AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE

摘要

An air conditioner for a vehicle includes: a casing; an air blower; and a mode switching portion switching an inlet mode to draw air into the casing and an outlet mode to blow out air to the vehicle interior. The casing has a driver seat inlet port from which air in a space adjacent to a driver seat is drawn in. The mode switching portion is configured to be switchable between a normal mode during which air drawn in from at least one of air inlets is blown out from both of a driver seat outlet and a passenger seat outlet and a driver seat mode during which air drawn in from the driver seat inlet port is blown out from the driver seat outlet. The driver seat inlet port is located in a region exposed to the space adjacent to the driver seat.

主权项

1. An air conditioner for a vehicle having a driver seat outlet from which air is blown out toward a driver seat in a vehicle interior and a passenger seat outlet from which air is blown out toward a passenger seat in the vehicle interior, the air conditioner comprising:
a casing forming an outer shape; an air blower stored in the casing to blow air to the vehicle interior by drawing in air from at least one of a plurality of air inlets defined in the casing; and a mode switching portion switching an inlet mode to draw air into the casing and an outlet mode to blow out air to the vehicle interior, wherein: the plurality of air inlets includes a driver seat inlet port from which air in a space adjacent to the driver seat is drawn in; the mode switching portion is configured to be switchable between a normal mode during which air drawn in from at least one of the plurality of air inlets is blown out from both of the driver seat outlet and the passenger seat outlet and a driver seat mode during which air drawn in from the driver seat inlet port is blown out from the driver seat outlet; and the driver seat inlet port is defined in the casing in a region exposed to the space adjacent to the driver seat.