JPH0348422B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an air conditioning grill containing a deodorizer for eliminating bad odors from the outlet grill of an air conditioner used for vehicles or homes.

For example, in a car, the interior space of the car is narrow, so odor components such as human sweat or cigarettes tend to stay inside the car, and as a result, the heat exchanger of the car's air conditioner (car heater, car cooler) often gets smelly. Ingredients may accumulate or adhere.

Therefore, in the early stages of operation of the air conditioner, a bad odor is blown out from the outlet grille into the vehicle interior.

In order to solve this problem, attempts have been made to install a container containing an air freshener or deodorizer in the vehicle interior, but this has not had an effective effect on the odor itself coming from the air outlet.

In view of the above points, the present invention includes a deodorizing agent that extinguishes bad odor components in the air inside the airflow direction changing plate of the outlet grille, and a deodorizing agent that eliminates bad odor components in the air on the outer surface of this changing plate. By providing this opening, it is intended to effectively deodorize the malodorous components blown out from the blow-off grill.

The present invention will be explained in detail below using a specific example in which the present invention is applied to an automobile air conditioner. First, the configuration of the air outlet grill of the air conditioner will be explained. In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 designates an air outlet grill provided on an instrument panel in a vehicle interior, and has pins 4 and 5 integrally formed on both side walls thereof. This grill 1 is inserted into the opening of the instrument panel using pins 4 and 5, and the pins 4 and 5 allow the grill 1 to rotate in the vertical direction.

2a to 2f are wind direction changing plates, and pins 3a and 3b are provided at both ends of these changing plates 2a to 2f. A pin 3a of each change plate is rotatably inserted into a hole inside the grill 1. 6 is a connecting plate, and the pins 3b of the changing plates 2a to 2f are rotatably inserted into the holes 6a of the connecting plate 6, and when one changing plate is rotated, the other changing plates are interlocked by the connecting plate 6. It has a structure that allows it to rotate.

The change plates 2a to 2f have the structure shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. That is, the change plate is composed of a guide portion 201 and a cap 202,
The guide portion 201 has a hollow structure so that the inside thereof is shaped like a container. The cap 202 is the guide part 2
It has a structure that fits into the opening of 01.

A large number of small holes 203 are provided on both opposing sides of the guide section 201, so that the inside and outside of the guide section 201 communicate with each other. A replenishment port 204 is provided on the front surface of the guide portion 201, and the replenishment port 204 is normally closed with a stopper 205.

A large number of deodorants 8 are housed inside the guide section 201. For example, it has a structure in which unglazed ceramic spheres are impregnated with naturally occurring vegetable essential oils such as limonene. Incidentally, the ceramic ball is, of course, dimensionally larger than the small hole 203 of the guide portion 201, and dimensionally smaller than the supply port 204.

In the above configuration, the operation will be explained next. Conditioned air obtained by an air conditioner (not shown) is blown by a blower and blown out from an air conditioning outlet grill. At this time, the wind direction is arbitrarily changed by the wind direction changing plates 2a to 2f and the air is blown into the vehicle interior.

Here, the air-conditioned wind flows from the wind direction changing plates 2a to 2.
Because it flows along the side of the guide part 201 of f,
The deodorizing component of the deodorant 8 inside the change plate is transferred to the guide portion 2.
The guide part 2 diverges from the many small holes 203 of 01.
The deodorizing component will be mixed with the wind flowing on the side of 01.

Therefore, the bad odor of the air conditioner blow-off air, which often occurs immediately after the air conditioner starts operating, is removed (masked) by the deodorizing component of the deodorizing agent 8, thereby eliminating the discomfort felt by the occupants. be able to.

Note that when the effectiveness of the deodorant 8 decreases, a new deodorant is added to the guide portions 20 of the change plates 2a to 2f.
Simply remove the stopper 205 of No. 1 and refill from the refill port 204.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be modified in various ways as described below.

(1) In the present invention, fragrances are also included in the scope of deodorants.

Therefore, by using this aromatic agent, malodorous components can be masked by the aromatic components.

(2) The deodorant may have a structure in which fibers such as nonwoven fabric are impregnated, and the deodorant may have any form.

(3) It is not necessary to incorporate a deodorant in all of the changing plates 2a to 2f, and it is of course possible to incorporate one or three of them.

(4) The change board may be structured so that it can be divided in the center and a deodorizer may be placed inside. Alternatively, one of the pins 3a at both ends of the change plate may be of a screw type, and the deodorant may be inserted from there.

(5) It goes without saying that the present invention is applicable not only to automobiles but also to air conditioners for a wide range of uses such as home use.

As described above, in the present invention, the deodorizing agent is placed inside the wind direction changing plate of the outlet grille, and the deodorizing component of the deodorant is dissipated in the blowing air flowing along this changing plate. It is possible to effectively eliminate the odor of the air blown out from the air conditioning grill when the air conditioner is activated.

Furthermore, since the deodorizer is placed inside the wind direction changing board, it does not take up much space to install, and the deodorizer is not visible from the outside, so it looks good.

Furthermore, in the present invention, since the air direction changing plate is used and the deodorizing agent is filled inside the plate, no pressure loss is caused when air is blown out.
The air conditioning effect can be demonstrated.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is an exploded perspective view showing the main parts of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 shows the main parts of the present invention, a sectional view taken along A-A in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 an exploded perspective view showing the main parts of the present invention. FIG. 1...Blowout grill, 2a to 2f...Wind direction change plate, 8...Deodorant, 201...Guide part, 203
...Small hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An air conditioning grille having a plurality of wind direction changing plates rotatably arranged to change the blowing direction of blown air, wherein the wind direction changing plate is a plate-like member having a space inside. This internal space is filled with a particulate deodorizer that eliminates malodorous components in the air, and the air direction changing plate is formed with a replenishment port for replenishing the deodorizer. A deodorant-containing device characterized in that a plurality of openings are formed on the side surface of the wind direction changing plate to communicate the internal space and the external space and to diffuse the deodorizing component of the deodorant. Air conditioning grill.