Patent ID: 6093096
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
An air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle having a passenger compartment, said air conditioning apparatus comprising:a case for forming an air passage, said case having at least first and second air outlets for blowing air toward the passenger compartment;a centrifugal fan having a plurality of blades and a circular outer peripheral portion, said centrifugal fan being disposed in said case; anda rotary door for opening and closing said first and second air outlets, said rotary door being disposed to simultaneously open both said first and second outlets; whereinsaid first and second air outlets are formed in said case to be arranged in a circumference direction of said centrifugal fan and to face said outer peripheral portion of said centrifugal fan;said centrifugal fan is a backward curved fan in which each blade is curved backward relative to a rotation direction of said centrifugal fan;each blade has a first end at a most outer side in a radius direction of said centrifugal fan, a second end at a most inner side in the radius direction, and a bent portion between said first end and said second end;said first end is disposed at a rear side of said second end relative to said the rotation direction of said centrifugal fan; andsaid bent portion protrudes toward a front side in the rotation direction of said centrifugal fan.