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Air conditioning apparatus for automobile

US5301515A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
3References
17Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 29, 1993
Grant dateApr 12, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 29, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60H2001/00961
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air conditioning apparatus suitable for an electric car without a hot water source, while preventing the windshield from fogging up when switching from a cooling or dehumidifying operation to a heating operation. Upon the commencement of a heating operation following the end of a preceding cooling or dehumidifying operation lasting for a period longer than a predetermined value, a switching damper 104 is forced to move to the outside air inlet position 104A, when it is determined that a predetermined first time has not elapsed from the end of the last cooling or dehumidifying operation, and a predetermined second time has not elapsed from the commencement of the first heating operation following the end of the last cooling or dehumidifying operation.

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