Air flow device for instrument panel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017087955-A1
Application number	US-201615280310-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 29, 2016
Priority date	Sep 30, 2015
Publication date	Mar 30, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An air flow device for an instrument panel which blows an air from the instrument panel at a front of a vehicle compartment of an automobile to make the air flow to the vehicle compartment, includes a blower, a blower outlet on the instrument panel, from which an air sent from the blower to which the blower outlet is coupled is blown to the vehicle compartment, and a blower inlet on the instrument panel for the blower outlet, into which the air blown from the blower outlet is drawn. The blower outlet is installed so as to open to the blower inlet along a surface of the instrument panel while the blower inlet is installed so as to open to the blower outlet along the surface of the instrument panel.

First claim

1 . An air flow device for an instrument panel which blows air from the instrument panel at a front of a vehicle compartment of an automobile to make the air flow to the vehicle compartment, the air flow device comprising:
a blower; a blower outlet on the instrument panel, from which an air sent from the blower to which the blower outlet is coupled is blown to the vehicle compartment; and a blower inlet on the instrument panel for the blower outlet, into which the air blown from the blower outlet is drawn, wherein the blower outlet is installed so as to open to the blower inlet along a surface of the instrument panel while the blower inlet is installed so as to open to the blower outlet along the surface of the instrument panel.

2 . The air flow device for an instrument panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein the blower outlet is disposed closer to a back of the vehicle than the blower inlet, and installed in a manner that an air is blown toward the front of the vehicle.

3 . The air flow device for an instrument panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein the instrument panel has an upper surface that gradually inclines downward to the back of the vehicle, and wherein the blower outlet has an upper surface blower outlet installed on the upper surface of the instrument panel while the blower inlet has an upper surface blower inlet installed on the upper surface of the instrument panel, and one of the upper surface blower outlet and the upper surface blower inlet is disposed near a front edge of the upper surface while another of the upper surface blower outlet and the upper surface blower inlet is disposed near a point that is closest to the back of the vehicle on the upper surface where the upper surface inclines downward.

4 . The air flow device for an instrument panel according to claim 2 ,
wherein the instrument panel has an upper surface that gradually inclines downward to the back of the vehicle, and wherein the blower outlet has an upper surface blower outlet installed on the upper surface of the instrument panel while the blower inlet has an upper surface blower inlet installed on the upper surface of the instrument panel, and one of the upper surface blower outlet and the upper surface blower inlet is disposed near a front edge of the upper surface while another of the upper surface blower outlet and the upper surface blower inlet is disposed near a point that is closest to the back of the vehicle on the upper surface where the upper surface inclines downward.

5 . The air flow device for an instrument panel according to claim 3 ,
wherein the upper surface blower outlet is coupled to a cooling heat exchanger that cools an air, and the air cooled by the cooling heat exchanger is blown from the upper surface blower outlet.

6 . The air flow device for an instrument panel according to claim 4 ,
wherein the upper surface blower outlet is coupled to a cooling heat exchanger that cools an air, and the air cooled by the cooling heat exchanger is blown from the upper surface blower outlet.

7 . The air flow device for an instrument panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein the instrument panel has a lower surface that gradually inclines upward to the back of the vehicle, and wherein the blower outlet has a lower surface blower outlet installed on the lower surface of the instrument panel while the blower inlet has a lower surface blower inlet installed on the lower surface of the instrument panel, and one of the lower surface blower outlet and the lower surface blower inlet is disposed near a front edge of the lower surface while another of the lower surface blower outlet and the lower surface blower inlet is disposed near a point that is closest to the back of the vehicle on the lower surface where the lower surface inclines upward.

8 . The air flow device for an instrument panel according to claim 2 ,
wherein the instrument panel has a lower surface that gradually inclines upward to the back of the vehicle, and wherein the blower outlet has a lower surface blower outlet installed on the lower surface of the instrument panel while the blower inlet has a lower surface blower inlet installed on the lower surface of the instrument panel, and one of the lower surface blower outlet and the lower surface blower inlet is disposed near a front edge of the lower surface while another of the lower surface blower outlet and the lower surface blower inlet is disposed near a point that is closest to the back of the vehicle on the lower surface where the lower surface inclines upward.

9 . The air flow device for an instrument panel according to claim 7 ,
wherein the lower surface blower outlet is coupled to a heating heat exchanger that heats an air, and the air heated by the heating heat exchanger is blown from the lower surface blower outlet.

10 . The air flow device for an instrument panel according to claim 8 ,
wherein the lower surface blower outlet is coupled to a heating heat exchanger that heats an air, and the air heated by the heating heat exchanger is blown from the lower surface blower outlet.

11 . The air flow device for an instrument panel according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a guide between the blower outlet and the blower inlet on the instrument panel, which guides the air blown from the blower outlet to the blower inlet.

12 . The air flow device for an instrument panel according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a guide between the blower outlet and the blower inlet on the instrument panel, which guides the air blown from the blower outlet to the blower inlet.

13 . The air flow device for an instrument panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein the blower inlet is disposed on an extension that lies along the surface of the instrument panel from the blower outlet.

14 . The air flow device for an instrument panel according to claim 2 ,
wherein the blower inlet is disposed on an extension that lies along the surface of the instrument panel from the blower outlet.

Assignees

• Fuji Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Ikeo Masahiko
• Masatani Motonari
• Mizuno Takako
• Mikami Hiroaki
• Nishina Hirotake

Classifications

• B60H1/3414 Primary

  with means for adjusting the air stream direction (B60H1/345 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60H2001/00085

  of air intake · CPC title

• B60H2001/00099

  comprising additional ventilating means · CPC title

• B60H1/00021 Primary

  Air flow details of HVAC devices · CPC title

• B60H1/00071

  the air passing only one heat exchanger · CPC title