VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER DEVICE

• US 20150360544A1
• Filed: 12/12/2012
• Published: 12/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Original Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Inventors: FRUEHSORGER, Alexander, WANG, Xuefeng
• Granted Patent: US 9,764,623 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 9/22 Ionisation
• CPC Class Codes: B03C 3/017 Combinations of electrostatic separation with other processes, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/008 the input being air quality
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00821 the components being ventilating, air admitting or air distributing devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00985 Control systems or circuits characterised by display or indicating devices, e.g. voice simulators characterised by the input of sound using a voice synthesizer B60H1/00757; B60H1/00978 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 3/0078 comprising electric purifying means
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 3/0085 Smell or pollution preventing arrangements B60H3/0007, B60H3/0071, B60H3/02, B60H3/06 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 3/06 Filtering B60H3/0078 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/0001 for ventilation F24F11/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/60 Odour
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/70 Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vehicle air conditioner device, comprising: an air purifying unit for regulating air quality inside the vehicle; an inside air quality acquiring unit for acquiring air quality inside the vehicle; an outside air quality acquiring unit for acquiring air quality outside the vehicle; and a display unit for displaying information related to the acquired air quality inside the vehicle and information related to the acquired air quality outside the vehicle.

Claims

1. A vehicle air conditioner device, comprising:

an air purifying unit for regulating air quality inside the vehicle;

an inside air quality acquiring unit for acquiring air quality inside the vehicle;

an outside air quality acquiring unit for acquiring air quality outside the vehicle; and

a display unit for displaying information related to the acquired air quality inside the vehicle and information related to the acquired air quality outside the vehicle.

2. The vehicle air conditioner device according to claim 1, further comprising an odor sensor for detecting odor inside the vehicle, wherein

the inside air quality acquiring unit evaluates the air quality inside the vehicle based on the odor inside the vehicle, and

the display unit displays information related to the detected odor inside the vehicle.

3. The vehicle air conditioner device according to claim 1, further comprising a vehicle inside particle detector for detecting a particle content inside the vehicle, wherein

the inside air quality acquiring unit evaluates the air quality inside the vehicle based on the particle content inside the vehicle, and

the display unit displays information related to the detected particle content inside the vehicle.

4. The vehicle air conditioner device according to claim 1, further comprising a vehicle outside particle detector for detecting a particle content outside the vehicle, wherein

the outside air quality acquiring unit evaluates the air quality outside the vehicle based on the particle content outside the vehicle, and

the display unit displays information related to the detected particle content outside the vehicle.

5. The vehicle air conditioner device according to claim 1, wherein the outside air quality acquiring unit acquires the air quality outside the vehicle by communicating with the outside world.

6. The vehicle air conditioner device according to claim 5, wherein the outside air quality acquiring unit communicates with the outside world via a wireless network.

7. The vehicle air conditioner device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an ionizer for purifying air inside the vehicle by partially ionizing the air flowing through the ionizer; and

an ionizer start-up unit for starting up the ionizer when the running of the air purifying unit cannot acquire a desired air quality.

8. The vehicle air conditioner device according to claim 7, further comprising an ionizer shutoff unit for shutting off the ionizer after the air quality inside the vehicle has reached the desired air quality for a predetermined time period.

9. The vehicle air conditioner device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays, in the form of a graph, the information related to the air quality inside the vehicle and the information related to the air quality outside the vehicle in contrast to each other.

10. The vehicle air conditioner device according to claim 1, further comprising a fresh air extractor for transporting fresh air to the air purifying unit.

11. The vehicle air conditioner device according to claim 10, wherein the fresh air extractor is provided in a water tank of the vehicle.