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Vehicle air conditioning apparatus

US6120370A · kind A · utility

37Cited by
3References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 17, 1999
Grant dateSep 19, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60H2001/00242
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle air conditioning apparatus, provided in a vehicle where plural rows of seats are arrayed in the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle, comprises a cooler duct for guiding cool air from a cooler unit of an air conditioning unit to a portion above and between a first rear seat positioned on a second row of seats from a vehicle front and a second rear seat positioned behind the first rear seat. The cooler duct has a first outlet for ejecting cool air to the first rear seat side and a second outlet for ejecting cool air to the second rear seat side, and the first outlet is arranged in a position away from a seated portion of the first rear seat.

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