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Apparatus and method for improving air quality in vehicle

US9889719B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Carsten Isert · Munich, DE
Peter Alfreider · Munich, DE
Biyun Zhou · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2016
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 27, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60H1/24
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for improving air quality in a vehicle are provided. The method for improving air quality in a vehicle, includes: acquiring state information about the vehicle and/or environmental information of the vehicle; determining whether ventilation of the vehicle is to be performed according to the state information and/or the environmental information; deriving a time period for ventilation of the vehicle according to the state information and/or the environmental information if it is determined that the ventilation of the vehicle is to be performed; and performing the ventilation of the vehicle in open mode automatically for the derived time period so as to improve the air quality in the vehicle. The apparatus and the method can improve the air quality in the vehicle before a user enters the vehicle, and thus provides the user with more comfort.

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