Interior trim assembly for interior of vehicle and vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to an interior trim assembly (1) for an interior of a vehicle, comprising a placement element (4) which provides an at least substantially horizontal placement surface (5), and an air outlet opening (6) which is arranged on the placement element (4) in order to provide a directed effective air flow (16). The air outlet has a first outlet opening (9), which is arranged in particular on the rear edge of the placement surface (5) and has at least one first air outflow direction (10), which is directed in particular at least substantially horizontally across the placement surface (5), and a second outlet opening (11), which is arranged in particular at least substantially horizontally across the placement surface (5), the first outlet opening has at least one first air outflow direction (10), in particular a horizontal direction, and the second outlet opening has at least one second air outflow direction (12), which differs from the first air outflow direction (10), in particular a horizontal direction, in particular is directed at least partially upward, and wherein the air flows exiting the first and second outlet openings (9, 11) meet each other in accordance with the air outflow directions (10, 12) in order to form an effective air flow (16), and wherein the outlet opening also has a regulating device (13), the flow direction (15) of the effective air flow (16) is adjusted in order to adjust the intensity of the flow from the outflow openings (9, 11) and in turn the flow direction (15) of the effective air flow (16).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to an interior trim component for an interior compartment of a vehicle, the interior trim component comprising a placement element and an air outlet, the placement element providing an at least substantially horizontal placement surface. The invention also relates to a vehicle. Background Art

[0002] More and more operating elements and display devices are installed in the interior of modern vehicles, in particular motor vehicles such as passenger cars, as well as aircraft and rail vehicles, for example in the area above the center console. The display device and operating element can be implemented in an integrated form as a touch screen in a particularly advantageous manner. For such touch screens, it is also recommended to provide a palm rest below the touch screen to increase operating comfort.

[0003] In addition to this palm rest, other types of placement surfaces for the interior of the vehicle, such as tables, etc., are also proposed. For example, they can be used to place things, etc. In other embodiments, the placement surface can also be designed as a pure design surface with a specific optical function.

[0004] As the number of operating elements, display devices and, in particular, the placement surfaces assigned to them increases, the installation space available for other components of the vehicle to be accommodated in the interior trim is reduced. Such components include, in particular, air outlets for air, which can correspond, for example, to the interior air conditioning system of the vehicle. Where air outlets have been frequently provided to date, in particular in the area of ​​the dashboard, in particular above the center console, there is not enough space left for conventional air outlets, since air outlets, in particular based on adjustable air guide elements, require a large installation space. In this case, a placement element providing a placement surface can also prove problematic, since, for example, air outlets arranged below the placement element can be blocked in their outflow region by the placement element.

[0005] FR 3 078 291 A1 describes a ventilation device for a vehicle, which comprises an extendable cylinder with at least one exhaust opening, wherein a flat surface forming the upper end of the cylinder can form a small table in the retracted state of the cylinder.

[0006] WO 2022 / 086523 A1 describes a small table arranged on the back of a passenger seat, which may also have an operating device. The air outlet corresponding to the small table can also be operated by means of the operating device. Summary of the invention

[0007] The object of the present invention is to provide a space-saving and / or flexible possibility for realizing air outlets in the interior of a vehicle.

[0008] To achieve this object, in an interior component of the type mentioned at the outset, it is provided according to the invention that, in order to provide a directional effective air flow, the air outlet has a first flow outlet, in particular, arranged on the rear edge of the placement surface, and a second flow outlet, in particular, arranged at least on the front edge of the placement surface, the first flow outlet having at least one first air outflow direction, in particular, directed at least substantially horizontally across the placement surface, and the second flow outlet having at least one second air outflow direction, different from the first air outflow direction, in particular, the horizontal direction, and in particular directed at least partially upward, wherein the air flows exiting from the first and second flow outlets meet each other according to the air outflow directions to form an effective air flow, and the air outlet further has an adjustment device for adjusting the flow intensity from the flow outlet and thereby adjusting the flow direction of the effective air flow.

[0009] According to the invention, it is therefore proposed to integrate the air outlet into the shelf formed by the storage element without restricting the availability of the storage surface or accepting a significant increase in the storage surface. For this purpose, a clever arrangement of two narrow, in particular trough-shaped outflow openings is proposed, which, however, by virtue of their different outflow directions relative to the vertical direction, enable the flow direction of the effective air flow to be adjusted, so that when the air flows collide with each other, a corresponding flow direction of the effective air flow is obtained depending on the flow intensity of the individual air flows, which flow direction is located relative to the vertical direction between at least one, for example at least substantially horizontal, first air outflow direction and at least one second air outflow direction, which in particular has a vertical component and / or is directed at least partially upwards. If only the first outflow opening is operated, in a first extreme case an effective air flow occurs in at least one first air outflow direction, i.e. in particular at least substantially horizontal, and when only the second outflow opening is operated to discharge air, in a second extreme case an effective air flow occurs in at least one second air outflow direction, which can be directed in particular upwards, because the part of the passenger that usually needs to be cooled and / or heated, for example the head, is located above the storage surface.

