JPH11268524A - Air blow-out hole device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air blow-out hole device for a vehicle, in which the direction of blowout air can be changed with both excellent operability and good usability, without intercepting by hand the air blowout of an air blow-out hole. SOLUTION: A plurality of airflow-direction adjusting members 16, which are arranged within opening parts 12a, 12b of a housing 10, are rotated in a linked manner through reciprocating motion of an interlocking member accompanying the drive of a driving means 32. On the other hand, a controlling means 38, which outputs a signal for controlling the drive of the driving means 32, and an operating means 46, which makes the controlling means 38 output to the driving means 32 such a control signal as moves a connecting member in a specified direction out of the reciprocating directions and by a specified distance, are provided. With this constitution, through the operation of the operating means 46, a plurality of airflow direction adjusting means 16 can be rotated in both the direction and angle as desired, corresponding to both direction and distance in migration of the connecting member.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an air outlet device for a vehicle,
In particular, the present invention relates to a vehicle air outlet device in which the direction of blown air can be changed by a plurality of wind direction members mounted inside a housing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an air outlet for changing the direction of blown air has been attached to an air outlet that blows air into a vehicle cabin from an air conditioner or an outside air intake device in a vehicle.

As one type of the air outlet device, a plurality of wind direction members having various shapes, such as a flat plate shape, are rotatable in parallel with each other and in the same direction in an opening of a housing that opens into a vehicle interior. It is known that they are arranged in a state and are connected to each other by an interlocking member that can reciprocate in the arrangement direction of the plurality of wind direction members.

In such an air outlet device,
Generally, one of the wind direction members is taken directly or
Alternatively, one of a plurality of wind direction members may take a tip of an operation knob provided to extend toward the opening of the housing, the tip being protruded into the vehicle interior through the opening, and By rotating one of the plurality of wind direction members, the interlocking member is reciprocated, and all of the plurality of wind direction members are simultaneously rotated in the same direction. Can be easily and quickly changed.

[0005] However, in such a conventional air outlet device, not only when one of a plurality of wind direction members is directly photographed, but also when the tip of the operation knob is photographed, the operation knob is not used. When the opening is small, the air blown out from the opening is manually moved when the direction of the blown air is changed, since the tip of the opening is usually located substantially at the center of the opening of the housing. In some cases, it is difficult to change the blown air to a desired direction depending on the size of the opening of the housing. In addition, any of such conventional air outlet devices,
Since the operation knob is manually operated, there is also a disadvantage that the operability is poor.

[0006] The tip of the operating knob protrudes into the vehicle cabin on the side of the opening of the housing.
Thus, although an air outlet device that can change its direction without manually blocking the blown air is also known, such an air outlet device has the same structure as the air outlet device described above. Similarly, it was difficult to obtain good operability because the operation knob was manually operated.

In addition, in two types of air outlet devices in which the positions of the distal ends of the operation knobs are different from each other,
In any case, since the operation knob is provided integrally with one of the plurality of wind direction members, such an operation knob is
For a member other than the housing in which the plurality of wind direction members are provided, the member is disposed separately from the housing. For example, in an automobile, the operation of an occupant in an instrument panel serving as a housing installation member is performed. It could not be installed in a place that is easy to operate or in the same position as the switches of various equipment around the steering, so it was hard to say that it was satisfactory enough in terms of usability. It is.

[0008]

Here, the present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and it is an object of the present invention to solve the problem without manually blocking air blown out from an air outlet. An object of the present invention is to provide an improved structure of a vehicle air outlet device that can change the direction of blown air with excellent operability and that can effectively improve usability.

[0009]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a plurality of wind directions are provided in an opening portion of a housing opening in a vehicle cabin so as to be rotatable in the same direction and in parallel with each other. In a vehicle air outlet device in which a member is connected to the plurality of wind direction members and is rotated in an interlocking manner by an interlocking member which is reciprocally movable in a direction in which the plurality of wind direction members are disposed, a) a driving force is exerted on the interlocking member, and the interlocking member is reciprocated in the direction in which the plurality of wind direction members are disposed by the driving force, whereby the rotation of the plurality of wind direction members is increased. (B) a control means for outputting a control signal for controlling the driving of the driving means to the driving means, and (c) a driving signal for controlling the driving means. Reciprocating interlocking member By outputting the control signal so as to move the wind direction member by an arbitrary distance in any direction of the moving direction, the plurality of wind direction members are rotated by a direction and an angle corresponding to the moving direction and the moving distance of the connecting member. And an operation means for performing an operation to make the operation.

