Vehicle temperature regulation control unit

• US 20060021363A1
• Filed: 07/28/2005
• Published: 02/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Mizukoshi, Takeo
• Granted Patent: US 7,712,678 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 62/129
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00985 Control systems or circuits characterised by display or indicating devices, e.g. voice simulators characterised by the input of sound using a voice synthesizer B60H1/00757; B60H1/00978 takes precedence

Abstract

A control unit including a switch for regulating the temperature of a passenger compartment and/or the temperature of a vehicle seat. The switch is of a unit type with a control member, a switch member, a light-emitting member, and an indicator member housed in a single case, and can be disposed anywhere near a driver.

Claims

1. A temperature regulation control unit including a switch for regulating a temperature of a passenger compartment or a temperature of a vehicle seat by a heater and/or a cooler and a blower provided in a vehicle,

the switch comprising:

a control member having a plurality of buttons;

a switch member operated by the control member;

a light-emitting member operated by a signal outputted from the switch member;

an indicator member transmitting light from the light-emitting member; and

a single case member to which the control member, the switch member, the light-emitting member and the indicator member are mounted together.

2. The control unit as set forth in claim 1, wherein the control member comprises a first push button for operation to raise the temperature, and a second push button for operation to lower the temperature.

3. The control unit as set forth in claim 1, wherein the indicator member comprises a plurality of indicators to be illuminated upon operation to raise the temperature, and a plurality of indicators to be illuminated upon operation to lower the temperature.