Patent Publication Number: US-11046145-B2

Title: Air conditioning damper, and air conditioning device for vehicle

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to an air conditioning damper and an air conditioning device for a vehicle. 
     Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-238612, filed on Dec. 8, 2016, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     A vehicular air conditioning device has an air conditioning damper such as an air mix damper, a differential/face damper, and a foot damper and a casing accommodating the air conditioning damper. 
     It is known in the related art is that air flow into a gap formed when an air conditioning damper is minutely opened results in a vortex street leading to a harsh high frequency sound (sometimes it sounds like “whiz”). Patent Document 1 discloses an example of techniques for limiting such high frequency sounds. 
     Disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a vehicular air conditioning device including a plurality of projecting portions and an elastic insulator. The projecting portions are provided on a surface of the distal end portion of an air mix damper and have gently tapered side surfaces. The elastic insulator is affixed to the plurality of projecting portions and surfaces of the distal end portions. 
     In the vehicular air conditioning device, a gap extending in an air flow direction is formed between the elastic insulator and the side surface of the projecting portion. The vehicular air conditioning device is not preferable because air leaks from the gap. 
     The side surfaces of the plurality of projecting portions are given the tapered shape of gentle inclination so that the elastic insulator can be easily affixed to the side surfaces of the projecting portions. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent No. 5863303 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     It is preferable that the side surfaces of the projecting portions have a tapered shape of steep, rather than gentle, inclination for enhancement of the effect of high frequency sound suppression. 
     As for the vehicular air conditioning device disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is difficult to give a tapered shape of steep inclination to the side surfaces of the projecting portions from the viewpoint of air leakage suppression for the reasons described above. 
     Besides, a temporal change may result in a gap between the elastic insulator and the side surface of the projecting portion even in a case where the side surfaces of the projecting portions have a tapered shape of gentle inclination. 
     Further, the shape of protrusion that is transferred to the surface of the elastic insulator provided on the projecting portion becomes quite small once an elastic insulator having a small compression reaction force is applied to the vehicular air conditioning device disclosed in Patent Document 1. Then, it may be difficult to obtain a sufficient high frequency sound reduction effect. 
     An object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioning damper and an air conditioning device for a vehicle allowing enhancement of the effect of high frequency sound reduction. 
     Solution to Problem 
     In order to solve the above problems, an air conditioning damper according to an aspect of the present invention, which performs closing and opening on a flow path, includes a damper main body provided in a casing in a pivotable state and having a distal end portion abutting against an inner surface of the casing. The distal end portion of the damper main body has a base material including a surface facing the inner surface of the casing in a state where the flow path is closed, a plurality of protruding portions arranged with respect to a width direction of the damper main body so as to protrude from the surface of the base material, the protruding portion including an upper surface, a pair of side surfaces provided in the width direction of the damper main body and provided between the upper surface and the surface of the base material, and a front surface and a back surface disposed in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the width direction of the damper main body, an elastic insulator provided so as to conform to shapes of the surface of the base material and the plurality of protruding portions and abutting against the inner surface of the casing, and a cover portion provided on the front surface sides or the back surface sides of the plurality of protruding portions and extending in the width direction of the damper main body beyond the side surface of the protruding portion. 
     According to the present invention, the cover portion provided on the front surface sides or the back surface sides of the plurality of protruding portions and extending in the width direction of the damper main body beyond the side surface of the protruding portion is provided, and thus an inlet or an outlet of a gap and a part of the cover portion are capable of facing each other when the gap (gap formed in the early stage in which the elastic insulator is affixed to the protruding portion and the base material and gap formed as a result of peeling attributable to a temporal change that the elastic insulator undergoes) is formed between the elastic insulator and the surface of the base material and the side surface of the protruding portion and it is possible to limit air leakage in the orthogonal direction. 
     As a result, a tapered shape of steep inclination can be given to the side surfaces of the plurality of protruding portions, and thus the effect of high frequency sound reduction can be enhanced with air leakage limited. 
     By the tapered shape of steep inclination being given to the side surfaces of the plurality of protruding portions, the effect of high frequency sound reduction can be enhanced even in a case where the elastic insulator that has a small compression reaction force is used. 