That is, in the air outlet device for a vehicle according to the present invention, the driving means is driven in accordance with the operation of the operating means, and the plurality of wind direction members are rotated in any directions and angles by the driving force. A conventional device that allows the direction of the air blown from the air outlet to be freely and automatically changed, thereby manually changing the direction of the blown air. As a result, excellent operability can be exhibited.

In the air outlet device for a vehicle, an operation means for rotating the wind direction member at a desired direction and angle is provided integrally with the wind direction member. Instead, the operating means is electrically connected to the driving means for rotating the wind direction member through the control means, so that the operating means can be moved to an arbitrary position of the housing in which the wind direction member is disposed. It can be installed or can be installed separately from the housing on a member separate from the housing. Therefore, in such a vehicle air outlet device, when the direction of the blown air is changed by installing the operating means, for example, on the side or upper and lower sides of the opening of the housing, the blown air is manually operated. Blocking can be advantageously avoided, and in a housing installation member such as an instrument panel, which is separated from the housing installation site, where the occupant is easy to operate, or in an automobile. If it is installed at the same position as the switches of various equipment around the steering, better usability can be obtained.

Therefore, in the vehicle air outlet device according to the present invention, the direction of the blown air can be changed with excellent operability without obstructing the air blown out from the air outlet by hand. In addition, the usability can be effectively improved.

In the vehicle air outlet device according to the present invention, a stepping motor is advantageously applied as the driving means.

According to a preferred aspect of the vehicle air outlet device according to the present invention, the operating means comprises a switch device having a plurality of contacts, and the switch device is provided with a plurality of contacts. In the conductive state at one contact point, the control signal such that the interlocking member is moved in any one of the reciprocating directions is continuously transmitted from the control unit to the drive unit. On the other hand, in a state where the contact is conductive at another contact than the one contact, the control signal such that the interlocking member is moved in some other direction of the reciprocating movement direction,
The control means is configured to output continuously to the driving means.

In the air outlet device for a vehicle having such a configuration, a simple switch operation is performed on an operation means including a switch device, and a plurality of wind direction members are provided with desired directions, angles, and the like. Thus, both excellent operability and usability can be advantageously exhibited.

Further, according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the plurality of wind direction members are arranged in the opening of the housing in parallel with each other in a vertical direction and around a rotation axis extending in the horizontal direction. A plurality of first wind direction members rotatably disposed on the second direction, and a plurality of second air direction members arranged in a horizontal direction in parallel with each other and rotatably disposed about a rotation axis extending in a vertical direction. While the driving means comprises a first driving means for rotating the plurality of first wind direction members and a rotating means for rotating the plurality of second wind direction members. The control signal is separately output from the control means to the first drive means and the second drive means by the operating means. Causes the first wind direction member to rotate. Work and allowed to rotate the second wind direction member operations and comes to be configured to be performed independently of each other.

In the vehicle air outlet device having such a configuration, the rotation of the plurality of first wind direction members and the rotation of the plurality of second rotation members in accordance with the operation of the operation means, The direction of the air blown out from the air outlet can be freely and automatically changed between the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, so that a more varied wind direction adjustment can be performed with excellent operability. It can be done.

Further, in such a vehicle air outlet device, only one of the plurality of first wind direction members and the plurality of second wind direction members is moved in an arbitrary direction by operating the operation means. The angle can be selectively rotated, whereby the adjustment of the wind direction more adapted to the user's preference can be performed even more easily.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, in order to clarify the present invention more specifically, the structure of a vehicle air outlet device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 1 schematically shows, as an example of a vehicle air outlet device having a structure according to the present invention, a center register disposed between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of an instrument panel of an automobile. Is shown. As is clear from these figures, the center register of this example has a housing 10.

More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the housing 10 constituting the center register has a rectangular box shape as a whole, and has a left front portion and a right front portion. A passenger seat side opening portion 12a and a driver seat side opening portion 12b are separately formed on a passenger seat side and a driver seat side in the vehicle cabin, respectively, in a state of being disposed on an instrument panel (not shown). The housing 10 is also provided with a rear opening 14 at the rear thereof, whereby the air conditioning device (not shown) introduced into the housing 10 through the rear opening 14 allows the rear opening 14 to be provided. The conditioned air or the like is blown into the vehicle cabin through both the opening portions 12a and 12b on the passenger seat side and the driver seat side.

