Patent ID: 11878569
Assignee: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An air circulator for a vehicle, the air circulator comprising:
a blower case;
a wheel/motor assembly mounted in an inlet of the blower case, and including a blower wheel and a blower motor;
a connection duct connected to an outlet of the blower case, and having a first path and a second path divided by a separation plate;
a filter mounted in the outlet of the blower case; and
an inlet door mounted in the blower case to selectively allow air to be blown into the first path and/or the second path;
wherein the first path is configured to allow the air to diffuse into an entire space of a passenger compartment, and the second path is configured to allow the air to be directly blown to occupants seated in seats of the vehicle,
wherein the connection duct has a plurality of diffusion outlets that communicate with the first path;
wherein the plurality of diffusion outlets include a first diffusion outlet disposed in a second end portion of the connection duct, and a pair of second diffusion outlets symmetrically disposed in both left and right sides of the connection duct; and
wherein the pair of second diffusion outlets extend in a longitudinal direction at least a majority of a length of the connection duct.