Patent ID: 6675886
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: B60H,F24F

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, the air conditioning case having a plurality of openings from which air in the air passage is blown toward plural positions of the passenger compartment; a temperature control unit attached to the case for controlling a temperature of air blown into the passenger compartment; a mode switching member attached to the case for opening and closing the openings to selectively switch to one air outlet mode from among a plurality of air outlet modes; a single actuator for driving both the temperature control unit and the mode switching member; and a link member attached to the actuator, the temperature control unit and the mode switching member through which the temperature control unit and the mode switching member are driven by the actuator, wherein: temperature control unit is operable by a plurality of temperature control patterns in accordance with an operation angle of the actuator; when the actuator is operated in a first predetermined angle in a first temperature control pattern, the temperature control unit is changed from a lowest temperature position to a highest temperature position, and the mode switching member is fixed at a predetermined mode position; and when the actuator is operated in a second predetermined angle in a second temperature control pattern, the temperature control unit is changed from the highest temperature position to the lowest temperature position, and the mode switching member is fixed at a mode position different from the predetermined mode position.