Patent ID: 6932693

Claim:
An air-conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: an air supply duct for supplying air, said air supply duct including a flow passage that extends in an extending direction; at least one vent communicating with said air supply duct for blowing the air into a compartment of the vehicle, said at least one vent enabling the direction of the air blown into the vehicle to be adjustable; and at least one branch chamber disposed laterally with respect to said extending direction of said flow passage and adjacent to said flow passage; wherein said at least one said branch chamber includes a front wall for guiding air flowing in said flow passage into said branch chamber, said front wall having a curved surface such that an air flow direction of the air flowing into said branch chamber from said flow passage is gradually changed so that a flow speed of the air is reduced; and wherein said at least one vent communicates with said air supply duct by communicating with a respective said at least one branch chamber at an air stagnating point in said at least one branch chamber that is located behind a centroid of said at least one branch chamber.