Ventilation duct apparatus for air conditioning and a ventilation system for air conditioning using the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorMan Ju Oh
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Abstract
A ventilation duct apparatus for air conditioning and a ventilation system for air conditioning using the ventilation duct apparatus. In the ventilation duct apparatus, adjustment of a ventilation direction of conditioned air is automated. The ventilation duct apparatus secures the degree of freedom of an external design, since components for adjusting the ventilation direction are provided inside a duct. Not only a function of circulating conditioned air but also a function of diffusing conditioned air is capable of being selectively performed so that a passenger's satisfaction with an interior space air conditioning is increased.
Claims21
A ventilation duct apparatus for air conditioning, the ventilation duct apparatus comprising:
- a duct comprising an inlet port to which conditioned air from an air conditioner is supplied and an outlet port to which the conditioned air is discharged;
- a first direction switching unit comprising a first driving part and at least one first flap, the at least one first flap being mounted inside the duct and configured to be tilted in a side direction, wherein a tilting position of the at least one first flap is switched by the first driving part, thereby switching a flow direction of the conditioned air into the side direction;
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- a second direction switching unit comprising a second driving part and at least one second flap, the at least one second flap being provided on either an upper side or a lower side of the at least one first flap or on both the upper side and the lower side of the at least one first flap, the at least one second flap further configured to be curvedly modified by the second driving part, thereby switching the flow direction of the conditioned air into a vertical direction.
A ventilation system for air conditioning, the ventilation system comprising:
- a ventilation duct configured to be rotated in a vertical direction by a duct driving part, wherein the ventilation duct includes:
- an inlet port to which conditioned air is supplied and an outlet port to which the conditioned air is discharged,
- a first direction switching unit including a first flap that is configured to be tilted in a side direction according to an operation of a first driving part and to switch a flow direction of the conditioned air into the side direction, and
- a second direction switching unit provided on either an upper side or a lower side of the first flap or on both the upper and lower sides of the first flap and configured to switch the flow direction of the conditioned air into the vertical direction by being curvedly modified according to an operation of a second driving part;
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- a diffusing duct provided to match with the outlet port of the ventilation duct when the ventilation duct is moved downward, the diffusing duct configured to switch a flow direction of the conditioned air discharged through the outlet port p of the ventilation duct and to discharge the conditioned air into a direction where the conditioned air is diffused.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.