Air-conditioning register
11585563 ยท 2023-02-21
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
F24F2013/1473
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F24F13/082
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
Abstract
An air-conditioning register includes: a downstream fin; and an upstream fin. The downstream fin and the upstream fin are provided in a ventilation passage which allows air-conditioning air to flow. The downstream fin is rotatable around a center line of a first rotation shaft. The upstream fin is rotatable around a center line of a second rotation shaft further on an upstream side than the downstream fin in the ventilation passage. The second rotation shaft extends in a direction different from that of the first rotation shaft. The downstream fin is slidable in a center line direction of the first rotation shaft and has a driving unit which presses the upstream fin in a slide movement direction as the downstream fin slides.
Claims
1. An air-conditioning register comprising: a downstream fin; and an upstream fin, wherein: the downstream fin and the upstream fin are provided in a ventilation passage which allows air-conditioning air to flow; the downstream fin is rotatable around a center line of a first rotation shaft; the upstream fin is rotatable around a center line of a second rotation shaft further on an upstream side than the downstream fin in the ventilation passage; the second rotation shaft extends in a direction different from that of the first rotation shaft; and the downstream fin is slidable in a center line direction of the first rotation shaft and has a driving unit which presses the upstream fin in a slide movement direction as the downstream fin slides, wherein the downstream fin is supported by a rotation support portion so as to be rotatable around the center line of the first rotation shaft and is supported by a slide support portion so as to be slidable in the center line direction of the first rotation shaft, and the rotation support portion and the slide support portion are provided at different positions, the first rotation shaft is fixed to the downstream fin; the ventilation passage is formed in a retainer; the retainer is formed with a slide hole which supports a slider so that the slider can be slidably moved in the center line direction of the first rotation shaft; the slider is formed with a rotation hole which rotatably supports the first rotation shaft; the downstream fin is supported by the retainer via the first rotation shaft and the slider; the rotation support portion is formed by the first rotation shaft and the rotation hole of the slider; and the slide support portion is formed by the slider and the slide hole of the retainer.
2. The air-conditioning register according to claim 1, wherein at a downstream end of the downstream fin, a grip portion having a thickness equal to or less than a thickness of the downstream fin is formed so as to protrude.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawing which is given by way of illustration only, and thus is not limitative of the present invention and wherein:
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
First Embodiment
(17) Hereinafter, a first embodiment of an air-conditioning register will be described with reference to
(18) The air-conditioning register illustrated in
(19) The downstream fins 3 and 4 are formed in a plate shape extending in a left-right axial direction in
(20) The rotation shafts 7 are respectively fixed to both left and right ends of the downstream fin 3. This rotation shaft 7 plays a role as a first rotation shaft. The rotation shafts 7 at both the left and right ends of the downstream fin 3 are arranged so as to extend on the same axis. Further, a slide hole 9 is formed in a portion of the retainer 1 facing the rotation shaft 7. A slider 10 having a tubular shape is inserted into the slide hole 9. By being supported by the slide hole 9, the slider 10 can slide and move in a center line L1 direction of the rotation shaft 7 with respect to the retainer 1. A flange 10b is formed at an end portion of the slider 10 located outside the retainer 1. The flange 10b is for regulating excessive slide movement of the retainer 1. Further, the slider 10 is also set so as not to rotate around the center line L1 of the rotation shaft 7 with respect to the retainer 1.
(21) The slider 10 is formed with a rotation hole 11 which rotatably supports the rotation shaft 7. The rotation shaft 7 penetrates the rotation hole 11. Further, a large diameter portion 7a is formed at a tip of the rotation shaft 7 so as to interpose a periphery of the rotation hole 11 in the slider 10 with an end portion of the downstream fin 3. In this way, the periphery of the rotation hole 11 in the slider 10 is interposed between the end portion of the downstream fin 3 and the large diameter portion 7a of the rotation shaft 7, whereby the rotation shaft 7 is prevented from sliding in the center line L1 direction with respect to the slider 10.
(22) In the air-conditioning register, the downstream fin 3 is supported by the retainer 1 via the rotation shaft 7 and the slider 10. In the air-conditioning register, a rotation support portion which supports the downstream fin 3 such that the downstream fin 3 is rotatable around the center line L1 of the rotation shaft 7 is formed by the rotation shaft 7 and the rotation hole 11 of the slider 10. Further, in the air-conditioning register, a slide support portion which supports the downstream fin 3 such that the downstream fin 3 is slidable in the center line L1 direction of the rotation shaft 7 is formed by the slider 10 and the slide hole 9 of the retainer 1. Therefore, the rotation support portion and the slide support portion are provided at different positions of the air-conditioning register.
(23) The rotation shafts 8 are respectively fixed to both left and right ends of the downstream fin 4. The rotation shafts 8 at both the left and right ends of the downstream fin 4 are arranged so as to extend on the same axis. Further, the rotation shaft 8 is attached so as to be rotatable around the center line L2 with respect to the retainer 1 and not to be slidable in a center line L2 direction of the rotation shaft 8. The plurality of downstream fins 3 and 4 are connected to each other via a link 12. Then, when the downstream fin 3 is rotated around the center line L1 of the rotation shaft 7, the rotation is transmitted to the downstream fin 4 via the link 12 and the downstream fin 4 rotates around the center line L2 of the rotation shaft 8 in the same manner as the rotation of the downstream fin 3.
