Denso Corporation

Threebond Co., Ltd.

Tokai Riki Mfg. Co., Ltd

Akihisa Kurokawa

Koichi Ito

Takahiro Tokunaga

Yoshio Miyata

Nobuyuki Hashimura

Shinichi Okamoto

Yasutoshi Nogami

Yuka Taniguchi

Takanori Wachi

A waterproof case for automobile components includes: a case body part that includes a storage space for housing an object and an opening connecting to the storage space; and a lid part that is configured to be attached to the case body part to close the opening. A seal material (made of an adhesive silicone gel is interposed between the case body part and the lid part. An acceptance part is provided in at least one of the case body part and the lid part. An engagement convex part is configured to be locked in the acceptance part at a position corresponding to the acceptance part in the case body part and the lid part.

Waterproof case for automobile components

An air conditioning apparatus has a case, a heat exchanger rotatable about a rotation axis in the case, and a pipe unit in communication with the heat exchanger. The pipe unit has a first section fixed to the case and a second section coaxially coupled to the first section. The second section is coupled to the heat exchanger and rotatable with the heat exchanger. The first section has a first annular portion, a second annular portion, a cylindrical portion, and a support member. The second section has a flange portion disposed between the first annular portion and the support member. An O-ring is disposed in a groove provided by the first annular portion and the cylindrical portion, and is in contact with a surface of the first annular portion and the flange portion in a direction parallel to the rotation axis.

Sealing structure of a rotation unit and air conditioning apparatus having the same

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Akihisa Kurokawa