In the opening 12a on the passenger seat side and the opening 12b on the driver seat side of the housing 10, a plurality of horizontal blades 16 each having a flat plate shape as a wind direction member are parallel to each other. The horizontal blades 16 are rotatable around rotary shafts 18 extending in the left-right direction from both ends in the longitudinal direction. In this state, each is assembled to the housing 10. In such a plurality of horizontal blades 16, those arranged in both the opening portions 12a and 12b on the passenger seat side and the driver seat side extend in the up-down direction and can reciprocate in the same direction. In addition, the interlocking member, the horizontal blade interlocking plate 2
0 and 20 are mutually connected.

Further, behind the position where the plurality of horizontal blades 16 are disposed in the housing 10, a plurality of vertical blades 22 having a substantially long flat plate shape and serving as a wind direction member different from the horizontal blades 16 are provided. , Passenger seat side opening 12a
Inside and in the driver's seat side opening 12b, are arranged in parallel with each other and in a line in the left-right direction, respectively, and each of the vertical blades 22 is
A rotating shaft 24 extending vertically from both ends in the longitudinal direction,
Each is assembled to the housing 10 so as to be rotatable around 24. Also, in such a plurality of vertical blades 22, similarly to the plurality of horizontal blades 16, those arranged on each side of the passenger seat side opening 12 a and the driver seat side opening 12 b extend in the left-right direction. ,
In addition, they are interconnected by vertical blade interlocking plates 26, 26, which are interlocking members, which are reciprocally movable in the same direction.

Thus, the plurality of horizontal blades 16 and the plurality of vertical blades 22 are arranged between the passenger blade side opening 12a and the driver seat side opening 12b. One of them is a rotating shaft 1
By being rotated around the rotation shafts 24 and 24, all the components disposed in the openings 12a and 12b are interlocked with each other to rotate around the rotation shafts 18 and 24. It is designed to be turned.

In this example, two of the plurality of horizontal blades 16 and the plurality of vertical blades 22 are located at the center of the passenger seat side opening 12a and the center of the driver seat side opening 12b. The housing 10 is provided on each of the horizontal blades 16, 16 and the two vertical blades 22, 22.
Rotating shafts 18 extending toward both side walls 28, 28
And each of the rotating shafts 24 extending toward the upper wall 30 of the housing 10 penetrate the side walls 28, 28 and the upper wall 30 and protrude outward. On the upper surfaces of the side walls 28, 28 and the upper wall 30, stepping motors 32 as driving means are fixedly mounted, one on each side wall 28 and two on the upper wall 30. (See FIG. 1). Thus, these four stepping motors 3
2, each of the rotating shafts 34 penetrates the side walls 28, 28 and the upper wall 30 and protrudes outward.
16 and two rotating shafts 18, 2 of the two vertical blades 22, 22.
4 are connected via a joint 36 so as to be coaxial and integrally rotatable.

Thus, each stepping motor 32
The rotational driving force of each of the rotating shafts 34 is transmitted to the passenger seat side opening 12 of the housing 10 through the joint 36.
a and the horizontal blades 16, 16 and the vertical blades 22, 22 located at the center of the driver's seat side opening 12b, respectively. Further, each of the blades 16, 22 and the other blades 16, 22 are connected to each other. The horizontal blade interlocking plate 20 and the vertical blade interlocking plate 26 to be connected are transmitted. Then, as a result, with the driving of each stepping motor 32, the horizontal blade interlocking plate 20 and the vertical blade interlocking plate 26 become
Are reciprocated in a direction and a distance according to the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the stepping motor 32. Therefore, all of the plurality of horizontal blades 16 and the plurality of vertical blades 22 It is possible to rotate all at once with the direction and the angle corresponding to the rotation direction and the rotation angle of 34.

As is clear from FIG. 1, such a center register according to this embodiment is provided with a housing 1
It has a control box 38 made of a member different from 0. Inside the control box 38, a control circuit (not shown) as control means for controlling the rotation angle and the rotation direction of the rotation shaft 34 of each stepping motor 32 is provided. In contrast, the four stepping motors 32 respectively
It is electrically connected.

