Patent ID: 6874575

Claim:
An air conditioner housing for an air conditioner of an automobile, said air conditioner housing comprising: a housing body having therein an evaporator accommodating space for accommodating an evaporator, a heater core accommodating space for accommodating a heater core, an inner air passage between the evaporator and heater core accommodating spaces, and a space behind the heater core accommodating space, wherein the heater core accommodating space is located between the inner air passage and the space behind the heater core accommodating space; a first partitioning wall partitioning the inner air passage into first and second air passages for directing air from the evaporator accommodating space to first and second portions of the heater core accommodating space, respectively; a first floor vent formed at an air outlet end of said second air passage for discharging air to a first portion of a floor of an interior of the automobile; defrosting and face vents formed at an air outlet end of said first air passage for discharging air to an upper portion of the interior of the automobile, said defrosting and face vents being selectively opened and closed by doors; a guide wall partitioning the space behind the heater core accommodating space into third and fourth air passages, wherein the third air passage is positioned between the guide wall and the first portion of the heater core accommodating space and communicated with the first air passage, and wherein the fourth air passage is formed behind the guide wall to communicate with the first and second air passages; a combined door positioned between said fourth air passage and said second air passage for adjusting degrees of opening of said first floor vent and said fourth air passage; first and second temperature adjusting doors rotatably disposed in front of and behind the second portion of said heater core accommodating space, respectively; and a third temperature adjusting door rotatably disposed in front of the first portion of said heater core accommodating space.