Automobile air outlet structure

Abstract

The present invention discloses an automobile air outlet structure, comprising an air outlet and a control mechanism for controlling the air outlet; the air outlet comprises a damper extending along a first direction, at least one blade extending along a second direction, and an air duct conversion mechanism extending along a third direction, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the third direction is parallel to the first direction; the control mechanism extends along a fourth direction and the fourth direction blade is parallel to the first direction; and when the control mechanism slides along the fourth direction, the blade flips around the second direction or the damper flips around the first direction; when the control mechanism rotates around the fourth direction, the air duct conversion mechanism flips around the third direction and controls the opening or closing of the first air duct or the second air duct of the air outlet. The present invention only needs one control mechanism to control the blowing up and down and left and right, as well as the opening and closing of the damper, and has a simple structure and convenient operation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the field of automobile air outlets, and in particular, relates to an automobile air outlet structure. Background Art

[0002] In order to adjust the ambient temperature inside the car, car designers often arrange air-conditioning vents on the car dashboard or sub-dashboard. As a part of the car air conditioner, the air vents are indispensable. Currently, there are two control mechanisms for air vents with dampers and inner vertical blades on the market, one is a dial mechanism to control the up and down and left and right blowing, and the other is a dial wheel or knob mechanism to control the opening and closing of the damper. Summary of the invention

[0003] 1. Technical issues to be resolved

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an automobile air outlet structure, which only needs one control mechanism to control the upward and downward and left and right blowing, as well as the opening and closing of the air door.

[0005] (II) Technical solution

[0006] The solution adopted by the present invention to solve the above technical problem is an automobile air outlet structure, comprising an air outlet and a control mechanism for controlling the air outlet;

[0007] The air outlet includes a damper extending along a first direction, at least one blade extending along a second direction, and an air duct conversion mechanism extending along a third direction, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the third direction is parallel to the first direction;

[0008] The control mechanism extends along a fourth direction, and the fourth direction sheet is parallel to the first direction;

[0009] When the control mechanism slides along the fourth direction, the blade flips around the second direction or the damper flips around the first direction;

[0010] When the control mechanism rotates around the fourth direction, the air duct conversion mechanism flips around the third direction and controls the opening or closing of the first air duct or the second air duct of the air outlet.

[0011] Specifically, the air duct conversion mechanism flips around the third direction and controls the opening or closing of the first air duct or the second air duct of the air outlet to achieve up and down blowing of the air outlet, the blades flip left and right around the second direction to achieve left and right blowing of the air outlet, and the air door flips around the first direction to achieve opening and closing of the air door.

[0012] In certain embodiments, the first air duct and the second air duct are respectively upper and lower air ducts of the air outlet; and corresponding air inlet ends are formed on the same side of the first air duct and the second air duct, and an air outlet end is formed on the other side; the air outlet end includes a first air outlet for air outlet of the first air duct and a second air outlet for air outlet of the second air duct.

[0013] Preferably, the air outlet includes an air outlet shell having an air inlet and an air outlet, the blades are arranged on a side close to the air outlet, the damper is arranged on a side close to the air inlet, and the air duct conversion mechanism is arranged between the blades and the damper; for the convenience of installation, the air outlet shell includes an upper shell, a middle shell, and a lower shell which are arranged in sequence, the upper shell has an air outlet, the lower shell has an air inlet, and a panel is connected to one end of the upper shell away from the middle shell.

[0014] Preferably, the blades are connected by a blade connecting rod to achieve simultaneous movement of each blade.

[0015] By adopting the above scheme, by operating the control mechanism to move left and right along the fourth direction and rotate around the fourth direction, the up and down and left and right blowing of the air outlet and the opening and closing of the air door can be controlled.

[0016] Further, the movement stroke of the control mechanism along the fourth direction includes a first stroke and a second stroke connected;

[0017] When the control mechanism is in the first stroke movement, the blade flips around the second direction; when the control mechanism is in the second stroke movement, the damper flips around the first direction.

[0018] Specifically, the second stroke is extended along any one end of the left or right end of the first stroke.

