Air conditioner system for automobiles
First Claim
1. An air conditioner system for a vehicle including a passenger compartment having a front-seat part and a rear-seat part, said air conditioner system comprising:
- (a) a front-seat air conditioner unit including a main duct having a plurality of front outlets connecting said main duct to said front-seat part, a blower disposed in said main duct for forcing air therethrough to said front-seat part, an evaporator disposed in said main duct between said main blower and said front outlets, and a heater core disposed in said main duct between said evaporator and said front outlets;
(b) a rear-seat blower unit including a rear-seat duct having a plurality of rear outlets connecting said rear-seat duct to said rear-seat part and a rear-seat blower disposed in said rear-seat duct for forcing air therethrough to said rear-seat part, said rear-seat duct including an air mix chamber, said rear-seat blower being between said air mix chamber and said rear outlets;
(c) at least two connecting passages interconnecting said main duct and said air mix chamber, one of said connecting passages having an inlet opening into said main duct between said evaporator and said heater core, the other connecting passage having an inlet opening into said main duct between said heater core and said front outlets; and
(d) means for adjusting the proportion of air introduced from said main duct through said connecting passages into said air mix chamber.
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Abstract
An air conditioner system for vehicles which includes at least two connecting passages interconnecting a main duct of the front-seat air conditioner unit and an air mix chamber in a duct of the rear-seat blower unit. Air mix doors are disposed in the connecting passages to adjust the amount of air introduced from the main duct through the respective connecting passages to the air mix chamber. One of the connecting passages has an inlet opening to the main duct between an evaporator and a heater core disposed in the main duct whereas the other connecting passage has an inlet opening to the main duct downstream of the heater core. Thus the amount and temperature of the air blown into a rear-seat part of the passenger compartment can be controlled independently of the temperature and the amount of the air blown into the front-seat part. With the connecting passages thus arranged, the main duct is simple in structure and hence can be manufactured more economically.
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9 Claims
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1. An air conditioner system for a vehicle including a passenger compartment having a front-seat part and a rear-seat part, said air conditioner system comprising:
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(a) a front-seat air conditioner unit including a main duct having a plurality of front outlets connecting said main duct to said front-seat part, a blower disposed in said main duct for forcing air therethrough to said front-seat part, an evaporator disposed in said main duct between said main blower and said front outlets, and a heater core disposed in said main duct between said evaporator and said front outlets; (b) a rear-seat blower unit including a rear-seat duct having a plurality of rear outlets connecting said rear-seat duct to said rear-seat part and a rear-seat blower disposed in said rear-seat duct for forcing air therethrough to said rear-seat part, said rear-seat duct including an air mix chamber, said rear-seat blower being between said air mix chamber and said rear outlets; (c) at least two connecting passages interconnecting said main duct and said air mix chamber, one of said connecting passages having an inlet opening into said main duct between said evaporator and said heater core, the other connecting passage having an inlet opening into said main duct between said heater core and said front outlets; and (d) means for adjusting the proportion of air introduced from said main duct through said connecting passages into said air mix chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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