Vehicle air-conditioning apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10166843-B2
Application number	US-201615081243-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2016
Priority date	Apr 6, 2015
Publication date	Jan 1, 2019
Grant date	Jan 1, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle air-conditioning apparatus includes a case including an air passage therein and a filter arrangement area provided in the air passage for arranging a filter. The case includes: a drain port provided on a bottom portion of a downstream-side air passage in the filter arrangement area; an insertion port provided on a side surface of the case and configured to allow insertion of the filter into the filter arrangement area; a water receiving portion provided on a bottom portion of an upstream air passage in the filter arrangement area; a drain channel passing below the filter arrangement area and configured to introduce water from the water receiving portion to the drain port; and a waterproof wall that covers a lower corner portion on the insertion port side of an upstream-side boundary of the filter arrangement areas. The waterproof wall is increased in height toward the insertion port.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle air-conditioning apparatus comprising:
a case including an air passage in an interior thereof; and
a filter arrangement area provided in the air passage for arranging a filter, wherein the case includes:
a drain port provided on a bottom portion of a downstream-side air passage in the filter arrangement area;
an insertion port provided on a side surface of the case and configured to allow insertion of the filter into the filter arrangement area;
a water receiving portion provided on a bottom portion of an upstream air passage in the filter arrangement area;
a drain channel passing below the filter arrangement area and configured to introduce water from the water receiving portion to the drain port; and
a waterproof wall configured to cover a lower corner portion on the insertion port side of an upstream-side boundary of the filter arrangement area,
wherein the waterproof wall increases in height as the waterproof wall goes toward the insertion port, and
wherein the waterproof wall projects from an inner wall surface out of the side surface of the case on which the insertion port is provided.

2. The vehicle air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the drain channel passes through a center of the filter arrangement.

3. The vehicle air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the case further includes a guide wall extending along the direction of insertion of the filter, and the waterproof wall is an upward extending portion of the guide wall.

4. The vehicle air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the case further includes a pair of leg walls extending upright from a bottom surface of the case in parallel to each other along the direction of insertion of the filter at a position downward of the filter arrangement area, and a floor wall extending between the pair of leg walls for placing the filter.

5. The vehicle air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the drain channel includes an upstream port formed by notching part of the leg wall arranged on the upstream side of the air passage and a downstream port formed by notching part of the leg wall arranged on the downstream side of the air passage, and the upstream port is larger than the downstream port.

6. The vehicle air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the drain channel and the water receiving portion are formed by depressing a bottom surface of the case.

7. The vehicle air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the case further includes a guide wall extending along the direction of insertion of the filter, and the waterproof wall is an upward extending portion of the guide wall.

8. The vehicle air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the case further includes a pair of leg walls extending upright from a bottom surface of the case in parallel to each other along the direction of insertion of the filter at a position downward of the filter arrangement area, and a floor wall extending between the pair of leg walls for placing the filter.

9. The vehicle air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the case further includes a pair of leg walls extending upright from a bottom surface of the case in parallel to each other along the direction of insertion of the filter at a position downward of the filter arrangement area, and a floor wall extending between the pair of leg walls for placing the filter.

10. The vehicle air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the drain channel includes an upstream port formed by notching part of the leg wall arranged on the upstream side of the air passage and a downstream port formed by notching part of the leg wall arranged on the downstream side of the air passage, and the upstream port is larger than the downstream port.

11. The vehicle air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the drain channel and the water receiving portion are formed by depressing a bottom surface of the case.

12. The vehicle air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the drain channel and the water receiving portion are formed by depressing a bottom surface of the case.

Assignees

• Valeo Japan Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nagano Hideki

Classifications

• B60H3/0616 Primary

  with provisions for replacing the filter element · CPC title

• B60H1/3233

  characterised by condensed liquid drainage means · CPC title

• B60H1/00507 Primary

  Details, e.g. mounting arrangements, desaeration devices (B60H1/32 takes precedence) · CPC title