protrusion 144 is extended, and the coupling groove 121 into which the fitting protrusion 144 is fitted is horizontal. Control knob for air vent of a vehicle, characterized in that formed on the upper portion of the wing (120).
The control knob for an air vent of a vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the direction control unit (150) is fixedly installed at the lower rear portion of the knob body (141) in which the fitting projection (144) is formed on the rear upper portion.
The method according to claim 1, The front portion of the knob body (141) is formed in communication with the receiving groove (147) and the insertion hole (145) into which the extension protrusion (171) formed at the rear of the decoration (170) is inserted. A control knob for air vents in automobiles.
The control knob for an air vent of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a fixing body (180) such as silver molding for improving the appearance of the horizontal blade (120) is installed on the front part of the horizontal blade (120).