Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Enhanced vehicle window anti-fogging strategy
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Application No.: US17371853Application Date: 2021-07-09
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Publication No.: US11897313B2Publication Date: 2024-02-13
- Inventor: Alan Gutowski , Manfred Koberstein , William Stewart Johnston
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Agent Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: B60H1/00
- IPC: B60H1/00 ; B60H1/32

Abstract:
A method for defogging a window of a vehicle includes steps of automatically selecting a climate control system operating mode and determining a risk of window fogging. The climate control system operating mode is selected from an outside air mode, an air-conditioning mode, and a defrost mode. A controller determines the risk of window fogging according to one or more inputs, and the same or a different controller may automatically select the climate control system operating mode. The controller is configured to increase a climate control system blower speed to increase a rate of airflow provided by the currently-actuated climate control system operating mode. The controller may sequentially advance the climate control system operating mode through the outside air mode, air-conditioning mode, and defrost mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210339604A1 ENHANCED VEHICLE WINDOW ANTI-FOGGING STRATEGY Public/Granted day:2021-11-04
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