(24) The upstream fins 5 and 6 are formed in a plate shape extending in the up-down axial direction of
(25) The rotation shafts 13 are respectively fixed to upper and lower ends of the upstream fin 5. The rotation shaft 13 is in a twisted position with respect to the rotation shaft 7 and serves as a second rotation shaft extending in a different direction at a position away from the first rotation shaft (rotation shaft 7). The rotation shafts 13 at the upper and lower ends of the upstream fin 5 are arranged so as to extend on the same axis. Further, the rotation shaft 13 is attached to the retainer 1 so as to rotatable around the center line L3. With slide movement of the rotation shaft 7 in the downstream fin 3 in the center line L1 direction, the upstream fin 5 is pushed by the downstream fin 3 and rotates around the center line L3 of the rotation shaft 13.
(26) The rotation shafts 14 are respectively fixed to upper and lower ends of the upstream fin 6. The rotation shafts 14 at the upper and lower ends of the upstream fin 5 are arranged so as to extend on the same axis. Further, the rotation shaft 14 is attached to the retainer 1 so as to be rotatable around the center line L4. The plurality of upstream fins 5 and 6 are connected to each other via a link 15. Then, when the upstream fin 5 rotates around the center line L3 of the rotation shaft 8, the rotation is transmitted to the upstream fin 6 via the link 15, so that the upstream fin 6 rotates around the center line L4 of the rotation shaft 14 in the same manner as the rotation of the upstream fin 5.
(27) Next, details of a connection structure of the plurality of downstream fins 3 and 4 by the links 12 and details of a structure of the upstream fin 5 will be described.
(28) As illustrated in
(29) A connection shaft 16 is formed further on the upstream side (right side in
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(31) A space portion 18 is formed in a portion on the downstream side (left side of
(32) Next, details of a connection structure of the plurality of upstream fins 5 and 6 by the links 15 and details of a connection structure of the upstream fin 5 and the downstream fin 3 will be described.
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(34) A connection shaft 21 is formed further on the upstream side than the rotation shaft 13 in the upstream fin 5 so as to be parallel to the rotation shaft 13. Further, a connection shaft 22 is formed further on the upstream side than the rotation shaft 14 in the upstream fin 5 so as to be parallel to the rotation shaft 14. These connection shafts 21 and 22 penetrate the link 15 extending in the left-right axial direction of
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(36) When the upstream fin 5 rotates around the center line L3 of the rotation shaft 14, the rotation is transmitted to the upstream fin 6 via the connection shaft 21, the link 15, and the connection shaft 22. As a result, the upstream fin 6 rotates around the center line L4 of the rotation shaft 14 in the same manner as the upstream fin 5 rotates around the center line L3 of the rotation shaft 13.
(37) Next, an operation of the air-conditioning register of this embodiment will be described.
(38) When adjusting a blowing direction of air-conditioning air from the air-conditioning register (ventilation passage 2) in the up-down axial direction of
(39) When adjusting the blowing direction of the air-conditioning air from the air-conditioning register in the left-right axial direction in
(40) Then, when the downstream fin 3 slides, the fork 20 of the downstream fin 3 presses the connection bar 19 of the upstream fin 5 in the slide movement direction. As a result, the upstream fin 5 rotates around the center line L3 of the rotation shaft 13 and the upstream fin 6 rotates around the center line L4 of the rotation shaft 14 in conjunction with the rotation. By sliding the downstream fin 3, the user performs a rotation operation of the upstream fins 5 and 6 for adjusting the blowing direction of the air-conditioning air in the left-right axial direction. Therefore, the user can adjust the blowing direction of the air-conditioning air from the ventilation passage 2 in the left-right axial direction by the slide movement operation of the downstream fin 3.
(41) According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following effects can be obtained.
(42) (1) The rotation of the downstream fin 3 causes the downstream fins 3 and 4 to be rotated and the slide movement of the downstream fin 3 causes the upstream fins 5 and 6 to be rotated. Therefore, it is not necessary to attach a knob or the like for rotating the downstream fins 3 and 4 and the upstream fins 5 and 6 to the downstream fin 3. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in a flow cross-sectional area of the air-conditioning air blown out from the ventilation passage 2 in the air-conditioning register into the passenger compartment, which is caused by attaching the knob or the like to the downstream fin 3.
(43) (2) At the downstream end of the downstream fin 3, the grip portion 3a is formed so as to protrude toward the downstream side. This makes it easier for a user to hold the grip portion 3a by hand when rotating or sliding the downstream fin 3. Therefore, it becomes easy for the user to hold the grip portion 3a by hand and rotate or slide the downstream fin 3. Also, since the thickness of grip portion 3a is the same as the thickness of downstream fin 3, the grip portion 3a does not reduce the flow cross-sectional area of the air-conditioning air in the air-conditioning register (ventilation passage 2).