     In the air conditioning damper according to an aspect of the present invention, a height of a highest part as one of heights of the cover portion with reference to the surface of the base material may be equal to a height of the upper surface of the protruding portion. 
     By the height, which exceeds the other heights of the cover portion with reference to the surface of the base material, being equal to the height of the upper surface of the protruding portion as described above, it is possible to limit the cover portion acting as a hindrance when the distal end portion of the damper main body abuts against the inner surface of the casing. 
     In the air conditioning damper according to an aspect of the present invention, the cover portion may include a pair of side surfaces provided with respect to the width direction of the damper main body and the pair of side surfaces of the cover portion may be more gently inclined than the pair of side surfaces of the protruding portion. 
     By the pair of side surfaces of the cover portion being inclined surfaces more gently inclined than the pair of side surfaces of the protruding portion as described above, the entire inlet or outlet of the gap formed between the elastic insulator and the surface of the base material and the side surface of the protruding portion and a pair of extending portions of the cover portion are capable of facing each other. As a result, it is possible to limit air leakage in the orthogonal direction. 
     In the air conditioning damper according to an aspect of the present invention, the pair of side surfaces of the protruding portion and the surface of the base material may form an angle of 90°. 
     By the angle formed by the surface of the base material and the pair of side surfaces of the protruding portion being 90° as described above, it is possible to maximize the effect of high frequency sound reduction. 
     In the air conditioning damper according to an aspect of the present invention, the protruding portion may include a plurality of projecting portions arranged in the orthogonal direction in a mutually separated state. 
     With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the amount of use of the material that constitutes the damper main body and it is possible to reduce the weight of the air conditioning damper. 
     In the air conditioning damper according to an aspect of the present invention, a thickness of the elastic insulator may exceed a value of a height of the protruding portion. 
     By the thickness of the elastic insulator exceeding the value of the height of the protruding portion as described above, it is possible to form a plurality of protruding portions including nothing but the elastic insulator at the part of the elastic insulator that is positioned above the upper surfaces of the plurality of protruding portions. As a result, a minute flow path opening can be controlled by means of the elastic deformation of the elastic insulator and without an increase in the operation force at a time of pivoting of the damper main body. 
     A vehicular air conditioning device according to an aspect of the present invention may include the air conditioning damper, a casing accommodating the air conditioning damper, and an evaporator provided in a front stage of the air conditioning damper in a state of being accommodated in the casing and exchanging heat with air. 
     The vehicular air conditioning device configured as described above has the air conditioning damper described above, and thus the effect of high frequency sound reduction can be enhanced. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     According to the present invention, the effect of high frequency sound reduction can be enhanced. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a schematic configuration of a vehicular air conditioning device according to an embodiment of the present invention and schematically showing a state where a heating flow path is fully open by an air mix damper. 
         FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view of the distal end portion and a first seal portion of the damper main body that is shown in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the air mix damper that is shown in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective view of a structure in which an elastic insulator has been removed from the air mix damper that is shown in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 5  is an E view of the distal end portion of the damper main body that is shown in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 6  is a plan view of the air mix damper that is shown in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 7  is an F view of the cover portion that is shown in  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 8  is a plan view showing another example of the mix damper. 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram showing a modification example of the cover portion. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings. 
     Embodiment 
     A vehicular air conditioning device  10  of the present embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 1 . In  FIG. 1 , A indicates the direction in which an air mix damper  20  pivots (hereinafter, referred to as “A direction”), B indicates the direction in which a differential/face damper  23  pivots (hereinafter, referred to as “B direction”), C indicates the direction in which a foot damper  26  pivots (hereinafter, referred to as “C direction”), and the Z direction is a vertical direction. In  FIG. 1 , a heating ventilation and air conditioning unit (HVAC unit) is shown as an example of the vehicular air conditioning device  10 . In the present embodiment, a case where the present invention is applied to the air mix damper  20  will be described as an example. 