Further, the control circuit in the control box 38 is electrically connected to a changeover switch 40 as operating means, which is formed as a member separate from the control box 38. The changeover switch 40 is a push switch having a push button 42. The number of times the push button 42 is pushed causes the four stepping motors 32 to be turned on and off, and the rotation of each of the rotary shafts 34 to be performed. Various control signals for controlling the direction and the rotation angle are output from the control circuit in the control box 38 to each stepping motor 32.

That is, in the changeover switch 40, when the push button 42 is pushed once, each of the rotating shafts 34 of the four stepping motors 32 rotates the conditioned air adjusted by an air conditioner (not shown). From the control circuit in the control box 38, a control signal for causing the motor to be driven to rotate with a direction and an angle determined according to the air volume blown out from the passenger seat side opening 12a and the driver seat side opening 12b. The output can be output to each stepping motor 32, and when the push button 42 is pushed again from that state, the rotation shafts 34 of each stepping motor 32 move in both directions of the rotation direction. , A control signal for enabling the motor to be driven to rotate at a predetermined angle. Than it is adapted to be caused to output from the control circuit. Then, from this state, when the push button 42 is pushed one more time, a control signal for stopping the rotation of the rotation shaft of each stepping motor 32 can be output from the control circuit. It is.

In FIG. 1, reference numerals 44a and 44b denote LEDs which indicate an operation state of the changeover switch 40. When the push button 42 of the changeover switch 40 is pushed once, one of the indicators is displayed. Only the button 44a is turned on and the push button 4
When 2 is pushed twice, the other indicator 4
Only the indicator 4a is turned on, and when it is pushed three times, both indicators 44a and 44b are turned off. Although not explicitly shown in FIG. 1, the changeover switch 40 is located at a position on the instrument panel that is separated from the housing arrangement position, is easy for the driver to operate, and switches for various equipment of the automobile. Is arranged at an appropriate position around the steering wheel where the steering wheel is provided.

Further, the control circuit in the control box 38 includes two operation switches as operation means different from the changeover switch 40, which are constituted by members separate from the control box 38 and the changeover switch 40. 4
6a and 46b are also electrically connected. And these two operation switches 46a, 4
Reference numeral 6b denotes a joystick having four contact points on the front, rear, left, and right sides, and also provided with operation levers 48 which can be tilted in the four front, rear, left, and right directions (arrows in FIGS. The operation switches 46a,
When the operation lever 48 of 46b is tilted, a control signal different from the various control signals output from the control circuit in the control box 38 in accordance with the switch operation of the changeover switch 40 is output from the control circuit. An output can be made to the stepping motor 32.

That is, the two operation switches 46
a, 46b, the operation lever 48 is moved forward (in FIG. 1, the direction of the arrow: a).
Alternatively, the plurality of horizontal blades 16 disposed in the passenger seat side opening 12a of the housing 10 while being tilted to the rear (in a direction indicated by an arrow A in FIG. 1) and maintained at a certain position.
A control signal for rotating the rotating shaft 34 of the stepping motor 32 for rotating the
A stepping motor 32 for rotating the plurality of horizontal blades 16 is provided from a control circuit in a control box 38.
, And the operation lever 48 can be moved in either the left direction (arrow: direction c in FIG. 1) or the right direction (arrow: direction d in FIG. 1). The housing 1 while it is tilted and maintained
The control signal for rotating the rotation shaft 34 of the stepping motor 32 for rotating the plurality of vertical blades 22 arranged in the front passenger seat side opening 12a in any direction of the rotation direction in the control box 38. The control circuit can output continuously to the stepping motor 32 for rotating the plurality of horizontal blades 16.

In the same manner as the one operation switch 46a, the other operation switch 46b is operated only when the operation lever 48 is tilted in one of four directions of front, rear, left and right. Stepping motor 3 for rotating a plurality of horizontal blades 16 and vertical blades 22 arranged in the driver's seat side opening 12b
A control signal for rotating each of the rotating shafts 2 in any direction of the rotating direction is transmitted from a control circuit in the control box 38 to each of the blades 1 arranged in the driver side opening 12b.
Thus, it is possible to continuously output to each of the stepping motors 32 for rotating the motors 6, 22.

