INDIVIDUAL AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
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1. An individual air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a driver'"'"'s seat air conditioning module configured to be provided with a driver'"'"'s seat air conditioning duct and have one side provided with a driver'"'"'s seat side inlet and another side provided with a driver'"'"'s seat side indoor outlet, the driver'"'"'s seat side inlet being sequentially provided with an evaporation core and a heater core;
a passenger seat air conditioning module configured to be provided with a passenger seat air conditioning duct and have one side provided with a passenger seat side inlet and another side provided with a passenger seat side indoor outlet, the passenger seat side inlet being sequentially provided with the evaporation core and the heater core;
a first channel configured to pass through the evaporation core to be connected to the indoor outlet;
a second channel configured to pass through the evaporation core and the heater core to be connected to the indoor outlet; and
a temperature control door configured to open or close the first channel and the second channel.
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Abstract
An individual air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle includes: a driver'"'"'s seat air conditioning module and a passenger seat air conditioning module sequentially provided with an evaporation core and a heater core; a first channel that passes through the evaporation core and is connected to an indoor outlet; a second channel that passes through the evaporation core and the heater core and is connected to the indoor outlet; and a temperature control door that opens and closes the first channel and the second channel.
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1. An individual air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
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a driver'"'"'s seat air conditioning module configured to be provided with a driver'"'"'s seat air conditioning duct and have one side provided with a driver'"'"'s seat side inlet and another side provided with a driver'"'"'s seat side indoor outlet, the driver'"'"'s seat side inlet being sequentially provided with an evaporation core and a heater core; a passenger seat air conditioning module configured to be provided with a passenger seat air conditioning duct and have one side provided with a passenger seat side inlet and another side provided with a passenger seat side indoor outlet, the passenger seat side inlet being sequentially provided with the evaporation core and the heater core; a first channel configured to pass through the evaporation core to be connected to the indoor outlet; a second channel configured to pass through the evaporation core and the heater core to be connected to the indoor outlet; and a temperature control door configured to open or close the first channel and the second channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of controlling an individual air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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sensing, by a controller, an individual air conditioning operation signal; determining, by the controller, whether the air conditioning apparatus is operated in a defroster (DEF) mode if it is determined that the individual air conditioning operation signal is sensed; and releasing, by the controller, an individual air conditioning operation if it is determined that the air conditioning apparatus is operated in the DEF mode. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor, the computer readable medium comprising:
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program instructions that sense an individual air conditioning operation signal; program instructions that determine whether an air conditioning apparatus is operated in a defroster (DEF) mode if it is determined that the individual air conditioning operation signal is sensed; and program instructions that release an individual air conditioning operation if it is determined that the air conditioning apparatus is operated in the DEF mode.
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