AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME

An air-conditioning apparatus for a vehicle and a control method of the same are provided to inhibit a closing degree of a door in closing the door from being insufficient, secure high quietness in a vehicle cabin immediately after the door is closed, and lower energy consumption of the vehicle. An air-conditioning apparatus for a vehicle includes an inside-outside air switching damper including a damper switching actuator, an air-conditioning control switch, a control unit, and door opening-and-closing sensors. The control unit includes two timers and a memory. When an IG switch is in an OFF state, the control unit sets the inside-outside air switching damper to an intermediate mode when the door becomes an open state, thereafter sequentially starts the timers when the door becomes a closed state, and returns the inside-outside air switching damper to a previous state to opening of the door after waiting until the timers expire.