[0010] The outflow opening can be designed in particular as a narrow groove, wherein the first outflow opening preferably extends with the wide side in the horizontal direction and has a smaller height with the narrow side. At least a part of the second outflow opening can be arranged parallel thereto at the front end of the placement surface, while the first outflow opening is arranged at the rear end of the placement surface. In this case, the rear edge can be, for example, a rear edge to which an at least partially vertically extending interior trim element of the vehicle and / or a display device, such as a display, in particular a touch screen, is attached.

[0011] In other words, two air flows, which can also be referred to as air jets, are used for the air outlets integrated into the shelf, one of which passes over the upper side of the placement surface, while the other preferably exits at a steep gradient upwards from an outlet opening at least adjacent to the placement surface in the front. As a result, the air flows with different air outflow directions relative to the vertical direction intersect with each other, and a flow direction of the effective air flow corresponding to the relative flow intensity is obtained.

[0012] By using narrow air outlets and utilizing a predetermined placement surface geometry in which the outflow openings are distributed over the edge of the placement surface, a compact solution is obtained that allows integration, wherein if the placement surface width is large enough, it is also conceivable to integrate two or more air outlets in the shelf. At the same time, the method can be applied to different types of placement surfaces, in addition to tables and / or palm rests, but also to other smooth, in particular at least substantially horizontal areas of interior trim, such as design surfaces.

[0013] The vehicle may be, for example, a motor vehicle, such as a passenger car, but the invention may also be used advantageously in aircraft and / or rail vehicles, for example also in a more spacious interior for a large number of passengers as occupants.

[0014] As already mentioned, the second flow outlet is preferably directed upward relative to the vertical direction, so that it can also be arranged generally lower than the first flow outlet. For example, it is conceivable that the first flow outlet is arranged above the particularly horizontal plane of the placement surface, for example, at least substantially adjacent to the placement surface. The second flow outlet can be arranged to be slightly lower than the particularly horizontal plane of the placement surface, for example, in a section that is at least arranged on the front edge of the placement surface in an inclined or stepped manner. In principle, it is preferred that when the first air outflow direction is at least substantially horizontal, the second air outflow direction points upward with as large a slope as possible, particularly at least substantially vertically upward, that is, perpendicular to the placement surface. In this way, a variety of flow directions for effective air flow can be provided. However, in other designs, it is also conceivable that the second air outflow direction is only slightly directed upward, so that, for example, design requirements can be met.

[0015] Preferably, the outflow outlet can be supplied by a common delivery channel, which is divided into two sub-channels, each of which corresponds to an outflow outlet. The air outlet can be connected to a corresponding source of warm air and / or cold air for the interior air conditioning system of the vehicle via the delivery channel. For example, the regulating device can be designed so that the regulating device distributes the total flow intensity reached by the delivery channel to the two sub-channels, and then to the first outflow outlet and the second outflow outlet. This achieves a particularly simple, particularly mechanically effective and / or manually operable operating element connected adjustment of the flow direction of the effective air flow. For example, it can be provided that a regulating device, particularly including at least one air valve, is arranged at a boundary in the sub-channel. Therefore, for example, an air valve can be used, which is connected to a controllable actuator and / or a manually operable operating element, and the total flow intensity of the delivery channel is distributed to the sub-channel according to the position, and then to the outflow outlet. It should also be noted here that other designs of the regulating device can certainly be conceived, such as those in which the outflow outlet and / or the sub-channel are each assigned their own, such as valve-type regulating parts.

[0016] In order to realize particularly simple structure and particularly high integration, it can be provided that the first sub-channel leads to the upper side of the storage element, and the second sub-channel leads to the edge of the front side of the storage element below it along the storage element. In this way, the storage element can be said to be surrounded by air flow in the sub-channel, wherein the air flow converges and forms an effective air flow again on the front side of the storage element. It can be particularly advantageously provided here that the wall of the sub-channel is at least partially formed by the storage element. The storage element can be designed as a molded part, thereby obtaining the desired direction of the sub-channel and finally obtaining the desired air outflow direction when flowing around the storage body.