Here, the control signal output from the control circuit in the control box 38 by tilting the operation lever 48 of each of the two operation switches 46a and 46b is transmitted to the push button 42 of the changeover switch 40. All of the above-mentioned control signals output from the control circuit in accordance with the push operation can be prioritized. Also, two operation switches 46
The one operation switch 46a which outputs a control signal to the stepping motor 32 for rotating each of the blades 16 and 22 on the passenger's seat side among the a and 46b is the same as the one where the housing 10 is disposed on the instrument panel. It is installed in a place that is easily accessible to passengers in the passenger seat,
The other operation switch 46b is connected to the changeover switch 4
Similarly to the case of 0, the instrument panel is arranged at a place where the driver can easily operate, at an appropriate position around the steering wheel, and the like.

Thus, in the center register according to the present embodiment, the rotation of the plurality of horizontal blades 16 and vertical blades 22 disposed in the opening portions 12a and 12b on the passenger seat side and the driver seat side of the housing 10 is performed. When the operation is stopped, the push button 42 of the changeover switch 40 is
By pushing the blade 16 times,
2 is a passenger side opening 12a and a driver side opening 12b of the conditioned air adjusted by the air conditioner.
In accordance with the amount of air blown out from the above, it can be automatically and continuously rotated with a predetermined direction and angle.

That is, for example, when the air volume of the conditioned air blown into the vehicle interior is the maximum, each of the blades 16, 22 is entirely in the throat area of the occupant on the passenger side and the driver's side. After being rotated to a position where air is blown out toward this position, the rotation is stopped at such a position. Then, as the air volume of the conditioned air decreases, the blades 16 and 22 are gradually rotated at a large angle around the rotation stop position when the air volume is at the maximum.

In the center register, when the push button 42 of the changeover switch 40 is pushed twice while the rotation of each blade 16 and 22 is stopped, the blades 16 and 22 are brought into contact with the conditioned air. Irrespective of the air volume or the like, the robot can be simultaneously and continuously rotated in the maximum rotation range. Further, as described above, when the blades 16 and 22 are continuously rotated according to the flow rate of the conditioned air, the push button 42 of the changeover switch 40 is pushed twice, and Regardless of the amount of conditioned air, each blade 1
When the continuous rotation of the blades 6 and 22 is performed in the maximum rotation range, the push button 42 of the changeover switch 40 is pushed once so that each blade 1
It is configured such that all the continuous rotations of the motors 6 and 22 can be stopped.

Further, in the center register according to this embodiment, in particular, the two operation switches 46a, 46
By tilting the operation lever 48 of FIG. 6b, the blades 16 and 22 are rotated in a desired direction and angle, and then the rotation can be stopped at a predetermined rotation position. -ing

That is, the two operation switches 46a, 4
6b, the operation lever 4 of one operation switch 46a
8 is tilted forward or backward, the plurality of horizontal blades 16 arranged in the passenger seat side opening 12a of the housing 10 only while the tilted state is maintained.
Are simultaneously rotated in a direction of tilting upward or downward toward the front of the housing 10, and the operating lever 48
The rotation can be stopped at the time when the is returned to the upright state. When the operation lever 48 of the one operation switch 46a is tilted leftward or rightward, the control lever 48 is arranged in the passenger seat side opening 12a of the housing 10 only while the tilted state is maintained. The plurality of vertical blades 22 are mounted on the housing 10.
Is turned to the left or right at the same time toward the front, and when the operation lever 48 is returned to the upright state, such turning can be stopped.

Similarly, when the operation lever 48 of the other operation switch 46b of the two operation switches 46a and 46b is tilted in the front, rear, left and right directions, the tilted state is maintained. During this period, the plurality of horizontal blades 16 and the plurality of vertical blades 22 disposed in the driver's seat side opening 12b of the housing 10 are inclined upward or downward toward the front of the housing 10 or leftward. When the operation lever 48 is simultaneously turned in the right or left direction and the operation lever 48 is returned to the upright state,
Their rotation can be stopped.

As described above, in this specific example, the control box 38 is operated by tilting the operation lever 48 of each of the two operation switches 46a and 46b.
The control signal output from the control circuit in the inside has priority over all of the various control signals output from the control circuit in accordance with the push operation of the push button 42 of the changeover switch 40 as described above. Therefore, even if the blades 16 and 22 are continuously rotated by the push operation of the push button 42 of the changeover switch 40, the operation switches 46a and 46
As soon as the operation lever 48 of FIG. b is tilted, the continuous rotation of the blades 16 and 22 is stopped once, and then the blades 16 and 22 according to the operation state of the operation lever 48 are stopped. Rotation can be performed.