[0019] Specifically, when the control mechanism is moving in the first stroke, the damper is in a fully open state, and the blades flip left and right around the second direction, thereby achieving left and right blowing of the air outlet; when the control mechanism moves from the first stroke to the second stroke and just enters the second stroke, the blades swing out of the required blowing angle range, and the control mechanism continues to move to the second stroke away from the end of the first stroke, during which the damper changes from fully open to fully closed; the control mechanism moves from the second stroke away from the end of the first stroke toward the first stroke, during which the damper changes from fully closed to open, and just enters the connection between the first stroke and the second stroke, the damper is fully open and continues to move in the direction away from the second stroke, and the blades swing back into the blowing angle range.

[0020] By adopting the above solution, the control mechanism slides along the fourth direction to control the blowing up and down and left and right.

[0021] Further, the control mechanism includes a dial button assembly, one of the at least one blade is connected to the dial button assembly, and when the dial button assembly moves left and right along the fourth direction and is in the first stroke, the blade flips left and right around the second direction;

[0022] The control mechanism includes a first transmission mechanism connecting the button assembly and the damper. When the button assembly moves left and right along the fourth direction and is in the second stroke, the button assembly drives the first transmission mechanism to rotate, and the first transmission mechanism drives the damper to flip left and right around the first direction, and the damper is opened or closed.

[0023] Preferably, the dial button assembly includes a dial button and a slider connected to the dial button, and a fork for driving the blade to flip left and right is arranged at one end of the slider away from the dial button, wherein the dial button is an operating member.

[0024] Furthermore, the button assembly has spur teeth, and the first transmission mechanism includes a transmission gear meshing with the spur teeth and a transmission rod connected to the transmission gear, and the transmission rod has a bevel gear at one end away from the transmission gear, and the bevel gear is connected to the damper to drive the damper to open or close; the damper has a gear meshing with the bevel gear.

[0025] Preferably, the bevel gear cooperates with the shaft hole of the lower housing to prevent the bevel gear from being offset.

[0026] Preferably, the spur teeth are arranged on an end surface of the slider away from the dial button, and the meshing of the spur teeth with the transmission gear can enhance the operator's hand feeling; the transmission gear and the transmission rod are connected by a buckle.

[0027] Preferably, the connecting end of the transmission rod and the bevel gear has a ball head, the bevel gear has an inner cavity, and the ball head is inserted into the inner cavity; the ball head has two symmetrically arranged limit columns, and the inner cavity has a limit groove matching the limit columns, and the cooperation between the limit column and the limit groove can enable the movement of the transmission rod to drive the movement of the bevel gear.

[0028] Preferably, when the button assembly is in the first stroke movement, the button drives the slider to slide on the slider base, at this time, the spur teeth at the bottom of the slider are not meshed with the transmission gear, and the air door is in a fully open state, and the shift fork drives the blades to flip left and right around the second direction, thereby realizing left and right blowing of the air outlet; the button drives the slider to move from the first stroke to the second stroke, and when it just enters the second stroke, the blades swing out of the required blowing angle range, and the button drives the slider to continue to move to the second stroke away from the first stroke. During the process, the transmission gear meshes with the spur teeth, and the air door is from fully opened to fully closed; the process in which the button drives the slider to move from the second stroke away from the first stroke toward the first stroke is the process in which the air door is from fully closed to open, and just enters the connection between the first stroke and the second stroke, the air door is fully opened, the transmission gear is disengaged from the spur teeth, the slider continues to move in the direction away from the second stroke, and the blades swing to re-enter the required blowing angle range.

[0029] Furthermore, the air outlet also includes a transmission gear limiting member for limiting the deviation of the transmission gear.

[0030] Preferably, the transmission gear stopper cooperates with the transmission gear shaft hole to prevent the transmission gear from deflecting during movement, ensuring that the transmission gear only performs rotational movement; the transmission gear stopper is provided with a groove for installing the transmission gear, and the bottom of the groove is provided with a passage for the transmission rod to pass through. Furthermore, the transmission gear stopper is fixed to a second housing having a cavity, and the second housing is fixed to the middle housing, so that the transmission gear stopper is stably installed in the air outlet housing.

