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Air conditioning apparatus for vehicle

US6352102B1 · kind B1 · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 6, 1997
Grant dateMar 5, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60H2001/00164
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

According to the present invention, in an air conditioning apparatus setting a double laminar mode in which inside air and outside air are blown while being partitioned, when the maximum heating state (including the high heating capacity close to the maximum heating operation) is set, a warm air bypass door for introducing warm air directly into a foot opening portion, without being mixed into cool air, functions as a movable partition member for partitioning an air passage at a downstream side of a heating heat exchanger, into an inside air passage and an outside air passage. In this way, it is possible to downsize the air conditioning unit.

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