Control display device for an air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle
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1. Operating display device for an air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of push button keys;
at least one of said keys being an automatic operation key operable to place said air conditioning system in an automatic operating mode wherein operating status of functions of said air-conditioning system, including at least one of;
temperature, air flow and air distribution, are selected by said air-conditioning system;
others of said push button keys being permanently assigned function keys individually operable to at least partially override said automatic operation mode by manually selecting a desired operating status for at least one of said functions and placing said air-conditioning system in said desired operating status;
display means, operative at least when said air-conditioning system is in said automatic mode, for displaying a visual indication of an adjustable desired temperature setting for said air-conditioning system, current operating status of functions of said air-conditioning system selected by operation of said function keys, and current operating status of functions of said air-conditioning system which are automatically selected by said air-conditioning system in said automatic operating mode.
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Abstract
An operating display device for an automotive air-conditioning system having an automatic operating mode which can be partially overridden by manual control of selected functions. A visual display provides a symbolic indication of the status of functions selected by said automatic operating mode as well as the status selected by manual control of such functions.
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5 Claims
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1. Operating display device for an air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of push button keys; at least one of said keys being an automatic operation key operable to place said air conditioning system in an automatic operating mode wherein operating status of functions of said air-conditioning system, including at least one of;
temperature, air flow and air distribution, are selected by said air-conditioning system;others of said push button keys being permanently assigned function keys individually operable to at least partially override said automatic operation mode by manually selecting a desired operating status for at least one of said functions and placing said air-conditioning system in said desired operating status; display means, operative at least when said air-conditioning system is in said automatic mode, for displaying a visual indication of an adjustable desired temperature setting for said air-conditioning system, current operating status of functions of said air-conditioning system selected by operation of said function keys, and current operating status of functions of said air-conditioning system which are automatically selected by said air-conditioning system in said automatic operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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