US20140302770A1

US20140302770A1 - Air-conditioning vent vane switching structure

Info

Publication number: US20140302770A1
Application number: US14/093,009
Authority: US
Inventors: Mao-Li Song
Original assignee: Ningbo Runner Industrial Corp
Current assignee: Ningbo Runner Industrial Corp
Priority date: 2013-04-07
Filing date: 2013-11-28
Publication date: 2014-10-09
Also published as: CN203240723U

Abstract

An air-conditioning vent vane switching structure includes a vane switch installed between a connecting plate and a grating panel for driving a vane to rotate. The vane switch includes a push button slidably disposed on the grating panel, and a link rod coupled to the push button. An end of the link rod is rotatably coupled to the push button, and the other end of the link rod is fixed to the connecting plate. Compared with the prior art, the structure coupled to the push button and the link rod of the connecting plate is simply plugged into the corresponding hole to assemble the switching structure easily, so as to achieve the effects of simple assembling process, high production efficiency, simplified components and low production cost. The switching structure featuring a moderate operating force, a good hand feel, a labor-saving operation can meet the air-conditioning vent market requirements.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a component of a central air-conditioning system, and particularly to an air-conditioning vent vane switching structure.
2. Description of Related Art
As people's standard of living standard improves, central air-conditioning is used extensively. Outdoor hanging air-conditioning units are installed outdoors according to the required area of use, and air-conditioning terminals are installed in indoor rooms, such that air heated or cooled by the outdoor air-conditioning units can be transmitted into an air-conditioning vent of each room through a connecting pipeline and then passed out of the air-conditioning vent, so as to regulate the temperature, humidity and freshness of the air in the rooms to meet user requirements for comfort. In general, a conventional air-conditioning vent comprises a frame, a grating panel mounted onto an external surface of the frame, a plurality of installing holes formed on two opposite short side panels of the frame, a first connecting shaft disposed at a first end of the vane, and a second connecting shaft and a third connecting shaft disposed at a second end of the vane, wherein the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft are respectively and rotatably plugged and installed into the corresponding installing holes on the two short side panels; the third connecting shaft of the vane is plugged and installed in the corresponding plug hole of the connecting plate and moved together with the movement of the connecting plate; and a vane switch is installed between the grating panel and the connecting plate for driving the connecting plate to move, and the vane switch can be operated to drive the connecting plate to move and further drives the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft to rotate in the installing holes, so as to open or close the air-conditioning vent as disclosed in PRC Pat. No. CN201246856Y, entitled “A vane adjusting mechanism for wind gates”.
The conventional air-conditioning vent vane switching mechanism still has problems including the complicated structure, complicated assembling procedure, low assembling efficiency, large operation resistance, and uncomfortable hand feel.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention overcomes the aforementioned problems by providing an air-conditioning vent vane switching structure with a simple structure, an easy assembling process, and a labor-saving operation.
To achieve the aforementioned objective, the present invention provides an air-conditioning vent vane switching structure comprising a vane switch installed between a connecting plate and a grating panel for driving a vane to rotate, characterized in that the vane switch comprises a push button slidably installed on the grating panel, and a link rod coupled to the push button, and an end of the link rod is rotatably coupled to the push button, and the other end of the link rod is rotatably coupled to 11 the connecting plate.
Preferably, the grating panel includes a slide hole formed thereon, and the push button includes a push plate disposed on a surface of the grating panel and a connecting portion passing through the slide hole formed on an inner side of the grating panel, and the connecting portion includes a shaft hole formed thereon, and the link rod includes a shaft installed thereon and rotatably accommodated in the shaft hole.
To facilitate assembling the shaft into the shaft hole, and prevent the assembled link rod and push button from falling out or being separated by external forces, a groove is formed on the shaft to divide the shaft into a first portion and a second portion, and a wedge-shaped member is disposed separately on outer sidewalls of the first portion and the second portion.
To facilitate assembling the link rod with the connecting plate, a connecting hole is formed on the connecting plate, so that the protruding shaft is formed on the link rod and rotatably coupled into the connecting hole, and the protruding shaft includes a baffle disposed thereon for blocking an inner side of the connecting plate. With the foregoing secured structure, the link rod and the connecting plate will not fall out or be separated by external forces easily.
Compared with the prior art, the link rod coupled to the push button and the connecting plate of the present invention is simply plugged into the corresponding hole to assemble the switching structure easily, so as to achieve the effects of simple assembling process, high production efficiency, simplified components and low production cost. The switching structure featuring a moderate operating force, a good hand feel, a labor-saving operation can meet the air-conditioning vent market requirements.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an assembly in a using status in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an assembly of preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 3 is an exploded of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The technical characteristics and objectives of the present invention can be further understood by the following detailed description of preferred embodiments and related drawings.
Firstly, the air-conditioning vent structure used in the air-conditioning vent vane switching structure of this preferred embodiment is introduced as follows.
In FIGS. 1 to 3, the air-conditioning vent comprises the following elements:
A grating panel 1 includes a grating 11 formed thereon, and a slide hole 12 formed on the grating panel.
A frame 2 is installed on a wall and disposed on an inner side of the grating panel 1 to serve as a connecting base of parts including a grating panel, a vane and a driving plate, wherein the frame has a rectangular framework structure.
A plurality of vanes has both ends sequentially and rotatably coupled to two opposite lateral surfaces of the frame, wherein a connecting shaft 31 is disposed at an edge of the same ends of these vanes.
A connecting plate 4 is disposed at a position corresponding to the connecting shaft 31 and fixed to the connecting plate 4, and the connecting plate 4 further includes a connecting hole 41 formed thereon. In this preferred embodiment, a larger circular hole is formed at the center of the connecting hole, and two long holes are formed on both sides of the circular hole respectively.
With reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 for an air-conditioning vent vane switching structure of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the air-conditioning vent vane switching structure comprises the following elements:
A push button 5 includes a push plate 51 disposed on an external surface of the grating panel and a connecting portion 52 passing through the slide hole 12 formed on an inner side of the grating panel inner side, wherein the connecting portion has a shaft hole 53 formed thereon, and the whole push button structure of this preferred embodiment is integrally formed, and the push plate in the push button can be fixed to the connecting portion by any conventional connecting method.
A link rod 6 is provided for coupling the push button and the link rod. An end of the link rod has a shaft 61 received by the shaft hole 53, and the shaft 61 has a groove 62 formed thereon for separating the shaft into a first portion and a second portion, and a wedge-shaped member 63 is disposed separately on outer sidewalls of the first portion and the second portion. The other end of the link rod has a protruding shaft 64, and the protruding shaft 64 has two bar-shape baffles 65 disposed on two opposite sidewalls of the protruding shaft 64. In this preferred embodiment, the protruding shaft 64 and the baffle 65 are integrally formed.
In the assembling process, the shaft 61 and the protruding shaft 64 at both ends of the link rod together with the baffle 65 are plugged into the corresponding shaft hole 53 and connecting hole 41 to complete the assembling process of the switching structure. With the design of the groove 62, the first portion 611 and the second portion 612 as well as the wedge-shaped member for connecting the two can be compressed and deformed in a direction towards the groove, so that the shaft can be plugged into the shaft hole easily. After the plugging, the wedge-shaped member is elastically restored into the shaft hole, so that the link rod will not be separated from the push button by external forces easily. After the protruding shaft 64 and the baffle 65 are plugged into the connecting holes, the baffle 65 can be rotated to block the connecting plate, so as to achieve the effect of securely coupling the link rod and the connecting plate. In this preferred embodiment, the protruding shaft can be rotated with respect to the link rod, so that when the baffle 65 is rotated, the protruding shaft 64 is also rotated accordingly.
The operating principle of the air-conditioning vent vane switching structure is described as follows:
When it is necessary to open the vane for ventilation, the push plate on the grating panel is pushed, and the push plate drives the connecting portion to slide altogether in the slide groove, and an end of the link rod has a lengthwise displacement occurred during its rotation with respect to the shaft hole 53, so that the other end of the link rod pushes the connecting plate to move and drive the vane rotate in order to open or close the air-conditioning vent.
Obviously, the air-conditioning vent vane switching structure has the advantages of reduced components, simple structure, easy assembling process, high production efficiency, labor-saving operation and good hand feel.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. An air-conditioning vent vane switching structure, comprising a vane switch installed between a connecting plate and a grating panel for driving a vane to rotate, characterized in that the vane switch comprises a push button slidably installed on the grating panel, and a link rod coupled to the push button, and an end of the link rod is rotatably coupled to the push button, and the other end of the link rod is rotatably coupled to the connecting plate.

