JP2001063355A - Instrument panel air conditioning outlet - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide an air-conditioning outlet for an instrument panel having a small number of parts, preventing the inside of the instrument panel from being seen from the slit, and preventing small articles from falling from the slit. SOLUTION: An opening is provided in the front part of an instrument panel 7 disposed in the interior of a vehicle 2 along a vehicle width direction, and a vertical rib 1 is provided so as to bridge the opening in the vehicle front-rear direction.
0, 11 are provided, and horizontal ribs 15 are provided along the vehicle width direction between the longitudinal ribs 10, 11 in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
5 has an approximately inverted triangular cross section whose tip is tapered downward, and a vertical rib 11 a disposed on the outside in the vehicle width direction is disposed toward the side door glass 25. This is the air-conditioning outlet of the panel.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of an air-conditioning blow-out portion formed on an instrument panel provided in a room of a four-wheeled vehicle, and more particularly to a structure of a defroster blow-out opening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a four-wheeled vehicle 10 as shown in FIG.
At 0, an instrument panel 103 is provided in front of a driver's seat 101 and a passenger seat 102. The instrument panel 103 is provided with an air-conditioning duct (not shown) for air-conditioning and the like in a vehicle cabin. A plurality of outlets for discharging the sent warm air and dry air are provided. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a view of the instrument panel 103 shown in FIG. 6 when viewed from a Z direction. As can be seen from this figure, the conventional instrument panel 103 has a defroster outlet 11.
0, a side ventilator outlet 111 and a center ventilator outlet 112 are provided symmetrically.

[0003] Here, the defroster refers to a hot wind passed through a heater or a dry wind passed through an air conditioner.
3 is a device for removing the fogging of the front window 113, of which two defroster outlets 110 for discharging warm air or dry air are formed at the front end of the instrument panel 103 on the left and right. Have been.
The defroster outlet 110 generally has a longitudinal rib 12 that bridges an opening 130 extending in the vehicle width direction in the front-rear direction.
0 is integrally formed with the instrument panel 103, and a plurality of slits 121 are formed between the vertical ribs 120, and the hot air and the dry air are discharged from the slits 121 toward the vehicle interior. I have. Further, the side ventilator outlets 111 are formed at both ends in the vehicle width direction at the rear of the instrument panel 103, and the wind exhausted from the side ventilator outlets 111 is mainly for passengers. The purpose of the present invention is to provide air conditioning and to prevent fogging of the side door glass 125. Furthermore, the center ventilator outlet 112 is formed at the rear of the instrument panel 103 at the center in the vehicle width direction, and the wind discharged from the center ventilator outlet 112 is mainly for the occupant. It is intended for air conditioning.

[0004]

However, the conventional air-conditioning blow-out section of the instrument panel has the following problems. (1) Since the defroster outlet 110, the side ventilator outlet 111, and the center ventilator outlet 112 are provided independently in separate portions of the instrument panel 103, the number of parts is large, and Management man-hours and parts costs were increasing. (2) Further, since only the vertical slit 121 is formed in the defroster outlet 110, the wind direction cannot be changed in the vehicle front-rear direction. (3) Further, the plurality of vertical ribs 120 formed in the defroster outlet 110 make the structure disposed inside the instrument panel 103 invisible, but this is not necessarily sufficient, and the slit 121 is not sufficient. In some cases, an air-conditioning duct (not shown) or a structure inside the instrument panel could be seen, and the appearance was not good. (4) When small items are placed on the upper part of the instrument panel 103, the defroster outlet 110
There is a possibility that a small article may fall into the instrument panel 103 from the slit 121.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide an air-conditioning blow-out portion for an instrument panel which has a small number of parts, does not allow the inside of the instrument panel to be seen from the slit, and does not allow small articles to fall from the slit. With the goal.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an instrument panel provided in the interior of an automobile with an opening provided along a vehicle width direction at a front portion thereof. Multiple longitudinal ribs are provided so as to bridge in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle,
In the air-conditioning blow-out part of the instrument panel, which blows air toward the room from the slit formed between the vertical ribs, a horizontal rib is formed along the vehicle width direction between the vertical ribs in the vehicle front-rear direction. Provided. Conventionally, a defroster outlet is provided at the front of the instrument panel, and only vertical ribs are formed at the defroster outlet.According to the present invention, a horizontal rib is provided in the middle of the vertical rib. Since it is formed, the strength of the air-conditioning outlet can be improved. Furthermore, the horizontal ribs make the air conditioning duct and the structure inside the instrument panel invisible from the slit, improving the appearance and preventing the small articles and the like from falling from the slit.

