US4420115A
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Automotive air conditioner
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1981-11-24
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Granted: 1983-12-13
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Expires: 2001-11-24
Abstract
Abstract An air mixing control type air conditioner used for an automobile for controlling the diffusing air temperature so as to follow a main temperature control at an assistant driver's seat side for a main temperature control at a driver's seat side and to also maintain desired high or low temperature difference with respect to the main temperature control. Thus, the diffusing air temperature of the sub control system following the main diffusing air temperature can be controlled in a range of a predetermined constant temperature difference with respect to the main diffusing air temperature of the main control system. Accordingly, desired automotive cmpartment temperature can be obtained merely by a single main control lever.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsuaki Matsushima
- 👤 Goro Uchida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:31
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60H; B60H1/00; B60H1/00007; B60H1/00021; B60H1/00064; B60H1/00642; B60H1/00814; B60H1/00821; B60H1/00835; B60H1/00842; B60H2001/00078; B60H2001/00107; B60H2001/00114; B60H2001/00135; B60H2001/00185; B60H2001/00192
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
366 words
An air mixing control type air conditioner comprising: a heater core within the air conditioner body having right and left air diffusing ports, an air passage divided by a partition plate into right and left side passages to the air diffusing ports of said heater core, a main air mixing damper at said one side passage for controlling the air temperature of said one side passage, a sub air mixing damper at said the other side passage for controlling the air temperature of said other side passage, a main temperature control lever at said main air mixing damper for controlling the diffusing air temperature of said entire air conditioner, a sub temperature control lever at said sub air mixing damper for controlling the diffusing air temperature of said one side passage; and a link mechanism at said heater core, and said main and sub temperature control levers are coupled to said link mechanism, said link mechanism comprising: a main lever rotatably coupled to said main temperature control lever and also to a main shaft in such a manner that said main lever is rotatable around said main shaft, on which said one side damper is rotatably mounted in a range between a fully opened position and a fully closed position, a coupling lever rotatably coupled to said sub temperature control lever and engaged with a sub mounting shaft in such a manner that said coupling lever is rotatable around said sub mounting shaft, a link connected to said coupling lever at one end and also connected to a pin at the other end, which pin is slidably inserted into a long hole at said main lever in such a manner that said pin is able to be fixed by pressing within the hole of said main lever at any position and is rotatably engaged with one end of a rod, and a hollow sub shaft connected to said sub air mixing damper and to which said main shaft is inserted in the hollow cavity thereof in such a manner that said sub shaft is rotatable coaxially with the axis of said main shaft and said sub lever is fixed to one end of said sub shaft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
366 words
An air mixing control type air conditioner comprising: a heater core within the air conditioner body having right and left air diffusing ports, an air passage divided by a partition plate into right and left side passages to the air diffusing ports of said heater core, a main air mixing damper at said one side passage for controlling the air temperature of said one side passage, a sub air mixing damper at said the other side passage for controlling the air temperature of said other side passage, a main temperature control lever at said main air mixing damper for controlling the diffusing air temperature of said entire air conditioner, a sub temperature control lever at said sub air mixing damper for controlling the diffusing air temperature of said one side passage; and a link mechanism at said heater core, and said main and sub temperature control levers are coupled to said link mechanism, said link mechanism comprising: a main lever rotatably coupled to said main temperature control lever and also to a main shaft in such a manner that said main lever is rotatable around said main shaft, on which said one side damper is rotatably mounted in a range between a fully opened position and a fully closed position, a coupling lever rotatably coupled to said sub temperature control lever and engaged with a sub mounting shaft in such a manner that said coupling lever is rotatable around said sub mounting shaft, a link connected to said coupling lever at one end and also connected to a pin at the other end, which pin is slidably inserted into a long hole at said main lever in such a manner that said pin is able to be fixed by pressing within the hole of said main lever at any position and is rotatably engaged with one end of a rod, and a hollow sub shaft connected to said sub air mixing damper and to which said main shaft is inserted in the hollow cavity thereof in such a manner that said sub shaft is rotatable coaxially with the axis of said main shaft and said sub lever is fixed to one end of said sub shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
221 words
The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein said link mechanism comprises: a main lever rotatably coupled to said main temperature control lever and also to a main shaft in such a manner that said main lever is rotatable around said main shaft, on which said one side damper is rotatably mounted in a range between a fully opened position and a fully closed position, a coupling lever rotatably coupled to said sub temperature control lever and engaged with a sub mounting shaft in such a manner that said coupling lever is rotatably around said sub mounting shaft, a link connected to said coupling lever at one end and also connected to a pin at the other end, which pin is slidably inserted into a long hole perforated at said main lever in such a manner that said pin is able to be fixed by pressing within the hole of said main lever at any position and is rotatably engaged with one end of a rod, a hollow sub shaft connected to said sub air mixing damper and to which said main shaft is inserted in the hollow cavity thereof in such a manner that said sub shaft is rotatable coaxially with the axis of said main shaft and said sub lever is fixed to one end of said sub shaft.
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