VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An air-conditioning unit for a vehicle that has an idling stop function, comprising:
- a blower fan configured to blow air;
a first air-outlet port configured to permit air blown from the blower fan toward a first portion of a vehicle cabin;
a second air-outlet port configured to permit air blown from the blower fan toward a second portion of the vehicle cabin; and
an air-conditioning controller configured to;
set a target air-outlet port temperature of the air blown from the first and second air-outlet ports on a basis of a preset temperature and an environmental condition of the vehicle,if the blower fan is operating to blow air from both of the first and second air-outlet ports before the vehicle is brought into an idling stop state, and then the vehicle is brought into the idling stop state, cause a controlled reduction in an air volume blown from at least one of the first and second air-outlet ports during the idling stop state, andcancel the controlled reduction when the idling stop state is cancelled.
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Abstract
An air-conditioning unit for a vehicle that has an idling stop function, may include: a blower fan configured to blow air; a first air-outlet port configured to permit air blown from the blower fan toward a first portion of a vehicle cabin; a second air-outlet port configured to permit air blown from the blower fan toward a second portion of the vehicle cabin; and an air-conditioning controller. The air-conditioning controller is configured to: set a target air-outlet port temperature of the air blown from the first and second air-outlet ports on a basis of a preset temperature and an environmental condition of the vehicle; if the blower fan is operating to blow air from both of the first and second air-outlet ports before the vehicle is brought into an idling stop state, and then the vehicle is brought into the idling stop state, cause a controlled reduction in an air volume blown from at least one of the first and second air-outlet ports during the idling stop state; and cancel the controlled reduction when the idling stop state is cancelled.
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20 Claims
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1. An air-conditioning unit for a vehicle that has an idling stop function, comprising:
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a blower fan configured to blow air; a first air-outlet port configured to permit air blown from the blower fan toward a first portion of a vehicle cabin; a second air-outlet port configured to permit air blown from the blower fan toward a second portion of the vehicle cabin; and an air-conditioning controller configured to; set a target air-outlet port temperature of the air blown from the first and second air-outlet ports on a basis of a preset temperature and an environmental condition of the vehicle, if the blower fan is operating to blow air from both of the first and second air-outlet ports before the vehicle is brought into an idling stop state, and then the vehicle is brought into the idling stop state, cause a controlled reduction in an air volume blown from at least one of the first and second air-outlet ports during the idling stop state, and cancel the controlled reduction when the idling stop state is cancelled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An air-conditioning unit for a vehicle that has an idling stop function, comprising:
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a blower fan configured to blow air into a vehicle cabin; a compressor, powered by a vehicle engine, configured to compress coolant; an evaporator configured to cool air blown from the blower fan using the coolant compressed by the compressor; a first air-outlet port configured to permit air blown from the blower fan toward an upper portion of the vehicle cabin; a second air-outlet port configured to perform air blown from the blower fan toward a lower portion of the vehicle cabin; and an air-conditioning controller configured to; set a target air-outlet port temperature of air blown from the first and second air-outlet ports based on a temperature set by a vehicle passenger and an environmental condition of the vehicle, change an air volume to be blown by the blower fan, in a case where air is blown from both of the first and second air-outlet ports before the vehicle is brought into an idling stop state and then the vehicle is brought into the idling stop state, operate a control to reduce an air volume blown from one of the first and second air-outlet ports when the vehicle is brought into the idling stop state, and stop the control when the idling stop state is cancelled. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of air-conditioning in a vehicle having an idling stop function, comprising:
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blowing air through a first air-outlet port toward a first portion of a vehicle cabin and blowing air through a second air-outlet port toward a second portion of the vehicle cabin before an idling stop state; bringing the vehicle into the idling stop state; causing a controlled reduction in an air volume blown through at least one of the first and second air-outlet ports during the idling stop state; and canceling the controlled reduction when the idling stop state is cancelled. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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