JP2003341344A - Arrangement structure of vehicular air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an arrangement structure of a vehicular air conditioner capable of satisfying both needs of a request for disposing an engine rearward and a request for rounding a front window member by arranging an air- conditioning duct connected to an air-conditioning unit at the back of an instrument panel member to blow air-conditioning air into a cabin. <P>SOLUTION: In a vehicle which has a front window opening part 7 comprising a single continuous opening port formed at a vehicle body, in which the front window opening part 7 is covered with the integral front window member 8 composed of a translucent material, the instrument panel member 37 which extends in the vehicular cross direction and supports an instrumental panel 34 is provided near the lower part of the front window opening part 7, at least a part of the air-conditioning unit 35 is arranged at the front of the instrument panel member 37, and the air-conditioning duct 39 which is connected to the air-conditioning unit 35 and blows the conditioned air into the cabin is arranged at the back of the instrument panel member 37. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a front window opening formed in a vehicle body and having a single continuous opening, and an opening covered with a front window member made of a translucent material. The present invention relates to a vehicle air conditioner arrangement structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are structures shown in FIG. 10, FIG. 11 and FIG. That is, the dash lower panel 82 that separates the vehicle compartment 80 and the engine room 81 is provided, and the engine room 8
An engine 83 is arranged in the engine 1, and a cowl portion 85 having a closed cross-section structure for supporting a lower side portion of the front window member 84 is provided above the dash lower panel 82.

Further, the left and right front pillars 86, 86 formed on the vehicle body and the front header portion 87 connecting the front pillars 86, 86 in the vehicle width direction form a continuous single front window opening 88. The front window opening 88 is formed and is covered with an integral front window member 84 made of a translucent material (such as glass or transparent reinforced plastic).

Further, the front window opening 88 described above is provided.
An instrument panel member 90 that extends in the vehicle width direction and supports the instrument panel 89 is provided near the lower part of the vehicle, and an air conditioning unit 91 is disposed between the instrument panel member 90 and the cowl portion 85. Is configured to connect a defroster duct 93 having a defroster outlet 92 to prevent the front wind member 84 from being fogged by the conditioned air blown out from the defroster outlet 92. In short, the defroster outlet 92 and the defroster duct 93 are provided in the front part of the instrument panel member 90.

By the way, in order to reduce the yaw moment of inertia and improve the steering stability, it is advisable to rearrange the engine 83, but for this purpose, it is necessary to retract the air conditioning unit 91. However, since the instrument panel member 90 exists at the rear of the air conditioning unit 91,
It was impossible to simply retract the air conditioning unit 91.

Further, in response to vehicle design requirements, the rear longitudinal side of the front window member 84 is rounded to the side of the passenger compartment so that the triangular window 94 shown in FIG. It is desirable that the defroster blowout port 92 is connected to the front window member 84 in this case in consideration of anti-fog of the front window member 84.
It is necessary to arrange it corresponding to the round shape. However, the instrument panel member 9 is provided at the rear of the defroster duct 93.
Since 0 exists, the defroster duct 93 and the instrument panel member 90 interfere with each other.

That is, when the engine 83 is requested to be retracted,
There has been a problem that an appropriate layout cannot be obtained in response to both needs of the rounding requirement of the front window member 84.

On the other hand, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 8-58431 discloses a general structure in which a defroster duct and a defroster outlet are arranged in the front part of an instrument panel member.
Since the structure shown in the publication is substantially the same as that shown in FIG.
It is not possible to obtain an appropriate layout that meets the needs of both front window member rounding requirements.

[0009]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, by providing an air conditioning duct which is connected to an air conditioning unit behind the instrument panel member and blows out the conditioned air into the passenger compartment, it is necessary to set the engine backward and the front window. It is an object of the present invention to provide an arrangement structure of a vehicle air conditioner capable of satisfying both needs of rounding of members.

[0010]

A vehicle air conditioner arranging structure according to the present invention has a front window opening formed of a continuous single opening formed in a vehicle body, and a translucent front window opening. In a vehicle covered with an integral front window member made of a material, an instrument panel member that extends in the vehicle width direction and supports an instrument panel is provided near the lower portion of the front window opening, and in front of the instrument panel member. At least a part of the air conditioning unit is provided, and an air conditioning duct that is connected to the air conditioning unit and blows the conditioned air into the passenger compartment is provided behind the instrument panel member.