     The vehicular air conditioning device  10  of the present embodiment has a casing  12 , an evaporator  14 , a heater  16 , a first seal portion  17 , a second seal portion  18 , rotary shafts  19 ,  22 , and  25 , the air mix damper  20  as an air conditioning damper, the differential/face damper  23 , and the foot damper  26 . 
     The casing  12  accommodates the evaporator  14 , the heater  16 , the first seal portion  17 , the second seal portion  18 , the rotary shafts  19 ,  22 , and  25 , the air mix damper  20 , the differential/face damper  23 , and the foot damper  26 . Partitioned inside the casing  12  are an air flow path  35 , a bypass flow path  36 , a heating flow path  37 , an air mix region  39 , a face blowout flow path  41 , a foot blowout flow path  43 , and a differential blowout flow path  44 . 
     The air flow path  35  is disposed on the inlet side of the casing  12 . The air flow path  35  is a flow path guiding the air that is blown from a blower unit (not shown) to the evaporator  14 , and the air flows through the air flow path  35  after heat exchange at the evaporator  14 . The air flow path  35  branches into the bypass flow path  36  and the heating flow path  37  on the downstream side of the air flow path  35 . 
     The downstream sides of the bypass flow path  36  and the heating flow path  37  are in communication with the air mix region  39 . The air that flows through the bypass flow path  36  flows to the air mix region  39  without passing through the heater  16 . The air that flows through the heating flow path  37  flows to the air mix region  39  after being heated by the heater  16 . 
     In the air mix region  39 , a desired air temperature is reached by the air that has bypassed the heater  16  and the air that has been heated by the heater  16  being mixed with each other. 
     The downstream side of the air mix region  39  is in communication with the face blowout flow path  41 , the foot blowout flow path  43 , and the differential blowout flow path  44 . 
     The face blowout flow path  41  supplies cold air or warm air to a face blowout port (not shown) provided in a vehicle. 
     The foot blowout flow path  43  supplies cold air or warm air to a foot blowout port (not shown) provided in the vehicle. The differential blowout flow path  44  supplies cold air or warm air to a differential blowout port (not shown) provided in the vehicle. 
     A resinous unit case or the like can be used as the casing  12  configured as described above. 
     The air flow path  35  in the casing  12  is provided with the evaporator  14 . A refrigerant flows in the evaporator  14 . The evaporator  14  causes the air that is supplied from the left side of  FIG. 1  and the refrigerant to exchange heat with each other. As a result, the evaporator  14  reduces the temperature of the air and generates cold air. 
     The heating flow path  37  is provided with the heater  16 . Warm water flows in the heater  16 . The heater  16  causes the air that passes through the heater  16  and the warm water to exchange heat with each other. As a result, the heater  16  heats the air. 
     The first and second seal portions  17  and  18  are accommodated in the casing  12  that is positioned between the evaporator  14  and the heater  16 . The first seal portion  17  is provided on the inner surface of the upper portion of the casing  12 . The second seal portion  18  is provided on the inner surface of the lower portion of the casing  12 . 
     In a case where the heating flow path  37  is fully opened, one surface side of a distal end portion  46 A of a damper main body  46  constituting the air mix damper  20  abuts against the first seal portion  17 . In a case where the heating flow path  37  is fully closed, the other surface side of the distal end portion  46 A of the damper main body  46  constituting the air mix damper  20  abuts against the second seal portion  18 . 
     The configuration of the first seal portion  17  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 2 to 4 . In  FIG. 2 , the same component parts as those of the structure shown in  FIG. 1  are denoted by the same reference numerals. In  FIG. 3 , the X direction is the width direction of the damper main body  46  and the Y direction is the orthogonal direction that is orthogonal to the X direction. In  FIG. 3 , the same component parts as those of the structures shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2  are denoted by the same reference numerals. In  FIG. 4 , the same component parts as those of the structures shown in  FIGS. 1 to 3  are denoted by the same reference numerals. 
     The first seal portion  17  has an insertion projection portion  17 A. The insertion projection portion  17 A protrudes to a surface  51   a  side of a base material  51  constituting the damper main body  46 . The insertion projection portion  17 A is shaped so as to be insertable into a recess portion  53 A of a protruding portion  53  (described later) across an elastic insulator  55 . 
