Patent ID: 11951801
Assignee: VALEO JAPAN CO., LTD.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle air conditioning device hot water pipe holding structure, comprising:
a case, disposed inside a vehicle cabin separated from a forward compartment by a dash panel, in which an internal space is formed;
a heater core that is disposed in the internal space and warms air that flows into the internal space;
a hot water supply pipe that is provided in an exterior of the case and is configured to supply hot water to the heater core;
a hot water collecting pipe that is provided in an exterior of the case and collects hot water that has passed through an interior of the heater core; and
a holder member that holds the hot water supply pipe and the hot water collecting pipe,
wherein the holder member has a first holding portion that comes into contact with the hot water supply pipe and the hot water collecting pipe, a second holding portion that opposes the first holding portion, is provided across a gap, and comes into contact with the hot water supply pipe and the hot water collecting pipe, and a fastening portion that fastens the first holding portion and the second holding portion,
wherein the first holding portion has a first supply side holding portion that presents an approximate U-form following an outer peripheral face of the hot water supply pipe and holds the hot water supply pipe, and a first collection side holding portion that presents an approximate U-form following an outer peripheral face of the hot water collecting pipe and holds the hot water collecting pipe,
wherein the second holding portion has a second supply side holding portion that presents an approximate U-form following an outer peripheral face of the hot water supply pipe and holds the hot water supply pipe, and a second collection side holding portion that presents an approximate U-form following an outer peripheral face of the hot water collecting pipe and holds the hot water collecting pipe; and
wherein a first vibration restricting portion that restricts a transmission of vibration from the first holding portion to the case is provided between the case and the first holding portion, and a second vibration restricting portion that restricts a transmission of vibration from the second holding portion to the case is provided between the case and the second holding portion.