As described above, in the center register according to this example, all of the plurality of horizontal blades 16 and the plurality of vertical blades 22 are automatically and continuously operated by the switch operation of the changeover switch 40. The housing 10 is rotated to open both the opening portions 12 a and 1 on the passenger seat side and the driver seat side of the housing 10.
In addition to being able to automatically and continuously change the direction of the air blown into the vehicle cabin from 2b, the blades 16, 22 are operated by operating the operation switches 46a, 46b. It is possible to automatically perform rotation with a desired direction and angle and stop the rotation at an arbitrary rotation position.

Therefore, in such a center register, the direction of the blown air can be freely and automatically changed in a desired direction, and as a result, the automatic operation of each blade 16, 22 can be automatically performed. Under the state where the continuous rotation is stopped, superior operability can be exhibited as compared with the conventional device in which the direction of the blown air has to be manually changed.

Further, in the center register of this embodiment, a plurality of horizontal blades 16 and a plurality of horizontal blades 16 are formed by operating the changeover switch 40 and the two operation switches 46a and 46b which are formed separately from the housing 10. Automatic rotation of the vertical blade 22 is performed, so that the direction of the blown air can be changed,
Such a changeover switch 40 and two operation switches 46
a and 46b are provided at appropriate positions around the steering panel where switches for various equipment of an automobile are provided, at places where the occupants are easy to operate and which are separated from the arrangement part of the housing 10 on the instrument panel. From where you are,
Each one of the plurality of horizontal blades 16 and the plurality of vertical blades 22 is directly photographed,
Unlike the conventional apparatus in which the operation knobs provided integrally with the blades 6 and 22 are photographed and the blades 16 and 22 are rotated, the blades 16 and 22 are rotated to change the direction of the blown air. In such a case, it is possible to advantageously avoid that the blown air is blocked by hand, and that the occupant can easily operate the vehicle without reaching for the center register installed at a position away from the occupant. Switch 4 arranged
By operating the zero or two operation switches 46a and 46b, the direction of the blown air can be changed, so that an extremely excellent usability that cannot be obtained with the conventional apparatus can be advantageously exerted.

Further, in the center register according to this embodiment, since each blade 16, 22 is automatically rotated by the stepping motor 32, the rotation of each blade 16, 22 is performed. Is more accurately controlled.

In the center register, the operation lever 48 of one of the two operation switches 46a and 46b provided on the passenger seat side or the other operation switch provided on the driver seat side is provided. Switch 46
b by simply tilting the operation lever 48 of each of the plurality of horizontal blades 1 disposed in the passenger side opening 12a or the driver side opening 12b of the housing 10.
6 and the plurality of vertical blades 22 can be rotated in accordance with the tilting direction only during the tilting operation of each operation lever 48, so that the direction of the air blown out from the passenger seat side opening 12a. And the direction of the air blown out from the driver's seat side opening 12b can be changed separately and easily at predetermined angles in the vertical and horizontal directions, respectively, thereby allowing the user (occupant) to change his preference. Wind direction adjustment according to
It can be easily performed with excellent operability and usability.

Further, in the center register, the operation of the switch button-type changeover switch 40, which is relatively easy to operate, causes the blades 16, 22 to rotate in accordance with the amount of conditioned air blown into the vehicle interior. The wind direction is adjusted by continuously changing the direction and the rotation angle to continuously change the direction of the blown air, and the rotation direction and the rotation of each blade 16, 22 according to the user's preference irrespective of the air volume. A comfortable air-conditioning environment in the cabin can be realized more easily because the angle can be changed continuously and the direction of the blown air can be changed continuously. It can be done.

Further, in the center register according to the present embodiment, even when the blades 16 and 22 are continuously rotated in response to the switch operation of the changeover switch 40, the center register can be used. Operating switches 46a, 4
Immediately after the switch operation of the blades 6 and 6 is performed, the continuous rotation of the blades 16 and 22 is temporarily stopped, and thereafter, the blades 16 and 22 corresponding to the switch operations of the operation switches 46a and 46b are operated. Since the rotation can be performed, it is possible to easily and freely adjust the wind direction of the blown air more suitable for the user's preference at any time without performing a complicated operation. is there.

Although the specific configuration of the present invention has been described in detail above, this is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited by the above description.

For example, in the above embodiment, the housing 10
Are two openings 12a and 12a on the passenger side and the driver side.
b, so that air can be blown out from both of the openings 12a and 12b. However, the number of openings provided as such air outlets is not limited to this. There is no problem even if one or more than three are provided for the housing 10.

