AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20110033336A1
• Filed: 10/19/2010
• Published: 02/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hanon Systems (Hahn & Co. Auto Holdings Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Halla Climate Control Corporation (Hahn & Co. Auto Holdings Co. Ltd.), Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Kim, Yong Chul, Kim, Jae Ho
• Application Number:
  US12/907,795
• Publication Number:
  US 20110033336A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 422/5
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00264 Transportable devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 2003/0042 with ventilating means for adding the substances
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 2003/0064 adding more than one substance
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 3/0014 characterised by the location of the substance adding device
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 3/0035 characterised by the control methods for adding the substance
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 3/06 Filtering B60H3/0078 takes precedence

Abstract

Disclosed are an air purification system for a vehicle and an air purification method thereof. When an air purifier is turned on, an aroma is discharged, and, if an air conditioner is turned on, discharge of the aroma is stopped and a deodorant is discharged for a predetermined time period. If discharge of the deodorant is stopped, the aroma is discharged again, and if the air conditioner is turned off, discharge of the aroma is stopped and the deodorant is discharged for a preset time period. If discharge of the deodorant is stopped, the aroma is discharged again.

Claims

1. An air purification method for a vehicle, in which an air purifier, having an aromatic module for discharging an aroma and a deodorant module for discharging a deodorant, is installed in a cabin of the vehicle separately from an air conditioner and purifies air in the cabin of the vehicle, comprising the steps of:

discharging the aroma when the air purifier is turned on;

stopping discharge of the aroma when the air conditioner is turned on and discharging the deodorant for a predetermined time period; and

discharging the aroma again when discharge of the deodorant is stopped.

2. The air purification method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

stopping discharge of the aroma when the air conditioner is turned off and then discharging the deodorant for a preset time period; and

discharging the aroma again when discharge of the deodorant is stopped.

3. (canceled)

4. An air purification system for a vehicle comprising:

an air purifier installed in a cabin of the vehicle, and having an aromatic module which has an outlet port for discharging an aroma, a deodorant module which has an outlet port for discharging a deodorant and a solenoid actuator which opens and closes the outlet ports to selectively discharge the aroma or the deodorant; and

a control unit for controlling the air purifier in a manner such that, when the air purifier is turned on, the aroma is discharged, and, when an air conditioner is turned on, discharge of the aroma is stopped and then the deodorant is discharged for a predetermined time period, such that, if discharge of the deodorant is stopped, the aroma is discharged again, and if the air conditioner is turned off, discharge of the aroma is stopped and then the deodorant is discharged for a preset time period, and such that, if discharge of the deodorant is stopped, the aroma is discharged again.

5. An air purification system for a vehicle comprising:

an air purifier installed in a cabin of the vehicle, and having an aromatic module which has an outlet port for discharging an aroma, a deodorant module which has an outlet port for discharging a deodorant and a solenoid actuator which opens and closes the outlet ports to selectively discharge the aroma or the deodorant; and

a control unit for controlling the air purifier in a manner such that, with an air conditioner turned on, if the air purifier is turned on, the aroma is discharged, and if an engine is stopped, the deodorant is discharged using remaining electric power of the vehicle, and that, if discharge of the deodorant is completed upon a lapse of a pre-selected time period, discharge of the deodorant is stopped.