JP2003161512A - Wind direction adjusting device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wind direction adjusting device which automatically and manually adjusts wind direction. <P>SOLUTION: This adjusting device comprises a vertically slidable slide link 6 interlocked with two or more blades 3 for adjusting the direction of the air blown out from an air outlet port and a rocking means 6 driven by a rotating drive source 12 rotated in one direction to slide the slide link 5. The blades 3 are rocked through the slide link 5 by the rocking means 6, whereby the parallel wind of the air blown out from the air outlet port is automatically vertically swung, and a characteristic wind for diffusing or concentrating the air is generated in the middle of automatic swing. Accordingly, since the air blown out from the air outlet port is automatically swung and blown to the whole cabin, a comfortable interior environment is easily obtained. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wind direction adjusting device capable of adjusting the wind direction both automatically and manually.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an air flow direction adjusting device capable of automatically adjusting the air flow direction of air blown into a vehicle compartment from an air outlet, for example, a device described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-16415 is known. .

In the wind direction control device of the above publication, a plurality of cam grooves are formed in a slide plate which is slidable along a guide plate,
Pins protruding from the vertical louver are fitted into these cam grooves.

Further, the slide plate is reciprocally moved by a drive motor which is rotated in the forward and reverse directions through a clutch gear and an intermediate gear, and the slide switch and the slide plate are interlocked with each other so that the slide louver can move the vertical louver. By controlling the drive motor by obtaining the signal for selecting the angle, the air volume and the air direction can be variously controlled by the combination operation pattern with the control device and the combination with the automatic air conditioner.

[0005]

However, in the conventional wind direction control device described above, the wind direction can be adjusted because the air angle can be automatically adjusted by combining with the air conditioner, but the angle of the louver cannot be manually adjusted. In this case, the air conditioner has to be operated each time, and there is a problem such as poor operability.

Further, since the structure in which the drive motor is normally and reversely rotated to reciprocally move the slide plate to adjust the wind direction, a clutch gear and the like are required and the structure is complicated, and control for normally and reversely rotate the drive motor is also necessary. Therefore, there is also a problem that the control system becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wind direction adjusting device capable of automatically and manually adjusting the wind direction with a simple structure and at a low cost. .

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the wind direction adjusting device of the present invention is blown out from an air blowing port by rotating a plurality of blades provided in the air blowing port with an operating knob. An airflow direction adjusting device for adjusting the airflow direction of air, comprising a slide link that is interlocked with a plurality of blades and is slidable in an up-and-down direction, and is driven by a rotary drive source that rotates in one direction to slide the slide link. By moving the blade through the slide link by the swinging means, the parallel wind of the air blown from the air outlet is automatically swung in the vertical direction, and in the middle of the automatic swing. ,
A characteristic wind that diffuses or concentrates air is generated.

With the above construction, the air blown out from the air blow-out port can be automatically swung and blown out into the entire passenger compartment, so that a comfortable indoor environment can be easily obtained and a simple clutch gear is not required. Due to the structure, it can be provided at a low cost, and since control for rotating the drive motor in the forward and reverse directions is not required, the control system can be simplified.

In order to achieve the above object, in the wind direction adjusting device of the present invention, the swinging means is provided so as to be movable back and forth, and is rotated by a slide member which is interlocked with the slide link via a sub-link and a rotary drive source. And a rotary member having an endless guide groove into which a guide pin protruding from the guide member is fitted.

With the above construction, since the slide link and the slide member which are interlocked by the sub-link are operated smoothly, the load on the rotary drive source is reduced and no abnormal noise is generated during the operation, so that the noise is reduced. It does not cause

In order to achieve the above object, the wind direction adjusting device of the present invention has guide grooves formed in a substantially rhombic shape.

With the above structure, the blades can be swung by the rotary drive source that rotates in one direction, so that the control system can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

In order to achieve the above object, the wind direction adjusting device of the present invention is capable of manually adjusting the wind direction by rotating the blade with the operation knob.

With the above construction, since the wind direction can be adjusted by the operation knob when the rotary drive source is stopped, the operability is very good.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the wind direction adjusting device, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the rocking means, FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the wind direction adjusting device, and FIGS.

The body 1 of the wind direction adjusting device has an opening 2 on the front surface.
The case 2 has a square tubular case 2 with an opening a, and the opening 2a can be attached to the inside of an air outlet opened in an instrument panel (not shown).

A plurality of blades 3 are provided in the opening 2a of the case 2 in the horizontal direction at intervals in the vertical direction, and the shaft pin 3a projecting from one end of each blade 3 is It is rotatably fitted in a pin hole 2c formed in one side plate 2b of the case 2.