     By providing the first seal portion  17  configured as described above, it is possible to enhance wind shielding properties when the surface  51   a  side of the base material  51  constituting the damper main body  46  abuts against the first seal portion  17 . 
     The rotary shaft  19  is provided in the casing  12 . The rotary shaft  19  is disposed between the bypass flow path  36  and the heating flow path  37 . The rotary shaft  19  supports the air mix damper  20  in a state of being pivotable in the A direction. 
     Next, the air mix damper  20  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 7 . In  FIG. 5 , H 1  indicates the height of the protruding portion  53  (a projecting portion  61 ) with reference to the surface  51   a  of the base material  51  (hereinafter, referred to as “height H 1 ”) and M indicates the thickness of the elastic insulator  55  (hereinafter, referred to as “thickness M”). In  FIG. 7 , H 2  indicates the height of a cover portion  54  with reference to the surface  51   a  of the base material  51  (hereinafter, referred to as “height H 2 ”). In  FIGS. 5 to 7 , the same component parts as those of the structures shown in  FIGS. 1 to 4  are denoted by the same reference numerals. 
     The air mix damper  20  is accommodated in the casing  12 . The air mix damper  20  is supported by the rotary shaft  19  in a state of being pivotable in the A direction. 
     The air mix damper  20  has the damper main body  46  and a sub damper  47 . The damper main body  46  has the base material  51 , the protruding portion  53 , the cover portion  54 , the elastic insulator  55 , and an elastic insulator  56 . The damper main body  46  has the distal end portion  46 A abutting against the first and second seal portions  17  and  18 . The base material  51 , the protruding portion  53 , the cover portion  54 , and the elastic insulators  55  and  56  constitute the distal end portion  46 A. 
     The base material  51  is a rectangular plate-shaped member extending in the X direction and the Y direction. The base material  51  has the surface  51   a  and the other surface  51   b . The surface  51   a  is on the side that faces the first seal portion  17 . The elastic insulator  55  is affixed to the surface  51   a . The other surface  51   b  disposed on the side that is opposite to the surface  51   a . The elastic insulator  56  is affixed to the other surface  51   b.    
     A plurality of the protruding portions  53  are arranged with respect to the X direction so as to protrude from the surface  51   a  of the base material  51 . The protruding portion  53  includes a plurality of (two in the case of the present embodiment as an example) the projecting portions  61  arranged in the Y direction in a mutually separated state and the recess portion  53 A disposed between the plurality of projecting portions  61 . 
     By the plurality of projecting portions  61  arranged in the Y direction in a mutually separated state constituting the protruding portion  53  as described above, it is possible to reduce the amount of use of the material that constitutes the damper main body  46  and it is possible to reduce the weight of the air mix damper  20 . 
     The projecting portion  61  protrudes from the surface  51   a  of the base material  51 . The projecting portion  61  has an upper surface  61   a , a pair of side surfaces  61   b , a front surface  61   c , and a back surface  61   d.    
     The upper surface  61   a  is a flat surface. The upper surface  61   a  constitutes an upper surface  53   a  of the protruding portion  53 . 
     The pair of side surfaces  61   b  is disposed between the upper surface  61   a  and the surface  51   a  of the base material  51 . The pair of side surfaces  61   b  is disposed in the X direction. The pair of side surfaces  61   b  constitutes a pair of side surfaces  53   b  of the protruding portion  53 . The elastic insulator  55  is affixed to the upper surfaces  61   a  and the pair of side surfaces  61   b  of the plurality of projecting portions  61 . 
     The front surface  61   c  and the back surface  61   d  are disposed in the Y direction. The front surface  61   c  is on the side where air flows in after passage through the evaporator  14 . The back surface  61   d  is disposed on the side that is opposite to the front surface  61   c.    
     The front surface  61   c  of the projecting portion  61  that is disposed in the foremost row (first row in the case of the present embodiment) among the plurality of projecting portions  61  constitutes a front surface  53   c  of the protruding portion  53 . The back surface  61   d  of the projecting portion  61  that is disposed in the rearmost row (second row in the case of the present embodiment) among the plurality of projecting portions  61  constitutes a back surface  53   d  of the protruding portion  53 . 
