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Vehicular air-conditioner

US10618375B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 2016
Grant dateApr 14, 2020
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60H1/00871
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

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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