Air ventilation apparatus for vehicle using coanda effect

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021146757-A1
Application number	US-202016950748-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 17, 2020
Priority date	Nov 18, 2019
Publication date	May 20, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

An air ventilation apparatus for a vehicle using a Coanda effect according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a duct housing having a hollow shape in which an air inlet is formed in one end portion thereof and an air outlet is formed in the other end portion thereof, a cover member having one end portion coupled to surround the other end portion of the duct housing and having the other end portion which is coupled to the board and in which a communication hole is formed to communicate with the discharge port, and an air guide member which is disposed inside the cover member, is hinge-coupled to the duct housing so as to be vertically rotatable, and has a through-hole through which the air outlet communicates with the communication hole.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An air ventilation apparatus for a vehicle using a Coanda effect that is mounted inside a board in a vehicle to discharge air into the vehicle through a discharge port formed in the board, the air ventilation apparatus comprising:
a duct housing having a hollow shape in which an air inlet is formed in one end portion thereof and an air outlet is formed in the other end portion thereof; a cover member having one end portion coupled to surround the other end portion of the duct housing and having the other end portion which is coupled to the board and in which a communication hole is formed to communicate with the discharge port; and an air guide member which is disposed inside the cover member, is hinge-coupled to the duct housing so as to be vertically rotatable, and has a through-hole through which the air outlet communicates with the communication hole, wherein, when an inner circumferential surface of the air guide member, an inner circumferential surface of the communication hole, and an inner circumferential surface of the discharge port form a continuous curved surface due to rotation of the air guide member, air supplied from the air inlet is discharged into the vehicle through the discharge port by turning in a direction in which the continuous curved surface is formed.

2 . The air ventilation apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a first air guide block is formed at an upper side of the inner circumferential surface of the air guide member,
a second air guide block is formed at a lower side of the inner circumferential surface of the air guide member, the through-hole is formed between the first air guide block and the second air guide block, and one of the first air guide block and the second air guide block forms a continuous curved surface together with the inner circumferential surface of the communication hole and the inner circumferential surface of the discharge port due to the rotation of the air guide member.

3 . The air ventilation apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a lower surface of the first air guide block and an upper surface of the second air guide block are formed as curved surfaces.

4 . The air ventilation apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a vertical size of the through-hole is greater than a vertical size of the communication hole, and
when one of the first air guide block and the second air guide block forms the continuous curved surface together with the inner circumferential surface of the communication hole due to the rotation of the air guide member, the other one thereof moves away from the communication hole.

5 . The air ventilation apparatus of claim 4 , wherein a connection portion between an inner circumferential surface of the cover member and the communication hole has an angled shape.

6 . The air ventilation apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the continuous curved surface, which is formed by one of the first air guide block and the second air guide block, the inner circumferential surface of the communication hole, and the inner circumferential surface of the discharge port, is formed to curve more gently than the continuous curved surface formed by an inner circumferential surface of the cover member, the inner circumferential surface of the communication hole, and the inner circumferential surface of the discharge port.

7 . The air ventilation apparatus of claim 6 , wherein, when both the first air guide block and the second air guide block are spaced apart from the inner circumferential surface of the communication hole, the air supplied from the air inlet is discharged in a linear flow through the discharge port.

8 . The air ventilation apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the cover member is formed in a dome shape,
a blocking guide part is formed at the other end portion of the duct housing and is disposed inside the cover member to form the air outlet therein, an inner circumferential surface of the cover member and the blocking guide part are spaced apart from each other to form a seating space, and when one of the first air guide block and the second air guide block forms the continuous curved surface together with the inner circumferential surface of the communication hole due to the rotation of the air guide member, the other one thereof is moved away from the communication hole and inserted into the seating space formed between the inner circumferential surface of the cover member and the blocking guide part.

9 . The air ventilation apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a lateral wind direction adjustment plate mounted to be laterally rotatable inside the duct housing,
wherein the lateral wind direction adjustment plate is disposed closer to the air inlet than the cover member.

10 . The air ventilation apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an actuator configured to vertically rotate the air guide member.

11 . An air ventilation apparatus for a vehicle using a Coanda effect that is mounted inside a board in a vehicle to discharge air into the vehicle through a discharge port formed in the board, the air ventilation apparatus comprising:
a duct housing having a hollow shape in which an air inlet is formed in one end portion thereof and an air outlet is formed in the other end portion thereof; a cover member having one end portion coupled to surround the other end portion of the duct housing and having the other end portion which is coupled to the board and in which a communication hole is formed to communicate with the discharge port; and an air guide member which is disposed inside the cover member, is hinge-coupled to the duct housing so as to be vertically rotatable, and has a through-hole through which the air outlet communicates with the communication hole, wherein an inner circumferential surface of the air guide member, an inner circumferential surface of the communication hole, and an inner circumferential surface of the discharge port form a continuous curved surface so that air supplied from the air inlet is discharged into the vehicle through the discharge port by turning in a direction in which the continuous curved surface is formed, and the air guide member is rotated to block a curved flow in which the air supplied from the air inlet moves along an inner circumferential surface of the cover member and the inner circumferential surface of the communication hole.

12 . The air ventilation apparatus of claim 11 , wherein a third air guide block is formed at an upper side of the inner circumferential surface of the air guide member,
a fourth air guide block is formed at a lower side of the inner circumferential surface of the air guide member, the through-hole is formed between the third air guide block and the fourth air guide block, and due to the rotation of the air guide member, one of the third air guide block and the fourth air guide blocks a curved flow in which the air supplied from the air inlet moves along the inner circumferential surface of the cover member and the inner circumferential surface of the communication hole.

13 . The air ventilation apparatus of claim 12 , wherein, due to the rotation of the air guide member, one of the third air guide block and the fourth air guide block is disposed to protrude further toward a center of the communication hole than the inner circumferential surface of the communication hole and to block the curved flow of the air supplied from the air inlet.

14 . The air ventilation apparatus of claim 13 , wherein a vertical size of the through-hole is greater than a vertical size of the communication hole, and
when one of the third air guide block and the fourth air guide block block

Assignees

• Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd
• Itw Ef&C Korea Llc

Inventors

• Kim Seung Cheol
• Kim Byung Jo

Classifications

• B60H2001/3471

  Details of actuators · CPC title

• B60H1/3421 Primary

  using only pivoting shutters · CPC title

• B60H1/3414 Primary

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

• Y10T137/2202

  By movable element · CPC title