     It is preferable that an angle θ 1  formed by the surface  51   a  of the base material  51  and the pair of side surfaces  53   b  of the protruding portion  53  configured as described above is, for example, 90°. By the angle θ 1  formed by the surface  51   a  of the base material  51  and the pair of side surfaces  53   b  of the protruding portion  53  being 90° as described above, it is possible to maximize the effect of high frequency sound reduction. 
     Although it is preferable that the angle θ 1  is as close as possible to 90°, it is possible to enhance the effect of high frequency sound reduction insofar as the pair of side surfaces  53   b  is more steeply inclined than in the related art. 
     The recess portion  53 A is partitioned between the two projecting portions  61  arranged in the Y direction. The recess portion  53 A has a shape that allows insertion of the insertion projection portion  17 A shown in  FIG. 2 . 
     The cover portion  54  is provided on each of the back surface  53   d  sides of the plurality of protruding portions  53  such that a part of the cover portion  54  faces the back surface  53   d  of the protruding portion  53 . The cover portion  54  protrudes from the surface  51   a  of the base material  51  and extends in the X direction beyond the side surface  53   b  of the protruding portion  53 . 
     The cover portion  54  has a pair of extending portions  54 A extending in the X direction beyond the side surfaces  53   b  of the protruding portion  53 . The pair of extending portions  54 A is provided at positions capable of facing the entire outlet of a gap when the gap (hereinafter, referred to as “gap G”) extending in the Y direction is formed between the elastic insulator  55  and the side surface  53   b  of the protruding portion  53  and the surface  51   a  of the base material  51  (gap formed in the early stage in which the elastic insulator  55  is affixed to the protruding portion  53  and gap formed after the elapse of a long time from affixing of the elastic insulator  55  to the protruding portion  53 ). 
     In a case where the cover portion  54  has a trapezoidal shape in an F view, the shape of the extending portion  54 A can be, for example, triangular (see  FIG. 7 ). Although a case exemplifying a case where the extending portion MA has a triangular shape is exemplified as an example in  FIG. 7 , the shape of the extending portion MA is not limited to the triangular shape and may be any shape insofar as it is possible to face the entire gap G in the Y direction. 
     The cover portion  54  has an upper surface  54   a  and a pair of side surfaces  54   b  provided on the pair of extending portions  54 A. The upper surface  54   a  is flat. The pair of side surfaces  54   b  is disposed in the X direction. The pair of side surfaces  54   b  is inclined surfaces more gently inclined than the pair of side surfaces  53   b  of the protruding portion  53 . 
     By the pair of side surfaces  54   b  of the cover portion  54  being inclined surfaces more gently inclined than the pair of side surfaces  53   b  of the protruding portion  53  as described above, the entire outlet side of the gap G formed between the elastic insulator  55  and the surface  51   a  of the base material  51  and the side surface  53   b  of the protruding portion  53  and the pair of extending portions  54 A of the cover portion  54  are capable of facing each other. As a result, it is possible to limit air leakage in the Y direction. 
     The height H 2  of the highest part, which is one of the heights of the cover portion  54  with reference to the surface  51   a  of the base material  51 , may be equal to the height of the upper surface of the protruding portion. 
     By the height H 2 , which exceeds the other heights of the cover portion  54  with reference to the surface  51   a  of the base material  51 , being equal to the height H 1  of the upper surface  53   a  of the protruding portion  53  as described above, it is possible to limit the cover portion  54  acting as a hindrance when the distal end portion  46 A of the damper main body  46  abuts against the inner surface of the casing  12  via the first seal portion  17 . 
     The elastic insulator  55  is affixed to the surface  51   a  of the base material  51  and the upper surfaces  53   a  and the side surfaces  53   b  of the plurality of protruding portions  53  so as to conform to the shapes of the surface  51   a  of the base material  51  and the upper surfaces  53   a  and the side surfaces  53   b  of the plurality of protruding portions  53 . 