[0031] Preferably, any one of the above-mentioned blades includes vertical blades formed at both ends of the second shell, and the two vertical blades are connected by a connecting rod. The above-mentioned second shell has a through hole for the connecting rod to pass through, and one end of the two vertical blades away from the connecting rod cooperates with the axial hole of the middle shell.

[0032] Furthermore, the control mechanism includes a button assembly and a limit opening configured to limit the rotation range of the button assembly around the fourth direction.

[0033] Preferably, the control mechanism includes a slider base for the slider to slide, that is, the slider slides along the slider base along the fourth direction; a limit opening is provided on the top of the slider base for the dial button to pass through and for limiting the amplitude of the dial button flipping around the fourth direction; the slider base has a first shell matching the second shell on the outside, and the first shell is provided with an opening for the dial button to pass through, so as to facilitate the operator to operate the dial button; and the first shell is fixedly mounted on the upper shell. The first shell is connected to the upper shell by a buckle.

[0034] Furthermore, the control mechanism includes a second transmission mechanism connecting the dial assembly and the air duct conversion mechanism.

[0035] When the button assembly rotates clockwise or counterclockwise around the fourth direction, the button assembly drives the second transmission mechanism to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, and the second transmission mechanism drives the air duct conversion mechanism to flip clockwise or counterclockwise around the third direction, and the first air duct or the second air duct is opened or closed.

[0036] Preferably, the first shell and the second shell are matched to form a diverter, and the diverter is matched with the air duct conversion mechanism to form a first air duct and a second air duct of the air outlet in the air outlet shell.

[0037] Further, the air duct conversion mechanism includes a first guide plate and a second guide plate arranged in parallel, the first guide plate and the second guide plate extend along a fifth direction and a sixth direction respectively, and the fifth direction and the sixth direction are both parallel to the third direction;

[0038] When the dial button assembly rotates clockwise or counterclockwise around a first direction, the first guide plate is opened and the second guide plate is closed, or the second guide plate is opened and the first guide plate is closed.

[0039] Preferably, the lower shell is provided with a diverter plate, and one end surface of the diverter plate just abuts against the bottom of the second shell.

[0040] Preferably, the button assembly rotates clockwise around the fourth direction, driving the first guide plate to close. At this time, the active end of the first guide plate abuts against the diverter plate in the lower shell, and the second guide plate is opened and the first air duct is closed; the button assembly rotates counterclockwise around the fourth direction, driving the second guide plate to close. At this time, the active end of the second guide plate abuts against the diverter plate in the lower shell, the first guide plate is opened and the second air duct is closed. Through the above operations, the air outlet can be blown up and down.

[0041] Furthermore, the second transmission mechanism includes a driving shaft extending along the fourth direction and passing through the dial assembly, a connecting rod connected to the driving shaft, and a wheel connected to the connecting rod for driving the air duct conversion mechanism to flip around the third direction;

[0042] The air duct conversion mechanism comprises a first guide plate and a second guide plate arranged in parallel, the first guide plate and the second guide plate extend along a fifth direction and a sixth direction respectively, and the fifth direction and the sixth direction are both parallel to the third direction;

[0043] When the dial button assembly rotates clockwise or counterclockwise around the fourth direction, the first guide plate is opened and the second guide plate is closed, or the second guide plate is opened and the first guide plate is closed.

[0044] Preferably, the drive shaft passes through the slider base.

[0045] Further, the first guide plate is connected to the wheel disc via a first crank, and the second guide plate is connected to the wheel disc via a second crank; the first crank has a first latching tooth, and the second crank has a second latching tooth, and correspondingly, the wheel disc has a third latching tooth meshing with the first latching tooth, and a fourth latching tooth meshing with the second latching tooth;

[0046] The first crank has a first guide column, the second crank has a second guide column, and the wheel plate has a guide rail for the first guide column and the second guide column to slide.

