Patent ID: 7856841

Claim:
An air-conditioning system for an automobile, the system comprising: an air-conditioning case having an air inlet at an entrance of the case, an air outlet at an exit end of the case, and a drain part for discharging condensed water of the air-conditioning system therethrough, the drain part being at a predetermined position of a lower part of the case; a heater core and an evaporator mounted on an airflow channel inside the air conditioning case, the heater core and evaporator having inflow and outflow pipes for a coolant or refrigerant of the air-conditioning system, the inflow and outflow pipes extending outwardly from the air-conditioning case; a protective cover mounted on the bottom surface lower part of the air-conditioning case, the cover having (a) an auxiliary drain for condensed water of the air-conditioning system, (b) a discharge pipe for condensed water of the air-conditioning system, the auxiliary drain being at a side of the cover, the discharge pipe having one end connected with a side of the auxiliary drain and a second end that protrudes outwardly through the protective cover, and (c) guide holes or a through hole formed adjacent a side surface on which the discharge pipe for condensed water is formed, so that end portions of the inflow and outflow pipes are exposed to the outside and a drain hose connecting the drain part of the air-conditioning case with the auxiliary drain of the protective cover, the drain hose being arranged for coupling the condensed water between the drain part of the air-conditioning case and the drain part of the protective case, wherein the inflow and outflow pipes and the discharge pipe for condensed water directly protrude to the outside through an accommodating hole of a panel of the automobile.