An air distribution plenum for controlling air flow in a vehicle HVAC system includes an air inlet and first and second air outlets. A movable member substantially blocks the first and second air outlets when in a first position, blocks only the first air outlet in a second position, blocks only the second air outlet in a third position, and permits air to flow through both the first and second air outlets when in a fourth position.

A motor vehicle has a body with has a frontseat region and a backseat region, and has at least one installation part or fixture between the frontseat region and the backseat region. The at least one installation part or fixture is provided with a fan which is fluidically connected to at least one flow duct which opens towards the backseat region.

A vehicle cooling mechanism includes a first radiator configured to cool a battery of a vehicle, a second radiator configured to cool a power conversion device that converts electric power supplied from the battery and electric power supplied to the battery, and an air guide duct portion configured to guide outside air from an opening portion provided in a front end portion of the vehicle to the first radiator and the second radiator. The first radiator is arranged above the second radiator. At least a part of the second radiator is arranged so as to overlap the opening portion as viewed from a front side of the vehicle. An upper end portion of the second radiator is positioned above an upper end portion of the opening portion. A lower end portion of the second radiator is positioned below the upper end portion of the opening portion.

An on-vehicle air conditioner includes a suction port disposed on a ceiling of a vehicle cabin to suction air within the vehicle cabin, a door discharge port disposed at an upper end of a door opening portion located on a wall face of the vehicle to discharge air downward, and an upper duct configured to guide to the door discharge port the air suctioned by the suction port.

A control method for a vehicle with a moving console system may include: when a function to change a reference seat state to a face-to-face seat state is started, disengaging first row seats and a housing of a movable console of the vehicle from each other in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body in the vehicle; swiveling the first row seats to face second row seats of the vehicle; and performing at least one of moving the first row seats to the front of the vehicle body and moving the housing to the rear of the vehicle body.

A duct body F30 having a straight tubular shape is provided to a duct F3 of an air conditioning function-equipped console device F1, a fin member F35 provided inside the duct body F30 faces a front blowout port F33 of the duct body F30, fin bodies F36 of the fin member F35 are arranged in an axial direction of the duct body F30, and projected areas of the respective fin bodies F36 when projected in the axial direction increase from the fin body F36 on an inflow port F31 side toward the fin body F36 on a rear blowout port F32 side. Alternatively, a damper S4 is disposed on a far side of a blowout port S2 of a duct S3 in an air conditioning duct device S1, an operation portion S5 connected to the damper S4 and partially exposed in a vehicle compartment S95 is provided, the blowout port S2 has a long shape, and at least a part of the operation portion S5 is located on an outer side in a short-side direction with respect to the blowout port S2.

A method for operating an air conditioning system, which may include a heating device, to condition air in a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle. At least one first air path and at least one second air path may each fluidically communicate with the air conditioning system and each open out into the vehicle interior. The method may include guiding the air from the vehicle interior via one of (i) the at least one first air path and (ii) the at least one second air path to the air conditioning system as a function of an operating state set in the air conditioning system. The method may also include guiding the air from the air conditioning system via the other of the one of (i) the at least one first air path and (ii) the at least one second air path into the vehicle interior.

The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle, which can remarkably improve resistance against an air flow in an air passageway, thereby enhancing efficiency. The air conditioner for a vehicle includes: a case having an air inlet, an air outlet, and an air passageway formed therein; a blower unit for blowing air to the air inlet; and a cooling means and a heating means disposed in the air passageway of the case in an air flow direction in order, wherein the air outlet of the case includes a floor outlet and vent outlets, the floor outlet and the vent outlets are arranged below the heating means in a height direction, and the floor outlet is arranged within a range of the width of the heating means.

Disclosed is an air-conditioning cushion for vehicles, which includes a seat cushion part, a transmission part and an energy-controlling part; the seat cushion part is connected with the energy-controlling part through the transmission part. The energy-controlling part is detachably mounted at an air outlet of an air conditioner of a vehicle, and cold/hot air from the air conditioner is transmitted to the seat cushion part through an airflow path to cool/heat a human body. The energy-controlling part includes a rear air conditioner cover, a high-speed centrifugal fan, and a front air conditioner cover in sequence according to an assembly order. The front and rear air conditioner covers have shell-like structures corresponding to each other, and an accommodating cavity with a sealed circumference is formed after the front and rear air conditioner covers are assembled. The high-speed centrifugal fan is mounted and fixed inside the accommodating cavity.

The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle having a rear seat outlet, which can relieve temperature inversion that discharge temperature of the console vent becomes higher than discharge temperature of a rear seat floor vent in a bi-level mode, and prevent reduction of air volume of the console vent in the cooling mode. The air conditioner for a vehicle, which has a rear seat outlet, includes an air-conditioning case having an air passageway formed therein and a plurality of air outlets, and a cooling heat exchanger and a heating heat exchanger disposed in the air passageway of the air-conditioning case to exchange heat with air passing through the air passageway. Wherein the air outlets include a console vent and a rear seat floor vent, and an entrance of the rear seat floor vent is formed above an entrance of the console vent.