JP4254446B2 - Air conditioner for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle air conditioner for a vehicle such as an open car that can be opened and closed.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an open car air conditioner having the following structure is known.
That is, a roof detection sensor is provided with air outlets that blow air-conditioned air toward the feet of passengers on both sides of the center console installed between the driver's seat (driver's seat) and the passenger seat (passengers' seat). When the air conditioner detects that the roof is open, it switches the air conditioning mode to the roof open mode, blows the conditioned air from the above outlet toward the feet of the occupant, and opens the roof of the open car. It is an air conditioner configured to reduce the feeling of cold air due to the influence of the engulfed air flowing into the room and configured to obtain a comfortable air conditioning feeling (see , for example , Patent Document 1).
On the other hand, a state discriminating means for detecting opening and closing of the hood (roof part) is provided, and when the state discriminating means detects the opening of the hood, air is blown out from the outlet provided in the front header part, and the vehicle is There is also a configuration in which the airflow by the air conditioner is smoothly executed by preventing the running wind from flowing into the vehicle interior from the open roof portion during traveling (see , for example , Patent Document 2). ).

However, in any of the above-described conventional structures, there is a problem that the characteristics of the conditioned air in the driver seat and the passenger seat cannot be adjusted separately.
In open cars , air-conditioning control that directly applies conditioned air to passengers is effective. When the roof is closed, the temperature in the passenger compartment (air-conditioning atmosphere) can be shared between the driver and passenger. There is a problem that the air conditioning control according to the passenger's preference (individual difference) cannot be performed unless each seat is separately controlled (driver seat and front passenger seat , or right seat and left seat) during open travel.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-12020 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-266841

Accordingly, the present invention provides an air conditioning control device that is provided with a plurality of air conditioning air outlets corresponding to the driver's seat and the passenger seat, respectively, and that can individually and independently adjust the characteristics of the air conditioning wind of the driver seat and the passenger seat. With an open car that has a direct air-conditioning control tendency, it is not possible to respond to the occupant's preference unless it is controlled independently on the left and right, so by adjusting the left and right separately, the driver's seat and the front passenger seat Air conditioning control according to passenger preference (individual differences) is possible, and it is possible to improve comfort, as well as detecting the open / closed state of the roof, and when the open / closed state of the roof is open, The driver's seat and passenger's seat are independently adjusted. When the roof is closed, dual mode adjustment is possible. When the roof is open, priority is given to passengers' left and right seats (driver seat and passenger seat). driving seat Air conditioning with the passenger seat can be adjusted independently, and when the roof is closed, adjustments can be made in dual mode to reduce the load, so that the air conditioning is not burdened as much as possible and efficient air conditioning can be performed. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle air conditioner that can be used.

An air conditioner for a vehicle according to the present invention is an air conditioner for an open car that can be opened and closed with a roof, and includes at least a driver seat and a passenger seat arranged side by side in the vehicle interior. and each correspond to a passenger seat a plurality of conditioned air blowout opening is provided, Rutotomoni with adjustable air-conditioning control system the characteristics of the conditioned air of the driver seat and the passenger seat separately and independently, the air conditioning control Air conditioning adjustment operating means for adjusting the apparatus, wherein the air conditioning adjustment operating means switches a set of operating members to adjust the air conditioning characteristics for the driver seat and the passenger seat, and the set of operating members includes: , A mode switching operation section, an air volume switching operation section, and a temperature adjustment operation section, and at least a mode switching operation section and a temperature adjustment operation section are switched between a driver seat operation mode and a passenger seat operation mode. Control The seat mode switching operation unit has a dual mode in which the driver seat and the passenger seat can be operated together with the same air conditioning characteristics, detects the open / close state of the roof portion, and opens and closes the roof portion. When the state is the open state, the driver's seat and the passenger seat are independently adjusted, and when the roof portion is in the closed state, adjustment in the dual mode is possible.

  According to the above configuration, the above-described air conditioning control device independently adjusts the characteristics of the conditioned air separately for the driver seat and the passenger seat, and blows the conditioned air from the air conditioned air outlets corresponding to the driver seat and the passenger seat. Can be put out.

In this way, the left and right sides of the driver's seat and the passenger seat are adjusted separately, so that the driver's seat and the passenger's seat depend on the passenger's preference (individual differences), especially during open travel where the roof is opened. Air conditioning control can be performed, and the comfort for passengers can be improved.

Further, with the air-conditioning adjustment operating means for adjusting the air-conditioning controller, the air conditioner adjusting operating means, configured to adjust the air-conditioning properties for for the driver's seat and the front passenger's seat to switch the pair of operating members since Monodea Ru, there are the following effects.
That is , since the air conditioning characteristics for the driver seat and the passenger seat can be adjusted by switching one set of operation members, only one set of operation members is required, and the structure can be simplified. In other words, it is not necessary to provide a total of two sets of operation members, that is, the operation member for the driver seat and the operation member for the passenger seat.

Further , the one set of operation members includes a mode switching operation unit, an air volume switching operation unit, and a temperature adjustment operation unit, and at least the mode switching operation unit and the temperature adjustment operation unit are provided with a driver seat operation mode and a passenger seat. Since the seat mode switching operation section for switching to the operation mode is provided , the following effects are obtained.
Incidentally, switching of mode by the mode switching operation unit of the above-described vent mode, a roof open vent mode, bi-level mode, a foot mode, a roof open foot mode, defroster / foot mode, may be set to the switching of such defrost, The switching (adjustment) of the air volume by the air volume switching operation unit may be set to the magnitude or strength of the blown air volume, and the temperature adjustment by the temperature adjustment operation unit may be set to the level of the air conditioning temperature.
In other words , the left and right sides of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat can be separately set in mode and temperature by the seat mode switching operation unit, so that air conditioning control can be performed according to more appropriate passenger preference.

In addition , the seat mode switching operation unit has a dual mode in which the driver's seat and the passenger seat can be operated together with the same air conditioning characteristics, and thus has the following effects.
That is , when the dual mode is set in the seat mode switching operation section, the driver's seat and the passenger seat can be operated together with the same air conditioning characteristics, so that a simple operation can be selected and the usability is improved.

