Vehicle air conditioner

Details Vehicle air conditioner Vehicle air conditioner

2006-12-05

2006-12-05

Tyler, Cheryl (Department: 3744)

Refrigeration

With indicator or tester

Operatively correlated with automatic control

C062S208000, C062S211000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07143590

ABSTRACT:
In a vehicle air conditioner, at least one of an inner surface temperature of a passenger compartment and a surface temperature of a passenger in each detection area is the passenger compartment is detected by an infrared rays sensor, and a control unit determines a solar radiation condition such as a solar radiation amount and a solar radiation direction in the passenger compartment based on the surface temperature detected by the infrared rays sensor. The control unit controls operation of an operation member such as an air mixing door, based on the determined solar radiation condition. Thus, uncomfortable feeling given to the passenger can be reduced regardless of the solar radiation condition.

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