Patent ID: 6743090
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
An air conditioner for a vehicle having a passenger compartment, the air conditioner comprising:an air conditioning case defining an air passage through which air flows into the passenger compartment, the air conditioning case having a plurality of opening portions through which air is blown toward different zones in the passenger compartment; a heat exchanging portion having at least a heating heat exchanger for heating air, the heat exchanging portion being disposed in the air conditioning case; and a rotary door disposed in the air conditioning case at an upper side of the heat exchanging portion to be rotated in a range of a rotation space provided in the air conditioning case, the rotary door having a circumference wall surface rotatable around a rotation shaft to open and close the opening portions; wherein: the rotation space is provided in the air conditioning case to extend from an upper portion of the heating heat exchanger to a side portion of the heating heat exchanger; the circumference wall surface has a circular arc shape having two ends in a rotation direction of the rotary door; and the rotary door is disposed at an upper side of the heating heat exchanger.