| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air conditioner for a vehicle, which can secure good dehumidifying performance during heating operation, and to provide a control valve suitable for the air conditioner for the vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: A control valve applied to the air conditioner for the vehicle of some mode has: a first valve having a first valve element opening or closing a first communication passage connecting a first passage and a second passage by coming into contact with and being separated from the first valve element; and a second valve element opening or closing a second communication passage connecting a second passage and a third passage by coming into contact with and being separated from the second valve element. The control valve includes: a second valve connected to the first valve element so as to be able to operate independently the first valve element when the second valve element is in a closed state and so as to be able to operate integrally with the first valve element when the second valve element is in an opened state; and an actuator adjusting opening of the first valve by driving the first valve independently of the second valve when the first valve is in an opened state, and on the other hand, adjusting opening of the second valve by driving integrally the first valve and the second valve when the first valve is closed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
