Air conditioner for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11220156-B2
Application number	US-201816136781-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2018
Priority date	Sep 25, 2017
Publication date	Jan 11, 2022
Grant date	Jan 11, 2022

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle, in which a means for fixing a cable connecting device is disposed integrally with an air-conditioning case, thereby having an optimized installation location, keeping rigidity, achieving weight lightening, and enhancing assemblability. The air conditioner is to condition air in the interior of the vehicle by heating or cooling indoor air, and includes: a cable connecting device for connecting an actuating means of a controller of the vehicle to actuate a door inside an air-conditioning case with an actuating means of the air-conditioning case by a cable; and a cable fixing part for fixing the cable connecting device to the air-conditioning case.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air conditioner for a vehicle, which is to condition air in the interior of the vehicle by heating or cooling indoor air, the air conditioner comprising:
a cable connecting device for connecting an actuating means of a controller of the vehicle to actuate a door inside an air-conditioning case with an actuating means of the air-conditioning case by a cable; and
a cable fixing part for fixing the cable connecting device to the air-conditioning case;
wherein the cable fixing part includes a first fixing part for fixing a cable connecting part of the cable connecting device and a second fixing part for fixing a holder of the cable connecting device;
wherein the second fixing part has a protrusion part protruding in a back-and-forth direction of the vehicle from an outer face of the air-conditioning case;
wherein at least one bracket part installed on the holder of the cable connecting device forms at least one fitting hole that is coupled to the protrusion part; and
wherein the first fixing part includes an elastically supporting part which elastically supports two sides of the cable connecting part in order to block and restrict movement of at least a portion of the cable connecting part in the back-and-forth direction of the vehicle.

2. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the cable fixing part further includes a lower end supporting part for supporting a lower portion of the holder of the cable connecting device.

3. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one bracket part includes: a first bracket part formed in a direction facing away from the cable connecting part, and a second bracket part spaced apart from first bracket part in a circumferential direction, the first and second bracket parts each have a fitting hole, and the protrusion part includes a first protrusion part inserted into the fitting hole of the first bracket part and a second protrusion part inserted into the fitting hole of the second bracket part.

4. An air conditioner for a vehicle, which is to condition air in the interior of the vehicle by heating or cooling indoor air, the air conditioner comprising:
a left cable connecting device and a right cable connecting device each for connecting an actuating means of a controller of the vehicle to actuate a door inside an air-conditioning case with an actuating means of the air-conditioning case by a cable; and
a left cable fixing part and a right cable fixing part spaced from one another and each for fixing one of the left and right cable connecting devices to the air-conditioning case;
wherein each of the left and right cable fixing parts includes a first fixing part for fixing a cable connecting part of one of the left and right cable connecting devices and a second fixing part for fixing a holder of one of the left and right cable connecting devices;
wherein each of the left and right cable fixing parts further includes a pair of cable insertion parts, and at least one of the cable insertion parts of the pair of cable insertion parts is arranged above the first fixing part of one of the left and right cable fixing parts and at least one of the cable insertion parts of the pair of cable insertion parts is arranged above the second fixing part of one of the left and right cable fixing parts; and
wherein a cable of the left cable connecting device is fixed to the cable insertion parts of the right cable fixing part, and a cable of the right cable connecting device is fixed to the cable insertion parts of the left cable fixing part, so that torsional power of the cables provides assistance to fix the left and right cable connecting devices.

5. An air conditioner for conditioner air in an interior of a vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle controller including an actuating means;
an air-conditioning case containing a door for adjusting a degree of opening of at least one passageway in the air-conditioning case;
the air-conditioning case including an actuating means for actuating the door;
a cable connecting device for connecting the actuating means of the controller and the actuating means of the air-conditioning case by a cable for providing actuation of the door;
a cable fixing part for fixing the cable connecting device to the air-conditioning case;
the cable fixing part including a first fixing part for fixing a cable connecting part of the cable connecting device and a second fixing part for fixing a holder of the cable connecting device;
the second fixing part having a protrusion part protruding from an outer face of the air-conditioning case;
a bracket part installed on the holder of the cable connecting device forming a fitting hole that is coupled to the protrusion part; and
the first fixing part including an elastically supporting part which elastically supports two sides of the cable connecting part in order to block and restrict movement of at least a portion of the cable connecting part.

Assignees

• Hanon Systems

Inventors

• Kim Young Ju
• Kim Seok
• Kim Sung Jin
• Kim Young In
• Um Boo Yong
• Lee Chan Young
• Lee Byeong Ha
• Hue Seung Hak
• Jung jae o

Classifications

• B60H1/00642

  Control systems or circuits; Control members or indication devices for heating, cooling or ventilating devices (B60H1/3201 - B60H1/3208, B60H1/3225 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60H1/00521 Primary

  Mounting or fastening of components in housings, e.g. heat exchangers, fans, electronic regulators · CPC title

• B60H1/00671 Primary

  Damper doors moved by rotation; Grilles · CPC title

• B60H2001/00621

  Fastening lids on air-conditioning housings · CPC title

• B60H1/00557 Primary

  Details of ducts or cables · CPC title