According to the above construction, the air conditioning duct which is connected to the air conditioning unit and blows out the conditioned air into the passenger compartment is arranged at the rear of the instrument panel member, so that the air conditioning unit can be arranged in the backward direction, whereby the engine can be installed. Can be arranged at the rear of the vehicle as much as possible, and even if the air conditioning duct is made to correspond to the shape of the front window member, the interference with the instrument panel member can be avoided. Therefore, it is possible to meet the needs of both the rearward arrangement requirement of the engine and the round requirement of the front window member.

The arrangement structure of the vehicle air conditioner according to the present invention also includes a front window opening which is formed in the vehicle body and has a single continuous opening, and the front window opening which is made of a translucent material. In a vehicle covered with a front window member, an instrument panel member that extends in the vehicle width direction and supports an instrument panel is provided near a lower portion of the front window opening, and the instrument panel member supports a lower side portion of the front window member. An air conditioning unit and an air conditioning duct which is connected to the air conditioning unit and blows the conditioned air into the passenger compartment are provided behind the instrument panel member.

According to the above construction, since the air conditioning duct which is connected to the air conditioning unit and blows the conditioned air into the passenger compartment is arranged behind the instrument panel member, the air conditioning unit can be arranged in the backward direction, whereby the engine can be installed. Can be arranged at the rear of the vehicle as much as possible, and even if the air conditioning duct is made to correspond to the shape of the front window member, the interference with the instrument panel member can be avoided.

Therefore, it is possible to meet both the requirements for the rearward arrangement of the engine and the requirement for rounding the front window member. Further, since the instrument panel member is integrated with the cowl portion, the cowl rigidity and the vehicle body rigidity can be improved, and the flexibility of the layout within the instrument panel can be increased.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the rear vertical side portion of the front window member is rounded around the side of the passenger compartment, and the rear vertical side portion is provided on the left and right sides of the front window opening side portion. The air conditioning duct is supported along both vertical sides and arranged along the winding shape of the front window member.

According to the above construction, the conventional triangular window can be omitted to improve the forward field of view, and the conditioned air can be blown out from the air conditioning duct to almost the entire front window member. That is, it is possible to achieve both a round front window and an air conditioning unit layout.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the air conditioning duct is a defroster duct provided with a defroster outlet for blowing conditioned air to a front window member. According to the above configuration, the conditioned air blown from the defroster outlet can sufficiently prevent the substantially entire area of the front window member from being fogged.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a vehicle compartment and an engine room defined by a dash panel in front of the vehicle compartment are provided, and the rear wheels are driven by the engine arranged in the engine room. The engine rotation shaft is arranged at a position higher than the height of the floor panel of the passenger compartment, and the rear end of the engine is rearward from the general plane of the position corresponding to the occupant of the dash panel. It is arranged in.

According to the above construction, since the rear end of the engine is arranged rearward of the general surface of the dash panel, the engine as a heavy object is arranged near the center of the vehicle, and the engine reverse layout (front) is adopted. (Midship), which can reduce the yaw moment of inertia and improve steering stability.

In one embodiment of the present invention, an engine installation space is formed in a center portion of the dash panel in the vehicle width direction, the engine installation space being recessed toward the vehicle rear side from both sides thereof, and the engine installation space is provided in the engine installation space. The rear end of the engine is arranged.

According to the above construction, since the rear end of the engine is disposed in the engine disposing space which is recessed in the center of the dash panel, the rearward disposition of the engine can be ensured and the yaw moment of inertia can be reduced. It can be further reduced and the steering stability can be further improved.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The drawings show the arrangement structure of a vehicle air conditioner. First, the overall structure of the vehicle will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, this vehicle is provided with a movable roof 4 composed of a plurality of, for example, three divided hard roofs 1, 2, 3 in a roof portion, and the movable roof 4 can be opened and closed and can be removed (see FIG. 2). When the movable roof 4 is removed as shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle can travel in an open car mode without a roof.

Further, the above vehicle has left and right doors 5, 5 on its side.
It is provided with door openings 6 and 6 for passengers getting on and off which are opened and closed by 5 (side doors). Further, in front of the occupant seating position of the vehicle, a front window opening 7 formed of a continuous single opening formed in the vehicle body is provided, and the front window opening 7 is provided with a light-transmissive material (for example, glass or transparent). It is covered with an integrated (non-divided) front window member 8 (hereinafter simply referred to as the front window) made of reinforced plastic.