(44) (3) Regarding the rotation and slide movement of the downstream fin 3 by the user operation, it is advantageous to perform each of them against a certain amount of reaction force in order to precisely adjust the position of the downstream fin 3 during the rotation and slide movement. However, when the reaction force acting on the downstream fin 3 during the rotation and the reaction force acting on the downstream fin 3 during the slide movement are significantly different, the difference in the magnitude of the reaction force appears as a difference in the operation feeling of the downstream fin 3 by a user, which causes the user to feel a sense of discomfort. In order to suppress such a situation, it is necessary to adjust the rotation support portion (rotation shaft 7 and rotation hole 11) and the slide support portion (slider 10 and slide hole 9) so that the difference in the magnitude of the reaction force can be suppressed to a small extent. However, when the rotation support portion and the slide support portion are provided at the same position of the air-conditioning register, it becomes difficult to perform such adjustment. In this respect, since the rotation support portion and the slide support portion are provided at different positions of the air-conditioning register, it becomes easy to adjust the rotation support portion and the slide support portion so that the difference in the magnitude of the reaction force can be suppressed to a small extent.
(45) (4) The rotation support portion is formed by the rotation shaft 7 and the rotation hole 11. Therefore, the magnitude of the reaction force during the rotation operation of the downstream fin 3 can be adjusted by, for example, adjusting the frictional resistance between the rotation shaft 7 and the rotation hole 11. Further, the slide support portion is formed by the slider 10 and the slide hole 9. Therefore, the magnitude of the reaction force during the slide movement operation of the downstream fin 3 can be adjusted by, for example, adjusting the frictional resistance between the slider 10 and the slide hole 9.
Second Embodiment
(46) Next, a second embodiment of the air-conditioning register will be described with reference to
(47) In the second embodiment, the rotation support portion and the slide support portion are different from those in the first embodiment. Further, in the second embodiment, only one downstream fin 3 is provided as the downstream fin.
(48) As illustrated in
(49) As illustrated in
(50) In the air-conditioning register, a rotation support portion is formed by the rotation shaft 7 and the rotation hole 33 of the retainer 1 and a slide support portion is formed by the slide cavity 32 of the tubular body 31. These rotation support portion and slide support portion are also provided at different positions of the air-conditioning registers.
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(52) According to this embodiment, in addition to the effects of (1) to (3) of the first embodiment, the following effect can be obtained.
(53) (5) The rotation support portion is formed by the rotation shaft 7 and the rotation hole 33. Therefore, magnitude of a reaction force during a rotation operation of the downstream fin 3 can be adjusted by, for example, adjusting frictional resistance between the rotation shaft 7 and the rotation hole 33. Further, the slide support portion is formed by the slide cavity 32 of the tubular body 31. Therefore, magnitude of a reaction force during a slide movement operation of the downstream fin 3 can be adjusted by, for example, adjusting the frictional resistance between the end portion of the downstream fin 3 and the slide cavity 32. As the adjustment of the frictional resistance between the end portion of the downstream fin 3 and the slide cavity 32, for example, a material of the elastic member 35 may be changed or the pressing strength of the elastic member 35 against the slide cavity 32 may be changed.
Third Embodiment
(54) Next, a third embodiment of the air-conditioning register will be described with reference to
(55) The third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the rotation support portion and the slide support portion.
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(59) In the air-conditioning register, a rotation support portion is formed by the rotation shaft 7 and the rotation cavity 42 of the retainer 1 and a slide support portion is formed by the rotation shaft 7 (flat surface 44) and the slide groove 41 (flat portion 43). These rotation support portion and slide support portion are also provided at different positions of the air-conditioning register.
(60) According to this embodiment, in addition to the effects of (1) to (3) of the first embodiment, the following effect can be obtained.
(61) (6) The rotation support portion is formed by the rotation shaft 7 and the rotation cavity 42. Therefore, magnitude of a reaction force during a rotation operation of the downstream fin 3 can be adjusted by, for example, adjusting frictional resistance between the rotation shaft 7 and the rotation cavity 42. Further, the slide support portion is formed by the flat surface 44 of the rotation shaft 7 and the flat portion 43 of the slide groove 41. Therefore, magnitude of a reaction force during a slide movement operation of the downstream fin 3 can be adjusted by, for example, adjusting frictional resistance between the flat surface 44 and the flat portion 43.
Other Embodiments
(62) Each of the embodiments described above can be changed as follows, for example. Each of the embodiments described above and the following modification examples can be implemented in combination with each other within a technically consistent range. In the first to third embodiments, the rotation support portion and the slide support portion do not necessarily have to be provided at different positions of the air-conditioning register. In the first to third embodiments, the thickness of the grip portion 3a may be smaller than the thickness of the downstream fin 3. In the first to third embodiments, the grip portion 3a does not necessarily have to be formed in the downstream fin 4. In the first to third embodiments, the rotation direction and slide movement direction of the downstream fin 3, the rotation direction of the downstream fin 4, and the rotation direction of the upstream fins 5 and 6 may be appropriately changed. For example, it is conceivable that the downstream fin 3 is rotated in a horizontal direction (the left-right axial direction in