Methods and Systems Providing Seat Ventilation
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1. A method of providing seat ventilation using a seat ventilation system (SVS) within a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining whether a vehicle seat is occupied using an occupant classification sensor in electronic communication with an air bag ECU;
providing occupancy information from the air bag ECU to an air conditioning ECU, the air conditioning ECU controlling a seat climate module based on the occupancy information received from the air bag ECU;
determining whether a user-initiated adjustment is made to an SVS setting using the air conditioning ECU; and
ignoring whether the vehicle seat is occupied for a preselected time period, using the air conditioning ECU, if a user-initiated adjustment is made to the SVS setting.
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Abstract
A method of providing seat ventilation using a seat ventilation system (SVS) within a vehicle is provided. The method includes determining whether a vehicle seat is occupied using an air bag ECU. Occupancy information is provided from the air bag ECU to an air conditioning ECU. The air conditioning ECU controls a seat climate module based on the occupancy information received from the air bag ECU.
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1. A method of providing seat ventilation using a seat ventilation system (SVS) within a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining whether a vehicle seat is occupied using an occupant classification sensor in electronic communication with an air bag ECU; providing occupancy information from the air bag ECU to an air conditioning ECU, the air conditioning ECU controlling a seat climate module based on the occupancy information received from the air bag ECU; determining whether a user-initiated adjustment is made to an SVS setting using the air conditioning ECU; and ignoring whether the vehicle seat is occupied for a preselected time period, using the air conditioning ECU, if a user-initiated adjustment is made to the SVS setting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6, 7, 21)
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8. A control system including a seat ventilation system (SVS) and an air bag system, the control system comprising:
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an occupant classification sensor that provides a weight signal in response to a force applied against a vehicle seat of a vehicle; an air bag ECU that receives the weight signal and generates occupancy information based on the weight signal; an air conditioning ECU that receives the occupancy information; and a seat climate module that is controlled by the air conditioning ECU based on the occupancy information; wherein the air conditioning ECU determines whether a user-initiated adjustment is made to an SVS setting and the air conditioning ECU ignores whether the vehicle seat is occupied for a preselected time period if a user-initiated adjustment is made to the SVS setting. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 22)
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15. A method of providing seat ventilation using a seat ventilation system (SVS) within a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining whether a vehicle seat is occupied using an occupant classification sensor in electronic communication with an air bag ECU; and providing occupancy information from the air bag ECU to an air conditioning ECU, the air conditioning ECU ignoring whether the vehicle seat is occupied for a preselected time period if a user-initiated adjustment is made to an SVS setting. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23)
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