[0017] Here, it is also particularly advantageous that the placement surface has a rear edge, a front edge and at least two side edges, wherein the second outlet extends circumferentially along the front edge and at least partially along at least one side edge. That is to say, the side edge can also be used at least partially to set the second flow outlet. The advantage brought by this is that when the flow direction is adjusted relative to the vertical direction, relative to the plane of the placement surface, in particular the horizontal direction, a ventilation fan can be realized in a simple manner, and the ventilation fan also allows a part of the effective air flow to be lateral. In this design, the first flow outlet can be designed, for example, by a funnel-shaped expansion of the sub-channel toward the first flow outlet, so that an air fan that passes horizontally above the placement surface is generated, and the air fan meets the air flow of the second flow outlet both on the front edge of the placement surface and - if provided - on the side edge and can establish a suitable, desired flow direction there, of course, the flow direction can be basically lateral and can also be selected to be different from that in the front area.

[0018] As already mentioned, the placement element can be in particular a table and / or a palm rest. Here, the palm rest is particularly advantageously combined with an operating element, in particular a touch screen, wherein such a table and / or a palm rest can also be arranged in other display devices. In addition, the placement surface can also be a design surface.

[0019] It can therefore be provided that the interior component also includes a display device, in particular a display and / or a touch screen, which adjoins the placement surface at the rear in an at least partially vertical orientation, wherein the first outflow opening extends between the lower edge of the display device and the rear edge of the placement surface. In a particularly advantageous embodiment, a touch screen is provided as the display device, and a palm rest is often provided for the touch screen itself to increase the operating comfort, the placement surface of which extends in front of the touch screen. The outflow opening, which is particularly designed as a narrow groove, can be easily integrated into this overall design, which is achieved in that the first outflow opening is arranged horizontally between the touch screen and the placement surface, while the second outflow opening is arranged at least at the front edge slightly below the placement surface, which in particular also surrounds the placement surface at least partially laterally. If the installation position previously provided for the air outlet is now occupied by the display device, in particular the touch screen, the air outlet can also be arranged in this way in an integrated and space-saving manner in this area, which is achieved by using a corresponding design of the shelf proposed according to the invention.

[0020] It is also conceivable that the placement surface is used as a design surface with a primarily optical function. This can be advantageously combined with the placement of the outflow openings as a design feature. The design surface can also be tilted at an angle to the horizontal, so that air outlets can be realized even in more inclined areas.

[0021] In addition to the interior component, the invention also relates to a vehicle, which can be a motor vehicle, for example a passenger car, having at least one interior component of the type according to the invention. All the embodiments concerning the interior component according to the invention can be transferred analogously to the vehicle according to the invention, so that the advantages already mentioned can also be achieved thereby.

[0022] In particular, it can be provided that at least one of the at least one interior component is arranged on or above the center console of the vehicle. There is often a conflict between the air outlet and the operating element / display device, in particular a touch screen, which can be resolved according to the invention by integrating the air outlet in a shelf, in particular a palm rest. In principle, the interior component can of course also be arranged at other locations in the vehicle, for example on the side of the dashboard, in a door, etc.

[0023] The interior trim component can be adjacent to an at least partially vertically extending, rear interior trim element. In this case, it is also conceivable, for example, that the conveying channel is guided through the interior trim element to a storage element arranged on the interior trim element, wherein a display device, in particular a touch screen, can also be arranged on the interior trim element facing the shelf. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Further advantages and details of the invention are apparent from the exemplary embodiments described below and from the accompanying drawings. They show:

[0025] Figure 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an interior trim component according to the present invention,

[0026] Figure 2 This is a top view of the interior components.

[0027] Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of an interior trim component according to the present invention, and

[0028] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a vehicle according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] Figure 1 A schematic cross-sectional view of an interior component 1 according to the invention is shown. The interior component has a touch screen 3 as a display device 2, a placement element 4 is assigned to the touch screen 3, and a horizontal placement surface 5 of the placement element forms a palm rest to increase the operating comfort when operating the touch screen 3. An air outlet is integrated into the shelf formed in this way, to which air is supplied via a supply channel 6. On the placement element 4, the supply channel 6 is divided into sub-channels 7, 8, wherein the sub-channel 7 opens into a first outflow opening 9, which extends in a groove-shaped manner between the lower edge of the touch screen 3 and the rear edge of the placement surface 5 (in a manner that defines the rear edge), so that a first horizontal air outflow direction 10 along the placement surface 5 is obtained. In other words, the air discharged from the first outlet opening 9 passes over the placement surface 5.

[0030] The second subchannel 8 leads along the storage element 4 below to a second outlet opening 11, from which the air is discharged at least partially upwards, in the present embodiment approximately vertically, in a second air outflow direction 12. Part of the wall of the subchannels 7, 8 is formed here by the storage element 4 itself.