The front window 8 is integrally formed so as to round around from the front of the occupant seating position to the side of the occupant seating position, that is, the side of the passenger compartment. Window opening 7
The left and right vertical side portions 9, 9 of the side portions of the door are arranged rearward of the front side portion of the door opening portion 6 so as to correspond to the rear end portion of the front window 8 which is wrapped around, and the vertical side portions 9 are Are arranged as vertically as possible. The left and right vertical sides 9 and 9 support the rear vertical side of the front window 8.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the front body structure of the vehicle shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the arrangement structure of the air conditioner.
In FIG. 3, an engine room 12 in which an engine 11 is mounted and a passenger compartment 13 in which an occupant gets in are partitioned by a dash lower panel 14 as a partitioning means.

The engine room 1 provided in front of the vehicle compartment 13 and divided by the dash lower panel 14
While the upper part of 2 is covered with a bonnet 15 so that it can be opened and closed,
An intercooler 16, a cooler condenser 17 for air conditioning, and a radiator 18 are arranged in front of the engine 11 in the engine room 12 so as to incline in a front-rear and rear-lower manner. An air cleaner 19 as a cleaning means is arranged.

The engine 11 is a cylinder block 2
0, a cylinder head 21, a cylinder head cover 22, and an oil pan 23. In this embodiment, a reciprocating engine (specifically, an in-line four-cylinder engine) is vertically arranged.

A floor panel 24 that forms the floor of the vehicle compartment is provided at the rear end portion of the dash lower panel 14 described above. In the engine 11 described above, the axis 25 of the crankshaft serving as the engine rotation shaft of the engine 11 is provided in the vehicle compartment 13. Is arranged at a position higher than the height of the floor panel 24.

A transmission 27 is connected to the rear portion of the engine 11 so as to be located outside the tunnel portion 26 of the floor panel 24, and the engine 11 and the transmission 27 constitute a power train 28. Transmission 2 by engine 11
7. The rear wheel 29 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) is configured to be driven via the propeller shaft and the rear differential device.

The cowl upper panel 30 and the cowl lower panel 31 are joined to the upper portion of the dash lower panel 14 and the cowl portion 33 having a closed cross section 32 extending in the vehicle width direction.
A (body rigid member) is provided, and the windshield 8 is attached to the upper portion of the cowl closed cross section 32.

Further, the air conditioning unit 3 is provided between the dash lower panel 14 and the instrument panel 34 described above.
5 is arranged, on the other hand, in the vicinity of the lower part of the front window opening 7 described above, in the vicinity of the rear of the vehicle of the cowl portion 33, extending in the vehicle width direction to connect the left and right hinge pillars, and supporting the instrument panel 34 described above. An instrument panel member 37 is provided.

At least a part of the air conditioning unit 35 is arranged in front of the above instrument panel member 37. In addition, the front window 8 of the instrument panel 34
The defroster outlet 38 and a predetermined portion of the air conditioning unit 35 are connected to each other by a defroster duct 39, which is provided at a position facing the lower inclined portion of the defroster duct 38. ing.

Further, a center vent duct 41 provided on the occupant facing surface of the instrument panel 34 and a predetermined portion of the air conditioning unit 35 are connected and communicated with each other by a center vent duct 41, and below the center vent duct 41. In order to expose the operation display unit 42 to the vehicle interior surface of the instrument panel 34, the audio unit 43 is provided.
Is installed. Incidentally, in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG.
Is the front wheel.

FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view thereof. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the dash lower panel 14 has a central portion 14a in the vehicle width direction thereof. Both sides of 14, i.e., the central portion 14a is recessed rearward of the vehicle from the general surface 14b at a position corresponding to the occupant.
An engine installation space 45 is formed in the front part of the vehicle, and a rear end portion 11R of the engine 11 is installed in the engine installation space 45 so that the engine 11 as a heavy object is centered in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle as much as possible. 10 and the layout position of the conventional engine 83 shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 is arranged behind the engine 11 of this embodiment to achieve central midship and to achieve a yaw moment of inertia. By improving the steering stability and rearwardly disposing the engine 11, a crushable space is secured in the front part of the vehicle.