A shaft pin 3a and a connecting pin 3b project from the other end of each blade 3, and the shaft pin 3a is a pin hole 4 of a spacer 4 provided along the other side plate 2b of the case 2.
It is rotatably fitted to a.

The spacer 4 is fitted to the opening edge of the case 2, and an arc-shaped elongated hole 4b centered on the pin hole 4a is formed in the vicinity of each pin hole 4a. The connecting pin 3b protruding from the other end penetrates these elongated holes 4b and is fitted into each guide hole 5a of the slide link 5 provided on the outer surface of the spacer 4.

In each guide hole 5a, the guide hole 5a located in the middle portion of the slide link 5 is substantially horizontal, the guide hole 5a located above the middle portion is substantially inverted V-shaped, and below the middle portion. The guide hole 5a is formed in a substantially V shape, and the protrusions 5b are protruded rearward on the upper and lower portions of the slide link 5, and the pin 5c is protruded on the outer surface of the tip of the protrusion 5b. Has been done.

The tip ends of these pins 5c are fitted into pin holes 6b formed at one end sides of a pair of sub-links 6a constituting the swinging means 6.

The swinging means 6 sequentially generates a parallel wind (normal wind) blown out from the air outlet and a concentrated wind or a diffused wind blown out from the air outlet, and the other side plate 2b of the case 2 is provided. The slide member 6c and the rotating member 11 housed together with the slide link 5 are provided in a cover 7 that is provided in parallel with a space.

The slide member 6c is formed in a plate shape as shown in FIG. 2, and has a guide portion 6d at the upper and lower portions on the cover 7 side.
The guide portions 6d are vertically supported by the guide protrusions 2d provided on the outer surface of the side plate 2b of the case 2 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction.

A short-length pin 6e is provided at the intermediate portion of the sub-link 6a, and a long-length pin 6f is provided at the other end of the sub-link 6a. The pin 6e is a pin hole formed in the slide member 6c. It is rotatably supported by 6g, and the pin 6f is
It penetrates through the arc-shaped elongated hole 6h formed in the slide member 6c and is fitted into the arc-shaped elongated hole 7a formed in the cover 7, and at the slide member 6c side of the cover 7,
Cover 7 for switch means 8 consisting of push button switches
A mounting piece (not shown) mounted on the inner surface is projected.

The switch means 8 is for turning on and off a rotary drive source 12 which will be described later when the wind direction is automatically adjusted. The switch means 8 has a tip portion from the button hole 10a of the finisher 10 attached to the opening 2a of the case 2. Finisher 10
Of the case 2 on both sides of the finisher 10 and the engaging pieces 10b whose tip portions engage with the engaging claws 7b projecting on the outer surface of the cover 7, respectively. Is projected toward the rear.

A guide pin 6j is projectingly provided at the central portion of the slide member 6c on the cover 7 side.
The tip of j is inserted into a substantially rhombic guide groove 11 a formed in the rotating member 11.

The rotating member 11 is formed of, for example, an intermediate gear and has a support shaft 2e projecting from the side plate 2b of the case 2.
Is rotatably supported at its center portion and is connected via a drive gear 13 to a rotary drive source 12 composed of a motor mounted on the side plate 2b and rotating in one direction. It has become so.

Reference numeral 14 in FIG. 1 denotes an operation knob used for manually rotating the blade 3 in the vertical direction to adjust the wind direction of the air blown out from the air outlet, and is provided on the blade 3 in the middle. ing.

Next, the operation of the air-direction adjusting device configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 4 shows a state of the normal mode in which the wind direction is manually adjusted. At this time, the rotary drive source 12 is stopped, and each blade 3 is, for example, diagonally upward, and the air blown out from the air outlet is The wind direction is adjusted to an upward parallel wind.

From this state, the switch means 8 is provided for automatically swinging the air blown from the air outlet.
When is pressed, the rotary drive source 12 starts to rotate and the rotary member 11 is rotated.

The rotating member 11 has a substantially rhombic guide groove 1.
1a is formed and the guide pin 6j protruding from the slide member 6c is fitted into the guide groove 11a, so that the slide member 6c slides in the front-rear direction as the rotary member 11 rotates.

The slide member 6c has a sub-link 6a.
Since the slide link 5 is connected via the slide link 5, the slide link 5 is lifted up to a position where the sub link 6a becomes substantially horizontal as shown in FIG. Hole 5
The blades 3 are rotated clockwise by a so that the blades 3 are in the horizontal position, and the air blown out from the air outlets is adjusted in the horizontal parallel wind direction.

