Air conditioning unit and air conditioning system for a vehicle
AssigneeCalsonic Kansei Corporation
InventorsYukio Ozeki, Toshio Ohashi, Masato Ohno, Manabu Uomoto, Masaharu Onda
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Abstract
An air conditioning unit includes an air conditioning casing formed with an inlet and an outlet. The air conditioning casing allows air to flow in the air conditioning casing from the inlet to the outlet. The conditioning unit also includes an evaporator arranged in the air conditioning casing and having substantially a U-shape and a U-Shaped outer air flow path provided on an outer side of the U-shaped evaporator in the air conditioning casing. An inner air flow path is provided on an inner side of the U-shaped evaporator in the air conditioning casing and a heater core is arranged in the air conditioning casing.
Claims24
An air conditioning unit, comprising:
- an air conditioning casing formed with an inlet and an outlet;
- a fan unit configured to make an air flow from the inlet to the outlet in the air conditioning casing;
- an evaporator arranged in the air conditioning casing and having substantially a U-shape;
- a U-shaped outer air flow path provided on an outer side of the U-shaped evaporator in the air conditioning casing, and provided on one of an upstream and downstream sides of the air flow from the U-shaped evaporator;
- an inner flow path provided on an inner side of the U-shaped evaporator on one of the downstream and upstream sides of the air flow from the U-shaped evaporator;
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- a heater core arranged on the downstream side of the air flow from the U-shaped evaporator.
A vehicle comprising:
- an air conditioning system including an air conditioning unit and a fan unit configure to supply air flow to the air conditioning unit,
- the air conditioning unit including:
- an air conditioning casing having air flow paths therein, an inlet and an outlet formed thereon;
- an evaporator arranged in the air conditioning casing and having substantially a U-shape;
- a U-shaped outer air flow path formed between the U-shaped evaporator and the air conditioning casing along the U-shaped evaporator, the outer air flow path being upstream from the U-shaped evaporator in an air flow direction;
- an inner air flow path provided on the inner side of the U-shaped evaporator downstream from the U-shaped evaporator in the air flow direction;
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- a heater core arranged downstream from the U-shaped evaporator in the air flow direction.
An air conditioning unit, comprising:
- an air conditioning casing formed with an inlet and an outlet, the air conditioning casing allowing an air to flow in the air conditioning casing from the inlet to the outlet;
- an evaporator arranged in the air conditioning casing and having substantially a U-shape;
- a U-Shaped outer air flow path provided on an outer side of the U-shaped evaporator in the air conditioning casing;
- an inner air flow path provided on an inner side of the U-shaped evaporator in the air conditioning casing;
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- a heater core arranged in the air conditioning casing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.