JPH08156581A - Air conditioner for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enable wet clothes put on a porous pipe to be dried by providing the downstream side of a heater with an opening section and a damper adjusting the flow rate of air, and connecting the porous pipe leading dried air with the opening section in the air conditioner for a vehicle, which has an evaporator and a heater disposed in order. CONSTITUTION: An opening section 16 is interposed between a rear heater 11 and a rear blow-off damper 12, the opening section 16 is opened/closed by a damper 15, and a porous pipe 18 is connected with the opening section 16 through a duct 17. When clothes and the like are to be dried, the damper 15 is rotated to the direction that the opening section 16 is released, a compressor is also turned on, a rear evaporator 7 is thereby cooled so as to allow air to be dehumidified, an air mix damper 19 is opened so as to allow dehumidified air to be heated by the rear heater 11, and the air is sent into the porous pipe 18 thereafter. Wet clothes and the like can thereby be dried by dried and hot air blown off out of the porous pipe 18 only by putting them on the porous pipe 18.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle air conditioner capable of quickly drying clothes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 is a system diagram of a conventional vehicle air conditioner. In the figure, 1 is a vehicle shell, 2 is a compressor, 3 is a condenser, 4 is a receiver, 5 is a front evaporator, 6 is a front fan, 7 is a rear evaporator, 8 is a rear fan, 9 is a rear solenoid valve, and 10 is a front. A solenoid valve, 11 is a rear heater, 12 is a rear blow-off damper,
13 is an outlet on the upper part of the rear, 14 is an outlet on the rear foot,
Reference numeral 19 is an air mix damper, and 23 is a ventilation duct.
Since the air conditioning action by the circulation of the refrigerant in the vehicle air conditioning device is known, a general description will be omitted.

When the rear cooler is operated, the rear electromagnetic valve 9 is opened, the refrigerant flows to the rear evaporator 7, the air inside the vehicle sucked by the rear fan 8 is cooled by the rear evaporator 7, and the rear heater 11 provides a comfortable blowing air temperature. The rear upper outlet 13 and the rear foot outlet 1 are reheated.
Blow out from 4.

[0004]

In the case of the conventional vehicle air conditioner, when the rear air conditioner is operated, the temperature inside the vehicle is controlled by the rear evaporator and the rear heater, and the middle and rear seats in the vehicle become comfortable. Vehicles equipped with such a rear air conditioner are often used in leisure vehicles and 1BOX cars, and are often used for leisure. However, even if one wants to quickly dry wet ski wear and clothes in the car, especially when skiing, it is not possible to quickly dry them.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, in which an evaporator and a heater are sequentially arranged in a ventilation duct, and the air cooled and dehumidified by the evaporator is reheated by the heater to adjust the temperature. The present invention relates to a vehicle air conditioner having the following features in a vehicle air conditioner blown out into a vehicle compartment. (1) An opening and a damper for adjusting the air flow rate to the opening are provided on the downstream side of the heater, and a porous pipe for guiding dry air to an object to be dried is connected to the opening. (2) In the vehicle air conditioner according to (1) above,
The perforated pipe was connected to the opening via a flexible duct.

[0006]

By removing air dehumidified by the evaporator and blowing air heated by the heater from the perforated pipe, wet clothes and the like covered on the perforated pipe can be quickly dried. By connecting the perforated pipe to the opening through the flexible duct, the installation location of the perforated pipe can be arbitrarily selected.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram of a vehicle air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 16 is a rear heater 11.
The opening provided in the duct between the rear blowout damper 12 and the rear blowout damper 12, and 15 is a damper for opening and closing the opening. The configuration other than the above is the same as the conventional technique.

FIG. 2 is a partial system diagram of the vehicular air conditioner with a drying device attached when drying wet clothes or the like in the vehicle. In the figure, 1
7 is a duct and 18 is a perforated pipe. A device for drying is constituted by the portions denoted by the reference numerals 17 and 18. The perforated pipe 18 also includes a pipe made of a porous material.

When drying clothes or the like, the damper 15 is set to the state shown in FIG. 2, the rear solenoid valve 9 is opened, and the compressor 2
By turning on, the rear evaporator 7 is cooled and dehumidified. Further, the air mix damper 19 is opened to allow air to flow through the rear heater 11, and the dehumidified air is heated by the rear heater 11 and fed into the perforated pipe 18 from the opening 16 through the duct 17. When the above operation is performed by covering the perforated pipe with wet clothes, dry warm air is blown out from a large number of holes of the perforated pipe, so that the clothes and the like can be quickly dried. The clothes can be dried even if the air mix damper 19 is placed at any position from fully open to fully closed.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing various shapes of the perforated pipe according to the application. 1A shows a perforated pipe for drying gloves 20, FIG. 1B shows a perforated pipe for drying pants 21, and FIG. 1C shows a perforated pipe for drying towels 22. Although not shown, a spacer having an arbitrary shape may be provided in order to prevent the holes of the perforated pipe from being blocked by clothes or the like. As the material of the porous pipe, materials such as plastic and metal are used.

[0011]

In the vehicle air conditioner of the present invention, an opening and a damper for adjusting the air volume to the opening are provided on the downstream side of the heater, and dry air is supplied to the object to be dried at the opening. Since the perforated pipe to be guided is connected or the perforated pipe is connected to the opening through the flexible duct, it is possible to dry quickly by covering the perforated pipe with wet clothes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram of a vehicle air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial system diagram of the vehicle air conditioner of the above embodiment with a device for drying clothes and the like attached.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing various shapes of a perforated pipe according to the application of the above-mentioned embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a system diagram of a conventional vehicle air conditioner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 vehicle 2 compressor 3 condenser 4 receiver 5 front evaporator 6 front fan 7 rear evaporator 8 rear fan 9 rear solenoid valve 10 front solenoid valve 11 rear heater 12 rear outlet damper 13 rear upper outlet 14 rear foot outlet 15 damper 16 opening 17 duct 18 Perforated Pipe 19 Air Mix Damper 20 Gloves 21 Trousers 22 Towel 23 Ventilation Duct

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An air conditioner for a vehicle, in which an evaporator and a heater are sequentially arranged in a ventilation duct, air cooled and dehumidified by the evaporator is reheated by a heater to adjust the temperature, and is blown out into a passenger compartment, downstream of the heater. An air conditioner for a vehicle, characterized in that an opening and a damper for adjusting an air volume to the opening are provided, and a perforated pipe for guiding dry air to an object to be dried is connected to the opening. 2. The vehicle air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the perforated pipe is connected to the opening through a flexible duct.