ADJUSTING SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING CONDITIONS IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE

• US 20090025412A1
• Filed: 06/30/2008
• Published: 01/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Takehisa, Satoshi
• Application Number:
  US12/164,438
• Publication Number:
  US 20090025412A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 62/244
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00764 the input being a vehicle driving condition, e.g. speed B60H1/00828, B60H1/00864 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00885 Controlling the flow of heating or cooling liquid, e.g. valves or pumps B60H1/00899 takes precedence; constructions of valves B60H1/00485
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/24 Devices purely for ventilating or where the heating or cooling is irrelevant nozzles, air-diffusers B60H1/34
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 1/002 with means for clear vision, e.g. anti-frost or defog panes, rain shields window heating in H05B3/84, H05B3/86

Abstract

A system for adjusting or improving conditions in a passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle includes a remote controller and an on-board system mounted on an automotive vehicle. The on-board system includes a communication device, a window-view detector, an air-condition detector and a battery capacity detector. A command to adjust or improve the conditions in the passenger compartment to desired conditions is wirelessly transmitted from the remote controller to the on-board communication device. Upon receipt of the command, a residual capacity of an on-board battery and the conditions in the passenger compartment are detected by the on-board detectors. If the residual capacity of the on-board battery is sufficiently high, a full control is performed for adjusting the conditions, while a limited control is performed if the residual battery capacity is low. The conditions including temperature, humidity and transparency through the windows are properly controlled before a driver gets into the vehicle while saving the battery capacity for driving.

Claims

1. An adjusting system for adjusting conditions in passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle, the adjusting system comprising:

an on-board system, mounted on the automotive vehicle, for adjusting conditions in the passenger compartment, the on-board system including a wireless communication device, a window-view detector, an air-condition detector and a detector for detecting a residual battery capacity; and

a remote controller which is able to wirelessly communicate with the wireless communication device of the on-board system, wherein;

the remote controller transmits a command to adjust conditions in the passenger compartment upon operation by a user before the automotive vehicle is driven;

the on-board system adjusts the conditions in the passenger compartment to predetermined conditions based on signals from the window-view detector and the air-condition detector; and

ways of adjusting either the air-condition or the window-view are selected according to the residual battery capacity.

2. The adjusting system as in claim 1, wherein:

the on-board system adjusts the air-condition in the passenger compartment by operating an air-conditioner mounted on the vehicle if the residual battery capacity detected by the detector is higher than a predetermined level; and

the on-board system adjusts the air-condition in the passenger compartment by operating either power windows or window shades, or both, if the residual battery capacity is lower than the predetermined level.

3. The adjusting system as in claim 1, wherein:

the on-board system adjusts both of the air-condition and the window-view if the residual battery capacity is higher than a predetermined level; and

the on-board system adjusts only the window-view if the residual battery capacity is lower than the predetermined level.

4. The adjusting system as in claim 1, wherein:

the wireless communication device transmits information regarding the conditions in the passenger compartment detected by the air-condition detector and the window-view detector to the remote controller; and

the remote controller outputs the transmitted information for the user.

5. A method of adjusting air-condition and window-view in a passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle before the vehicle is driven, the air-condition including temperature and humidity in the passenger compartment, and the window-view includes visibility through windows of the passenger compartment, the method comprising:

wirelessly transmitting a command to adjust the air-condition and the window-view to desired levels from a remote controller to an on-board system, before driving the vehicle;

detecting a residual capacity of an on-board battery upon receipt of the command;

detecting the air condition and the window-view by on-board detectors; and

adjusting both the window-view and the air-condition in the passenger compartment to the desired levels by operating on-board devices including a power-consuming air-conditioner, if the residual battery capacity is higher than a predetermined capacity, or adjusting only the window-view by operating on-board devices, which consume only limited power, including a defogger and a deicer, if the residual battery capacity is lower than the predetermined capacity.