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US4697734A
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Air-mix door control apparatus for an air conditioner for automobile
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1986-06-20
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Granted: 1987-10-06
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Expires: 2006-06-20
Abstract
Abstract An air-mix door control apparatus for an air conditioner of an automobile wherein an opening range of the air-mix door divides into three ranges on the basis of the relationship between the change ratio of opening of the air-mix door and the change ratio of the discharge air temperature. In the range where the change ratio of the discharge air temperature is great, the voltage applied to the air-mix control motor is changed over to a low voltage, in the range where the change ratio of the discharge air temperature is small, the voltage applied to the air-mix control motor is changed over to a high voltage. In the range where the change ratio of the discharge air temperature with respect to the change of opening of the air-mix door is great, changing of the air-mix door can be prevented. In the range where the change ratio of discharge air temperature with respect to the change of opening of the air-mix door is small, the responsiveness of the air-mix door can be improved.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiaki Ueda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-03 23:05
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60H; B60H1/00; B60H1/00642; B60H1/00814; B60H1/00821; B60H1/00835; G; G05; G05D; G05D23/00; G05D23/19; G05D23/1917; G05D23/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
In an air-mix door control apparatus of an air conditioner for automobile including: an air-mix door for adjusting a mixing ratio of heated air and cooled air; control means for calculating and outputting a control signal for an opening degree of said air-mix door in accordance with an operating condition of the air conditioner; a motor for driving said air-mix door in accordance with the opening degree control signal of said control means; and speed correction means for correcting the rotational speed of said air-mix door control motor in accordance with the opening position of said air-mix door.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
In an air-mix door control apparatus of an air conditioner for automobile including: an air-mix door for adjusting a mixing ratio of heated air and cooled air; control means for calculating and outputting a control signal for an opening degree of said air-mix door in accordance with an operating condition of the air conditioner; a motor for driving said air-mix door in accordance with the opening degree control signal of said control means; and speed correction means for correcting the rotational speed of said air-mix door control motor in accordance with the opening position of said air-mix door.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
90 words
An air-mix door control apparatus of an air conditioner for automobile as defined in claim 1, wherein said air-mix door control motor speed correction means reduces an impressed voltage for driving said air-mix door control motor when a change ratio of a discharge air temperature with respect to the opening position of said air-mix door is great, and increases the impressed voltage for driving said air-mix door control motor when the change ratio of the discharge air temperature with respect to the opening position of said air-mix door is small.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
116 words
In an air-mix door control apparatus of an air conditioner for automobile including: an air-mix door for adjusting a mixing ratio of heated air and cooled air; control means for calculating and outputting a control signal for an opening degree of said air-mix door in accordance with an operating condition of the air conditioner; a motor for driving said air-mix door in accordance with the opening degree control signal of said control means; judgement means for judging opening positions of said air-mix door; and speed correction means for controlling said air-mix door control motor at a driving speed corresponding to each opening position of said air-mix door judged by said air-mix door opening position judgement means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
116 words
In an air-mix door control apparatus of an air conditioner for automobile including: an air-mix door for adjusting a mixing ratio of heated air and cooled air; control means for calculating and outputting a control signal for an opening degree of said air-mix door in accordance with an operating condition of the air conditioner; a motor for driving said air-mix door in accordance with the opening degree control signal of said control means; judgement means for judging opening positions of said air-mix door; and speed correction means for controlling said air-mix door control motor at a driving speed corresponding to each opening position of said air-mix door judged by said air-mix door opening position judgement means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
89 words
An air-mix door control apparatus of an air conditioner for automobile as defined in claim 3, wherein said air-mix door control motor speed correction means reduces an impressed voltage for driving said air-mix door control motor when a change ratio of discharge air temperature with respect to the opening position of said air-mix door is great, and increases the impressed voltage for driving said air-mix door control motor when the change ratio of the discharge air temperature with respect to the opening position of said air-mix door is small.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
144 words
An air-mix door control apparatus of an air conditioner for automobile comprising: an air-mix door for adjusting a mixing ratio of heated air and cooled air; control means for calculating and outputting a control signal for an opening degree of said air-mix door in accordance with an operating condition of the air conditioner; a motor for driving said air-mix door in accordance with the opening degree control signal of said control means; means for storing voltage values in boundary positions between a maximum cooling position and a maximum warming position of said air-mix door; means for comparing the voltage values of said storing means with voltage values corresponding to an actual opening degree of said air-mix door; and speed correction means for controlling said air-mix door control motor at a driving speed corresponding to each opening position between respective positions of said air-mix door.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
144 words
An air-mix door control apparatus of an air conditioner for automobile comprising: an air-mix door for adjusting a mixing ratio of heated air and cooled air; control means for calculating and outputting a control signal for an opening degree of said air-mix door in accordance with an operating condition of the air conditioner; a motor for driving said air-mix door in accordance with the opening degree control signal of said control means; means for storing voltage values in boundary positions between a maximum cooling position and a maximum warming position of said air-mix door; means for comparing the voltage values of said storing means with voltage values corresponding to an actual opening degree of said air-mix door; and speed correction means for controlling said air-mix door control motor at a driving speed corresponding to each opening position between respective positions of said air-mix door.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
88 words
An air-mix door control apparatus of an air conditioner for automobile as defined in claim 5, wherein said air-mix door control motor speed correction means reduces an impressed voltage for driving said air-mix door control motor when a change ratio of discharge air temperature with respect to the opening position of said air-mix door is great, and increases the impressed voltage for driving said air-mix door control motor when the change ratio of discharge air temperature with respect to the opening position of said air-mix door is small.
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