Moreover, to detect the open or closed state of the roof, when the opening and closing state of the roof portion is in the open state, independently adjust the driver's seat and a passenger seat, when the roof portion is in the closed state allows adjustment of the dual-mode also the because is a, there are the following effects.
In other words , when the roof is opened, the air conditioning of the driver and passenger seats is adjusted independently, giving priority to the left and right seats (driver seat and passenger seat), and when the roof is closed, adjustments in dual mode are taken into account to reduce the load. it can. As a result, air conditioning is not subjected to as much load as possible, and efficient air conditioning can be performed.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a passenger seat shutdown mode for stopping the air conditioning control of the passenger seat is provided.
According to the above configuration, when the passenger seat shutdown mode is set , the air conditioning control on the passenger seat side is stopped. In this case, the air conditioning on the driver seat side can be centrally controlled and the operation can be performed. Also improves.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a passenger seat shutdown switch for selecting the passenger seat shutdown mode is provided.
According to the above configuration, the passenger seat shutdown mode can be easily selected by operating the passenger seat shutdown switch.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the mode including the defroster on the passenger seat side cannot be selected while the passenger seat side is independently adjusted.
The mode including the above-described defroster may be set to the differential mode (specifically, the defroster mode) and the differential / foot mode.
According to the above configuration, selection of the mode including the defroster on the same side is prohibited during independent adjustment on the passenger seat side, so that the driver does not enter the defroster mode etc. without permission and prevents erroneous operation. can do.

According to the present invention, when the open / closed state of the roof portion is in the open state, the driver's seat and the passenger seat can be adjusted independently, and when the roof portion is in the closed state, adjustment in the dual mode is possible. is there.

In an open air vehicle air conditioner capable of opening and closing the roof, the purpose of selecting the air conditioning adjustment mode (independent adjustment and dual mode) according to the open / closed state of the roof is at least arranged side by side in the vehicle interior. A driver's seat and a passenger's seat are provided, and a plurality of air-conditioning air outlets are provided for each of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat, and the characteristics of the air-conditioned air in the driver's seat and the passenger's seat are adjusted independently. And an air conditioning adjustment operating means for adjusting the air conditioning control apparatus. The air conditioning adjustment operating means switches a set of operating members to change the air conditioning characteristics for the driver seat and the passenger seat. The set of operation members includes a mode switching operation unit, an air volume switching operation unit, and a temperature adjustment operation unit, and at least the mode switching operation unit and the temperature adjustment operation unit are provided in the driver's seat. A seat mode switching operation unit that switches between an operation mode and a passenger seat operation mode is provided, and the seat mode switching operation unit includes a dual mode in which the driver seat and the passenger seat can be operated together in the same air conditioning characteristics, When the open / close state of the roof portion is detected, the driver's seat and the passenger seat are independently adjusted when the open / close state of the roof portion is open, and adjustment in a dual mode is possible when the roof portion is closed. Realized by the configuration.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The drawings show the vehicle air conditioner. First, the vehicle body structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3. In the figure, arrow F indicates the front of the vehicle, arrow R indicates the rear of the vehicle, arrow IN indicates the inside of the vehicle, and arrow OUT indicates the outside of the vehicle.

Figure 1 shows a side view, and in FIG. 2, which shows a plan view, and partitions in the longitudinal direction of the engine room 1 and vehicle compartment 2 by a dash lower panel 3 (dash panel).
The upper part of the above-described vehicle compartment 2 is covered with a roof part 4 (movable roof part) that can be opened and closed, while a central part in the vehicle width direction of the dash lower panel 3 is recessed on the vehicle rear side to form a recess 3a. An engine 5 as a driving device is disposed in the recess 3a.

The engine 5 is arranged vertically, and an ISG unit 6 (integrated starter generator unit, integrated starter generator unit, which is continuously installed in the rear part of the engine 5 A unit that also serves as a generator, in which a stator as a stator and a rotor as a rotor are arranged in a case, and the rotor is rotated by a drive shaft such as a propeller shaft to generate electric power. ) And a transmission 7 continuously provided in the tunnel portion 16 of the floor panel 8 is provided behind the ISG unit 6, and the power train is provided by the engine 5, the ISG unit 6, and the transmission 7 described above. It is composed.

Further, the lower end rear of the dash lower panel 3 described above, continuously provided a floor panel 8 that extends substantially horizontally rearward, provided the rear bulkhead 9 which rises before the low back and high shape from the rear of the floor panel 8, the A rear cowl portion 10 (rear cowl member) extending in the vehicle width direction is disposed on the rear surface of the upper end portion of the rear bulkhead 9. Here, the above-described rear bulkhead 9 is a panel member that partitions the compartment 2 and the rear portion of the compartment.

Further, a rear floor 11 extending rearwardly from the vertically intermediate portion of the rear bulkhead 9 above provided, arranged the rear air conditioning unit 12 for conditioning the passenger compartment 2 in the rear cowl portion 10 near the position in the rear floor 11, the rear A trunk room 13 (loading room) is formed behind the air conditioning unit 12. The rear air conditioning unit 12 described above is disposed in the wheel base as is apparent from FIG.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the rear air conditioning unit 12 described above includes a blower & cooling unit 14 and a heater unit 15. The heater unit 15 is disposed at the center in the vehicle width direction, and the blower & cooling unit 14 is arranged. It is arranged on one side in the vehicle width direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the floor panel 8, which forms the vehicle compartment floor continuously with the above-described dash lower panel 3, projects from the vehicle compartment 2 and extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. tunnel portion 16 is formed, the upper tunnel member 17 extending along the tunnel portion 16 on the upper portion of the tunnel portion 16 (so-called high-mount backbone frame) is joined. The upper tunnel member 17 has a front end joined to the dash lower panel 3 and a rear end joined to the rear bulkhead 9, and a vehicle between the upper tunnel member 17 and the tunnel portion 16 as shown in FIG. The two closed sections 17A and 17A extending substantially parallel to the front-rear direction are formed, and the upper tunnel member 17 is configured to improve floor rigidity and vehicle body rigidity.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3, a floor mat 18 is laid on the surface of the floor panel 8 and the tunnel portion 16 described above, and surrounds the upper tunnel member 17 and the upper portion of the tunnel portion 16. A console 19 is provided as described above.

