AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE SEAT
First Claim
1. An air conditioner for a vehicle seat;
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a centrifugal fan having a fan shaft;
a first case that houses the fan and includes a fan inlet drawing air and a fan outlet blowing air; and
a second case that provides an inlet-side air passage connecting to the fan inlet and an outlet-side air passage connecting to the fan outlet, whereinthe second case has;
an inside-air inlet introducing air that is drawn from a surface of the vehicle seat into the inlet-side air passage;
a conditioned-air inlet introducing conditioned air from an air conditioning unit that performs an air conditioning for a passenger compartment into the inlet-side air passage;
a conditioned-air outlet through which an air flowing in the outlet-side air passage flows to the surface of the vehicle seat; and
an exhaust-air outlet through which an air flowing in the outlet-side air passage flows out of the second case,the second case includes;
an inlet-side switching door that selectively opens or closes the inside-air inlet and the conditioned-air inlet; and
an outlet-side switching door that selectively opens or closes the conditioned-air outlet and the exhaust-air outlet,the conditioned-air outlet is located on a virtual line that extends along a blowing direction of air from the fan outlet, andthe inside-air inlet is arranged adjacent to the conditioned-air outlet in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the fan shaft.
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Abstract
An air conditioner for a vehicle seat has: a centrifugal fan; a first case housing the fan and including a fan inlet and a fan outlet; and a second case providing an inlet-side air passage and an outlet-side air passage. The second case has; an inside-air inlet introducing air from a surface of the vehicle seat into the inlet-side air passage; a conditioned-air inlet introducing conditioned air from an air conditioning unit for a passenger compartment into the inlet-side air passage; a conditioned-air outlet through which air in the outlet-side air passage flows to the surface of the vehicle seat; and an exhaust-air outlet through which air in the outlet-side air passage flows out of the second case. The second case includes: an inlet-side switching door that selectively opens or closes the inside-air inlet and the conditioned-air inlet; and an outlet-side switching door that selectively opens or closes the conditioned-air outlet and the exhaust-air outlet.
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7 Claims
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1. An air conditioner for a vehicle seat;
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a centrifugal fan having a fan shaft; a first case that houses the fan and includes a fan inlet drawing air and a fan outlet blowing air; and a second case that provides an inlet-side air passage connecting to the fan inlet and an outlet-side air passage connecting to the fan outlet, wherein the second case has; an inside-air inlet introducing air that is drawn from a surface of the vehicle seat into the inlet-side air passage; a conditioned-air inlet introducing conditioned air from an air conditioning unit that performs an air conditioning for a passenger compartment into the inlet-side air passage; a conditioned-air outlet through which an air flowing in the outlet-side air passage flows to the surface of the vehicle seat; and an exhaust-air outlet through which an air flowing in the outlet-side air passage flows out of the second case, the second case includes; an inlet-side switching door that selectively opens or closes the inside-air inlet and the conditioned-air inlet; and an outlet-side switching door that selectively opens or closes the conditioned-air outlet and the exhaust-air outlet, the conditioned-air outlet is located on a virtual line that extends along a blowing direction of air from the fan outlet, and the inside-air inlet is arranged adjacent to the conditioned-air outlet in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the fan shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An air conditioner for a vehicle seat, comprising:
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a centrifugal fan having a fan shaft; a first case that houses the fan and includes a fan inlet drawing air and a fan outlet blowing air; and a second case that provides an inlet-side air passage connecting to the fan inlet and an outlet-side air passage connecting to the fan outlet, wherein the second case has; an inside-air inlet introducing air that is drawn from a surface of the vehicle seat into the inlet-side air passage; a conditioned-air inlet introducing conditioned air from an air conditioning unit that performs an air conditioning for a passenger compartment into the inlet-side air passage; a conditioned-air outlet through which an air flowing in the outlet-side air passage flows to the surface of the vehicle seat; and an exhaust-air outlet through which an air flowing in the outlet-side air passage flows out of the second case, the second case includes; an inlet-side switching door that selectively opens or closes the inside-air inlet and the conditioned-air inlet; and an outlet-side switching door that selectively opens or closes the conditioned-air outlet and the exhaust-air outlet, the conditioned-air outlet is located on a virtual line that extends along a blowing direction of air from the fan outlet, the conditioned-air outlet is arranged such that at least a part of a projection image of the conditioned-air outlet that is projected relative to the first case in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the fan shaft overlaps the fan outlet, and the inside-air inlet is arranged adjacent to the conditioned-air outlet in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the fan shaft.
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