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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2007
Masaharu Onda, Saitama, JP;
Ryuji Tsukuda, Saitama, JP;
Hiromichi Yanashima, Saitama, JP;
Calsonic Kansei Corporation, Saitama, JP;
Abstract
An air conditioner for an automobile includes a foot door () and a mixing area. The foot door has a partition wall, and is movable at least between an advanced position where the partition wall reaches a state of blocking an air flow from a merging area to the downstream side in an air passage, and a retreated position where the partition wall retreats from the advanced position in the air passage. The mixing area is provided in the air passage while the partition wall is located in the advanced position, and is designed to cause the air flowing from a cold air passage and the air flowing from a hot air passage into the merging area to mix up more by using the partition wall to block the air flowing from the merging area to the downstream side. Thus, the air conditioner is designed to cause the air to flow into the discharge passage systems via the mixing area.