1. An air conditioner for a vehicle and including a heat exchanger for cooling, an air mix door, and a heat exchanger for heating arranged in an air conditioner casing in that order from an upstream fan side toward a downstream side and a rear vent outlet path and a foot outlet path branching out via an air mix chamber for mixing cold air and hot air,
wherein an air distribution amount adjustment blade for adjusting an amount of air distribution from the air mix chamber is provided in the rear vent outlet path,
a foot door a door opening degree of which is controlled according to a selected mode is provided in the foot outlet path, and
the air distribution amount adjustment blade is a blade in operative association with door openclose operation of the foot door and for limiting the amount of air distribution to the rear vent outlet path when the door opening degree of the foot door is large.
2. An air conditioner for a vehicle according to claim 1,
wherein the door opening degree of the foot door is adjusted by controlling turning of a door turning shaft with a door actuator provided with a foot door link interposed therebetween and
the air distribution amount adjustment blade uses the door turning shaft as a blade operating shaft and is integrally provided with the foot door.
3. An air conditioner for a vehicle according to claim 1,
wherein the rear vent outlet path is a path having a distributed air inlet disposed in a position where vertical upward air from the air mix chamber disposed in an upper position in the air conditioner casing into vertical forward air, the path extending from the distributed air inlet at an upper portion of the air conditioner casing toward a casing lower portion,
the air distribution amount adjustment blade is set in a position of the distributed air inlet in the rear vent outlet path,
the foot outlet path is a path having a distributed air inlet disposed in a position where vertical upward air from the air mix chamber disposed in the upper position in the air conditioner casing into lateral air, the path extending from the distributed air inlet at an upper side portion of the air conditioner casing toward the casing lower portion, and
the foot door is set in a position of the distributed air inlet in the foot outlet path.
4. An air conditioner for a vehicle according to claim 1,
wherein a front vent door is set in a front vent outlet open in a position on an extension line of a direction of the vertical upward air from the air mix chamber,
a defroster door is set in a defroster outlet open in a position where the vertical upward air from the air mix chamber is changed into vertical rearward air,
a temperature adjustment blade is set in a position facing the air distribution amount adjustment blade and below the defroster door, and
the air distribution amount adjustment blade is set below the front vent door.
5. An air conditioner for a vehicle according to claim 4,
wherein, when a vent mode in which the front vent door is fully open and the defroster door and the foot door are fully closed is selected, the temperature adjustment blade is set in such a blade position as to direct a flow of air from the air mix chamber toward the vent outlet and the air distribution amount adjustment blade is set in such a blade position as to fully open the distributed air inlet of the rear vent outlet path.
6. An air conditioner for a vehicle according to claim 4,
wherein, when a bi-level mode in which the front vent door and the foot door are half open and the defroster door is fully closed is selected, the temperature adjustment blade is set in such a blade position as to be orthogonal to the flow of air from the air mix chamber and the air distribution amount adjustment blade is set in such a blade position as to half open the distributed air inlet of the rear vent outlet path,
when a first defrosterfoot mode in which the front vent door is fully closed, the defroster door is slightly open, and the foot door is fully open is selected, the temperature adjustment blade is set in such a blade position as to direct the flow of air from the air mix chamber toward the defroster outlet and the air distribution amount adjustment blade is set in such a blade position as to limit the distributed air inlet of the rear vent outlet path to a minimum, and
when a second defrosterfoot mode in which the front vent door is fully closed, the defroster door is half open, and the foot door is half open is selected, the temperature adjustment blade is set in such a blade position as to direct the flow of air from the air mix chamber toward the defroster outlet and the air distribution amount adjustment blade is set in such a blade position as to half open the distributed air inlet of the rear vent outlet path.
7. An air conditioner for a vehicle according to claim 1,
wherein a door link mechanism for controlling operations of a plurality of doors in the air conditioner casing according to a selected outlet switching mode is collectively disposed, the door link mechanism has door levers for door shafts of the plurality of doors, respectively, a door link is coupled to each of the door levers by engagement of a pin in a cam groove,
a first mode for opening a first door and fully closing a second door out of the plurality of doors is provided as the outlet switching mode, and
a link retaining device is provided, between the first door link for the first door and the second door lever of the second door, to retain a link position so that the first door link does not move from a prescribed position when the first mode is selected and to cancel retention of the link position when another mode is selected.
8. An air conditioner for a vehicle according to claim 7,
wherein the link retaining device is a device that is in operative association with mode changing operation from the first mode to another mode and that cancels retention of the first door link while retracting to such a position as not to obstruct operation of the first door link.
9. An air conditioner for a vehicle according to claim 7,
wherein the door link mechanism is a mechanism interposed between the door actuator and the plurality of door shafts provided with the doors and includes a main link controlled by the door actuator to rotate to a rotation angle position corresponding to the selected mode, a plurality of door links each coupled to the main link by engagement of a pin in a cam groove, and the plurality of door levers provided with the door shafts, each of the door levers coupled to each of the door links by engagement of the pin in the cam groove,
the link retaining device includes a first link extension portion formed to extend from the first door link of the first door and a second lever stopper portion formed to extend from the second door lever of the second door, and
the second lever stopper portion retains the first link extension portion so that the first door link does not move in a door closing direction when the first mode is selected and cancels retention of the first door link while retracting in operative association with the mode changing operation from the first mode to another mode.
