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US 11,446,981 B2Granted
Vehicle air conditioner
AssigneeHanon Systems
InventorsSe Min Lee, Dae Bok Keon, Yun Jin Kim, Jae Chun Ryu, Yo Chan Min, Tae Yong Park, Sung Je Lee
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Abstract
Disclosed is a vehicle air conditioning device, which is an air conditioning device using an integrated heat pump system, and in which left and right independent air conditionings can be implemented in a simple structure such that the left and right air volumes may be automatically controlled, the ability to mix hot and cold air is improved, and sufficient space can be secured inside a vehicle.
Claims12
An air conditioner for a vehicle comprising:
- a first air passageway and a second air passageway separated from one another by a partition wall;
- a cooling heat exchanger disposed in the first air passageway and a heating heat exchanger disposed in the second passageway;
- the first air passageway defining a cold air discharge hole allowing air to escape the vehicle, and the second air passageway defining a warm air discharge hole allowing air to escape the vehicle;
- wherein the first air passageway and the second air passageway are divided into an upper passageway and a lower passageway by a separator such that the cold air discharge hole includes an upper cold air discharge hole along the upper passageway above the separator, and a lower cold air discharge hole along the lower passageway below the separator, and the warm air discharge hole includes an upper warm air discharge hole along the upper passageway above the separator, and a lower warm air discharge hole along the lower passageway below the separator;
- an upper cold air mode door configured to open and close the upper cold air discharge hole, and a lower cold air mode door configured to open and close the lower cold air discharge hole;
- an upper warm air mode door configured to open and close the upper warm air discharge hole, and a lower warm air mode door configured to open and close the lower warm air discharge hole;
- wherein air flowing through the upper passageway is discharged outside of the air conditioner through the upper cold air discharge hole or the upper warm air discharge hole, or is discharged to one of a driver's seat and a passenger's seat through at least one of a plurality of air outflow holes based on positions of the upper warm and cold air mode doors;
- wherein air flowing through the lower passageway is discharged outside of the air conditioner through the lower cold air discharge hole or the lower warm air discharge hole, or discharged to the other one of the driver's seat or the passenger's seat through at least one of the plurality of air outflow holes based on positions of the lower warm and cold air mode doors.
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An air conditioner for a vehicle comprising:
- a first air passageway and a second air passageway separated from one another by a partition, and each fluidly connected to a plurality of air outflow holes for being fluidly connected to an interior of the vehicle;
- a cooling heat exchanger disposed in the first air passageway and not disposed in the second air passageway;
- a heating heat exchanger disposed in the second air passageway and not in the first air passageway;
- the first air passageway defining a cold air discharge hole allowing air to escape the air conditioner, and the second air passageway defining a warm air discharge hole allowing air to escape the air conditioner;
- the first air passageway and the second air passageway each divided into an upper passageway and a lower passageway by a separator such that the cold air discharge hole is comprised of an upper cold air discharge hole along the first air passageway above the separator and a lower cold air discharge hole along the lower passageway below the separator, and such that the warm air discharge hole is comprised of an upper warm air discharge hole along the first air passageway above the separator and a lower warm air discharge hole along the lower passageway below the separator;
- an upper cold air mode door configured to open and close the upper cold air discharge hole such that cold air in the upper passageway is either discharged to the outside through the upper cold air discharge hole or is discharged to at least one of the plurality of air outflow holes;
- a lower cold air mode door configured to open and close the lower cold air discharge hole such that cold air in the lower passageway is either discharged to the outside through the lower cold air discharge hole or is discharged to at least one of the plurality of air outflow holes;
- an upper warm air mode door configured to open and close the upper warm air discharge hole such that warm air in the upper passageway is either discharged to the outside through the upper warm air discharge hole or is discharged to at least one of the plurality of air outflow holes;
- a lower warm air mode door configured to open and close the lower warm air discharge hole such that warm air in the lower passageway is either discharged to the outside through the lower warm air discharge hole or is discharged to at least one of the plurality of air outflow holes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.