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Air conditioning device for vehicle

US7143596B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6Claims
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Filing dateApr 21, 2003
Grant dateDec 5, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/62
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air conditioning device for a vehicle having a regenerative section improves efficiency of regeneration. The air conditioning device comprises a compressor (6) connected to an output shaft (1a) of an engine (1) via an electromagnetic clutch (5), a motor-generator (2) for electrically recovering kinetic energy of the vehicle (100) during deceleration, a battery (9) for storing energy regenerated by the motor-generator (2), and a motor-driven compressor (13). When the vehicle (100) is in a deceleration state, the compressor (6) is disconnected from the engine (1) by disengaging the electromagnetic clutch (5), and air conditioning is performed by the motor-driven compressor (13).

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