Door actuating device for air conditioner of vehicle
View Patent ↗A door actuating device for an air conditioner of a vehicle can efficiently prevent separation of a link member after the link member is coupled to a rotating member when operating two doors simultaneously by using one door actuator, and the rotating member has a simple structure, thereby increasing facility of fabrication and reducing the fabricating cost.
1. A door actuating device for an air conditioner of a vehicle having doors installed at an inside of an air conditioning case, a heater core and an evaporator built in the air conditioning case, so as to open/close a flow path according to user-chosen temperature and mode, at least two doors of the doors inside the air conditioning case being interlocked to be operated,
the devices comprising:
a plurality of rotating members connected to each door shaft of the doors;
a link member having one end portion connected to one of the rotating members and another end portion connected to another rotating member such that the rotating members are interlocked, wherein at least one of the rotating members defines a link engaging hole;
an interlocking member defining a slot and superposedly installed and interlocked with the at least one rotating member defining the link engaging hole; and
a link separation preventing member integrated with the at least one rotating member defining the link engaging hole;
wherein one of the link member end portions is inserted in the link en hole of the at least one of the rotating members, the inserted one end portion of the link member protruding a predetermined length from the link engaging hole and being inserted into the slot of the interlocking member, so as to operate the interlocking member together with the rotating member, and
wherein the link separation preventing member supports the link member so that the inserted one end portion of the link member is not separated from the rotating member.
2. The door actuating device for an air conditioner of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the link separation preventing member comprises a link supporting portion, for supporting the link member, formed on a surface parallel to a side surface of the rotating member and curved parallel to an edge of the rotating member, a connecting portion for connecting a side of the link supporting portion and the rotating member, and a link assembling portion formed as the other side of the link supporting portion is opened so as to mount the link member.
3. The door actuating device for an air conditioner of a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein a projected length of the inserted one end portion of the link member is between 0.5 to 1.5 times than the thickness of the slot of the interlock member in which the inserted one end portion of the link member is inserted.
4. The door actuating device for an air conditioner of a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the interlock member is a cam plate actuated by a door actuator.
5. The door actuating device for an air conditioner of a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the rotating member is arms which are directly connected to the door shafts.
6. The door actuating device for an air conditioner of a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the link supporting portion extends parallel to and along a trajectory of rotation of the link member which is pivoted when the doors are operated, so that the link supporting portion supports the link member and does not interfere with the link member.
7. The door actuating device for an air conditioner of a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the link supporting portion comprises an arc portion corresponding to a trajectory of rotation of the link member which is pivoted when the doors are operated and a linear portion extending to be connected to the connecting portion, so that the link supporting portion supports the link member and does not interfere with the link member.