Patent ID: 7674164

Claim:
An air-conditioning system for a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising: an air-treatment unit; a plurality of bottom ventilation outlets distributed inside the passenger compartment, connected to the air-treatment unit and configured to direct air towards feet of a driver; and a tubular body set horizontally in a bottom portion of the passenger compartment and including an internal pipe communicating with the air-treatment unit and the plurality of bottom ventilation outlets mounted on an external side surface of the tubular body and protruding outwardly therefrom, the plurality of bottom ventilation outlets being mounted on the tubular body and configured to oscillate about a horizontal longitudinal central axis of the tubular body between two limit positions for regulation of a directionality of the plurality of bottom ventilation outlets, wherein the tubular body is arranged horizontally above a set of pedals of the vehicle, and is arranged immediately behind a knee protection panel of the passenger compartment, and wherein the regulation of the directionality of the plurality of bottom ventilation outlets about the horizontal longitudinal central axis enables ventilation of an area starting from toes of the driver and lapping a surface of the knee protection panel, enabling the air to flow upwards and sticking to a limit layer of a dashboard surface.