Patent ID: 6715307
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B60H,F25B

Abstract:
An air conditioner for a vehicle, comprising:a compressor for compressing a refrigerant sucked therein and jetting out the compressed refrigerant therefrom; a first heat exchanger disposed outside a vehicle compartment, the first heat exchanger for radiating heat of the refrigerant to the outside air; an air passage defined inside the vehicle compartment, the air passage for passing an inside air and outside air selectively introduced thereinto; a second heat exchanger disposed in the air passage, the second heat exchanger for radiating heat of the refrigerant to the air inside the air passage; an expander for expanding the refrigerant after heat of the refrigerant is radiated by at least one of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger; a third heat exchanger disposed upstream of the second heat exchanger in the air passage, the third heat exchanger for absorbing heat from the refrigerant inside the air passage after expanded by the expander; and a heat generator disposed in the air passage, wherein the second heat exchanger is disposed at a position to receive heat from the heat generator regardless of a flow of the inside air, and wherein the heat generator is disposed upstream of the second heat exchanger in the air passage.