APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RESTRAINING MICROBIAL PROPAGATION ON A SURFACE OF AN EVAPORATOR FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for restraining microbial propagation on a surface of an evaporator of an automotive air conditioning system of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- an evaporator and a heater core disposed in the automotive air conditioning system;
a temperature control door disposed between the evaporator and the heater core so as to selectively block air flowing into the heater core; and
a controller controlling opening/closing of the temperature control door,wherein when an engine of the vehicle is stopped, the controller opens the temperature control door so that the air can flow between the evaporator and the heater core.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method of restraining microbial propagation on the surface of an evaporator of an automotive air conditioning system include a blower for generating airflow, an evaporator (evaporator core) for cooling, a heater core through which an engine coolant passes for heating, a temperature control door, an internal/external air mode door, a mode door, and a controller for controlling these components, in which microbial propagation can be prevented by heating the evaporator using the heat of the heater core only by controlling the operation of the temperature control door without any additional component.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus for restraining microbial propagation on a surface of an evaporator of an automotive air conditioning system of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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an evaporator and a heater core disposed in the automotive air conditioning system; a temperature control door disposed between the evaporator and the heater core so as to selectively block air flowing into the heater core; and a controller controlling opening/closing of the temperature control door, wherein when an engine of the vehicle is stopped, the controller opens the temperature control door so that the air can flow between the evaporator and the heater core. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for restraining microbial propagation on a surface of an evaporator of an automotive air conditioning system of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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an evaporator and a heater core disposed in the automotive air conditioning system; a temperature control door disposed between the evaporator and the heater core so as to selectively block air flowing into the heater core; and a controller controlling opening/closing of the temperature control door, wherein when the automotive air conditioning system is turned off while the vehicle is running, the controller opens the temperature control door so that air can flow between the evaporator and the heater core. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of restraining microbial propagation on the surface of an evaporator of an automotive air conditioning system of vehicle, the method comprising:
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sensing whether an engine of the vehicle has been stopped by a controller; and opening a temperature control door, which is disposed between an evaporator and a heater core in an air conditioning system so that air can flow between the evaporator and the heater core, when the engine is stopped by the controller. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of restraining microbial propagation on the surface of an evaporator of an automotive air conditioning system of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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sensing whether an engine of the vehicle has been stopped by a controller; and opening a temperature control door, which is disposed between an evaporator and a heater core in the automotive air conditioning system so that air can flow between the evaporator and the heater core, when the automotive air conditioning system is turned off while the vehicle is running, by the controller. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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