Vehicle air-conditioning apparatus

• Main Author: MORITA MASAKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 20.11.2013
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING,OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODSSPACES OF VEHICLES; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

An air conditioning apparatus cools air sent to a vehicle compartment (1) by using a cooling machine (2) which is a vapor compression heat pump. Heating of the air may be implemented by utilizing the heat of an internal combustion engine (7) or via a Peltier element (16). As the cooling machine (2), a cooling machine provided in a conventional air conditioning apparatus may be utilized, thus eliminating the need for significant modification of the structure of the air conditioning apparatus. The air sent to the vehicle compartment (1) can be heated with the Peltier element (16) so that the vehicle compartment (1) can be air-conditioned (heated), even when it is difficult to utilize the internal combustion engine (7) as a heat source for air-conditioning the vehicle compartment (1), such as when the vehicle is travelling solely on the motor generator. Thus, the vehicle compartment can be air-conditioned in vehicles in which it is difficult to utilize the internal combustion engine (7) as a heat source for air-