Blow-off device of air conditioner

Inventor: Yu Nakashima (Wako, JP)

Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

B60H1/345

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Patent No.: US 11,370,274
App. No.: 17/136,065
Granted: Jun 28, 2022
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A blow-off device ( 10 ) is equipped with a wind direction variable means ( 40 ) and a pressure adjustment unit ( 60 ) in a ventilation passage ( 50 ). The wind direction variable means is rotatably provided in the ventilation passage and can change a conditioned air from the inflow port ( 50 c ) toward a blow-off port ( 50 d ) and a second inclined part ( 52 r ) along an intermediate part ( 53 r ). The pressure adjustment unit prevents the pressure of the ventilation passage from exceeding a predetermined value by releasing the conditioned air to the outside of the ventilation passage. A bypass inlet ( 66 ) of the pressure adjustment unit is provided on an upstream side of an end portion ( 42 d ) in a +X direction at the time of maximum rotation of the wind direction variable means.

Claims (43)

1. A blow-off device of an air conditioner comprising:

a case connected to an air conditioning unit of a vehicle via a duct;

an inflow port provided on the duct side of the case and connected to the duct;

a blow-off port provided on a passenger compartment side of the case to blow off air toward the passenger compartment;

a ventilation passage formed inside the case so that ventilation is allowed from the inflow port to the blow-off port;

an inclined part which is inclined in an inward direction of the case in a ventilation direction on the blow-off port side of the ventilation passage;

an intermediate part formed between the inflow port and the inclined part;

a wind direction variable unit rotatably provided on the ventilation passage and capable of changing a wind direction from the inflow port toward the intermediate part and the inclined part; and

a pressure adjustment unit which is provided to open to the ventilation passage to prevent the pressure of the ventilation passage from exceeding a predetermined value by releasing air to the outside of the ventilation passage,

wherein an inlet of the pressure adjustment unit is provided more upstream than a downstream side end portion of the wind direction variable unit at the time of maximum rotation of the wind direction variable unit.

2. The blow-off device of the air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the outlet of the pressure adjustment unit is provided downstream of the inclined part and is formed to face a center of the case rather than an angle of the inclined part.

3. The blow-off device of the air conditioner according to claim 2 , wherein the wind direction variable unit includes a plurality of fins, and

the inlet of the pressure adjustment unit is provided more upstream than the downstream side end portion at the time of maximum rotation of an outer fin of the plurality of fins.

4. The blow-off device of the air conditioner according to claim 3 , wherein the inlet of the pressure adjustment unit is inclined in an outward direction of the ventilation passage toward the downstream side.

5. The blow-off device of the air conditioner according to claim 4 , wherein

an upstream side inclined part inclined in an outward direction of the case in the ventilation direction is provided between the inflow port and the intermediate part, and