Compressor control unit for automobile air conditioner

• US 4,606,197 A
• Filed: 03/13/1985
• Issued: 08/19/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Zezel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Diesel Japan Company Limited (Renzo Rosso)
• Inventors: Takahashi, Tadahiro, Sutoh, Shinji
• Primary Examiner(s): TANNER, HARRY B
• Application Number:
  US06/711,209
• Time in Patent Office: 524 Days
• Field of Search: 62/133, 62/161, 62/163, 62/239, 62/243, 62/244, 62/230, 62/323.4, 62/228.5, 62/196.2, 165/42, 165/43, 165/25
• US Class Current: 62/133
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00764 the input being a vehicle driving condition, e.g. speed B60H1/00828, B60H1/00864 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/3208 Vehicle drive related control of the compressor drive means, e.g. for fuel saving purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/3222 characterised by the compressor driving arrangements, e.g. clutches, transmissions or multiple drives B60H1/3208, B60H1/3226 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 2001/3266 related to the operation of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 2001/327 related to a compressing unit
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1919 characterised by the type of controller

Abstract

In a compressor control unit for an automobile air conditioner, there are provided an economizer switch, an acceleration detector, an electromagnetic clutch, a discharge adjuster and a control circuit whereby, based on signals from both the economizer switch and the acceleration detector, the control circuit controls the electromagnetic clutch and the discharge adjuster so as to obtain an optimum condition relative to both an air conditioning feeling and a driving ability of the automobile.

Claims

1. A compressor control unit for an automobile air conditioner comprising:

an economizer switch for selecting an ordinary driving mode or an economical driving mode;

an acceleration detector for detecting an acceleration of said automobile;

an electromagnetic clutch for disconnectably connecting an automobile engine to a driving shaft of said compressor;

a discharge adjusting means for adjusting an amount of a discharge of said compressor;

a control circuit for issuing its outputs as control signals;

one of said control signals is fed to said discharge adjusting means to enable said means to have said compressor discharge a large amount of refrigerant in a case where signals from both said economizer switch and said acceleration detector are received by said control circuit to confirm that the ordinary driving mode is selected by said economizer switch and where the acceleration detector detects no acceleration of said automobile;

another of said control signals from said control circuit is fed to said discharge adjusting means to enable said means to have said compressor discharge a small amount of said refrigerant in a case where said ordinary driving mode is selected by said economizer switch and an acceleration of said automobile is detected by said acceleration detector, or in a case where the economical driving mode is selected and said acceleration detector detects no acceleration; and

other of said control signals from said control circuit are fed to said electromagnetic clutch to enable said clutch to disconnect said driving shaft of said compressor from said automobile engine in a case where said economical driving mode is selected by said economizer switch and an acceleration of said automobile is detected by said acceleration detector.

2. The compressor control unit for the automobile air conditioner as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

said economizer switch is a double-pole single-throw switch having one pole which constructs a normally closed contact and another other pole which constructs a normally open contact.

3. The compressor control unit for the automobile air conditioner as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

said economizer switch is disposed in an instrument panel and operated manually.

4. The compressor control unit for the automobile air conditioner as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

said acceleration detector is a single-pole double-throw switch and is operated based on an air pressure in an intake pipe of said automobile engine.

5. The compressor control unit for the automobile air conditioner as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

said acceleration detector is operated according to a downward stroke of an accelerator pedal.

6. The compressor control unit for the automobile air conditioner as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

said discharge adjusting means is changeable into at least two stages for a large amount and a small amount of said discharge of said compressor.