In the vehicle width direction intermediate portion of the cowl portion 33 provided with the cowl upper panel 30 and the cowl lower panel 31 so as to correspond to the engine installation space 45 of the dash lower panel 14 in the vertical direction, FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the recesses 30a and 31a are formed, and these recesses 30a and 31a are formed.
A plurality of mounting portions 30b and 31b are integrally formed on a.

A reinforcing panel 46 for connecting the above-mentioned recesses 30a, 31a in the vehicle width direction is provided.
The same number of mounting portions 46b corresponding to the above-described mounting portions 30b and 31b are integrally formed with each other.

Then, a nut is welded and fixed in advance to the lower surface of the mounting portion 31b of the cowl lower panel 31, and the reinforcing panel 46 is
The bolt is inserted from above into a bolt insertion hole formed in the mounting portion 46b of the vehicle, the mounting portion 30b of the cowl upper panel 30, and the mounting portion 31b of the cowl lower panel 31 so as to coincide with each other in the vertical direction. The reinforcing panel 46 causes the recesses 30a, 31
A is connected in the vehicle width direction, and the reinforcing panel 46 is configured to be removable.

By providing the above-mentioned reinforcing panel 46, the rigidity of the cowl portion 33 can be improved, and by forming the reinforcing panel 46 in a detachable structure, the ignition plug of the engine 11 and other parts in the engine room 12 can be obtained. It is possible to improve the maintainability and serviceability of the auxiliary equipment.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the main part of FIG. 3, in which a pair of left and right front side frames 47, 47 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle are provided at the front part of the vehicle, and front end portions of these front side frames 47, 47 are provided. A bumper reinforcement 48 extending in the vehicle width direction is mounted between the two.

At the rear position of the bumper reinforcement 48, the left and right front side frames 47, 4
A front cross member 49 extending in the vehicle width direction between 7
(So-called No. 1.5 cross member) is laid horizontally.

Further, apron reinforcements 50, 50 extending obliquely from the left and right end portions of the cowl portion 33 toward the front of the vehicle are provided, and the front end portions of the left and right apron reinforcements 50, 50 are interposed between them. A shroud member 51 extending in the vehicle width direction is attached. The elements 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 described above are rigid members. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 52 designates a front pillar 5 which forms the vertical side portion 9 of the front window opening 7.
Reference numeral 3 is a front header section that connects the front pillars 52, 52 in the vehicle width direction, and 54 is a steering wheel.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the rear longitudinal sides of the front window 8 are rounded around the side of the passenger compartment 13, and the rear longitudinal sides of the front window 8 are provided to the left and right front pillars 52, 52. It is supported by 52. Moreover, the defroster outlet 38 at the upper end of the defroster duct 39 is formed along the winding shape of the front window 8.

That is, the above-mentioned defroster outlet 38 is formed on the upper surface of the front part of the instrument panel 34 so as to face the inclined lower part of the front window 8 as shown in FIG. 7, and the front window 8 on the driver side. Corresponding to the round shape of the instrument hood 55 from the front of the meter hood 55 to the outer side of the vehicle, and on the passenger side, corresponding to the round shape of the front window 8, from the front part of the instrument panel 34 to the side end. It is formed to wrap around the part. 6 and 7, the defroster outlet 38 is shown as a non-divided portion for convenience of illustration, but in reality, the defroster outlet 38 is formed by being divided into a plurality in the vehicle width direction.

As described above, the arrangement structure of the vehicle air conditioner according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 has the front window opening 7 formed in the vehicle body and having a single continuous opening, and the front window opening. In a vehicle in which the portion 7 is covered with an integrated front window 8 made of a translucent material, an instrument panel member 37 extending in the vehicle width direction and supporting the instrument panel 34 is provided near the lower portion of the front window opening 7. At least a part of the air conditioning unit 35 is provided in front of the instrument panel member 37, and is connected to the air conditioning unit 35 behind the instrument panel member 37 to blow out conditioned air into the passenger compartment (defroster). The duct 39) is provided.