10. An air conditioner for a vehicle according to claim 7,
wherein the first door link for the first door is a vent door link for the vent door,
the second door lever for the second door is a foot door lever for the foot door
the link retaining device retains a link position so that the vent door link does not move from a prescribed position when the vent mode is selected and cancels retention of the link position when another mode is selected.
11. An air conditioner for a vehicle according to claim 10,
wherein the door link mechanism has, as a common structure, the main link turned about a main link shaft by the door actuator,
a vent door link mechanism in the door link mechanism includes the vent door link for turning about a vent door link shaft and a vent door lever for turning about a vent door shaft, the vent door link provided with a first pin and a second pin, the first pin engaged in a vent door link cam groove formed in the main link, and the second pin engaged in a vent door lever cam groove formed in the vent door lever,
a foot door link mechanism in the door link mechanism includes the foot door link for turning about a foot door link shaft and the foot door lever for turning about a foot door shaft, the foot door link provided with a first pin and a second pin, the first pin engaged in a foot door link cam groove formed in the main link, and the second pin engaged in the vent door lever cam groove formed in the foot door lever, and
the link retaining device includes a vent door link extension portion formed to extend from the vent door link and a foot lever stopper portion formed to extend from the foot door lever.
12. An air conditioner for a vehicle according to claim 10,
wherein, in the link retaining device, the foot lever stopper portion retains the vent door link extension portion so that the vent door link does not move in the door closing direction when the vent mode is selected,
the foot lever stopper portion cancels retention of the vent door link while retracting from the vent door link extension portion in operative association with a mode changing operation when the selected mode is changed from the vent mode to the bi-level mode, and
the foot lever stopper portion retracts farther from the vent door link extension portion in operative association with a mode changing operation when the selected mode is changed from the bi-level mode to the defrosterfoot mode.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. Printing machine, preferably a rotation printing machine with at least one guide roller (14), which is mounted between two side frames (7, 8). A printing substrate can be guided via the guide roller and at least one print roller can be placed on the guide roller. The printing machine has at least one blast air unit (2) that is arranged in the rotation direction of the guide roller (14) behind the print roller. The blast air unit (2) blows out blast air on the substrate that can be inserted into and removed from its working position. The blast air unit comprises inlet and outlet openings (29, 30) that can be connected to frame-fixed air inlets (10) and air vents (11) wherein the air inlets (10) and the air vents (11) andor the inlet and outlet openings (29, 30) are bordered by sealings (26, 28). The printing machine is
characterized in that
the blast air unit (2) can be moved during the insertion process in two directions that are independent of one another.
2. Printing machine according to claim 1,
characterized in that
the blast air unit (2) can firstly be moved during the insertion process in one direction in such a manner that the inlet opening (29) with the air inlet (10) and the outlet opening (30) with the air vent (11) each lie on the same alignment axes, and secondly in a second direction that runs parallel to the alignment axes.
3. Printing machine according to claim 2,
characterized in that
the blast air unit (2) can be moved in the second direction that runs parallel to the alignment axes via force application andor transfer means (15, 17, 18, 19).
4. Printing machine according to claim 3
characterized in that
the force provided by the said force application andor transfer means (15, 17, 18, 19) is fed into support means (21, 22, 23).
5. Printing machine according to claim 4,
characterized in that
the support means (21, 22, 23) are connected at least during the displacement of the blast air unit (2) in the second direction running parallel to the alignment axes to a component (24, 25) providing a counteracting force.
6. Printing machine according to claim 3,
characterized in that
the force application andor transfer means (15, 17, 18, 19) are supported on the blast air unit (2).
7. Printing machine according to claim 3,
characterized in that
the force application andor transfer means is a clamping lever (15, 17, 18, 19) andor a springy element.
8. Printing machine according to claim 3,
characterized in that
the support means comprise at least one bolt (21, 22) that is substantially aligned parallel to the alignment axes.
9. Printing machine according to claim 8,
characterized in that
the bolt (21, 22) is displaceably mounted on the blast air unit (2).
10. Printing machine according to claim 3,
characterized in that
a component providing the counteracting force is a centering piece (24) that is attached to a side frame (7, 8) andor a hook (25).
11. Printing machine according to claim 3,
characterized in that
the support means (21, 22) can be fixed after reaching the working position of the blast air unit (2).
12. Process for inserting a blast air unit (2) in its working position in a printing machine wherein the blast air unit (2) in its working position applies blast air on a printing substrate that is guided on a guide roller (14) and just printed and wherein the blast air unit (2) comprises inlet and outlet openings (29, 30) that are bordered
with sealings (28) and connected to frame-fixed air inlets and air vents (10, 11) that are also bordered with sealings (26). The process is
characterized in that
the blast air unit (2) is moved during the insertion process in two directions that are independent of one another.
13. Process according to claim 12,
characterized in that
the blast air unit (2) can firstly be moved during the insertion process in one direction in such a manner that the inlet opening (29) aligns with the air inlet (10) and the outlet opening (30) with the air vent (11) and that the blast air unit (2) is moved in a second direction that runs parallel to the alignment axes.