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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2004
Tatsuhide Kawahara, Aichi-ken, JP;
Soichiro Fujita, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tatsuhide Kawahara, Aichi-ken, JP;
Soichiro Fujita, Aichi-ken, JP;
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Sharp bends in a defrost duct extending from a defrost outlet to a windshield, and in a face duct extending from a face outlet to both sides of a front passenger seat, are eliminated and the duct resistance of these ducts is reduced. Moreover collision safety of passengers is improved, and an interior space of a vehicle is expanded forward. In an air-conditioning unit to be positioned to the front of a front seat of a vehicle, an evaporator is positioned below and behind a blower, and a heater core is positioned below and in front of the blower. Preferably the air-conditioning unit is of a crushable structure wherein, in the event of a vehicle collision, a wall of the main cover behind the evaporator is broken, or component parts housed within the main cover are moved, to thereby absorb the impact energy.
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