Thereafter, when the rotary member 11 is further rotated and the slide member 6c is slid, the slide link 5 is further raised as shown in FIG. 6, so that each blade 3 is further rotated clockwise. The air is directed obliquely downward, whereby the air blown out from the air outlet is adjusted in a downward parallel wind direction.

When the rotary member 11 is further rotated thereafter, the slide link 5 descends to the position shown in FIG. 7, so that the blade 3 at the intermediate position is rotated horizontally and the blade 3 above the intermediate position is rotated upward. Since the blades 3 that are moved and are below the intermediate position are held downward, the air blown out from the air outlets is diffused by each blade 3 and blown out into the vehicle interior.

On the other hand, when the diffusion of the air is completed, each blade 3 returns to the horizontal position once and then repeats the above-mentioned operation. When the rotary drive source 12 is rotated in one direction, the air blown out from the air outlet is removed. Since the wind direction adjustment and diffusion or concentration can be performed sequentially, no complicated control means is required.

When manually adjusting the wind direction of the air blown from the air outlet, the operation knob 14 provided on the intermediate blade 3 is pinched with a finger to rotate in the vertical direction.

Since the blades 3 are interlocked with each other by the slide link 5, they are simultaneously rotated in the vertical direction, so that the wind direction of the air blown out from the air outlet can be arbitrarily adjusted. Become.

In the above embodiment, the wind direction can be changed.
The order is upward, horizontal, downward, diffused or concentrated, but the order is not limited to these and can be set in any order by changing the shape of the guide groove 11a formed in the rotating member 11.

[0042]

As described in detail above, the present invention is interlocked with a plurality of blades for adjusting the wind direction of the air blown out from the air outlet and is slidable in the vertical direction and rotatable in one direction. Driven by a rotary drive source to slide the slide link, and by swinging the blades via the slide link by the swinging means, the air blown out from the air outlet is parallel. Since the wind is automatically swung in the vertical direction and a characteristic wind that diffuses or concentrates air is generated during the automatic swing, the air blown from the air outlet is automatically swung to the entire passenger compartment. Because it can be blown out, a comfortable indoor environment can be easily obtained, and a simple structure that does not require clutch gears etc. On it can be provided at low cost, since it does not require any control of the drive motor is rotated normally and reversely, so attained also simplify the control system.

A swinging means is provided so as to be movable back and forth,
And a rotary member which is interlocked with the slide link via the sub-link, and a rotary member which is rotated by a rotary drive source and has an endless guide groove into which a guide pin protruding from the guide member is fitted. Since the operation of the slide link and slide member linked by the sub-link becomes smooth, the load on the rotary drive source is reduced, and no abnormal noise is generated during operation, which causes noise. Nor.

Further, since the guide groove is formed in a substantially rhombic shape, the blade can be swung by the rotary drive source rotating in one direction, so that the control system can be simplified and the cost can be reduced, and the blade can be rotated by the operation knob. Since the wind direction can be manually adjusted by rotating the, the wind direction can be adjusted by the operation knob when the rotary drive source is stopped, and the operability is very good.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an airflow direction adjusting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of rocking means provided in the wind direction adjusting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the wind direction adjusting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view of the wind direction adjusting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view of the wind direction adjusting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view of the wind direction adjusting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view of the wind direction adjusting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 feathers 5 slide links 6 Swinging means 6a sublink 6c slide member 6j Guide pin 11 Rotating member 12 rotation drive source 14 Operation knob

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A wind direction adjusting device that adjusts a wind direction of air blown out from the air blowing port by rotating a plurality of blades provided at the air blowing port. A slide link that is slidable in the vertical direction, and swing means that is driven by a rotary drive source that rotates in one direction to slide the slide link, and the swing means moves the slide link through the slide link. By swinging the blades, the parallel wind of the air blown from the air outlet is automatically swung up and down, and a characteristic wind that diffuses or concentrates the air is generated in the middle of the automatic swing. A wind direction adjustment device. 2. A swing member, which is provided so as to be movable back and forth, and which is interlocked with the slide link via a sub-link, is rotated by the rotary drive source, and is protruded from the guide member. The wind direction adjusting device according to claim 1, comprising a rotating member having an endless guide groove into which the formed guide pin is fitted. 3. The wind direction adjusting device according to claim 2, wherein the guide groove is formed in a substantially rhombic shape. 4. The wind direction adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein the wind direction can be manually adjusted by rotating the blade with an operation knob.