Invention Application
- Patent Title: VEHICLE HVAC SYSTEM WITH ODOR CONTROL
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Application No.: US15985753Application Date: 2018-05-22
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Publication No.: US20180334013A1Publication Date: 2018-11-22
- Inventor: Krishna Koravadi
- Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
- Main IPC: B60H1/00
- IPC: B60H1/00 ; B60H3/00

Abstract:
A control system for a vehicle includes an odor sensor disposed at a vehicle and operable to sense odors exterior of the vehicle. A controller is operable to control an external air intake actuator of the vehicle. The controller receives an input from the odor sensor and, responsive to the controller determining that a sensed odor is above a threshold odor level, the controller actuates the external air intake actuator to close the external air intake. The controller, responsive to actuation of a user input and a global positioning system of the vehicle, may save a geographical location as a bad odor zone and may actuate the external air intake actuator as the vehicle approaches the bad odor zone during subsequent drives of the vehicle along that road.
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