Further, in the specific example, a plurality of horizontal blades 16 and a plurality of vertical blades 22 as wind direction members are disposed in the two openings 12a and 12b of the housing 10, respectively. A plurality of only one of the horizontal blade 16 and the vertical blade 22 may be provided for the opening 12.

Further, it goes without saying that the shape and the number of the horizontal blades 16 and the vertical blades 22 are not limited to those shown in the above-mentioned specific examples.

Further, in the specific example, the driving means for rotating the plurality of horizontal blades 16 and the plurality of vertical blades 22 as wind direction members is constituted by the stepping motor 32. Any known drive means can be advantageously employed as long as it can rotate a plurality of wind direction members, in addition to various electric motors other than the stepping motor.

Further, the structure of the control means is not particularly limited to that shown in the above-mentioned specific example, but can be appropriately changed depending on the structure of the driving means and the like.

Further, in the above-mentioned specific example, the control box 38 containing the control circuit as the control means is constituted by a member separate from the housing 10, but such a control box 38 is integrated with the housing 10. Of course, it is also possible to provide such an arrangement.

In the specific example, the operating means for rotating the plurality of wind direction members at an arbitrary direction and at an arbitrary angle is provided.
Two operation switches 46a and 46b for rotating the blades 16 and 22 serving as wind direction members in a desired direction and angle and stopping the rotation at an arbitrary rotation position, and the respective blades 16 and 22 are desired. And a changeover switch 40 that continuously rotates with the direction and the angle of the switch. However, without providing such a changeover switch 40, the operation means is constituted only by the two operation switches 46a and 46b. Based on the operation of the operation means, only the structure is provided in which the blades 16 and 22 are rotated in a desired direction and angle, and the rotation is stopped at an arbitrary rotation position. It is also possible to do

Further, in the specific example, the changeover switch 4
Even when the blades 16 and 22 are continuously rotated by the push operation of the 0 push button 42, the operation levers 48 of the operation switches 46a and 46b are operated.
When the tilting operation is performed, the continuous rotation of each of the plurality of horizontal blades 16 and the plurality of vertical blades 22 is immediately stopped regardless of the tilting direction. The blades 16 and 22 can be rotated according to the operation state. However, when the operation lever 48 is tilted under the continuous rotation state of the blades 16 and 22, Depending on the tilting direction, while either one of the continuous rotation of the plurality of horizontal blades 16 and the continuous rotation of the plurality of vertical blades 22 is maintained, the other one of them is maintained. It is also possible to configure so that only the rotation is stopped.

That is, for example, when the blades 16 and 22 are continuously rotated by the push operation of the push button 42 of the changeover switch 40, the operation levers 48 of the operation switches 46a and 46b are operated.
Is tilted in the front-rear direction, only the continuous rotation of the plurality of horizontal blades 16 is temporarily stopped while the continuous rotation of the plurality of vertical blades 22 is maintained. According to the state of the tilting operation of the operation lever 48 in the front-rear direction, the plurality of horizontal blades 16 are rotated to a desired rotation position, at which position the rotation of the plurality of horizontal blades 16 is stopped again. So that you can
Also, differently, each operation switch 46a, 46
When the operation lever 48 of b is tilted in the left-right direction, only the continuous rotation of the vertical blades 22 while the continuous rotation of the horizontal blades 16 is maintained,
Once stopped, the plurality of vertical blades 22 are then rotated to a desired rotation position in accordance with the state of tilting the operation lever 48 in the left-right direction. The rotation of the motor 22 may be stopped again. By adopting such a configuration, the adjustment of the wind direction more suitable for the user's preference can be performed even more easily.

Further, the structure of the operating means for arbitrarily rotating and stopping the blades 16 and 22 serving as a plurality of wind direction members is the same as that of the operation switch 46a or joystick shown in the above embodiment. The stepping motor 32 is not limited to 46b, and the driving of the stepping motor 32 is controlled by the control circuit as the control means so that the blades 16 and 22 are rotated as described above with respect to the stepping motor 32 as the driving means. If it is configured to be able to output a control signal to control, other than the joystick as such operating means, a rotary switch, etc.
A switch device having a plurality of contacts or a device having a structure other than such a switch device can be advantageously employed.

