To reduce the electric power consumption of an exhaust fan used in a ventilation mode in an air conditioner for a vehicle having an air conditioning mode and the ventilation mode.
This air conditioner for a vehicle comprises an outlet 18 for blowing the air blown by a blow fan 16 into a cabin and a connection duct 20 for connecting the outlet 18 to the blow fan 16. A branch duct 22 is installed in the connection duct 20. In the air conditioning mode for controlling the air conditioning in the cabin, the air blown by the blow fan 16 is blown into the cabin through the connection duct 20 and the outlet 18. In the ventilation mode for exhausting the air inside the cabin to the outside of the cabin, the air inside the cabin is discharged to the outside of the cabin by the exhaust fan 28 through a first route A formed of the outlet 18 and the connection duct 20 and a second route B formed of an inlet 24 and a branch duct 22.
ENAMI YUKIKO
YAMAO HIROAKI
Jiro Murakami
Keiko Mizusawa