[0047] Preferably, the dial assembly rotates clockwise around the fourth direction, driving the drive shaft to rotate clockwise, driving the wheel disc to rotate clockwise around the seventh direction through the connecting rod, the wheel disc engages with the first crank, and the first guide plate rotates counterclockwise around the fifth direction until the active end of the first guide plate abuts against the diverter plate of the lower shell, the first air duct is closed, and at the same time, the wheel disc is disengaged from the second crank of the second guide plate, the second air duct is opened, and the air outlet blows upward; the dial assembly rotates counterclockwise around the fourth direction, driving the drive shaft to rotate counterclockwise, driving the wheel disc to rotate counterclockwise around the seventh direction through the connecting rod, the wheel disc engages with the second crank, and the second guide plate rotates clockwise around the sixth direction until the active end of the second guide plate abuts against the diverter plate of the lower shell, the second air duct is closed, and at the same time, the wheel disc is disengaged from the first crank of the first guide plate, the first air duct is opened, and the air outlet blows downward. Wherein, the seventh direction is parallel to the third direction.

[0048] (III) Beneficial effects

[0049] The automobile air outlet structure of the present invention slides left and right along the fourth direction by operating the control mechanism to control the left and right flipping of the blades or the opening and closing of the air door, and when the first stroke is moved, the blade flips around the second direction to achieve left and right blowing of the air outlet; when the control mechanism is moved in the second stroke, the air door flips around the first direction to achieve the opening and closing of the air door; the control mechanism is operated to rotate around the fourth direction to control the air duct steering mechanism to flip around the third direction, thereby controlling the opening or closing of the first air duct or the second air duct of the air outlet, that is, achieving the up and down blowing of the air outlet. The present invention can control the up and down blowing and the left and right blowing, as well as the opening and closing of the air door, through a control mechanism, and has a simple structure and convenient operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0050] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the automobile air outlet structure of the present invention;

[0051] Figure 2 An exploded view of the automobile air outlet structure of the present invention;

[0052] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a control mechanism of the present invention;

[0053] Figure 4 An exploded view of the control mechanism of the present invention;

[0054] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the control mechanism of the present invention realizing the left and right blowing of the air outlet and the closing of the air door;

[0055] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the control mechanism of the present invention realizing the upward and downward blowing of the air outlet;

[0056] Figure 7 It is an exploded schematic diagram of the dial button assembly of the present invention;

[0057] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of a first transmission mechanism of the present invention;

[0058] Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a second transmission mechanism of the present invention;

[0059] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the first air duct of the present invention being closed and the second air duct being opened;

[0060] Fig.11 A schematic diagram of the present invention in which the first air duct is opened and the second air duct is closed;

[0061] Fig.12 is a schematic diagram of a second housing of the present invention;

[0062] Fig.13It is a schematic diagram of the automobile air outlet structure of the present invention (reflecting the first stroke and the second stroke).

[0063] In the figure, the names of the parts corresponding to the various reference numerals are: 1. control mechanism; 11. dial button assembly; 111. dial button; 112. slider; 113. slider base; 113-1. limit opening; 114. fork; 115. straight tooth; 12. first transmission mechanism; 121. transmission gear; 122. transmission rod; 122-1. ball head; 122-2. limit column; 123. bevel gear; 123-1. inner cavity; 123-2. limit groove; 13. second transmission mechanism; 131. drive shaft; 132. connecting rod; 133. wheel; 133-1. third clamping tooth; 133-2. fourth clamping tooth; 133-3. guide rail; 2. damper; 21. gear; 3. blade; 31. blade connecting rod; 32. Vertical blades; 33, connecting rod; 4, air duct conversion mechanism; 41, first guide plate; 411, first crank; 412, first latch; 413, first guide column; 42, second guide plate; 421, second crank; 422, second latch; 423, second guide column; 5, first air duct; 6, second air duct; 7, air outlet shell; 71, upper shell; 72, middle shell; 73, lower shell; 731, diverter plate; 74, panel; 8, guide plate; 81, first shell; 82, second shell; 9, transmission gear limiter; X., first direction; Y, second direction; X1, fourth direction; X2, fifth direction; X3, sixth direction; X4, seventh direction; A, first stroke; B, second stroke. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0064] The technical solution of the present invention is further specifically described below through embodiments and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0065] This embodiment

[0066] like Figure 1-Figure 2 As shown, the automobile air outlet structure of this embodiment includes an air outlet shell 7 with an air inlet and an air outlet, the blade 3 is arranged on the side close to the air outlet, the damper 2 is arranged on the side close to the air inlet, and the air duct conversion mechanism 4 is arranged between the blade 3 and the damper 2; for the convenience of installation, the air outlet shell 7 includes an upper shell 71, a middle shell 72, and a lower shell 73 arranged in sequence, the upper shell 71 has an air outlet, the lower shell 73 has an air inlet, and the end of the upper shell 71 away from the middle shell 72 is connected to a panel 74.