Left and right seats 22 and 22 having a seat cushion 20 and a seat back 21 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are arranged on the upper portion of the floor panel 8 with the tunnel portion 16 and the upper tunnel member 17 therebetween. is doing. In this embodiment, to set the right seat 22 corresponding to the steering wheel 23 to the driver's seat (driver's seat), while setting the left seat 22 in the passenger's seat (front passenger's seat), a left-handle vehicle Of course, it may be made.

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, front side frames 24 and 24 (a vehicle body rigidity) having a pair of right and left in the engine room 1 and extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and having a rear end connected to the dash lower panel 3. A pair of left and right floors that extend rearward of the vehicle along the floor panel 8 at the lower end of the kick-up portion. Frames 25 are provided.

  Connecting members 26, 26 are attached to the front end portions of the front side frames 24, 24, and a front bumper reinforcement 27 extending in the vehicle width direction is stretched between the left and right connecting members 26, 26.

Further , a front cross member 28 extending in the vehicle width direction is stretched between the left and right front side frames 24, 24, while a general surface (a surface not recessed) of the dash lower panel 3 on the side of the engine 5. A pair of left and right batteries 29, 29 are provided in the front part, and these batteries 29, 29 are attached to the aforementioned front side frames 24, 24.

The pair of left and right batteries 29 and 29 also serve to charge the electric energy generated by the ISG unit 6. In this embodiment , the battery 29 is disposed at the dash lower panel connecting portion of the pair of left and right front side frames 24 and 24. Provided so that the front end position of the battery 29 is positioned forward of the engine 5 and the load at the time of a frontal collision of the vehicle is received by the pair of left and right batteries 29 and 29 to prevent the engine 5 from retreating. It is configured accordingly. Moreover, the weight balance is optimized by setting the batteries 29 and 29 as heavy objects to a total of two pairs of left and right without mounting one large battery.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the extension portions 17a and 17a of the upper tunnel member 17 are connected to the battery installation position of the dash lower panel 3, and are configured to disperse the collision load in the body.

Further , as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a radiator 30 (heat exchanger) is disposed inside the engine room 1 of the pair of left and right batteries 29, 29 so as to overlap the batteries 29, 29 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. ) Is arranged.

  Moreover, the respective heavy loads of the drive device including the engine 5 and the ISG unit 6, the pair of left and right batteries 29 and 29 as an auxiliary machine, and the radiator 30 as an auxiliary machine are intended to reduce the yaw moment of inertia. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, it is disposed in the wheel base.

In addition , as shown in FIG. 1, an air cleaner 31 having a recessed portion 31a formed in the lower portion is provided, and an upper tank of the radiator 30 is provided in the recessed portion 31a, thereby ensuring an appropriate air cleaner capacity. The air cleaner 31 is disposed so as to overlap the radiator 30 in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
As shown in FIG. 2, an intake pipe 32 having a substantially L shape in plan view is connected to the upstream side of the air cleaner 31 described above.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, rear cross members 33, 33 extending in the vehicle width direction are provided at the rear ends of the floor frames 25, 25 joined to the lower surface of the floor panel 8.

A pair of left and right rear side frames 34, 34 are provided so as to extend from the back surface of the rear cross member 33 to the lower surface of the rear floor 11, and two rear cross members 35 extending between the left and right rear side frames 34, 34 extend in the vehicle width direction. 36 are separated from each other in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and a rear bumper reinforcement 37 extending in the vehicle width direction is disposed at the rear of the pair of left and right rear side frames 34, 34. Here, each of the above-described elements 34, 35, 36, and 37 is a vehicle body rigid member.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, side sills 38, 38 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle are provided at the left and right ends of the floor panel 8 in parallel with the floor frame 25 described above. These side sill 38, as shown in FIG. 3, by joining a side sill inner 39 and the side sill outer 40, a vehicle body rigidity member having a side sill closed cross section 41 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Note that a side sill reinforcement is provided in the side sill closed section 41 as necessary.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front end portion of the side sill 38 is joined to the lower end portion of the hinge pillar 42 extending in the vertical direction. The hinge pillar 42 is a vehicle body rigid member having a pillar closed section 43 that extends in the vertical direction by joining a hinge pillar inner and a hinge pillar outer.

As shown in FIG. 1, a cowl upper panel 44 extending in the vehicle width direction is disposed at the upper end portion of the above-described dash lower panel 3, while being separated from the rear of the front cowl portion including the cowl upper panel 44. An instrument panel member 45 having a closed cross-sectional structure extending in the vehicle width direction is provided on the upper portion of the dash lower panel 3.
Left and right end portions of the instrument panel member 45, as shown in FIG. 2, is joined between the rear mutual hinge pillar inner of the hinge pillar 42. The instrument panel member 45 is a vehicle body rigid member that supports the instrument panel 46.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the concave portion 3 a described above is formed by recessing the central portion in the vehicle width direction of the dash lower panel 3 from the front cowl portion to the space between the instrument panel members 45. The upper tunnel member 17 joined to the upper portion of the tunnel portion 16 is formed with the above-described extension portion 17a integrally or integrally with the upper tunnel member 17, and the extension portion 17a is formed as the recess portion 3a of the dash lower panel 3. Are arranged up to the general surface (surface not recessed), and a closed cross section is formed between the dash lower panel 3 and the extension portion 17a.

  1 to 3, 47 is a front wheel, 48 is a rear wheel, 49 is a bonnet, 50 is a trunk lid, 51 is a steering rack, 52 is a front suspension cross member (so-called suspension cross), 53 is an exhaust pipe, and 54 is A lower tunnel member that is joined to the lower surface of the floor panel 8 and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle substantially parallel to the floor frame 25, 55 is a lower connection member that removably connects the left and right lower tunnel members 54, 54, 56 It is a rear differential device as a differential device.

Next, the inside / outside air introduction structure in the vehicle air conditioner will be described with reference to FIGS.
A rear package 60 is provided substantially horizontally from the upper end of the rear bulkhead 9 toward the rear, and the rear cowl portion 10 described above is provided at a corner portion between the front portion of the rear package 60 and the upper portion of the rear bulkhead 9.

Further , as shown in FIG. 7, on the upper part of the rear package 60, there are left and right seats 22, 22 (in this embodiment, the right seat 22 is the driver seat and the left seat 22 is the passenger seat). Roll bars 61, 61 (roll-bar) are provided as members for protection, and the rear package 60 and the rear cowl portion are provided between the left and right roll bars 61, 61 as shown in FIGS. The inside / outside air introduction port 62 is formed integrally with the air inlet 10.

