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A heater unit of an automotive air conditioner includes a partition wall which separates a heater body into first and second air mix chambers, a communication path for communicating with the first and second air mix chambers, a separation door for closing or establishing the communication path and a

A heater unit of an automotive air conditioner includes a partition wall which separates a heater body into first and second air mix chambers, a communication path for communicating with the first and second air mix chambers, a separation door for closing or establishing the communication path and also for fully blocking or unblocking an air induction path of a conditioned air to be discharged into rear discharge outlets, and an arched shape communication duct for communicating with the second air mix chamber and a connecting member which is employed with the heater body and connected to a rear duct introduced into a rear seat side of a vehicular cabin. An independent temperature control type air conditioner in which the temperatures of conditioned air flowing through the first and second air mix chambers are independently controlled, may be modified to function as a standard type air conditioner in which the temperatures of conditioned air flowing through second air mix chamber are commonly controlled.

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A method of assembling an air conditioner system for an automotive vehicle compartment comprising: providing a partition means for dividing an internal space defined in a conditioning air duct into front and rear air mix chambers, said partition means defining front and rear conditioning air paths r

A method of assembling an air conditioner system for an automotive vehicle compartment comprising: providing a partition means for dividing an internal space defined in a conditioning air duct into front and rear air mix chambers, said partition means defining front and rear conditioning air paths respectively communicated to outlets in front and rear portions of the vehicle compartment; further providing a communication path means for communicating between said front and rear air mix chambers, said communication path means being formed in said partition means; and further providing either one of two exchangeable replacement parts (A) or (B), wherein (A) is a first exchangeable part comprising a portion of said partition means which includes a separation door associated with said communication path means operable between a first position in which said separation door fully closes said communication path means and said front and rear air mix chambers are independent and separate from one another, and a second position in which said separation door fully opens said communication path and blocks said rear conditioning air path defined within said rear air mix chamber and a communication duct means for communicating said rear air mix chamber with a connecting member which is provided on said conditioning air duct connected to a rear duct for introducing conditioning air into a rear discharge outlet; and (B) is a second exchangeable part comprising a portion of said partition means which includes a small partition wall section inserted so as to prevent direct communication between said rear air mix chamber and said rear duct having said rear discharge outlet.