[0031] In the delimiting region in the subchannels 7, 8, a regulating device 13 is arranged, which can include, for example, an air valve 14 and by means of which the flow intensities into the subchannels 7, 8 and thus to the outflow openings 9, 11 can be adjusted relative to each other. Depending on the ratio of the flow intensities, a flow direction 15 of the effective air flow 16 is obtained, which corresponds in the extreme case to one of the air outflow directions 10, 12 or to a direction lying between them.

[0032] The regulating device 13 can be coupled, for example, to a manually operable operating element (not shown) or also to a controllable actuator (not shown). The supply duct 6 is connected to an air source of an interior air conditioning system of a vehicle in which the interior component 1 is arranged.

[0033] Figure 2 A schematic top view of the interior component 1 is shown, wherein the first outlet opening 9 is here merely marked by an arrow 17 indicating the air outlet.

[0034] It can be seen that the second outlet 11 is not only arranged on the front edge 19 of the placement surface 5, but also at least partially surrounds the side edge 18. The second outlet 11 is also designed in a groove shape. In this design, the first sub-channel 7 can be expanded in a funnel shape toward the groove-shaped first outlet 9 so that a horizontal air fan or ventilation fan can come out, and the lateral portion of the air fan or ventilation fan can also cooperate with the air discharged from the second outlet 11 on the side edge 18 to adjust the flow direction 15 as needed, wherein the flow direction 15 on the front edge 19 can be completely different from the flow direction on the side edge 18.

[0035] Figure 3 A schematic perspective view of the interior trim component 1 is shown, in which the first outlet opening 9 in the form of a groove can be clearly seen at the rear edge of the placement surface 5 .

[0036] at last, Figure 4 A schematic schematic diagram of a vehicle 20 according to the present invention is shown, which also has a center console 22 as part of an instrument panel 21, in which or above which an interior component 1 according to the present invention is installed. Their air outlets are connected to an air source in an interior air conditioning system 23 of the vehicle 20 via a supply duct 6.

Claims

1. An interior component (1) for an interior compartment of a vehicle (20), comprising a storage element (4) and an air outlet, the storage element providing an at least substantially horizontal storage surface (5), It is characterized in that In order to provide a directed effective air flow (16), the air outlet comprises a first outflow opening (9) which is arranged in particular on the rear edge of a placement surface (5) and a second outflow opening (11) which is arranged in particular at least on the front edge (19) of the placement surface (5), the first outflow opening having at least one first air outflow direction (10) which is directed in particular at least substantially horizontally across the placement surface (5), and the second outflow opening having at least one second air outflow direction (12) which is different from the first air outflow direction (10), in particular the horizontal direction, and in particular at least partially directed upwards, wherein the air flows exiting from the first outflow opening (9) and the second outflow opening (11) meet one another according to the air outflow directions (10, 12) to form the effective air flow (16), the air outlet further comprising an adjustment device (13) for adjusting the flow intensity from the outflow openings (9, 11) and thus the flow direction (15) of the effective air flow (16).

2. The interior trim component (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that The outflow openings (9, 11) are supplied by a common delivery channel (6), which is divided into two sub-channels (7, 8), each of which corresponds to an outflow opening (9, 11).

3. The interior trim component (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that A regulating device (13), in particular comprising at least one air valve (14), is arranged at the boundary in the partial channels (7, 8).

4. The interior trim component (1) according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that The first subchannel (7, 8) opens onto the upper side of the storage element (4), while the second subchannel (7, 8) opens along the storage element (4) below the storage element to an edge (19) of the front side of the storage element (4) and / or the walls of the subchannel (7, 8) are at least partially formed by the storage element (4).

5. The interior trim component (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that The placement surface (5) has a rear edge, a front edge (19) and at least two side edges (18), wherein the second outflow opening (11) extends circumferentially along the front edge (19) and at least partially along at least one side edge (18).

6. Interior trim component (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that The storage element (4) is a table and / or a palm rest.

7. Interior trim component (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that The interior component also comprises a display device (2), in particular a display and / or a touch screen (3), which is adjacent to the placement surface (5) at the rear in an at least partially vertical orientation, wherein a first outflow opening (9) extends between a lower edge of the display device (2) and a rear edge of the placement surface (5).

8. A vehicle (20) having at least one interior trim component (1) according to any one of the preceding claims.

9. The vehicle (20) according to claim 8, characterized in that At least one of the at least one interior trim components (1) is arranged at or above a center console (22) of a vehicle (20).

10. The vehicle (20) according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that The interior trim component (1) is adjacent to an at least partially vertically extending, rear interior trim element.

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