Air-conditioning apparatus for vehicle

An air-conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:

• an indoor unit including an evaporator, an Indoor fan, a return inlet from which air from the vehicle is drawn, and an air supply duct opening through which the air is supplied to the vehicle, the Indoor unit being configured to operate the indoor fan to cause the air in the vehicle to flow from the return inlet to the evaporator and send the air passing through the evaporator to the air supply duct opening;
• an outdoor unit including a compressor, a condenser, and an outdoor fan and configured to form a refrigeration cycle together with the indoor unit;
• an airflow direction plate elongated in a direction perpendicular to a direction of an air flow from the indoor fan, disposed between the indoor fan in the indoor unit and the air supply duct opening, and configured to open about an end portion of the airflow direction plate toward the air supply duct opening using an air pressure from the indoor fan;
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• a restricting member for restricting a range in which the airflow direction plate is movable,
• the airflow direction plate including an acoustic material disposed on a surface facing the indoor fan,
• the indoor unit having a first air passageway allowing the air from the indoor fan to flow in the longitudinal direction of the airflow direction plate for a detour to the air supply duct opening and a second air passageway allowing the air from the indoor fan to flow through the second air passageway when an other end portion of the airflow direction plate is released using the air pressure from the indoor fan.

An air-conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:

• an indoor unit including an evaporator, an indoor fan, a return inlet from which air from the vehicle is drawn, and an air supply duct opening through which the air is supplied to the vehicle, the indoor unit being configured to operate the indoor fan to cause the air in the vehicle to flow from the return inlet to the evaporator and send the air passing through the evaporator to the air supply duct opening;
• an outdoor unit including a compressor, a condenser, and an outdoor fan and configured to form a refrigeration cycle together with the indoor unit;
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• an airflow direction plate elongated in a direction perpendicular to a direction of an air flow from the indoor fan and disposed between the indoor fan in the indoor unit and the air supply duct opening,
• the airflow direction plate including an opening port having a bellmouth shape and an acoustic material disposed on a surface facing the indoor fan,
• the indoor unit having a first air passageway allowing the air from the Indoor fan to flow in the longitudinal direction of the airflow direction plate for a detour to the air supply duct opening and a second air passageway allowing the air from the indoor fan to flow into the opening port.