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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1999
Hideaki Kako, Kariya, JP;
Shuji Kurita, Toyoake, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle air conditioner has a blower unit and an air conditioning unit having a case and a heater core disposed in a substantially horizontal direction in the case. The case has a foot opening at an upper side of the heater core. A foot passage and a foot duct are disposed at a vehicle front side of the case to extend downwardly from an upper portion of the case to a bottom portion of the case. The foot duct has foot outlets at a lower portion thereof. In a foot mode in which the foot opening is opened, air flowing at an upper side of the heater core flows into the foot passage through the foot opening, flows through the foot duct, and is directly blown toward a foot portion of a passenger in a passenger compartment through the foot outlets. As a result, heating feeling is improved, and a size of the air conditioner in a vehicle width direction is reduced.