An air conditioning unit and an air blowing unit are connected via an intermediate
duct. The air blowing unit is provided on the left side of the air conditioning
unit in the forward direction of a car. The air conditioning unit includes an air
mix damper and a discharge direction switching damper for switching the discharge
direction of conditioned air, each driven by a corresponding actuator via a link
mechanism associated therewith. The link mechanism and the actuator are provided
on a wall part of the air conditioning unit. From the perspective of the forward
direction of a car, the link mechanism and actuator are mounted on a left wall
part of the casing of the air conditioning unit. On the other hand, the air blowing
unit is provided with an actuator for driving an indoor air/outside air switching
damper, and the actuator is mounted to a side of a casing of the air blowing unit
facing the air conditioning unit. Thus, the resulting air conditioner is reduced
in size to reduce its installation space.