Heat exchange – With vehicle feature – Heating and cooling
Reexamination Certificate
2008-09-09
2008-09-09
Ford, John K (Department: 3744)
Heat exchange
With vehicle feature
Heating and cooling
C165S042000, C165S202000, C165S203000, C165S204000, C062S244000, C237S01230A, C237S01230B, C454S156000, C454S160000, C454S161000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10895755
ABSTRACT:
In an air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, a blower unit is arranged such that air is discharged in a substantially front and rear direction of the vehicle. An evaporator is opposed to an air discharge port of the blower unit and inclined at an angle equal to or greater than 45 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane. The heater core is arranged horizontally above the blower unit and an end of the heater core is adjacent to an upper end of the evaporator. Further, a slide door is provided downstream of the air discharge port to distribute the air toward the evaporator and the heater core. By this arrangement, dimensions of the air conditioning apparatus are reduced with respect to horizontal and vertical directions. Thus, this compact air conditioning apparatus can be installed in a small space such as in a center console or an interior side trim space.
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Office Action mailed on Mar. 4, 2008 in the corresponding JP application No. 2003-280280.
Ford John K
Harness Dickey & Pierce PLC
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