According to this structure, since the air conditioning duct (see the defroster duct 39) which is connected to the air conditioning unit 35 and blows the conditioned air into the passenger compartment is disposed behind the instrument panel member 37, the air conditioning unit 35 is retracted. It is possible to dispose the engine 11, so that the engine 11 can be disposed at the rear of the vehicle as much as possible, and the air conditioning duct (defroster duct 39
Even if (see) is made to correspond to the shape of the front window 8, the interference with the instrument panel member 37 can be avoided. Therefore, it is possible to meet the needs of both the rearward arrangement request of the engine 11 and the rounding request of the front window 8.

The rear longitudinal sides of the front window 8 are rounded to the side of the passenger compartment 13 so that the rear longitudinal sides are located on both sides of the front window opening 7 side. 9 (see front pillar 52),
The air conditioning duct (see the defroster duct 39) is arranged along the wraparound shape of the front window 8.

According to this structure, the conventional triangular window 94 (see FIG. 12) is omitted to improve the forward visibility, and the air conditioning duct (see the defroster duct 39) blows the conditioned air to almost the entire front window 8. You can blow out. That is, it is possible to achieve both a round front window and an air conditioning unit layout.

Further, the air conditioning duct is set in the defroster duct 39 having the defroster outlet 38 for blowing the conditioned air to the front window 8. According to this configuration, the conditioned air blown out from the defroster outlet 38 can sufficiently prevent the entire area of the front window 8 from being fogged.

In addition, a vehicle compartment 13 and an engine room 12 defined by a dash panel (see dash lower panel 14) in front of the vehicle room 13 are provided, and the engine 11 arranged in the engine room 12 is provided. By rear wheel 2
9, the engine 11 is placed at a position higher than the height of the floor panel 24 of the passenger compartment 13 of the engine.
(Refer to the axial center line 15 of the crankshaft), and the rear end portion 11R of the engine 11 is disposed rearward of the general surface 14b of the dash lower panel 14 at a position corresponding to an occupant.

According to this structure, the engine rear end portion 11R
Since the vehicle is disposed behind the general surface 14b of the dash lower panel 14, the engine 11 as a heavy object can be disposed near the center of the vehicle to achieve the engine reverse layout (front midship). As a result, the yaw moment of inertia can be reduced and steering stability can be improved.

Further, both side portions of the dash lower panel 14 in the vehicle width direction central portion 14a (see the general surface 14b).
An engine installation space 45 that is recessed toward the rear of the vehicle is formed, and the engine 11 is installed in the engine installation space 45.
The rear end portion 11R is arranged.

According to this structure, the dash lower panel 1
Since the engine rear end portion 11R is disposed in the engine mounting space 45 that is recessed in the central portion 14a of the engine 4,
The retreat arrangement is surely achieved, the yaw moment of inertia can be further reduced, and the steering stability can be further improved.

8 and 9 show another embodiment of the arrangement structure of the vehicle air conditioner, and the instrument panel member 5 extending in the vehicle width direction.
6 is a closed cross section 3 that supports the lower side of the front window 8.
It is integrated with the two cowl portion 33. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the above instrument panel member 56 is welded and fixed to the cowl lower panel 31 inside the cowl closed section 32, and the instrument panel and the cowl portion 33 to which the instrument panel member 56 is joined. An air conditioning unit 35 is arranged between the air conditioning unit 35 and the air conditioning unit 35, and the air conditioning unit 35 is provided behind the instrument panel member 56 and the defroster duct 3 that is connected to the air conditioning unit 35 and blows the air conditioning wind into the passenger compartment.
9 are provided.

As described above, the arrangement structure of the vehicle air conditioner according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 has the front window opening 7 formed in the vehicle body and having a single continuous opening, and the front window. In a vehicle in which the opening 7 is covered with an integrated front window 8 made of a translucent material, an instrument panel member 56 extending in the vehicle width direction and supporting the instrument panel 34 is provided in the vicinity of a lower portion of the front window opening 7. The instrument panel member 56 is integrated with a cowl portion 33 having a closed cross section 32 supporting the lower side of the front window 8, and an air conditioning unit 35 is connected to the rear of the instrument panel member 56 and connected to the air conditioning unit 35. An air conditioning duct (refer to the defroster duct 39) for discharging the conditioned air into the vehicle compartment is provided.

According to this structure, the air conditioning duct (see the defroster duct 39) which is connected to the air conditioning unit 35 and blows the conditioned air into the vehicle compartment 13 is arranged behind the instrument panel member 56. It is possible to arrange the engine 11 in the rearward direction, which allows the engine 11 to be arranged in the rear of the vehicle as much as possible, and the air conditioning duct (the defroster duct 3
9), the interference with the instrument panel member 56 can be avoided.