[0067] like Figure 2-Figure 6As shown, the automobile air outlet of this embodiment includes an air outlet and a control mechanism 1 for controlling the air outlet; the air outlet includes a damper 2 extending along a first direction X, at least one blade 3 extending along a second direction Y, and an air duct conversion mechanism 4 extending along a third direction, wherein the second direction Y is perpendicular to the first direction X, and the third direction is parallel to the first direction X; wherein the blades 3 are connected by a blade connecting rod 33, so that each of the blades 3 can move simultaneously. The control mechanism 1 extends along a fourth direction X1, and the fourth direction X1 is parallel to the first direction X; and when the control mechanism 1 slides along the fourth direction X1, the blade 3 flips around the second direction Y or the damper 2 flips around the first direction X; when the control mechanism 1 rotates around the fourth direction X1, the air duct conversion mechanism 4 flips around the third direction and controls the opening or closing of the first air duct 5 or the second air duct 6 of the air outlet. Among them, the air duct conversion mechanism 4 flips around the third direction and controls the opening or closing of the first air duct 5 or the second air duct 6 of the air outlet to achieve up and down blowing of the air outlet, the blade 3 flips left and right around the second direction Y to achieve left and right blowing of the air outlet, and the damper 2 flips around the first direction X to achieve opening and closing of the damper 2.

[0068] like Figure 5 , as shown in FIG. 13 , the movement stroke of the control mechanism 1 along the fourth direction X1 includes a first stroke A and a second stroke B connected; when the control mechanism 1 moves in the first stroke A, the blade 3 flips around the second direction Y; when the control mechanism 1 moves in the second stroke B, the damper 2 flips around the first direction X. The second stroke B is extended along either the left or right end of the first stroke A.

[0069] like Figure 5 , Figure 7-Figure 8 , Fig.13As shown, the control mechanism 1 includes a dial button assembly 11, and the dial button assembly 11 includes a dial button 111, a slider 112 connected to the dial button 111, and a slider base 113 for the slider 112 to slide; a fork 114 is set at one end of the slider 112 away from the dial button 111 to drive the blade 3 to flip left and right, wherein the dial button 111 is an operating member, and a damping block is set between the slider 112 and the slider base 113 to increase the damping feeling of the operation. One of the at least one blade 3 is connected to the fork 114 of the button assembly 11. When the button assembly 11 moves left and right along the fourth direction X1 and is in the first stroke A, the blade 3 flips left and right around the second direction Y; the control mechanism 1 includes a first transmission mechanism 12 connecting the button assembly 11 and the damper 2. When the button assembly 11 moves left and right along the fourth direction X1 and is in the second stroke B, the button assembly 11 drives the first transmission mechanism 12 to rotate, and the first transmission mechanism 12 drives the damper 2 to flip left and right around the first direction X, and the damper 2 is opened or closed. The slider 112 of the button assembly 11 has a straight tooth 115 on one end face away from the button 111, and the first transmission mechanism 12 includes a transmission gear 121 meshing with the straight tooth 115 and a transmission rod 122 connected to the transmission gear 121. The transmission rod 122 has a bevel gear 123 on one end away from the transmission gear 121. The bevel gear 123 is connected to the damper 2 to drive the damper 2 to open or close; the damper 2 has a gear 21 meshing with the bevel gear 123. Among them, the connecting end of the transmission rod 122 and the bevel gear 123 has a ball head 122-1, the bevel gear 123 has an inner cavity 123-1, and the ball head 122-1 is inserted into the inner cavity 123-1; the ball head 122-1 has two symmetrically arranged limit columns 122-2, and the inner cavity 123-1 has a limit groove 123-2 matching the limit column 122-2, and the cooperation between the limit column 122-2 and the limit groove 123-2 can make the movement of the transmission rod 122 drive the movement of the bevel gear 123.

