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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2000
Tomohide Shindo, Kariya, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle air conditioning flow apparatus is constructed of a heat exchanger that heats and cools air that is directed along an air flow path ultimately directed through openings and at vehicle occupants. The air passes through a face outlet having shaft mounted doors that open and close the face outlet to direct air at an occupant's head and a foot outlet having shaft mounted doors to direct air at an occupant's feet. Furthermore, a case has the face outlet and the foot outlet formed in it while a face door has a peripheral plate that opens and closes the face outlet. The face door has a connection plate that connects the peripheral plate and the shaft. The peripheral plate may have a length extending from a point of rotation to allow the face outlet to close within a range of positions.