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Seal structure for vehicle air conditioner

US7377554B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateApr 12, 2005
Grant dateMay 27, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L23/02
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seal structure is provided for an air conditioning unit mounted inside a passenger compartment of a vehicle and connected with pipes, which extends to the passenger compartment from an engine cabin through a pipe penetration opening of an isolation member. The seal structure includes an annular-shape pipe coupling wall formed at a case of the air conditioning unit and arranged at an outer side of a connection unit of the pipes, a first packing unit sandwiched between the pipe coupling wall and the connection unit, and a second packing unit between the isolation member and a front end of the pipe coupling wall. The second packing unit is bonded to both the first packing unit and the pipe coupling wall.

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