Patent ID: 6588496
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
An air conditioner for a vehicle comprising:an air conditioner housing; an air intake formed in said air conditioner housing; an evaporator disposed downstream of said air intake; a heater core disposed downstream of said evaporator; vent and foot outlets formed in said housing downstream of said evaporator; a first passage defined between said evaporator and said heater core; a guide plate disposed downstream of said heater core for directing hot air heated by passing through said heater core toward cool air not passing through said heater core; means for conducting part of said hot air from said heater core guided by said guide plate to said vent outlet and/or for conducting part of said cool air not passing through said heater core to said foot outlet; and a first distributing mechanism for opening and closing said vent outlet and for selectively directing mixed air composed of said cool air from said evaporator and said hot air from said heater core guided by said guide plate toward said vent outlet and/or said foot outlet.