Patent ID: 6978634

Claim:
A vehicle air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle including a passenger compartment, the vehicle air conditioning apparatus comprising: a plurality of passenger seats; at least one air conditioning unit for controlling temperature of air blown into the passenger compartment; and a plurality of discharging openings, through which air is discharged outside of the passenger compartment of the vehicle, wherein an exit of each discharging opening on a side of the passenger compartment is disposed near a corresponding one of the passenger seats; wherein the at least one air conditioning unit comprises a front air conditioning unit, which is disposed at a front part of the vehicle and mainly controls temperature of air blown into a front part of the passenger compartment, and a rear air conditioning unit, which is disposed at a rear part of the vehicle and mainly controls temperature of air blown into a rear part of the passenger compartment; the front air conditioning unit has a diffusion air outlet for discharging air, the diffusion air outlet being disposed at least in a whole upper surface of a front instrument panel; the rear air conditioning unit has a roof air outlet for discharging air, the roof air outlet being disposed at least at a rear roof; and each discharging opening is disposed inside a passenger door so as to correspond to a hip position of a passenger sitting on the corresponding seat.