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Vehicle air conditioner

  • US 20040089005A1
  • Filed: 10/27/2003
  • Published: 05/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle air conditioner for a vehicle, the vehicle having an instrument panel on which at least one of a temperature-setting switch, an air volume-setting switch, an audio switch, and a navigation switch is disposed, the vehicle air conditioner comprising:

  • a non-contact temperature sensor that detects a temperature of inside air of the vehicle; and

    a control unit that controls a temperature of conditioned air flowing into a vehicle compartment based on the temperature detected by the non-contact temperature sensor, wherein the non-contact temperature sensor is disposed on the instrument panel so that the non-contact temperature sensor is disposed above at least one of the temperature-setting switch, the air volume-setting switch, the audio switch, and the navigation switch.

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