[0007] In the air-conditioning blow-out portion according to one aspect of the present invention, the cross-section of the lateral rib is formed in a substantially inverted triangular shape such that the tip thereof tapers downward. The air-conditioning outlet is divided into a front side and a rear side by a lateral rib, and can blow air toward the front window from the front side and can blow air toward the occupant from the rear side. Therefore, by having both functions of the conventional ventilator and defroster outlets, the number of components can be reduced. Further, in the air-conditioning blowout unit according to another aspect of the present invention, of the plurality of vertical ribs, the vertical ribs disposed outside in the vehicle width direction are disposed toward the side door glass. According to the air-conditioning blowout section, since the wind can be blown toward the side door glass,
The fogging of the side door glass can be prevented.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of an air-conditioning blow-out section according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a four-wheeled vehicle 2 employing an air-conditioning blowout unit 1 according to the present invention. A driver's seat 5 is arranged on the right side of the vehicle, and a passenger's seat 6 is arranged on the left side. An instrument panel 7 is arranged in front of these seats 5 and 6. At the front end of the instrument panel 7, as shown in FIG. 2, two air conditioning outlets 1 according to the present invention are provided on the left and right. A plurality of vertical ribs 10,
11 is the instrument panel 7 along the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
A horizontal rib 15 is provided on the instrument panel 7 between the vertical rib 10 on the front side and the vertical rib 11 on the rear side.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. As shown in this figure, longitudinal ribs 10 and 11 having a height H slightly smaller than the thickness T of the instrument panel 7 are formed integrally with the instrument panel 7 in the air-conditioning outlet 1. The cross-sectional shape of the horizontal rib 15 is formed in a substantially inverted triangular shape that gradually tapers downward. Angle α between two sides 16 and 17 along the vertical direction among the sides forming the triangle shape
Is preferably, for example, 30 to 60 °. The horizontal rib 15
As shown in FIG. 2, longitudinal ribs 10, 1
The left and right end portions 20 and 21 are directly formed integrally with the instrument panel 7 through the connector panel 1. As shown in FIG. 4, of the vertical ribs 11 on the rear side of the vehicle, the vertical ribs 11 a disposed at the outer end in the vehicle width direction are integrally formed in a state of being inclined toward the side door glass 25. Because the vertical rib 11
Can be guided to the side door glass 25 through the slit 30b. The side door glass 2
Outside door 5, a door mirror 31 is provided.

The operation of the instrument panel having the above-described configuration by the air-conditioning blowout section will be described below. As shown in FIG. 5, the wind sent from the air conditioning duct 35 is separated in two directions by the horizontal ribs 15 provided on the air conditioning blowing section 1, and is discharged to the outside of the instrument panel 7. That is, since the cross-sectional shape of the lateral rib 15 is formed in a substantially inverted triangular shape, the wind W1 toward the front window 40 from the slit 30a on the front side of the vehicle and the occupant 41 from the slit 30b on the rear side of the vehicle. The wind W2 is discharged. Of these winds W1 and W2, the wind W1 directed toward the front window 40 prevents the front window 40 from fogging, and the wind W2 directed toward the occupant 41 performs ventilation, that is, ventilation or temperature control in the vehicle compartment. it can. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, since the vertical ribs 11 a of the outer ends in the vehicle width direction of the vertical ribs 11 are formed to be inclined outward, the wind W <b> 3 hits the side door glass 25, The fogging of the side door glass 25 can be prevented. As described above, the air-conditioning outlet 1 according to the present invention is different from the conventional ventilator outlet 11.
This is a blowout unit which has the functions of the blowout unit 110 for the defroster 1 and 112 and is configured as one component.

[0011]

According to the air-conditioning blow-out part of the instrument panel according to the present invention, the blow-out parts conventionally provided at separate parts are combined at the front end of the instrument panel, thereby reducing the number of parts. Cost can be reduced. In addition, since both the vertical ribs and the horizontal ribs are provided, the strength of the blowout portion can be improved, the structure inside the instrument panel cannot be seen from the slit, and the appearance is improved, and there is a possibility that small items and the like may fall from the slit. There is no.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vehicle provided with an air conditioning outlet of an instrument panel according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view of the instrument panel of FIG. 1 as viewed from an arrow X direction.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of FIG. 1 as viewed from an arrow Y direction.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a vehicle provided with a conventional air conditioning air outlet of an instrument panel.

FIG. 7 is a view of the instrument panel of FIG. 6 as viewed in the direction of arrow Z.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air-conditioning blow-off part 2 Four-wheeled vehicle 5 Driver's seat 6 Passenger's seat 7 Instrument panel 10, 11 Vertical rib 15 Horizontal rib 16, 17 Triangular side 20, 21 End 25 Side door glass 30a Slit (vehicle Front side) 30b Slit (rear side of vehicle) 31 Door mirror 35 Air conditioning duct 40 Front window

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An instrument panel provided in the interior of an automobile has an opening in a front portion thereof in a vehicle width direction, and a plurality of longitudinal ribs are provided so as to bridge the opening in a vehicle longitudinal direction. A horizontal rib is provided along the vehicle width direction between the vertical ribs in the vehicle front-rear direction in the air conditioning blower of the instrument panel configured to blow air toward the room from the slit formed between the vertical ribs. The air-conditioning outlet of the instrument panel. 2. The air-conditioning blow-out part for an instrument panel according to claim 1, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the lateral rib is formed in a substantially inverted triangular shape such that a tip thereof is tapered downward. . 3. The instrument panel according to claim 1, wherein, of the plurality of vertical ribs, a vertical rib disposed outside in a vehicle width direction is disposed toward a side door glass. Air conditioning outlet.