2. The air-conditioning vent vane switching structure of claim 1, wherein the grating panel includes a slide hole formed thereon, and the push button includes a push plate disposed on a surface of the grating panel and a connecting portion passing through the slide hole formed on an inner side of the grating panel, and the connecting portion includes a shaft hole formed thereon, and the link rod includes a shaft installed thereon and rotatably accommodated in the shaft hole.

3. The air-conditioning vent vane switching structure of claim 2, wherein the shaft has a groove formed thereon for separating the shaft into a first portion and a second portion, and a wedge-shaped member is disposed separately on outer sidewalls of the first portion and the second portion.

4. The air-conditioning vent vane switching structure of any one of claim 1, wherein the connecting plate includes a connecting hole formed thereon, and the link rod includes a protruding shaft disposed thereon and rotatably coupled into the connecting hole, and the protruding shaft includes a baffle disposed thereon for blocking an inner side of the connecting plate.

5. The air-conditioning vent vane switching structure of any one of claim 2, wherein the connecting plate includes a connecting hole formed thereon, and the link rod includes a protruding shaft disposed thereon and rotatably coupled into the connecting hole, and the protruding shaft includes a baffle disposed thereon for blocking an inner side of the connecting plate.

6. The air-conditioning vent vane switching structure of any one of claim 3, wherein the connecting plate includes a connecting hole formed thereon, and the link rod includes a protruding shaft disposed thereon and rotatably coupled into the connecting hole, and the protruding shaft includes a baffle disposed thereon for blocking an inner side of the connecting plate.