VEHICULAR AIR CONDITIONER
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190016192A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-17

    申请号:US16068921

    申请日:2016-12-01

    CPC classification number: B60H1/00742 B60H1/00471 B60H1/00792 G01V8/12

    Abstract: A vehicular air conditioner includes a temperature detection unit that detects a surface temperature of an object based on radiation from the object, a swing mechanism unit that causes the temperature detection unit to swing, thereby changing a location of a detection region, the detection region being a region in which surface temperature is detected by the temperature detection unit, and a controller that controls an operation of the swing mechanism unit. The controller changes the operation of the swing mechanism unit based on a magnitude of a thermal load in a passenger compartment.

    CONTROL SYSTEM FOR RADIANT HEATER DEVICE
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170182868A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-29

    申请号:US15116860

    申请日:2015-02-03

    Abstract: A control system for a radiant heater device includes a radiant heater device, a heater ECU that controls an energization and a deenergization of a heat generation unit, and an integrated ECU that transmits an operation prohibition command for prohibiting the energization of the heat generation unit and an operation permission command for permitting the energization of the heat generation unit to the heater ECU. The integrated ECU transmits the operation prohibition command when receiving a collision signal indicative of a vehicle collision or a prediction of the vehicle collision, and transmits the operation permission command when not receiving the collision signal. The heater ECU performs the deenergization control when a non-reception state in which the operation permission command is not received from the integrated ECU is continued for a predetermined time or more. As a result, the energization can be interrupted before an occupant is adversely affected.

    OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190299743A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-03

    申请号:US16416779

    申请日:2019-05-20

    Abstract: An occupant detection system may detect a state of an occupant in a vehicle compartment. The occupant detection system may photograph the vehicle compartment and generate an image. The occupant detection system may change an attitude in order to change a position of an imaging region within the vehicle compartment. The occupant detection system may estimate the attitude based on information included in the image and control an operation based on the estimated attitude. The sensor may be provided by an infrared temperature sensor. The image may be provided by a thermal image showing a temperature distribution of the vehicle compartment. The occupant detection system may store a correspondence relationship between a position of a specific temperature boundary included in the thermal image and the attitude. The occupant detection system may estimate the attitude based on the correspondence relationship.

    IN-VEHICLE RADIANT HEATER CONTROL APPARATUS
    4.
    发明申请
    IN-VEHICLE RADIANT HEATER CONTROL APPARATUS 有权
    车内辐射加热器控制装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160200172A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-14

    申请号:US14912116

    申请日:2014-07-01

    Abstract: An in-vehicle radiant heater control apparatus includes: a temperature detection device for a heater in a vehicle compartment; a first switch element connected in series to the radiant heater between a power supply and a ground; a temperature control device controlling the first switch element that the heater temperature approaches a target temperature; a resistive element having one electrode connected to one electrode of the heater; an inter-electrode voltage detection device for the resistive element; and a resistance calculation device repeatedly obtaining a heater resistance of the radiant heater based on a voltage between the other electrode of the resistive element and the other electrode of the heater, a detected resistance voltage, and a resistance of the resistive element. The temperature detection device obtains the heater temperature based on the heater resistance.

    Abstract translation: 车载辐射加热器控制装置包括:用于车厢内的加热器的温度检测装置; 与电源和地之间的辐射加热器串联连接的第一开关元件; 控制所述第一开关元件的温度控制装置,所述加热器温度接近目标温度; 电阻元件,其一个电极连接到加热器的一个电极; 用于电阻元件的电极间电压检测装置; 以及电阻计算装置,基于电阻元件的另一个电极和加热器的另一个电极之间的电压,检测到的电阻电压和电阻元件的电阻重复获得辐射加热器的加热电阻。 温度检测装置基于加热器电阻获得加热器温度。

    VEHICULAR AIR-CONDITIONER
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190009639A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-10

    申请号:US16063709

    申请日:2016-10-28

    Abstract: A vehicular air-conditioner includes: a wind changing unit that changes at least one of a wind volume and a wind direction of air-conditioned wind, a temperature detection unit that detects a surface temperature of an object based on radiation from the object, a detection position changing unit that changes a position of a detection target region that is a region in which the surface temperature is to be detected by the temperature detection unit, and a control unit that controls each operation of the wind changing unit and the detection position changing unit. The control unit controls at least one of the operation of the wind changing unit and the operation of the detection position changing unit to suppress changes in the wind volume of the air-conditioned wind in the detection target region when a portion of the surface of an occupant is in the detection target region.

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