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Control apparatus for vehicle air conditioning system
Assignee: Daimler Benz AG
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Filing: 1984-01-25
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Granted: 1987-03-24
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Expires: 2004-01-25
Abstract
Abstract An air conditioning unit comprises a cooling unit and a heating unit and is provided with dehumidifying mode for drying the through-flowing air. The operation of the dehumidifier results in activation of the cooling unit compressor, which reduces the air temperature inside the vehicle. Switching circuits are provided for compensating for this reduction in temperature. The compensation in the switching circuits is dependent on the outside temperature and is ineffective if the cooling unit is running at "full cooling" when the dehumidifier is switched on, or if the outside temperature is below 0 degrees centigrade.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Biber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 09:59
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60H; B60H1/00; B60H1/00642; B60H1/00814; B60H1/00878; B60H1/00007; B60H1/0073; G; G05; G05D; G05D23/00; G05D23/19; G05D23/1927; G05D23/193; G05D23/1931; G05D23/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
Apparatus for regulating an inside air temperature of a vehicle, comprising: a heating unit and a cooling unit arranged in an air-flow path which communicates a flow of air to the inside of the vehicle; said cooling unit having a full cooling mode wherein said cooling unit is operated continuously dehumidifying means arranged in the air-flow path for removing moisture from the flow of air; means for controlling operation of the dehumidifying means; means for producing a first control voltage indicative of a desired inside air temperature; means for producing a second control voltage indicative of the actual inside air temperature; control circuit means for producing a compensating control voltage, having a magnitude which is dependent upon an outside air temperature, when the dehumidifying means is operating in a dehumidifying mode and the cooling unit is not operating in the full cooling mode; control means for controlling the heating and cooling units in response to said first, second and compensating control voltages.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
Apparatus for regulating an inside air temperature of a vehicle, comprising: a heating unit and a cooling unit arranged in an air-flow path which communicates a flow of air to the inside of the vehicle; said cooling unit having a full cooling mode wherein said cooling unit is operated continuously dehumidifying means arranged in the air-flow path for removing moisture from the flow of air; means for controlling operation of the dehumidifying means; means for producing a first control voltage indicative of a desired inside air temperature; means for producing a second control voltage indicative of the actual inside air temperature; control circuit means for producing a compensating control voltage, having a magnitude which is dependent upon an outside air temperature, when the dehumidifying means is operating in a dehumidifying mode and the cooling unit is not operating in the full cooling mode; control means for controlling the heating and cooling units in response to said first, second and compensating control voltages.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said means for producing a compensating control voltage includes means for producing a voltage indicative of the outside air temperature, means for producing a voltage indicative of the operational state of the dehumidifying means, and means for summing said voltages to produce the compensating control voltage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
Apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said means for summing said voltages includes a resistance network.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said cooling unit includes a compressor and an evaporator, and wherein said means for producing a compensating control voltage includes logic means for producing a logic level voltage indicative of the operational state of the dehumidifying means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said logic means includes means for preventing production of said logic level voltage when the compressor is operating.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said logic means comprises an operational amplifier, two resistance networks, and two diodes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for preventing said control means from responding to said compensating control voltage when the outside air temperature is below 0° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said means for preventing said control means from responding comprises a resistance network and a diode.
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