  The above-described blower & cooling unit 14 is configured to introduce the inside / outside air from the intake port 14a through the inside / outside air introduction port 62 and the closed cross section 10A of the rear cowl portion 10.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a support shaft 63 is rotatably supported between upper portions of a pair of left and right roll bars 61, 61. An aero board 64 (a roof portion in an open car) is supported on the support shaft 63. 4 is attached, and the lower end of the aero board 64 extends to the vicinity of the inside / outside air introduction port 62 provided above the rear cowl portion 10. Yes.

  An actuator 65 such as a DC motor is provided on the back surface of one of the pair of left and right roll bars 61, 61 via a bracket (not shown) or directly, and is attached to the rotating shaft thereof. The driven gear 66 and the driven gear 67 fitted to the support shaft 63 are always meshed, and the position of the aero board 64 is changed by the actuator 65 via the elements 66, 67, 63. .

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, when setting the aero board 64 to the neutral state is to introduce both the inside air and the outside air in the outside air introduction port 62, as shown in FIG. 5, the lower end of the aero board 64 When the position is set on the rear side, only the inside air is introduced into the inside / outside air introduction port 62, and when the lower end of the aero board 64 is set on the front side as shown in FIG. It is configured to introduce outside air (winding air) into the inside / outside air introduction port 62 by using. In short, the configuration is such that the introduction and switching of the inside and outside air is performed by changing the arrangement position of the aero board 64 (changing the inclination angle).

  FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the main part taken along the line AA in FIG. 7, and an inner panel 70 is joined to the end of the rear cowl 10 on the outside of the vehicle. A rear fender panel 71 is provided as a wall. Further, a belt line reinforcement 72 as a rigid member is joined to a surface of the inner panel 70 on the rear fender panel 71 side.

An outside air introduction passage 73 is provided to open to the rear fender panel 71 as the vehicle body outer wall from the rear cowl portion 10 described above. The outside air introduction passage 73 includes an outside air introduction port 75 formed by attaching a mesh member 74 to the opening of the rear fender panel 71, an opening 72a of the beltline reinforcement 72, an opening 70a of the inner panel 70, and a rear cowl portion. It is formed by communicating with the opening 10a at the 10 side end in the vehicle width direction. Here, the above-described outside air introduction passage 73 may be formed on both the left and right sides of the blower & cooling unit 14 with the intake port 14a therebetween. 4 to 6, reference numeral 76 denotes a cross member provided at a corner portion between the front lower surface of the rear floor 11 and the intermediate rear surface of the rear bulkhead 9, and these three members 11, 9 , 76. A closed cross section extending in the vehicle width direction is formed therebetween.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 2, 9, and 10, a description will be given of a blowing path of conditioned air (temperature-controlled air) such as cold air from the heater unit 15.
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the heater unit 15 includes a pair of a plurality of blowing portions B, C, D, E, and G. Out of these air outlets, air outlets B, C, and D are set as a pair corresponding to a driver seat and a passenger seat. On the other hand, on the vehicle interior side of the above-described rear bulkhead 9, the above-described passenger seat 22 (especially, refer to the seat back 21) is provided in the vicinity of the rear bulkhead 9.

Then, in one of the outlet portion B of the heater unit 15, connects the duct 77 as the air passage, the tip of the duct 77 the upper end of the bellows portion 78 extending upward is provided the outlet 79, the balloon The opening 79 is positioned on the vehicle interior side of the rear bulkhead 9 so that the air-conditioning air whose temperature is adjusted by the rear air-conditioning unit 12 is spotted toward the neck of the passenger. The above-described bellows portion 78 is configured so that the position and orientation of the outlet 79 can be arbitrarily adjusted according to the needs and physique of the occupant.

In addition , a duct 80 as a ventilation passage is connected to the other blowout part C of the heater unit 15, and a blowout opening 82 for the back is provided at the front end of the bellows part 81 at the front end of the duct 80 extending obliquely upward. The air outlet 82 is attached to the seat back 21 of each of the driver's seat 22 and the passenger's seat 22 from the rear air conditioning unit 12 toward the back or / and the waist of the occupant seated on the seat 22. The conditioned air is blown out in a spot manner.

  As shown in FIG. 11, a through hole 83 is formed in the middle portion of the seat back 21 so as to penetrate the front and back, and a net member 84 (or mesh member) is stretched in the middle portion in the front-rear direction of the through hole 83. It is built.

Further , the mouth edge of the outlet 82 (the outer periphery of the upper end of the duct 80 at the upper end of the bellows portion 81) is attached to the back surface portion of the seat back 21 via the attachment member 85. By configuring in this manner, even if the occupant leans against the seat back 21, the air outlet 82 is not blocked, so that the conditioned air can be appropriately supplied to the back or / and the waist of the occupant, The accordion portion 81 is configured to cope with the sliding of the seat 22 in the front-rear direction and the reclining angle of the seat back 21. Although the number of folds in the bellows portion 81 is schematically shown in the drawing, it is preferable to set the number of folds corresponding to seat slide and seat reclining. Although only one seat 22 is shown in FIG. 11, the outlet structure for the back of the occupant is equally formed in both the driver seat and the passenger seat.

Further , as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a duct 86 as an air passage is connected to the other blowout part D of the heater unit 15, and this duct 86 extending forward is connected to the upper tunnel member 17 and the rear tunnel member 17. A blowout port 87 for guiding the air-conditioning air from the rear air-conditioning unit 12 to the thigh of the occupant in a spot manner while guiding it into the closed section 17A between the lower portion of the bulkhead 9 and the tunnel portion 16 extending forward of the vehicle. And a blowout port 88 that blows out in a spot manner toward the feet of the passenger. The air outlets 87 and 88 are connected to the duct 86 inside the closed section 17A via the console 19 and the upper tunnel member 17, and a movable louver is provided at each air outlet 87 and 88.

Here, the duct 86 described above, as shown in FIG. 10, may be directed to the closed plane 17A through the opening of the opening and the upper tunnel member 17 of the rear bulkhead 9, or, as shown in FIG. 12, It may be guided into the closed section 17A through the opening of the rear floor 11, the closed section by the cross member 76, and the opening of the rear bulkhead 9.

