Vehicle air-conditioning apparatus

A vehicle air-conditioning apparatus of a vehicle, the vehicle including a dash panel that extends in a vertical direction and partitions a space of the vehicle into an outdoor space and an indoor space defined rearward relative to the outdoor space, the vehicle air-conditioning apparatus comprising:

• a blower disposed in the outdoor space;
• a filter case that is disposed at the blower and defines an inner space configured to accommodate a filter therein, the inner space having an open upper end configured to receive and discharge the filter therethrough, wherein the inner space is inclined with respect to the vertical direction to thereby allow the filter to be received into and discharged from the filter case in an inclined state;
• and
• a filter cover disposed above the filter case and configured to be coupled to the open upper end of the filter case, the filter cover comprising a fixing protrusion that protrudes from a lower surface of the filter cover facing the inner space of the filter case and is configured to press and fix the filter in the inner space of the filter case,
• wherein the inner space of the filter case is configured to be defined between a front inner surface of the filter case and a front side of the filter accommodated in the filter case, and
• wherein the fixing protrusion comprises:
• a front surface that extends from the lower surface of the filter cover toward a lower end of the fixing protrusion and is configured to face and contact the front inner surface of the filter case, and
• an inclined surface that extends from the lower surface of the filter cover to the lower end of the fixing protrusion and is configured to be spaced apart from the front side of the filter, the inclined surface being disposed rearward relative to the front surface of the fixing protrusion and configured to face the front side of the filter.