Patent ID: 6431266
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B60H,Y10T

Abstract:
An air conditioning system for an automobile including plurality of door plates being rotatably mounted to an air conditioning case for being operated under a multitude of air conditioning mode, the air conditioning system comprising:actuator means for generating a rotating force to operate at least one door plate under a selected air conditioning mode, the actuator means having an output shaft; a main gear plate secured to the output shaft of the actuator means and having a first driving section and a first mesh limiting section which are integrally stacked with each other, the first driving section having a plurality of first toothed portions for transferring the rotating force; and a plurality of driving levers fixed to a plurality of door plates, respectively, each of the driving levers having a second driving section and a second mesh limiting section which are integrally stacked with each other, the second driving section having a second toothed portion which is capable of being meshed with at least one of the plurality of first toothed portions of the main gear plate for driving at least one door plate under the selected air conditioning mode, the second mesh limiting section cooperating with the first mesh limiting section for effecting non-meshed rotation of the main gear plate.