Automotive air conditioner
US6044656A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H2001/00107
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automotive air conditioner comprises an offset blower for blowing an air, an evaporator is centrally disposed within a dashboard and receives the air from below, and a heater approximately horizontally disposed above the evaporator. The evaporator inclines downward along the direction of the air flow. A plurality of condensed water guide plates are provided under the evaporator so as to allow a condensed water smoothly flow on the surface of each guide plate and is discharged from the evaporator through a condensed water drain pipe.
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