Patent ID: 7422050
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
1. An air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a case; a blower unit disposed in the case and having an air discharge port through which air is discharged; a first heat exchanger disposed in the case; a second heat exchanger disposed in the case; and air distributing means disposed immediately downstream of the air discharge port to separate the air discharged from the air discharge port into a first air flow directed toward the first heat exchanger and a second flow directed toward the second heat exchanger prior to the air discharged from the air discharge port flowing through the first and second heat exchangers, wherein the air distributing means includes a slide door; the first heat exchanger is arranged to oppose the air discharge port of the blower unit and is inclined at an angle equal to or greater than 45 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane, the second heat exchanger is arranged substantially parallel to the horizontal plane, an end of the second heat exchanger is located adjacent to an upper end of the first heat exchanger, one of the first and second heat exchangers is a heat exchanger for cooling the air and the other is a heat exchanger for heating the air; and the slide door is curved toward an end that projects in front of the air discharge port such that the air discharged from the air discharge port is smoothly directed toward at least one of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger.