Patent ID: 7845391
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
1. An air-conditioning unit for use in a vehicle, said air-conditioning unit comprising: a main cover including: a blower for causing air to be drawn in from said air inlet and for causing air to be blown out from said air outlet; an evaporator for cooling air moved within said duct by said blower; a heater core for heating air moved within said duct by said blower; a plurality of guide rails projecting from an inner wall of said main cover toward said heater core; a damper housed within said main cover; and an opening adapted to be opened and closed by said damper, wherein said damper is rotatably fitted to said inner wall of said main cover by a hinge including a convex part projecting from said inner wall of said main cover toward said damper, said damper having a concave part configured to receive said convex part, wherein said plurality of guide rails are configured to guide said heater core toward said evaporator through said opening during a motion of said heater core relative to said evaporator, and wherein said damper is configured to be separated from said main cover so as to reduce a rigidity of said air-conditioning unit.