As shown in FIG. 13, around the trunk room 13 which is surrounded by the trunk trim 90 includes a plurality of cargo room 13A, for partitioned into 13B, luggage compartment 13B of the volume is relatively small side is set to the cooler box 91 . The upper end opening of the cooler box 91 is covered with a cooler box lid (not shown) so as to be opened and closed.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 10, 12, and 13, in the other blowout part E of the heater unit 15 shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. 12, as a trunk room cooling air passage for cooling by introducing cold air into the trunk room 13. A pair of ducts 92, 92 is provided, and in particular, by introducing cool air into the cargo compartment 13B, the cargo compartment 13B is set in the cooler box 91.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 14, a suspension damper 93 that supports the rear wheel 48 of the vehicle is disposed in the vicinity of the trunk room 13. The suspension damper 93 includes a damper support 93a, an upper spring seat 93b, a strut 93c, a coil spring 93d, and the like. The upper spring seat 93b is supported by the rear floor 11 or a suspension housing (not shown), and an upper end portion of the damper support 93a is It is supported by a suspension tower 95 (specifically, a suspension tower) via a bracket 94. Oil and rubber are present inside the suspension damper 93.
Then, in the remaining blowout part G of the heater unit 15 shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. 12, the cold air of the air conditioning unit 12 is guided to the left and right suspension dampers 93 as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 10, FIG. Ducts 96 and 96 serving as damper cooling air passages are provided so that the left and right suspension dampers 93 are cooled by the cool air of the air conditioning unit 12.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 14, the distal end opening portion 96a of the duct 96 described above, through the trunk trim 90, attached to the suspension tower 95, the suspension damper 93 via the inner space of the suspension towers 95 In particular, it is configured to cool the oil and rubbers therein, to prevent the suspension damper 93 from being lowered in durability, and to prevent the damper performance from being changed by heat.

  Incidentally, if the vehicle is left outdoors during the day, the location of the suspension damper 93 becomes high, and the durability of the suspension damper 93 is reduced by this heat, or the damper performance is changed by heat. The suspension damper 93 is cooled by the cool air from the duct 96 serving as a damper cooling air passage, thereby solving such a problem.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 15, the cowl upper panel 44 disposed on top of the dash lower panel 3 described above, a front cowl for supporting a front end of the front window glass 57 (including those made of reinforced plastic) Panel 58 is joined.

  The front cowl panel 58 has a substantially L-shaped cross section, extends in the vehicle width direction, and a cowl closed section 59 is formed between the front cowl panel 58 and the cowl upper panel 44.

  Opening portions 58a and 44a for front natural ventilation are formed in the vertical wall portion of the front cowl panel 58 and the portion corresponding to the cowl closed section 59 of the cowl upper panel 44, respectively.

  By the way, the pair of left and right ducts 86 and 86 shown in FIGS. 3 and 9 are extended to the front side via closed cross sections 17A and 17A between the tunnel portion 16 and the upper tunnel member 17, and FIG. As shown, the pair of ducts 86, 86 extend to the vicinity of the inclined lower end portion of the front window glass 57 in the instrument panel 46, and a pair of left and right front defroster ducts 68 and side defrosters The duct 69 is connected in communication to prevent the window glass from being fogged. Here, the defroster ducts 68 and 69 described above are formed so as to extend in the vehicle width direction from the extending portions of the pair of ducts 86 and 86 toward the front side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 16, a front natural ventilation unit 102 to blow out the running wind into passenger compartment 2 by introducing running wind is disposed in the vehicle compartment in front of the instrument panel 46 .

  The front natural ventilation unit 102 has bifurcated and substantially symmetrical ducts 103 and 103 communicating with the above-described opening 44 a shown in FIG. 15, and the side duct 103 A constituting one of the ducts 103 has an instrument panel. The side vent outlet 104 is provided so as to be positioned on the end side in the vehicle width direction of 46, and the center duct 103B constituting the other side of the duct 103 is positioned on the center side in the vehicle width direction of the instrument panel 46. As described above, the center vent outlet 105 is provided, and these vent outlets 104 and 105 are arranged on the surface portion of the instrument panel 46.

  That is, as indicated by arrows in FIG. 15, the traveling wind flows from the opening 58a of the front cowl panel 58, the cowl closed cross section 59, and the opening 44a of the cowl upper panel 44 to a pair of left and right natural ventilation ducts 103, 103. Introduced, this traveling wind is blown into the passenger compartment 2 through a pair of left and right side vent outlets 104 and a center vent outlet 105.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the overall configuration of the vehicle air conditioner. The blower & cooling unit 14 in the rear air conditioning unit 12 includes a blower 107 driven by a blower motor 106 and a downstream side of the blower 107. A filter 108 and an evaporator 109 are provided.
In addition , the heater unit 15 in the rear air conditioning unit 12 excludes a part of the upstream side corresponding to the outlets E and G, and the partitioning members 110, 111, and 112 on the downstream side thereof are the regions on the driver side DR. 113 and a passenger's side PA area 114, and a heater core 115 shared by the areas 113, 114 is provided upstream of the partition member 110, and two air mix doors are provided for each area 113, 114. D1 and D2 are provided.

Each of the outlets B, C, D, E, and G is provided with a neck door D3, a back door D4, a tunnel door D5, a trunk room door D6, and a damper door D7 so as to be able to be opened and closed. . Of these doors D3 to D7, the doors D3 to D5 are provided for each of the regions 113 and 114 in order to control the driver seat side DR and the passenger seat side PA separately and independently.

Further , on the tunnel part 16 side, the thigh outlet 87 and the foot outlet 88 provided on the driver side DR and the passenger side PA respectively corresponding to the seats 22 and 22 are provided. On the side, a thigh door D8 and a foot door D9 are attached so as to be controlled to open and close.

  Further, on the upstream side of the front defroster duct 68 and the side defroster duct 69, the differential doors D10 and D10 (specifically, the defroster door) can be controlled to open and close in correspondence with the driver side DR and the passenger side PA, respectively. It is installed.

