Air conditioning apparatus for vehicle
US5992506A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H2001/00107
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle has a first side opening portion and a second side opening portion for blowing air toward right and left sides of a passenger compartment. A cool air passage and a warm air passage are provided adjacently to extend in a vehicle width direction, and the first and second side opening portions are arranged to be perpendicular to the vehicle width direction. A three-way branch duct is attached to the air conditioning apparatus in such a manner that air introduced into the first side opening portion is blown toward a right side of the passenger compartment and air introduced into the second side opening portion is blown toward a left side of the passenger compartment. Thus, a temperature difference between air blown from the right side and air blown from the left side of the passenger compartment can be reduced.
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