[0070] like Figure 2 , Figure 7As shown, the slider base 113 is provided with a limit opening 113-1 for limiting the rotation range of the dial button 111 around the fourth direction X1, that is, the slider 112 slides along the slider base 113 along the fourth direction X1; the top of the slider base 113 is provided with a limit opening 113-1 for the dial button 111 to pass through, and is used to limit the range of the dial button 111 flipping around the fourth direction X1; the outside of the slider base 113 has a first shell 81 matching the second shell 82, and the first shell 81 is provided with an opening for the dial button 111 to pass through, so as to facilitate the operator to operate the dial button 111; and the first shell 81 is fixedly mounted on the upper shell 71. The first shell 81 is connected to the upper shell 71 by a buckle.

[0071] like Figure 2 , Figure 5 , Fig.12 As shown, the air outlet further includes a transmission gear stopper 9 for limiting the displacement of the transmission gear 121. The transmission gear stopper 9 cooperates with the shaft hole of the transmission gear 121 to prevent the transmission gear 121 from being displaced during the movement, and ensures that the transmission gear 121 only performs rotational movement; the transmission gear stopper 9 is provided with a groove for installing the transmission gear 121, and the bottom of the groove is provided with a passage for the transmission rod 122 to pass through. Moreover, the transmission gear stopper 9 is fixed on a second shell 82 having a cavity, and the second shell 82 is fixed on the middle shell 72, so as to realize the stable installation of the transmission gear stopper 9 in the air outlet shell 7. Among them, any one of the above-mentioned blades 3 includes vertical blades 32 formed at both ends of the second shell 82, and the two vertical blades 32 are connected by a connecting rod 33, and the above-mentioned second shell 82 has a through hole for the connecting rod 33 to pass through, and the ends of the two vertical blades 32 away from the connecting rod 33 cooperate with the shaft hole of the middle shell 72.

[0072] like Figure 3-Figure 4 , Figure 6 , Figure 9-11 As shown, the control mechanism 1 includes a second transmission mechanism 13 connecting the dial assembly 11 and the air duct conversion mechanism 4. When the dial assembly 11 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise around the fourth direction X1, the dial assembly 11 drives the second transmission mechanism 13 to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, and the second transmission mechanism 13 drives the air duct conversion mechanism 4 to flip clockwise or counterclockwise around the third direction, and the first air duct 5 or the second air duct 6 is opened or closed. The first shell 81 and the second shell 82 match to form a diverter 8, and the diverter 8 and the air duct conversion mechanism 4 match to form the first air duct 5 and the second air duct 6 of the air outlet in the air outlet shell 7.

[0073] like Figure 6 , Fig. 9 As shown, the second transmission mechanism 13 includes a driving shaft 131 extending along the fourth direction X1 and penetrating the dial assembly 11, a connecting rod 132 connected to the driving shaft 131, and a wheel 133 connected to the connecting rod 132 for driving the air duct conversion mechanism 4 to flip around a seventh direction X4, and the seventh direction X4 is parallel to the third direction; wherein the driving shaft 131 penetrates the slider base 113. The air duct conversion mechanism 4 includes a first guide plate 41 and a second guide plate 42 arranged in parallel, the first guide plate 41 and the second guide plate 42 extend along a fifth direction X2 and a sixth direction X3 respectively, and the fifth direction X2 and the sixth direction X3 are both parallel to the third direction; when the dial assembly 11 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise around the fourth direction X1, the first guide plate 41 is opened and the second guide plate 42 is closed, or the second guide plate 42 is opened and the first guide plate 41 is closed.

[0074] like Fig. 9 As shown, the first guide plate 41 is connected to the wheel 133 through the first crank 411, and the second guide plate 42 is connected to the wheel 133 through the second crank 421; the first crank 411 has a first latch tooth 412, and the second crank 421 has a second latch tooth 422, and correspondingly, the wheel 133 has a third latch tooth 133-1 engaged with the first latch tooth 412, and a fourth latch tooth 133-2 engaged with the second latch tooth 422; the first crank 411 has a first guide column 413, the second crank 421 has a second guide column 423, and the wheel 133 has a guide rail 133-3 for the first guide column 413 and the second guide column 423 to slide.