  Each element 106, 107, D1 to D10 as a controlled member shown in FIG. 17 is an air conditioning control device 100 (FIG. 19) capable of independently adjusting the characteristics of the conditioned air on the driver side DR and passenger side PA. The adjustment operation means 101 (see FIG. 18) for adjusting the air conditioning control device 100 is provided. First, the configuration of the air conditioning adjustment operation means 101 is described with reference to FIGS. And will be described in detail.

Conditioning adjustment operation unit 101 described above, as shown in FIG. 16, is provided in the center console portion in the vicinity of the center vent outlet 105. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 16, the air conditioning adjustment operating means 101 is provided at the lower part of the center vent outlet 105, but this may be provided on the instrument panel 46 at the upper part of the center vent outlet 105.

As shown in FIG. 18 , the air conditioning adjustment operation means 101 includes a mode control dial 116 as a mode switching operation unit, an air volume control dial 117 as an air volume switching operation unit, and a temperature control dial 118 as a temperature adjustment operation unit. These three dials 116, 117, and 118 constitute a set of operation members 119 (see FIG. 19).

As shown in FIG. 18, the inside of the mode control dial 116 is constituted by a push button type ON / OFF type rear defogger switch 120. By operating the mode control dial 116 located on the outer periphery of the switch 120 , the dial is operated. The air-conditioning mode is vent mode m1 (however, the vent mode in this embodiment is a mode in which air-conditioning air is mainly blown toward the neck, not air-conditioning air is blown toward the occupant's face), roof The open vent mode m2, the bilevel mode m3, the roof open mode m4, the foot mode m5, the differential / foot mode m6, the differential mode m7, and the shut mode m8 are configured to be switched.

  Also, the inside of the air volume control dial 117 is configured as a push button type ON / OFF type air conditioner switch 121. By operating the air volume control dial 117 located on the outer periphery of the switch 121, the air flow of the air conditioner air can be reduced. It is configured to increase / decrease control.

Further, the inside of the temperature control dial 118 is configured as a push button type intake switch 1 2 2 that switches between the introduction of the outside air and the circulation of the inside air, and by operating the dial of the temperature control dial 118 located on the outer periphery of the switch 122, It is configured to control the air conditioning temperature high and low.

Here, when the inside air circulation is selected by the intake switch 122 described above, the position of the aero board 64 is switched as shown in FIG. 5, and when the introduction of outside air is selected, the position of the aero board 64 is as shown in FIG. Switched.
As shown in FIG. 18, the air conditioning adjustment operation unit 101 includes a seat mode switching operation unit 123 that switches the mode control dial 116 and the temperature control dial 118 between a driver seat operation mode and a passenger seat operation mode. ing.

  The seat mode switching operation unit 123 is composed of a single slide switch, and when the slide unit 123a of the slide switch is switched to the right side shown by the phantom line α in FIG. 18, the driver seat that adjusts the air conditioning characteristics of the driver seat side DR. When the operation mode m9 is entered and the slide portion 123a is switched to the left side indicated by the imaginary line β in FIG. When switching to the center position indicated by (2), the dual mode m11 is achieved in which the driver's seat side DR and the passenger seat side PA can be operated together with the same air conditioning characteristics.

  Here, in the passenger seat operation mode in which the slide portion 123a is switched to the left side indicated by the phantom line β in FIG. 18, the selection of the differential mode m7 and the differential / foot mode m6 of the passenger seat side PA is impossible. ing.

  Further, the air conditioning adjustment operating means 101 described above includes an auto changeover switch 124 and a passenger seat shutdown switch 125.

When the switch 124 is turned on, the above-described auto changeover switch 124 detects the open / closed state of the roof part 4 by a roof open detection sensor 126 (see FIG. 19) described later, and the open / closed state of the roof part 4 is detected. When the roof is open (when the roof is open), the driver's seat and the passenger's seat can be adjusted independently. When the roof 4 is closed (when the roof is closed ), adjustment in the dual mode m11 is possible. It is supposed to be.

  The passenger seat shutdown switch 125 is in the passenger seat shutdown mode in which the air conditioning control of the passenger seat side PA is stopped (prohibited) when the switch 125 is turned ON.

  FIG. 19 is a control circuit block diagram of the air-conditioning control apparatus 100 and includes a roof open detection sensor 126 (roof opening / closing detection means) that detects the open / closed state of the roof 4.

The CPU 127 as a control unit receives inputs from the roof open detection sensor 126, the auto changeover switch 124, the passenger seat shutdown switch 125, the seat mode changeover operation unit 123, the mode control dial 116, the air volume control dial 117, and the temperature control dial 118. based on in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 128, drives the blower 107 via the blower motor 106, via the actuator A1~A15 corresponding to each trunk Le chromatography arm door D6, door damper D7, defroster door D10 The air mix doors D1 and D2, the neck door D3, the back door D4, the tunnel door D5, the thigh door D8, and the foot door D9 are driven. The RAM 129 is storage means for storing the map shown in FIG. 20 and other necessary data.

Map shown in FIG. 20, a vent mode m1 corresponding to the air-conditioning mode is selected by the mode control dial 116 in rows, roof open mode m2, bi-level mode m3, foot mode m5, roof open foot mode m4, def / foot Each mode is air conditioning mode m6, differential mode m7, shut mode m8, and the neck door D3, the back door D4, the tunnel door D5, the thigh door D8, and the foot door as the driven doors in tandem. D9, differential door D10, air mix doors D1 and D2, and the open / closed states of the doors corresponding to the respective modes m1 to m8 are stored in a matrix. In FIG. A cross indicates that the door is closed.

The CPU 127 as the control unit reads out data from the map of the RAM 129 (see FIG. 20) based on the input from each element 126, 124, 125, 123, 116, 117, 118 on the input side, and controls the opening and closing of each door. However, when the driver mode operation mode m9 is set by the seat mode switching unit 123, only the door on the driver side DR is controlled to be opened and closed, and the passenger mode operation mode m10 is set by the seat mode switching unit 123. At this time , only the door of the passenger seat side PA is controlled to open and close, and when the dual mode m11 is set by the seat mode switching unit 123, both DR and PA are set so that the driver seat and the passenger seat have the same air conditioning characteristics. Both doors are controlled to open and close.

  The temperature adjustment by the air mix doors D1 and D2 is in the state shown in FIG. 17 when the low temperature t18 is set, and the state shown in FIG. 21 when the high temperature t32 is set, and the temperature adjustment between the low temperature t18 and the high temperature t32 is performed by operating the temperature control dial 118. The air conditioning temperature is automatically controlled according to the passenger's desired air conditioning temperature.