     The cover portion  54  is not provided with the elastic insulator  55 . In other words, the cover portion  54  is exposed from the elastic insulator  55 . The elastic insulator  55  is a member abutting against the first seal portion  17 . 
     The thickness M of the elastic insulator  55  may exceed, for example, the value of the height H 1  of the protruding portion  53 . 
     By the thickness M of the elastic insulator  55  exceeding the value of the height of the protruding portion  53  as described above, it is possible to form a plurality of protruding portions including nothing but the elastic insulator  55  at the part of the elastic insulator  55  that is positioned above the upper surfaces  53   a  of the plurality of protruding portions  53 . As a result, a minute flow path opening can be controlled by means of the elastic deformation of the elastic insulator  55  and without an increase in the operation force at a time of pivoting of the damper main body  46 . 
     An elastic insulator having a small compression reaction force or the like may be used as the elastic insulator  55 . Examples of the material of the elastic insulator  55  include an EPDM foam and a polyurethane foam. 
     The elastic insulator  56  is affixed to the other surface  51   b  of the base material  51 . The elastic insulator  56  is a member abutting against the second seal portion  18 . An elastic insulator identical to the elastic insulator  55  or the like can be used as the elastic insulator  56 . 
     In the air mix damper  20  configured as described above, the range of temperature fluctuation becomes extremely wide with respect to a slight rotation angle of the air mix damper  20  near the maximum heating position. Accordingly, subtle opening degree adjustment is required for the air mix damper  20 . Air flows into the gap G described above when the air mix damper  20  is controlled to a minute opening degree position of slight opening from the maximum heating position. 
     The rotary shaft  22  is provided in the casing  12  that is positioned between the face blowout flow path  41  and the differential blowout flow path  44 . The rotary shaft  22  supports the differential/face damper  23  in a state where the differential/face damper  23  is pivotable in the C direction. 
     The differential/face damper  23  pivots between the position at which the face blowout flow path  41  is fully closed and the position at which the differential blowout flow path  44  is fully closed. 
     The rotary shaft  25  is provided in the casing  12  that is positioned between the air mix region  39  and the foot blowout flow path  43 . The rotary shaft  25  supports the foot damper  26  in a state where the foot damper  26  is pivotable in the B direction. 
     The foot damper  26  pivots between the position at which the flow path communicating with the face blowout flow path  41  and the differential blowout flow path  44  is fully closed and the position at which the foot blowout flow path  43  is fully closed. 
     In this configuration, the mode in which temperature-controlled air is blown out into a vehicle cabin is switchable between five blowout modes as a result of opening and closing of the differential/face damper  23  and the foot damper  26  described above. The five blowout modes are a face mode of blowout from the face blowout flow path  41 , a bi-level mode of blowout from the face blowout flow path  41  and the foot blowout flow path  43 , a foot mode of blowout from the foot blowout flow path  43 , a differential/foot mode of blowout from the foot blowout flow path  43  and the differential blowout flow path  44 , and a differential mode of blowout from the differential blowout flow path  44 . 
     In the vehicular air conditioning device  10  configured as described above, the air flow that has been sent into the air flow path  35  exchanges heat with the refrigerant in the process of passing through the evaporator  14  and is cooled. The cooled air is divided into the bypass flow path  36  side and the heating flow path  37  in accordance with the flow rate ratio that is adjusted by the air mix damper  20 . The air that has been circulated to the heating flow path  37  side is heated as a result of heat exchange with the warm water in the heater  16  during passage through the heater  16 . 
     In the air mix region  39  disposed downstream of the air mix damper  20 , the air is mixed with the cold air that has bypassed the heater  16 . As a result, the temperature of the air is adjusted to a set temperature and the air becomes the temperature-controlled air. 
     The temperature-controlled air is selectively blown out into the vehicle cabin from at least one of the face blowout flow path  41 , the foot blowout flow path  43 , and the differential blowout flow path  44  in accordance with the blowout mode such as the face mode, the foot mode, the differential mode, the differential foot mode, and the bi-level mode, which is switched as a result of opening and closing of the differential/face damper  23  and the foot damper  26  for blowout mode switching. In this manner, the temperature-controlled air is used for air conditioning in the vehicle cabin. 
