Patent ID: 6786278
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
A compact air conditioner for automobiles, comprising:an evaporator positioned on an upstream side of an interior flow passage of the air conditioner; a heater core positioned on a downstream side of said interior flow passage; a defrost vent selectively opened and closed by a defrost door, and positioned in a mixing chamber that is situated in an exit of said interior flow passage; a face vent opened and closed by a face door; a first partition positioned between said evaporator and said heater core, and provided with a first blowing opening for allowing air to bypass said heater core and a second blowing opening for blowing air to said heater core; a floor vent separated by a second partition from said heater core, and selectively opened and closed by a floor door; a temperature regulating door for regulating degrees of opening of said blowing openings, said temperature regulating door being movably supported by walls of a housing of said air conditioner; a heater chamber containing said heater core, said heater chamber being defined by said first and second partitions and a pair of side partitions, said heater chamber being open at a bottom thereof and communicating with said second blowing opening; and a pair of side blowing passages each being formed between one of said side partitions and an interior wall of said housing of said air conditioner.