Condensate water guide unit of air conditioner for vehicles
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorByeong Jun Lee
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Abstract
A condensate water guide unit of an air conditioner for vehicles which collects and drains condensate water, generated on the evaporator, outside the air conditioner is disclosed. The condensate water guide unit includes a plurality of guide pieces for draining condensate water outside the air conditioner, and a support bar, which connects the guide pieces to each other. The guide pieces are in close contact with the lower end of an evaporator. Each guide piece has a guide slot for drawing condensate water formed on the surface of the evaporator, and a water moving passage for draining the drawn condensate water outside the air conditioner.
Claims7
A condensate water guide unit of an air conditioner for vehicles, comprising:
- at least a guide piece in close contact with a lower end of an evaporator, each of the at least a guide piece having:
- a mounting member including a water guide passage;
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- a mounting bracket protruding from an upper portion of the mounting member toward a radiating tube of the evaporator and including a guide slot for drawing condensate water formed on a surface of the evaporator, thereinto, wherein the guide slot of the mounting bracket has an inclined inner surface for collecting the condensate water and fluidly communicating with the water guide passage of the mounting member;
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- a support bar for connecting the at least a guide piece via the mounting member thereof;
- wherein the mounting bracket further comprises a gripper for gripping said radiating tube provided on at least one of the at least a guide piece, to be fitted over a corresponding radiating tube;
- and a guide for guiding said condensate water, wherein the gripper for gripping said radiating tube comprises a coupling protrusion which encloses the corresponding radiating tube and is directly locked thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.