Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
270 words
An air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle comprising: an air intake fan having internal and external air inlet ports and dampers for selecting one of said internal and external ports; a heat exchanger for cooling and a heat exchanger for warming, both of said heat exchangers being arranged in series downstream of said air intake fan and in the direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the air flow; a by-pass route provided above and in parallel with the heat exchanger for warming; an air mixing chamber formed downstream of said heat exchanger for warming and said by-pass route; and an air blow-off port and a control damper for controlling a direction of the air flow provided downstream of the air mixing chamber, wherein said air intake fan, said heat exchanger for cooling, said heat exchanger for warming, said by-pass route, said air mixing chamber, said air blow-off port, and said control damper are all installed in a single casing in the order as mentioned and in a longitudinal direction of said vehicle, wherein said casing is made separable between said air intake fan and said heat exchanger for cooling, wherein said casing includes means for removing and installing said heat exchanger for cooling from both the driver's seat and the next-to-driver's seat, and wherein said air intake fan is installed above a front deck portion enclosed by a cowl top outer panel and a cowl top inner panel of the engine room, and above said heat exchanger for cooling and a remaining portion of said apparatus is installed in the vehicle cabin and connected with said air intake fan.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
270 words
An air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle comprising: an air intake fan having internal and external air inlet ports and dampers for selecting one of said internal and external ports; a heat exchanger for cooling and a heat exchanger for warming, both of said heat exchangers being arranged in series downstream of said air intake fan and in the direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the air flow; a by-pass route provided above and in parallel with the heat exchanger for warming; an air mixing chamber formed downstream of said heat exchanger for warming and said by-pass route; and an air blow-off port and a control damper for controlling a direction of the air flow provided downstream of the air mixing chamber, wherein said air intake fan, said heat exchanger for cooling, said heat exchanger for warming, said by-pass route, said air mixing chamber, said air blow-off port, and said control damper are all installed in a single casing in the order as mentioned and in a longitudinal direction of said vehicle, wherein said casing is made separable between said air intake fan and said heat exchanger for cooling, wherein said casing includes means for removing and installing said heat exchanger for cooling from both the driver's seat and the next-to-driver's seat, and wherein said air intake fan is installed above a front deck portion enclosed by a cowl top outer panel and a cowl top inner panel of the engine room, and above said heat exchanger for cooling and a remaining portion of said apparatus is installed in the vehicle cabin and connected with said air intake fan.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1 characterized in that said air intake fan is disposed at the front deck portion, and that said air intake fan is mounted from the side of the vehicle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
The air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a pair of internal and external air inlet ports are spaced transverse to said longitudinal direction, and a pair of air intake fans are provided in correspondence to said pair of air inlet ports.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 4, wherein said pair of intake fans are constructed with squirrel cage fans, which are driven by a single electric motor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said air intake fan at least partially overlaps a vertical plane containing said heat exchanger for cooling.