Operation unit for vehicle air conditioner and vehicle air-conditioning control apparatus using the same
US8555660B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01D2207/30
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An operation unit for a vehicle air conditioner includes a display device, a setting input portion of a control parameter of the air conditioner other than a set temperature, an obtaining portion configured to obtain a present set value of the control parameter, and an operating state identification portion configured to identify whether an air-conditioning operating state is in a plurality of predetermined operating states of the air conditioner. In the operation unit, a moving pattern of a pointer of the display device is changed according to the operating state of the air conditioner. For example, a pointer operation control portion can be configured to control an operation of a pointer driving motor such that the pointer moves on a dial of the display device at different moving speeds according to the air-conditioning operating state.
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