[0075] The first air duct 5 in this embodiment is formed by the deflector, the first deflector plate 41 in an open state, the second deflector plate 42 in a closed state, and the air outlet housing 7;

[0076] The second air duct 6 is formed by the air deflector, the second air deflector plate 42 in an open state, the first air deflector plate 41 in a closed state, and the air outlet housing 7 .

[0077] (1) The left and right blowing principle of the air outlet of this embodiment:

[0078] When the dial assembly 11 is in the first stroke A, the dial button 111 drives the slider 112 to slide on the slider base 113. At this time, the straight teeth 115 at the bottom of the slider 112 are not engaged with the transmission gear 121, the damper 2 is in a fully open state, and the fork 114 drives the blade 3 to flip left and right around the second direction Y, thereby achieving left and right blowing of the air outlet;

[0079] (2) The opening and closing principle of the damper 2 of the air outlet of this embodiment:

[0080] The dial button 111 drives the slider 112 to move from the first stroke A to the second stroke B, and when it just enters the second stroke B, the blade 3 swings out of the required blowing angle range, and the dial button 111 drives the slider 112 to continue to move to the second stroke B away from the first stroke A. During the process, the transmission gear 121 meshes with the spur gear 115, and the damper 2 is in the process of being fully opened to fully closed; the dial button 111 drives the slider 112 to move from the second stroke B away from the first stroke A toward the first stroke A, which is the process of the damper 2 being fully closed to open, and just entering the connection between the first stroke A and the second stroke B, the damper 2 is fully opened, the transmission gear 121 disengages from the spur gear 115, the slider 112 continues to move in the direction away from the second stroke B, and the blade 3 swings to re-enter the required blowing angle range;

[0081] (3) The upward and downward blowing principle of the air outlet of this embodiment:

[0082] The dial assembly 11 rotates clockwise around the fourth direction X1, driving the drive shaft 131 to rotate clockwise, and driving the wheel disc 133 to rotate clockwise around the seventh direction X4 through the connecting rod 132, the wheel disc 133 engages with the first crank 411, and the first guide plate 41 rotates counterclockwise around the fifth direction X2 until the movable end of the first guide plate 41 abuts against the diverter plate 731 of the lower shell 73, and the first air duct 5 is closed. At the same time, the wheel disc 133 is disengaged from the second crank 421 of the second guide plate 42, and the second air duct 6 is opened, so that the air outlet blows upward; The button assembly 11 rotates counterclockwise around the fourth direction X1, driving the drive shaft 131 to rotate counterclockwise, and drives the wheel 133 to rotate counterclockwise around the seventh direction X4 through the connecting rod 132. The wheel 133 engages with the second crank 421, and the second guide plate 42 rotates clockwise around the sixth direction X3 until the movable end of the second guide plate 42 abuts against the diverter plate 731 of the lower shell 73, and the second air duct 6 is closed. At the same time, the wheel 133 is disengaged from the first crank 411 of the first guide plate 41, and the first air duct 5 is opened to achieve downward blowing of the air outlet.

[0083] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An automobile air outlet structure, characterized in that: It comprises an air outlet and a control mechanism (1) for controlling the air outlet; The air outlet comprises a damper (2) extending along a first direction (X), at least one blade (3) extending along a second direction (Y), and an air duct conversion mechanism (4) extending along a third direction, wherein the second direction (Y) is perpendicular to the first direction (X), and the third direction is parallel to the first direction (X); The control mechanism (1) extends along a fourth direction (X1), and the fourth direction (X1) is parallel to the first direction (X); The movement stroke of the control mechanism (1) along the fourth direction (X1) includes a first stroke (A) and a second stroke (B) that are connected. When the control mechanism (1) slides along the fourth direction (X1), the blade (3) flips around the second direction (Y) when the control mechanism (1) is in the first stroke (A) and the damper (2) flips around the first direction (X) when the control mechanism (1) is in the second stroke (B). When the control mechanism (1) rotates around the fourth direction (X1), the air duct conversion mechanism (4) flips around the third direction and controls the opening or closing of the first air duct (5) or the second air duct (6) of the air outlet.