  In this embodiment, the low temperature t18 is set to about 18 ° C. and the high temperature t32 is set to about 32 ° C., but the present invention is not limited to these values.

  Next, opening and closing of the doors D3 to D5 and D8 to D10 in the air conditioning modes m1 to m8 will be described with reference to FIG.

[Vent mode]
In the vent mode m1, only the neck door D3 is opened and the other doors D4, D5, D8, D9, and D10 are closed, and air conditioning is performed from the neck outlet 79 shown in FIG. Wind is blown out.

[Roof open vent mode m2]
In the roof open vent mode m2, the neck door D3, the back door D4, the tunnel door D5, and the thigh door D8 are opened, and the other doors D9 and D10 are closed. Air-conditioning air is blown from the air outlet 79, the air outlet 82 for the back and the air outlet 87 for the thigh to the occupant's neck, back and thigh.

[Bi-level mode m3]
In the bi-level mode m3, the neck door D3, the tunnel door D5 and the foot door D9 are opened, and the other doors D4, D8 and D10 are closed, and the neck outlet 79 shown in FIG. Air-conditioned air is blown out from the foot outlet 88 to the occupant's neck and foot.

[Foot mode m5]
In the foot mode m5, the back door D4, the tunnel door D5, and the foot door D9 are opened, and the other doors D3, D8, and D10 are closed, and the back outlet 82 shown in FIG. Air-conditioning air is blown from the air outlet 88 to the back and feet of the passenger.

[Roof open foot mode m4]
In the roof open foot mode m4, the neck door D3, the back door D4, the tunnel door D5, the thigh door D8, the foot door D9 are opened, and the other door D10 is closed. The air outlet 79 for the neck, the air outlet 82 for the back, the air outlet 87 for the thigh, and the air outlet 88 for the feet are air-conditioned to the neck, back, thigh, and feet of the occupant. Wind is blown out.

[Def / foot mode m6]
In the differential / foot mode m6, the back door D4, the tunnel door D5, the foot door D9, and the differential door D10 are opened, and the other doors D3 and D8 are closed. Air-conditioning air is blown from the mouth 82 and the foot outlet 88 to the occupant's back and feet, and the window glass is defrosted by the air-conditioning air from the front defroster duct 68 and the side defroster duct 69. Is done.

[Differential mode m7]
In the differential mode m7, the tunnel door D5 and the differential door D10 are opened, and the other doors D3, D4, D8, and D9 are closed, and the windows are conditioned by the conditioned air from the front and side defroster ducts 69 and 69 shown in FIG. Glass anti-fogging is performed.

[Shut mode m8]
In the shut mode m8, all the doors D3, D4, D5, D8, D9, D10 are closed.

  FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram when the automatic changeover switch 124 shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 is turned ON. The roof open detection sensor 126 detects the open / closed state of the roof portion 4, and the vent mode m1 and the roof When one of the open vent mode m2 is automatically selected, the vent mode m1 is automatically switched when the roof is closed, and the opening of the neck door D3 causes the conditioned air to be blown only from the neck outlet 79. When the roof is opened, it is automatically switched to the roof open vent mode m2, and the neck door D3, the back door D4, the tunnel door D5, and the thigh door D8 are opened, and the neck outlet 79 The conditioned air is blown out from the other outlets 82 and 87.

Further, when the automatic selection or the one of the foot mode m5 and roof open foot mode m4, during roof closed, is auto switched to foot mode m 5 and neck door D3 is closed, neck Blowing from the air outlet 79 is prohibited, the back door D4, the tunnel door D5, and the foot door D9 are opened, and the air from the corresponding air outlet 82 and foot air outlet 88 is opened. On the other hand, when the roof is opened, it is automatically switched to the roof open foot mode m4 and all the doors D3, D4, D5, D8, D9 other than the differential door D10 are opened and the corresponding neck outlet 79, for the back The air-conditioning air is blown out from the air outlet 82, the air outlet 87 for the thigh, and the air outlet 8 for the feet.

As shown in FIG. 23, the tunnel door D5 may be omitted to reduce the number of parts and simplify the structure and control.
As described above, the vehicle air conditioner according to the above embodiment is an open car vehicle air conditioner in which the roof portion 4 (see FIG. 1) can be opened and closed. A seat (see the right seat 22) and a passenger seat (see the left seat 22) are provided, and a plurality of air-conditioning air outlets 79, 82, 87, 88 (see FIG. 5) corresponding to the driver seat and the passenger seat, respectively. 9) and is provided with an air-conditioning control device 100 (see FIG. 19) capable of separately and independently adjusting the characteristics of the conditioned air of the driver seat and the passenger seat.
According to this configuration, the air conditioning control device 100 described above adjusts the characteristics of the conditioned air separately for the driver seat side DR and the passenger seat side PA, respectively, and corresponds to the driver seat side DR and the passenger seat side PA. The conditioned air can be blown out from the conditioned air outlets 79, 82, 87, 88.

  Since the left and right sides of the driver seat and the passenger seat are adjusted separately in this way, the air conditioning according to the passenger's preference (individual difference) between the driver seat and the passenger seat, especially during the open travel where the roof portion 4 is opened. Control can be performed, and the comfort for passengers can be improved.

Further , as shown in FIG. 18, the air conditioning adjustment operation means 101 for adjusting the air conditioning control device 100 is provided. The air conditioning adjustment operation means 101 switches a set of operation members 119 (see FIG. 19) to switch the driver seat. And the air conditioning characteristics for the passenger seat are adjusted.
According to this configuration, the air conditioning characteristics for the driver's seat and the passenger's seat can be adjusted by switching one set of the operation members 119, so that only one set of the operation members 119 is required, and the structure can be simplified. . In other words, it is not necessary to provide a total of two sets of operation members, that is, the operation member for the driver seat and the operation member for the passenger seat.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the set of operation members 119 includes a mode switching operation section (see mode control dial 116), an air volume switching operation section (see air volume control dial 117), and a temperature adjustment operation. (Refer to the temperature control dial 118), and at least the mode switching operation section (refer to the mode control dial 116) and the temperature adjustment operation section (refer to the temperature control dial 118) to the driver seat operation mode m9 and the passenger seat operation mode. A seat mode switching operation unit 123 that switches to m10 is provided.
According to this configuration, the left and right of the driver's seat side DR and the passenger's seat side PA can be separately set in mode and temperature by the seat mode switching operation unit 123, so that air conditioning according to more appropriate passenger preference Can control.

