Patent ID: 7059146

Claim:
A vehicle air conditioning apparatus including an air conditioning unit for conditioning air in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising: an intake unit having an air inlet mode selecting means and a blower, the blower including a scroll casing, a fan for causing an airflow in an air passage of the scroll casing, and a motor for rotating the fan around an axis of rotation of the fan; a cooler unit for cooling passing air; and a connective duct connecting the intake unit and the cooler unit, the connecting duct having a first end, a second end, and at least one sidewall, wherein the first end of the connective duct communicates with an outlet port of the air passage of the scroll casing, the second end of the connective duct communicates with an air intake port of the cooler unit, and the at least one sidewall of the connective duct is divided into a plurality of partial sidewall portions in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the fan, the plurality of sidewall portions having different thicknesses.