Patent ID: 6857282

Claim:
An air-conditioning system for a vehicle, comprising: a blower/evaporator housing case housing and setting a blower rotated by a motor and creating an air flow and an evaporator connected to coolant piping through which coolant flows in/out side-by-side along the horizontal direction, wherein: said blower/evaporator housing case is constituted of two recessed members, which are an upper recessed member and a lower recessed member, separated by a parting line extending along the horizontal direction; an intake unit for selecting the source of air to be taken in is connected to an intake port of said blower at said blower/evaporator housing case; and an air-conditioning unit having a heater core for implementing outlet temperature control and outlet mode control is connected at a cool air outlet port formed toward a downstream side of said evaporator at said blower/evaporator housing case; wherein edges of said upper recessed member and said lower recessed member constituting said blower/evaporator housing case include joint portions, and a means for locking which locks an expansion valve is formed on said joint portions.