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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Sanden Corporation, Isesaki, JP;
Inventor:
Taichi Fujita, Isesaki, JP;
Assignee:
SANDEN CORPORATION, Isesaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/3233 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle air conditioning apparatus includes an air conditioning unit including an air flow path along a floor of a vehicle. The air conditioning unit includes a drain pan provided in a bottom of the air conditioning unit, and drainage channels provided around the drain pan. The drain pan includes an inclined surface formed on its inner wall surface and configured to incline downward from a top portion having an upward convex shape to the drainage channels. Each of the drainage channels includes a flow path configured to allow water to flow to a drain outlet provided in a drainage channel.