Further, in the specific example, the two operation switches 46a and 46b as such operation means and the changeover switch 40 are separated from the portion of the instrument panel where the housing 10 is provided. Although they are arranged at an appropriate place around the steering wheel where the switches for various equipment of the automobile are provided, the two operation switches 46a and 46b and the changeover switch 40 are replaced with a center. It may be provided on the front side of the console or the housing 10, on the side of, below, or above the opening portions 12 a, 12 b on the passenger seat side and the driver seat side.

Further, a control circuit in a control box 38 as a control means is electrically connected to an ignition line, and when the ignition switch is turned off, at least one of the plurality of horizontal blades 16 and the plurality of vertical blades 22 is turned off. At least one of the blades 16, 2 is closed so that the opening 12 a, 12 b on the passenger seat side and the driver seat side of the housing 10 is closed by one of the rotations.
The control circuit may be configured to output a rotation adjustment signal for rotating the rotation shaft 34 of the stepping motor 32 connected to the stepping motor 32 to the stepping motor 32.
It is possible. As a result, in a state where the blown air is not blown, the passenger side opening 12a of the housing 10 is formed.
In addition, the appearance of the driver's seat side opening 12b can be made good, and such a function can be advantageously added without newly providing a driving means such as a motor for driving each blade. You can.

In addition, in the above-described specific examples, examples in which the present invention is applied to the center register of an automobile are shown. Of course, it can be advantageously applied also to the air outlet device.

In addition, although not enumerated one by one, the present invention
Based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, various changes, modifications, improvements, and the like can be made, and any of such embodiments can be implemented in the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It is to be understood that they are included within the scope of the invention.

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As is clear from the above description, in the air outlet device for a vehicle according to the present invention, the air blown out from the air outlet is blown out with excellent operability without being blocked by hand. The direction of the air can be changed, and excellent usability that cannot be obtained with the conventional apparatus can be extremely effectively exerted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view showing an example of a vehicle air outlet device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional explanatory view of the air outlet device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional explanatory view of the air outlet device shown in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Housing 12 Opening 16 Horizontal Blade 20 Horizontal Blade Interlocking Plate 22 Vertical Blade 26 Vertical Blade Interlocking Plate 32 Stepping Motor 38 Control Box 40 Changeover Switch 46 Operation Switch

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of wind direction members disposed in an opening of a housing that opens into a vehicle cabin so as to be rotatable in parallel to each other and in the same direction, and connected to the plurality of wind direction members and the plurality of wind directions. By an interlocking member that can be reciprocated in the arrangement direction of the member, a vehicle air outlet device that is configured to rotate in conjunction with the interlocking member, provided so as to exert a driving force on the interlocking member, Driving means for rotating the plurality of wind direction members by causing the interlocking member to reciprocate in the direction in which the plurality of wind direction members are disposed by such a driving force; and Control means for outputting a control signal for controlling the driving of the control signal; and the control signal for moving the interlocking member by an arbitrary distance in any direction of the reciprocating movement direction from the control means to the driving means. To By outputting
Operating means for performing an operation of rotating the plurality of wind direction members with a direction and an angle corresponding to a moving direction and a moving distance of the connecting member. 2. The air outlet device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said driving means is constituted by a stepping motor. 3. The interlocking member according to claim 1, wherein said operating means comprises a switch device having a plurality of contacts, and said interlocking member is reciprocated when said switch device is conductive at one of said plurality of contacts. A state in which the control signal is continuously output from the control means to the driving means while the control signal is moved to one of the moving directions in one direction, while the other contact is different from the one contact. In this configuration, the control unit is configured to continuously output the control signal such that the interlocking member is moved in any of the reciprocating directions in the other direction. The vehicle air outlet device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. A plurality of airflow direction members arranged in a vertical direction in a state of being parallel to each other in an opening of the housing and rotatably disposed around a rotation axis extending in a left-right direction. While comprising one wind direction member and a plurality of second wind direction members arranged in a horizontal direction parallel to each other and rotatably disposed around a rotation axis extending in a vertical direction, The driving means is constituted by a first driving means for rotating the plurality of first wind direction members and a second driving means for rotating the plurality of second wind direction members. , By the operating means, from the control means,
The control signal is separately output to the first drive unit and the second drive unit, so that the operation of rotating the first wind direction member and the rotation of the second wind direction member are performed. The air outlet device for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the squeezing operation is performed independently of each other.