Therefore, it is possible to meet the needs of both the rearward arrangement request of the engine 11 and the rounding request of the front window 8. Further, since the instrument panel member 56 is integrated with the cowl portion 33, the cowl rigidity and the vehicle body rigidity can be improved, and the instrument panel member 56 shown in FIG. 8 is different from the instrument panel member 3 shown in FIG. By arranging at the front position, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in the layout of components such as the air conditioning duct in the instrument panel 34.

In the correspondence between the structure of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the air conditioning duct of the present invention corresponds to the defroster duct 39 of the embodiment, and the dash panel corresponds to the dash lower panel 14 as well. The present invention is not limited to the configurations of the above-described embodiments.

According to the present invention, since the air conditioning duct which is connected to the air conditioning unit and blows the conditioned air into the passenger compartment is disposed behind the instrument panel member, the rearward arrangement request of the engine and the rounding of the front window member are performed. There is an effect that both needs of the demand for chemicals can be satisfied.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle provided with a vehicle air conditioner arrangement structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an open car mode.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an arrangement structure of a vehicle air conditioner.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of FIG.

5 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing another embodiment of the arrangement structure of the vehicle air conditioner of the present invention.

9 is a perspective view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a conventional structure.

11 is a plan view of FIG.

12 is a perspective view of a main part of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

7 ... Front window opening 8 ... Front window (front window member) 9 ... Vertical side 11 ... Engine 11R ... rear end 12 ... engine room 13 ... Vehicle compartment 14 ... Dash lower panel (dash panel) 14a ... central part 14b ... General surface 24 ... Floor panel 25 ... Shaft core wire 29 ... rear wheel 32 ... Cowl closed section 33 ... Cowl part 34 ... Instrument panel 35 ... Air conditioning unit 37 ... Instrument panel members 38 ... Defroster outlet 39 ... Defroster duct (air conditioning duct) 45 ... Engine installation space 56 ... Instrument panel members

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle in which a front window opening portion formed of a continuous single opening formed in a vehicle body and the front window opening portion are covered with an integral front window member made of a translucent material. An instrument panel member that extends in the vehicle width direction and supports the instrument panel is provided near the lower portion of the opening, and at least a part of the air conditioning unit is disposed in front of the instrument panel member and behind the instrument panel member. Is an arrangement structure of a vehicle air conditioner in which an air conditioning duct that is connected to an air conditioning unit and blows air conditioning air into the vehicle compartment is arranged. 2. A vehicle in which a front window opening which is a continuous single opening formed in a vehicle body and the front window opening is covered with an integral front window member made of a translucent material. An instrument panel member that extends in the vehicle width direction and supports the instrument panel is provided in the vicinity of the lower portion of the opening, and the instrument panel member is integrated with a cowl portion having a closed cross section that supports a lower side portion of the front window member, An arrangement structure of a vehicle air conditioner in which an air conditioning unit and an air conditioning duct which is connected to the air conditioning unit and blows air-conditioned air into the vehicle compartment are arranged behind the instrument panel member. 3. A front vertical part of the front wind member is rounded around a side of a vehicle compartment, and the rear vertical part is supported by both left and right vertical sides of the front window opening side part. At the same time, the arrangement structure of the vehicle air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the air conditioning duct is arranged along the winding shape of the front window member. 4. The arrangement structure for a vehicle air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air conditioning duct is set as a defroster duct having a defroster outlet for blowing conditioned air to a front window member. 5. A vehicle compartment and an engine room defined by a dash panel in front of the vehicle compartment are provided, and the rear wheel is driven by an engine arranged in the engine room. The engine rotation shaft is arranged at a position higher than the height of the floor panel of the passenger compartment, and the rear end of the engine is arranged rearward of a general surface of the dash panel corresponding to an occupant. 1, 2,
The arrangement structure of the vehicle air conditioner according to 3 or 4. 6. An engine installation space is formed in a center portion of the dash panel in the vehicle width direction, the engine installation space being recessed rearward of the vehicle from both sides thereof, and the rear end portion of the engine is installed in the engine installation space. The arrangement structure of the vehicle air conditioner according to claim 5, which is provided.