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Vehicle air conditioner

US5975191A · kind A · utility

29Cited by
6References
17Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 1997
Grant dateNov 2, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60H2001/00942
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A dual type vehicle air conditioning system has a rear air conditioning system for rear seats and a front air conditioning system for front seats. The rear conditioning system has a rear conditioner unit defining a main air passage for directing inside air through an evaporator and a condenser in sequence. The rear conditioner unit further has a bypass air passage for introducing the inside air to the condenser, bypassing the evaporator, and an exhaust air passage for directing the inside air from the evaporator to the outside of the vehicle.

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