2. The automobile air outlet structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control mechanism (1) comprises a dial assembly (11), one of the at least one blade (3) is connected to the dial assembly (11), and when the dial assembly (11) moves left and right along a fourth direction (X1) and is in a first stroke (A), the blade (3) flips left and right around a second direction (Y); The control mechanism comprises a first transmission mechanism (12) connecting the dial button assembly (11) and the damper (2); when the dial button assembly (11) moves left and right along a fourth direction (X1) and is in a second stroke (B), the dial button assembly (11) drives the first transmission mechanism (12) to rotate, and the first transmission mechanism (12) drives the damper (2) to flip left and right around the first direction (X), so that the damper (2) is opened or closed.

3. The automobile air outlet structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: The dial assembly (11) has spur teeth (115); the first transmission mechanism (12) comprises a transmission gear (121) meshing with the spur teeth (115) and a transmission rod (122) connected to the transmission gear (121); an end of the transmission rod (122) away from the transmission gear (121) has a bevel gear (123); the bevel gear (123) is connected to the damper (2) to drive the damper (2) to open or close; the damper (2) has a gear (21) meshing with the bevel gear (123).

4. The automobile air outlet structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The air outlet further comprises a transmission gear limiting member (9) for limiting the deviation of the transmission gear (121).

5. The automobile air outlet structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control mechanism (1) comprises a dial button assembly (11) and a limit opening (113-1) for limiting the rotation range of the dial button assembly (11) around the fourth direction (X1).

6. The automobile air outlet structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: The control mechanism comprises a second transmission mechanism (13) connecting the dial button assembly (11) and the air duct conversion mechanism (4). When the dial button assembly (11) rotates clockwise or counterclockwise around the fourth direction (X1), the dial button assembly (11) drives the second transmission mechanism (13) to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, and the second transmission mechanism (13) drives the air duct conversion mechanism (4) to flip clockwise or counterclockwise around the third direction, and the first air duct (5) or the second air duct (6) is opened or closed.

7. The automobile air outlet structure according to claim 6, characterized in that: The air duct conversion mechanism (4) comprises a first guide plate (41) and a second guide plate (42) arranged in parallel, the first guide plate (41) and the second guide plate (42) respectively extending along a fifth direction (X2) and a sixth direction (X3), and the fifth direction (X2) and the sixth direction (X3) are both parallel to the third direction; When the dial assembly (11) rotates clockwise or counterclockwise around the first direction (X), the first guide plate (41) is opened and the second guide plate (42) is closed, or the second guide plate (42) is opened and the first guide plate (41) is closed.

8. The automobile air outlet structure according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second transmission mechanism (13) comprises a driving shaft (131) extending along a fourth direction (X1) and penetrating the dial assembly (11), a connecting rod (132) connected to the driving shaft (131), and a wheel (133) connected to the connecting rod (132) and used for driving the air duct conversion mechanism (4) to turn around a seventh direction (X4), wherein the seventh direction (X4) is parallel to the third direction; The air duct conversion mechanism (4) comprises a first guide plate (41) and a second guide plate (42) arranged in parallel, the first guide plate (41) and the second guide plate (42) respectively extending along a fifth direction (X2) and a sixth direction (X3), and the fifth direction (X2) and the sixth direction (X3) are both parallel to the third direction; When the dial assembly (11) rotates clockwise or counterclockwise around the fourth direction (X1), the first guide plate (41) is opened and the second guide plate (42) is closed, or the second guide plate (42) is opened and the first guide plate (41) is closed.

9. The automobile air outlet structure according to claim 8, characterized in that: The first guide plate (41) is connected to the wheel disc (133) via a first crank (411), and the second guide plate (42) is connected to the wheel disc (133) via a second crank (421); the first crank (411) has a first latching tooth (412), and the second crank (421) has a second latching tooth (422); correspondingly, the wheel disc (133) has a third latching tooth (133-1) meshed with the first latching tooth (412), and a fourth latching tooth (133-2) meshed with the second latching tooth (422); The first crank (411) has a first guide column (413), the second crank (421) has a second guide column (423), and the wheel (133) has a guide rail (133-3) for the first guide column (413) and the second guide column (423) to slide.

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