The present invention relates to an air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle and, more specifically, to an air conditioning apparatus for a heat pump system, wherein while blown air passes through a first area and a second area which are partitioned from each other by a first separation wall, air passing through the first area is cooled or heated and then supplied to the inside of a vehicle, and air passing through the second area is discharged to the outside, so that the air conditioning apparatus can be miniaturized and can easily cool or heat the inside of the vehicle.

An on-vehicle equipment operation device includes an air-conditioning duct that has an open end through which air-conditioned air blows, a display that is disposed outside the air conditioner and configured to display an image, an image forming optical element, and at least one equipment operation switch that is disposed at a lower edge of the open end. The image forming optical element is configured to form, as a floating image near the open end of the air-conditioning duct, a real image of the image that is displayed on the display. The floating image includes at least one equipment operation icon. The at least one equipment operation switch corresponds to the at least one equipment operation icon.

Disclosed herein is an air conditioning system for a vehicle, in which an air conditioning unit having noise inducing unit is arranged at an engine room based on a dash panel and a distribution duct for distributing air to the interior of the vehicle is arranged in the interior of the vehicle based on the dash panel, thereby reducing noise and vibration in the interior of the vehicle, securing visibility and enabling a worker to easily access the air conditioning system for follow-up service because the air conditioning unit causing noise is arranged inside the engine room, and enhancing passengers' convenience by maximizing the interior space of the vehicle in comparison with the conventional air conditioning systems because only the distribution duct is arranged in the interior of the vehicle.

A blower device includes a passage-forming section that forms a passage through which air flows inside. A partition section is provided within the passage-forming section. The partition section divides at least a part of the passage into a first passage and a second passage. The partition section has a hole. The hole passes through the partition section and provides a constant communication between the first passage and the second passage.

An overhead automatic Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) apparatus can be installed in an overhead surface within various types of vehicles, structures, and buildings, in order to maintain comfortable temperature inside of the respective environment. The overhead automatic HVAC apparatus can be installed in the roof of an automobile, allowing the driver to return to a comfortable temperature. Also this provides safety, preventing a child left inside of the automobile from being harmed due to extreme temperatures. The overhead automatic HVAC apparatus can be installed in a roof of a military vehicle, such as an High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), or the ceiling of an office inside of a commercial building. The overhead automatic HVAC apparatus can be self-powered, including a battery and a solar-powered generator which allows the overhead automatic HVAC apparatus to run when conventional AC units are off, reduces costs, and power consumption.

A front part structure of a vehicle cabin may include: an instrument panel including an air outlet at an end of the instrument panel on a passenger seat side; an air conditioner main body arranged inside the instrument panel at a center in a vehicle width direction; a cross beam arranged inside the instrument panel and connected to a right side and a left side of a vehicle body; and an air duct arranged inside the instrument panel and connecting the air conditioner main body to the air outlet. The air duct may extend in front of the passenger seat at a height lower than the cross beam.

A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) airflow distribution module including a passenger side face outlet and a passenger center face outlet both defined by the module. A passenger face door sub assembly within the module includes a passenger side face door (outer portion) at the passenger side face outlet and movable to control airflow through the passenger side face outlet. A passenger center face door (inner portion) is at the passenger center face outlet and is movable to control airflow through the passenger center face outlet. The passenger side face door and the passenger center face door are movable independent of one another to independently control airflow through the passenger side face outlet and the passenger center face outlet.

A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) airflow distribution module is integrated with a driver-focus mode operation mechanism for a vehicle. The module utilizes: a driver face door to control airflow through driver face outlets; a passenger face door sub assembly to control airflow through a passenger center face outlet and a passenger side face outlet independently; a foot door sub assembly including a passenger front foot door and a main foot door to control airflow through a passenger front foot outlet independently from driver front and rear foot outlets and a passenger rear foot outlet; and a separator to separate airflow through passenger front and rear foot outlets. The present disclosure enables an HVAC airflow distribution module to focus airflow on the driver's seat and maintain the vehicle recirculation at a comfortable level when no passenger is present.

An air conditioning device for a vehicle includes a foot duct main body portion and a protruding portion. The foot duct main body portion extends in the vehicle width direction inside an instrument panel, and is formed in a substantially tubular shape, one length direction end portion of which is connected to an air conditioning device main body. Blowing apertures that open toward the vehicle lower side of a vehicle cabin interior are formed at each of another length direction end portion and a length direction intermediate portion of the foot duct main body portion. The protruding portion provided at a region of a vehicle upper sidewall portion of the foot duct main body portion corresponds with the blowing aperture formed at the length direction intermediate portion. The protruding portion protrudes toward an opening of this blowing aperture formed at the length direction intermediate portion.

An airflow turning device with airflow control channels for an outlet of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) case that directs airflow to a plurality of different vehicle outlets. The airflow control channels extend from an inner upstream side of the outlet to an outer downstream side of the outlet. Different ones of the plurality of channels have different lengths to generate a varied pressure drop at the outer downstream side in response to airflow blown into the plurality of channels from the inner upstream side.