In addition, the seat mode switching operation unit 123 includes a dual mode m11 that allows the driver's seat side DR and the passenger seat side PA to be operated together with the same air conditioning characteristics .
According to this configuration, if the dual mode m11 is set in the seat mode switching operation unit 123, the driver side DR and the passenger side PA can be operated together with the same air conditioning characteristics, so that a simple operation can be selected. , Improve usability.
In addition, the open / close state of the roof portion 4 is detected by the roof open detection sensor 126. When the open / close state of the roof portion 4 is in the open state (when the roof is open), the driver seat side DR and the passenger seat side PA Independent adjustment is possible, and when the roof portion 4 is in the closed state (when the roof is closed), adjustment in the dual mode m11 is possible.

According to this configuration, when the roof is opened, the air conditioning of the driver seat and the passenger seat is adjusted independently with priority given to the preference of the left and right seats (driver seat and front passenger seat), and load reduction is considered when the roof is closed. Adjustment in the dual mode m11 can be performed. As a result, air conditioning is not subjected to as much load as possible, and efficient air conditioning can be performed.
Further, a passenger seat shutdown mode for stopping the air conditioning control of the passenger seat side PS is provided.

  According to this configuration, since the air conditioning control of the passenger side PS is stopped when the passenger seat shutdown mode is set, in this case, the air conditioning of only the driver side DR can be centrally controlled and the operation can be performed. Also improves.

  Further, a passenger seat shutdown switch 125 for selecting the passenger seat shutdown mode is provided.

According to this configuration, the passenger seat shutdown mode can be easily selected by operating the passenger seat shutdown switch 125 described above. In particular, as shown in the embodiment, when a single passenger seat shutdown switch 125 is provided, the passenger seat shutdown mode can be quickly and easily set by one-touch operation or one-push operation of the switch 125.

  In addition, the mode including the defroster of the passenger side PA (refer to the differential mode m7 and the differential / foot mode m6) cannot be selected during the independent adjustment of the passenger side PA. It is.

  According to this configuration, during the independent adjustment of the passenger side PA, the selection of the mode including the defroster of the same side PA (see the differential mode m7 and the differential / foot mode m6) is prohibited. Both of these modes m6 and m7 are not entered, and erroneous operation can be prevented.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The driver's seat of the invention corresponds to the right side of the sheet 22 facing the steering wheel 23 of the embodiment, and so on to,
The front passenger seat, which corresponds to the left side of the sheet 22,
Air-conditioning air outlets correspond to a neck outlet 79, a back outlet 82, a thigh outlet 87, and a foot outlet 88,
The mode switching operation unit corresponds to the mode control dial 116,
The air volume switching operation section corresponds to the air volume control dial 117,
The temperature adjustment operation unit corresponds to the temperature control dial 118,
The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

The schematic side view of the open car provided with the vehicle air conditioner of this invention. The top view of FIG. Sectional drawing of the principal part. The rear enlarged side view of FIG. The side view which shows the inside air introduction state by the position change of an aero board. The side view which shows the external air introduction state by the position change of an aero board. The principal part perspective view of FIG. The principal part expanded sectional view which follows the AA line of FIG. The perspective view which shows the layout of a duct. The principal part side view of FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the relationship between a seat back and a duct. The side view which shows the other Example of a duct layout. The top view of the trunk room divided into the several luggage compartment. Sectional drawing which shows the relationship between a suspension damper and a duct. The side view which shows a front natural ventilation unit. The perspective view which shows the layout of a defroster duct. Sectional drawing which shows the whole structure of a vehicle air conditioner Explanatory drawing of air conditioning adjustment operation means Control circuit block diagram showing the air conditioning controller Explanatory drawing of the map memorized in RAM Cross section of the air conditioner showing the air mix door switched to the high temperature setting side Explanatory drawing when the auto switch is ON Sectional drawing which shows the other Example of a vehicle air conditioner

Explanation of symbols

2 ... Vehicle compartment 4 ... Roof part 22 ... Seat (driver's seat, passenger seat)
79, 82, 87, 88 ... Air outlet (air-conditioning air outlet)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Air-conditioning control apparatus 101 ... Air-conditioning adjustment operation means 116 ... Mode control dial (mode switching operation part)
117 ... Air volume control dial (air volume switching operation section)
118 ... Temperature control dial (temperature adjustment operation section)
119 ... Operation member 123 ... Seat mode switching operation part 125 ... Passenger seat shutdown switch

Claims (4)

A vehicle air conditioner for an open car that can be opened and closed with a roof,
In the passenger compartment, there are at least a driver seat and a passenger seat arranged side by side,
A plurality of air conditioning outlets are provided corresponding to the driver seat and the passenger seat,
Rutotomoni with adjustable air-conditioning control system the characteristics of the conditioned air of the driver seat and the passenger seat separately and independently,
Air conditioning adjustment operation means for adjusting the air conditioning control device,
The air conditioning adjustment operation means switches a set of operation members to adjust the air conditioning characteristics for the driver seat and the passenger seat,
The one set of operation members includes a mode switching operation unit, an air volume switching operation unit, and a temperature adjustment operation unit.
A seat mode switching operation section for switching at least the mode switching operation section and the temperature adjustment operation section between a driver seat operation mode and a passenger seat operation mode;
The seat mode switching operation unit has a dual mode in which the driver seat and the passenger seat can be operated together in the same air conditioning characteristics,
Detecting the open / closed state of the roof part, and when the open / closed state of the roof part is an open state, the driver seat and the passenger seat are independently adjusted,
A vehicle air conditioner that enables adjustment in a dual mode when the roof portion is closed . The vehicle air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising a passenger seat shutdown mode for stopping the air conditioning control of the passenger seat . The vehicle air conditioner according to claim 2, further comprising a passenger seat shutdown switch for selecting the passenger seat shutdown mode . The vehicle air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein a mode including a defroster on the passenger seat side cannot be selected while the passenger seat side is independently adjusted .

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