IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,040,333
Granted Patent B2
US 10,040,333 · App. 15/352,810 · Granted Aug 7, 2018

Air conditioning apparatus for vehicle

Inventors: Gee Young Shin (Suwon-si, KR); June Kyu Park (Hwaseong-si, KR); Keon Soo Jin (Ulsan, KR); Dong Ho Kwon (Bonghwa-eup, KR); Dae Ig Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Kwang Woon Cho (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
B60H1/00035B60H1/0005B60H1/00842B60H1/00899B60H2001/00135B60H2001/00178
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Patent No.
US 10,040,333
App. No.
15/352,810
Granted
Aug 7, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle may include a cooling duct provided with a cooling duct inlet at a first end of the cooling duct, and a cooling duct indoor outlet and a cooling duct outdoor outlet at a second end cooling duct, and including an evaporation core disposed in the cooling duct, a heating duct provided with a heating duct inlet at a first end of the heating duct, and a heating duct indoor outlet and a heating duct outdoor outlet at a second end of the heating duct, and including a condenser disposed in the heating duct, and an overlapping duct provided by overlapping the cooling duct with the heating duct, the evaporation core and the condenser being disposed respectively at an upstream and a downstream of an air flow, and the evaporation core and the condenser may be connected with each other on one refrigerant passage.

Claims (23)

1. An air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, the air conditioning apparatus comprising:

a cooling duct provided with a cooling duct inlet at a first end of the cooling duct, and a cooling duct indoor outlet and a cooling duct outdoor outlet at a second end of the cooling duct, and including an evaporation core disposed in the cooling duct;

a heating duct provided with a heating duct inlet at a first end of the heating duct, and a heating duct indoor outlet and a heating duct outdoor outlet at a second end of the heating duct, and including a condenser disposed in the heating duct;

an overlapping duct provided by overlapping the cooling duct with the heating duct, wherein the evaporation core and the condenser are disposed respectively at an upstream and a downstream of an air flow, and wherein the evaporation core and the condenser are connected with each other on one refrigerant passage;

a first overlapping door provided on a partition wall between the cooling duct and the overlapping duct, and disposed between the evaporation core and the condenser such that the overlapping duct communicates with the cooling duct; and

a second overlapping door provided on a partition wall between the heating duct and the overlapping duct, and disposed between the evaporation core and the condenser such that the overlapping duct communicates with the heating duct,

wherein when the first overlapping door and the second overlapping door are opened simultaneously, the first overlapping door is overlapped with the second overlapping door.

2. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a cooling duct exhaust control door provided between the indoor outlet and the outdoor outlet of the cooling duct, and controlling an outflow amount of air; and

a heating duct exhaust control door provided between the indoor outlet and the outdoor outlet of the heating duct, and controlling an outflow amount of air.

3. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a controller controlling opening and closing of a cooling duct exhaust control door, a heating duct exhaust control door, and the first overlapping door,

wherein in a reheating mode, the controller controls the first overlapping door to be closed, controls the heating duct exhaust control door to close the heating duct indoor outlet, and controls the cooling duct exhaust control door to close the cooling duct indoor outlet.

4. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a controller controlling opening and closing of a cooling duct exhaust control door, a heating duct exhaust control door, and the first overlapping door,

wherein in a maximum cooling mode, the controller controls the first overlapping door to be opened, controls the heating duct exhaust control door to close the heating duct indoor outlet, and controls the cooling duct exhaust control door to close the cooling duct outdoor outlet.

5. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a controller controlling opening and closing of a cooling duct exhaust control door, a heating duct exhaust control door, and the first overlapping door,

wherein in a maximum heating mode, the controller controls the first overlapping door to be opened, controls the heating duct exhaust control door to close the heating duct outdoor outlet, and controls the cooling duct exhaust control door to close the cooling duct indoor outlet.

6. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a controller controlling opening and closing of a cooling duct exhaust control door, a heating duct exhaust control door, the first overlapping door, and the second overlapping door,

wherein in a reheating mode, the controller controls the first overlapping door to be closed, controls the second overlapping door to be closed, controls the heating duct exhaust control door to close the heating duct indoor outlet, and controls the cooling duct exhaust control door to close the cooling duct indoor outlet.

7. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a controller controlling opening and closing of a cooling duct exhaust control door, a heating duct exhaust control door, the first overlapping door, and the second overlapping door,

wherein in a maximum cooling mode, the controller controls the first overlapping door to be opened, controls the second overlapping door to be closed, controls the heating duct exhaust control door to close the heating duct indoor outlet, and controls the cooling duct exhaust control door to close the cooling duct outdoor outlet.

8. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a controller controlling opening and closing of a cooling duct exhaust control door, a heating duct exhaust control door, the first overlapping door, and the second overlapping door,

wherein in a maximum heating mode, the controller controls the first overlapping door to be opened, controls the second overlapping door to be opened, controls the heating duct exhaust control door to close the heating duct outdoor outlet, and controls the cooling duct exhaust control door to close the cooling duct indoor outlet.

9. The air conditioning apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a controller controlling opening and closing of the first overlapping door and the second overlapping door, wherein in a temperature control mode, the controller controls the first overlapping door to be opened, and controls the second overlapping door to be opened.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2016
From: SHIN, GEE YOUNG; PARK, JUNE KYU; JIN, KEON SOO; KWON, DONG HO; JUNG, DAE IG; CHO, KWANG WOON
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0085664 · Jul 6, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180009287A1 · Jan 11, 2018
Cited By (1)
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