Air conditioning apparatus for seat of vehicle
First Claim
1. An air conditioning apparatus for a seat disposed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
- an air conditioning unit for adjusting a temperature of air blown toward the passenger compartment;
a seat duct for forming an air passage for leading air from said air conditioning unit to the seat;
a blower, disposed in said seat duct, for blowing air toward the seat; and
a mode switching unit for switching an air-blowing mode between a first mode where air from said air conditioning unit is introduced into the seat through said seat duct, and a second mode where air inside the passenger compartment is introduced into the seat through said seat duct.
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Abstract
An air conditioning apparatus for a seat of a vehicle includes a seat air-blowing unit disposed in a lower portion of the seat, and a seat duct for blowing air from an air conditioning unit to the seat air-blowing unit. The air conditioning unit includes a case for forming therein a cool air passage and a warm air passage, and a switching door for opening and closing the cool air passage and the warm air passage. When a stationary state is set from a cool-down state during cooling mode, the switching door closes the cool air passage to fully open the warm air passage. Thus, inside air is introduced into the warm air passage from a foot air outlet of the air conditioning unit, is supplied to the seat air-blowing unit through the seat duct, and is blown from a seat surface of the seat toward a passenger seated on the seat. As a result, in the air conditioning apparatus, cool air and inside air can be readily switched with a simple structure.
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16 Claims
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1. An air conditioning apparatus for a seat disposed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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an air conditioning unit for adjusting a temperature of air blown toward the passenger compartment; a seat duct for forming an air passage for leading air from said air conditioning unit to the seat; a blower, disposed in said seat duct, for blowing air toward the seat; and a mode switching unit for switching an air-blowing mode between a first mode where air from said air conditioning unit is introduced into the seat through said seat duct, and a second mode where air inside the passenger compartment is introduced into the seat through said seat duct. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An air conditioning apparatus for a seat disposed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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an air conditioning unit for adjusting a temperature of air blown toward the passenger compartment; a seat duct for forming an air passage for leading air from said air conditioning unit to seat; a blower, disposed in said heat duct, for blowing air toward the seat; and a mode switching unit for switching an air-blowing mode between a first mode where air from said air conditioning unit is introduced into the seat through said seat duct, and a second mode where air inside the passenger compartment is introduced into the seat through said seat duct; wherein said blower is rotated in the same rotational direction when said mode switching unit switches said air-blowing mode between said first mode and said second mode. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An air conditioning apparatus for a seat disposed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the seat having therein a seat air passage, said apparatus comprising:
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an air conditioning unit for adjusting a temperature of air blown toward the passenger compartment; a seat duct for forming a duct air passage through which air from said air conditioning unit is supplied to said seat air passage of the seat; a blower, disposed in said seat duct, for blowing air toward said seat air passage of the seat; air introduction means for introducing air inside the passenger compartment to said seat air passage of the seat through said duct air passage; and air switching means for switching air supplied to said seat air passage of the seat between air from said air conditioning unit and air inside the passenger compartment, wherein said seat duct is a duct for leading air from said air conditioning unit to a rear side in the passenger compartment. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. An air conditioning apparatus for a seat disposed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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an air conditioning unit for adjusting a temperature of air blown toward the passenger compartment; a seat duct for forming an air passage for leading air from said air conditioning unit to seat; a blower, disposed in said heat duct, for blowing air toward the seat; and a mode switching unit for switching an air-blowing mode between a first mode where air from said air conditioning unit is introduced into the seat through said seat duct, and a second mode where air inside the passenger compartment is introduced into the seat through said seat duct without passing through said air conditioning unit.
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