US 2011/0237176 A1Published application

Air conditioner register

AssigneeToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

InventorsMinoru SHIBATA, Naoki OMATSU, Kenji ASANO

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Abstract

An air conditioner register includes a downstream retainer portion, a barrel pivotally mounted in the downstream retainer portion to change the flow direction of air for air conditioning, and a pair of guide fins. First outer surfaces of the barrel extend along first inner surfaces of the downstream retainer portion. The barrel is supported pivotally about a pivot shaft extending in the direction perpendicular to a second inner surface of the downstream retainer portion. Each of the guide fins guides air for air conditioning into the opening of the barrel upstream in the airflow direction. Together with pivoting of the barrel from its neutral position, one of the guide fins is moved together with the barrel to a position between the barrel and a portion of the first inner surface of the downstream retainer portion from which the opening of the barrel upstream in the airflow direction becomes separated as the barrel pivots.

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Dependent claims

An air conditioner register comprising:

a tubular retainer functioning as a duct of air for air conditioning, the retainer having an inner surface and an opening downstream in an airflow direction;
a barrel that is pivotally mounted in the retainer and changes a flow direction of air for air conditioning by pivoting about a neutral position, the barrel having an outer surface opposed to the inner surface of the retainer, the barrel including an upstream opening and a downstream opening that are arranged at an upstream side and a downstream side in the airflow direction, respectively;
an outer outlet formed by the inner surface of the retainer and the outer surface of the barrel at the opening of the retainer;
and
a guide mechanism for guiding the air for air conditioning into the upstream opening of the barrel, wherein
when the barrel pivots in either direction from the neutral position, the upstream opening of the barrel becomes separated from one portion of the inner surface of the retainer and approaches another portion of the inner surface of the retainer, and
together with pivoting of the barrel from the neutral position, the guide mechanism is moved to a position between the barrel and a portion of the inner surface of the retainer from which the upstream opening of the barrel becomes separated as the barrel pivots.

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