Window pane defroster device with vehicle air conditioning apparatus

• US 4,519,443 A
• Filed: 10/19/1981
• Issued: 05/28/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Zezel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Diesel Japan Company Limited (Renzo Rosso)
• Inventors: Takahashi, Akiyoshi, Sutoh, Shinji, Hara, Toshizo
• Primary Examiner(s): DAVIS JR, ALBERT
• Application Number:
  US06/312,619
• Time in Patent Office: 1,317 Days
• Field of Search: 165/17, 165/42, 165/43, 98/2.04, 98/2.08, 98/2.09, 98/2.1, 62/176.5, 62/275
• US Class Current: 165/204
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00814 Control systems or circuits characterised by their output, for controlling particular components of the heating, cooling or ventilating installation
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/3207 for minimizing the humidity of the air
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/54 using gas, e.g. hot air
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 21/006 with electronic control circuits

Abstract

This invention relates to a vehicle air conditioning device and defroster having a control circuit for controlling a compressor, an outdoor air/inner air change-over door and a blower fan for air conditioning the vehicle room. A control switch is provided for a rear window heater wire for defrosting the window pane of the vehicle containing the wire. The vehicle air conditioner is operated in response to the operation of the rear window heater when it is energized. The rear window heater wire is turned on manually or automatically in response to an outdoor frost sensor. The compressor is operated to defrost when the outdoor air temperature is higher than the allowable operating temperature in the compressor. During operation of the control switch, the outdoor air/inner air change-over door is controlled, when the air temperature is lower than a selected allowable operating temperature, so as to increase the feeding rate of the outdoor air or to increase the feeding volume of the outdoor air. When the rear window heater wire is set to a turned on-mode by the rear window heater wire control switch, a defrosting operation it is performed simultaneously with reference to the operation of the compressor or outdoor air/inner air change-over door or blower fan, so that it is possible to prevent frosting either at a front glass or side window panes, to defrost the window panes and to economize on power consumption by the heater wire.

Claims

1. In combination in a vehicle air conditioning system including a rear window heater connected to a power source through a rear window heater control switch;

an evaporator at an upstream portion of said system, a compressor and a condenser coupled with said evaporator;

a heater core at a downstream portion of said system;

conduit means bringing air to said evaporator for cooling thereof and to said heater core for heating thereof;

an air mixing door upstream of said heater core for varying the amount of cold and warm air to said heater core;

a changeover door and a blower fan in said system for selectively aspirating outdoor or indoor air from ports communicating with the inside or outside of said vehicle and feeding said air to said evaporator in response to the position of said door;

a defrosting device including a control circuit for controlling said compressor, said changeover door and said blower, said control circuit including an allowable operating temperature sensor, comprising;

a comparator discriminator circuit for comparing the outdoor air temperature with a predetermined operating temperature sensed by said allowable operating temperature sensor, and transmitting a first signal when the outdoor air temperature is higher than said operating temperature and transmitting a second signal when the outdoor air temperature is lower than said operating temperature;

a timer circuit;

said control circuit including;

a first sensor circuit for sensing an operating signal for said rear window heater control switch and for sensing the first signal transmitted for said comparative discriminator circuit; and

a second sensor circuit for transmitting a driving signal to said compressor driving means in response to the output from said first sensor circuit so as to operating said compressor and sensing both an operating signal for the rear window heater control switch and a second signal transmitted from said comparator discriminator circuit;

said second sensor circuit controlling the opening of said changeover door in response to the output from said second sensor circuit so as to either increase a feeding rate of outdoor air or increase the feeding volume of outdoor air by means of said blower fan, said timer circuit being operated to sense an operating signal of said rear window heater control switch, to deenergize said power supply for said rear window heater after a specified period of time upon sensing said operating signal; and

said allowable operating temperature sensor being operable to transmit a signal to said control means for said door when said compressor is operated.

2. The device as set forth in claim 1, further including

a manual demist switch connected to said heater control switch;

a frost sensing means operatively connected to said heater switch to turn said switch on upon sensing frost; and

a safety switch for turning off said compressor when the outdoor temperature falls below a given temperature.

3. A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein there is provided a timer for use in increasing volume of air of a blower fan after a specified period of time of ventilation.

4. A device as set forth in claim 1, further including a manual demist switch connected to said heater control switch.

5. A device as set forth in claim 1, further including frost sensing means operatively connected to said heater switch to turn said switch on upon sensing frost.

6. The device of claim 1, further including a safety switch for turning off said compressor when the outdoor temperature falls below a given temperature.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein said rear window heater is operatively connected to said control circuit.

8. A device as set forth in claim 3, further including a manual demist switch connected to said heater control switch.

9. A device as set forth in claim 8, further including frost sensing means operatively connected to said heater switch to turn said switch on upon sensing frost.

10. A device of claim 9, further including a safety switch for turning off said compressor when the outdoor temperature falls below a given temperature.

12. A device as set forth in claim 6, further including frost sensing means operatively connected to said heater switch to turn said switch on upon sensing frost.

11. The device of claim 16, wherein said rear window heater is operatively connected to said control circuit.

13. The device of claim 18, further including a safety switch for turning off said compressor when the outdoor temperature falls below a given temperature.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein said rear window heater is operatively connected to said control circuit.