Air-diverting element with a flow-optimized contour for an air-conditioning system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9533548-B2
Application number	US-201214003333-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 7, 2012
Priority date	Mar 7, 2011
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to an air-diverting element with a flow-optimized contour for an air-conditioning system, in particular of a motor vehicle, which air-diverting element extends approximately perpendicular to an air flow direction. To divert an air flow through approximately 180° and at the same time nevertheless prevent pressure losses and disadvantageous acoustic effects, one end of the air-diverting element is adjoined by an approximately parabolic elongation which is situated opposite that side of the air-diverting element which faces away from the air flow direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An air-diverting element with a flow-optimized contour for an air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle,
wherein the air-diverting element comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is substantially flat on a side facing a source of an air flow, wherein the second portion comprises a first curved region and adjoins the first portion at one end of the first portion,
wherein a ventilation flap is arranged on the side of the air diverting element opposite the source of the air flow, wherein the ventilation flap comprises an outer contour, wherein the outer contour comprises a second curved region, wherein the first curved region and the second curved region form an approximately parabolic elongation of the air-diverting element,
wherein the second portion comprises an apex point,
wherein a rotational axis of the ventilation flap is arranged close to the apex point of the second portion of the air-diverting element and axially relative to the air-diverting element,
wherein the ventilation flap further comprises a vane, a first seal, and a second seal, wherein the vane is connected to the rotational axis of the ventilation flap, wherein the first seal and the second seal are arranged on the vane,
wherein the outer contour of the ventilation flap is supported on the vane at a distance from the vane.

2. The air-diverting element as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a ratio of
(a) a greatest perpendicular distance between the air-diverting element and the outer contour of the ventilation flap

to
(b) the distance between an apex of the second portion of the air-diverting element and
the point on the outer contour of the ventilation flap used to calculate distance (a) is greater than 0.1 when the ventilation flap is a wide open position.

3. The air-diverting element as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the second portion of the air-diverting element is an integrated constituent part of the air-diverting element.

4. The air-diverting element as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the ventilation flap is arranged in an interspace formed by the air-diverting element and the approximately parabolic elongation.

5. The air-diverting element as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the ventilation flap is formed as an air flap which in the opened position releases a channel between the air-diverting element and a housing wall of the air-conditioning system for diverting an air flow by approximately 180°.

6. The air-diverting element as claimed in claim 5 ,
wherein the outer contour of the ventilation flap forming the second part of the approximately parabolic elongation is formed by a spoiler.

7. The air-diverting element as claimed in claim 6 ,
wherein the ventilation flap has a seal at one end of a vane supporting the spoiler and opposite the spoiler.

8. The air-diverting element as claimed in claim 5 ,
wherein the ventilation flap is formed as an air flap which in the closed position blocks a channel between the air-diverting element and a housing wall of the air-conditioning system,
wherein in the closed position the first seal seals the ventilation flap against the second portion of the air-diverting element and the second seal seals the ventilation flap against a channel wall,
wherein in the closed position the outer contour of the ventilation flap projects above the apex point of the second portion of the air-diverting element.

9. The air-diverting element as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the air-diverting element is arranged with a side facing away from the approximately parabolic elongation, in front of a heating element of the air-conditioning system.

Assignees

• Heilemann Jürgen
• Mühleisen Harald
• Venezia Vincenzo
• Laux Holger
• Mahle Int Gmbh

Inventors

• Heilemann Jürgen
• Mühleisen Harald
• Venezia Vincenzo
• Laux Holger

Classifications

• B60H1/00028 Primary

  Constructional lay-out of the devices in the vehicle · CPC title

• B60H2001/00721

  Air deflecting or air directing means · CPC title

• B60H1/00507

  Details, e.g. mounting arrangements, desaeration devices (B60H1/32 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60H1/00457 Primary

  Ventilation unit, e.g. combined with a radiator (control systems for ventilators B60H1/00828) · CPC title

• B60H1/2225

  arrangements of electric heaters for heating air · CPC title