     The vehicular air conditioning device  10  according to the present embodiment has the cover portion  54  provided on the front surface  53   c  sides or the back surface  53   d  sides of the plurality of protruding portions  53  and extending in the X direction beyond the side surface  53   b  of the protruding portion  53 . Accordingly, the outlet of the gap G and a part (the extending portion  54 A) of the cover portion  54  are capable of facing each other when the gap G (gap G formed in the early stage in which the elastic insulator  55  is affixed to the protruding portion  53  and the base material  51  and gap G formed as a result of peeling attributable to a temporal change that the elastic insulator  55  undergoes) is formed between the elastic insulator  55  and the surface  51   a  of the base material  51  and the side surface  53   b  of the protruding portion  53  and it is possible to limit air leakage in the Y direction. 
     As a result, a tapered shape of steep inclination can be given to the side surfaces  53   b  of the plurality of protruding portions  53 , and thus the effect of high frequency sound reduction can be enhanced with air leakage limited. 
     By the tapered shape of steep inclination being given to the side surfaces  53   b  of the plurality of protruding portions  53 , the effect of high frequency sound reduction can be enhanced even in a case where the elastic insulator  55  that has a small compression reaction force is used. 
     In the present embodiment, the air mix damper  20  has been described as an example of the air conditioning damper of the present embodiment. Alternatively, the differential/face damper  23  and the foot damper  26  as air conditioning dampers may be provided with a plurality of the cover portions  54 . Also in this case, effects similar to those of the air mix damper  20  described in the present embodiment can be obtained. 
     In the present embodiment, a case where the cover portion  54  is provided on the back surface  53   d  sides of the plurality of the protruding portions  53  has been described as an example. Alternatively, the cover portion  54  may be provided on the front surface  53   c  sides of the plurality of the protruding portions  53  as shown in  FIG. 8 . In this case, it is possible to cause the cover portion  54  and the inlet of the gap G to face each other, and thus effects similar to those of the air conditioning damper of the present embodiment can be obtained. 
     In  FIG. 8 , the same component parts as those of the structure shown in  FIG. 6  are denoted by the same reference numerals. 
     A cover portion  70  according to a modification example of the present embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 9 . In  FIG. 9 , the same component parts as those of the structure shown in  FIG. 5  are denoted by the same reference numerals. The elastic insulator  55  is not shown in  FIG. 9 . 
     The cover portion  70  is a plate-shaped member facing the plurality of protruding portions  53 . The cover portion  70  has an extending portion  70 A disposed between the adjacent protruding portions  53  arranged in the X direction. The extending portion  70 A is rectangular. 
     By providing the cover portion  70  configured as described above, it is possible to obtain effects similar to those of the cover portion  54  described above. 
     Although a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     The present invention is applicable to air conditioning dampers and vehicular air conditioning devices. 
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               10  Vehicular air conditioning device 
               12  Casing 
               14  Evaporator 
               16  Heater 
               17  First seal portion 
               17 A Insertion projection portion 
               18  Second seal portion 
               19 ,  22 ,  25  Rotary shaft 
               20  Air mix damper 
               23  Differential/face damper 
               26  Foot damper 
               35  Air flow path 
               36  Bypass flow path 
               37  Heating flow path 
               39  Air mix region 
               41  Face blowout flow path 
               43  Foot blowout flow path 
               44  Differential blowout flow path 
               46  Damper main body 
               46 A Distal end portion 
               47  Sub damper 
               51  Base material 
               51   a  Surface 
               51   b  The other surface 
               53  Protruding portion 
               53   a ,  54   a ,  61   a  Upper surface 
               53 A Recess portion 
               53   b ,  54   b ,  61   b  Side surface 
               53   c ,  61   c  Front surface 
               53   d ,  61   d  Back surface 
               54 ,  70  Cover portion 
               54 A,  70 A Extending portion 
               55 ,  56  Elastic insulator 
               61  Projecting portion 
             A to C Direction 
             H 1 , H 2  Height 
             M Thickness 
             θ 1  Angle