JP2005075144A - Air conditioning device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform an appropriate temperature control while reducing load on a passenger's body in a vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: The getting on/off position for the passenger sitting on each seat in the vehicle is specified by the passenger getting on/off position specifying part 16, and the current position of the vehicle is grasped by a current position grasping part 17. When the current position of the vehicle approaches the getting on/off position of the passenger, a control timing determination part 18 outputs a control command relative to an air conditioning control part 12 and the air control part 12 controls a blow-off temperature and air volume of conditioned air with a spot air conditioning 11 air-conditioning the vicinity of the seat as an air conditioning zone according to the control command so that the temperature in the vicinity of the seat where the passenger the getting on/off is seated approaches the outside air temperature. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle air conditioner capable of individually controlling the temperature of air-conditioning air blown toward a plurality of seats of a vehicle, and in particular, reduces the burden on the passenger's body due to a sudden temperature change when getting on and off. The present invention relates to a vehicle air conditioner.

  Conventionally, an air conditioner for vehicles called an auto air conditioner that automatically adjusts the temperature and the amount of air-conditioning air blown into the passenger compartment so that the passenger compartment temperature approaches the set temperature set by the vehicle occupant has become widespread. doing. In particular, as a vehicle air conditioner mounted on a relatively large vehicle such as a one-box car or some high-class vehicles, a so-called independent temperature that can individually control the temperature of two or more air-conditioning zones. Toned auto air conditioners have been put into practical use.

With regard to this independent temperature control type auto air conditioner, in order to realize temperature control that can further improve the comfort in each air conditioning zone in response to environmental changes and occupant conditions during actual driving of the vehicle Various ideas have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).
JP-A-5-310031 JP-A-8-108736

  By the way, when the temperature control of the passenger compartment is performed using the vehicle air conditioner as described above, depending on the condition of the passengers of the vehicle, not only the control of simply bringing the passenger compartment temperature close to the set temperature is performed. In some cases, special considerations are required to reduce the burden on passengers. Specifically, for example, when the passenger compartment temperature is remarkably different from the outside air temperature, if the passenger of the vehicle is physically uneasy, the physical condition is lost due to the rapid temperature change when getting on and off the vehicle. There is also a fear, and a device for preventing such inconvenience is required.

  In particular, as part of the nursing care service based on the long-term care insurance system, in recent years, many nursing care service providers have implemented a pick-up service that uses a pick-up vehicle to pick up a care recipient who receives day care and other care services. In a vehicle air conditioner mounted on a pick-up vehicle used for such a pick-up service, it is required to control the temperature of the passenger compartment so as to minimize the burden on the body of an elderly care recipient.

  The present invention was devised in view of the above situation, and even if the passenger of the vehicle is a person who is physically uneasy such as an elderly person, the burden on the passenger's body is reduced. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle air conditioner that can perform appropriate temperature control.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vehicle air conditioner capable of individually controlling the temperature of air-conditioning air blown out toward a plurality of seats of a vehicle. When the passenger gets close to the boarding / exiting position, the temperature of the conditioned air blown out toward the seat where the passenger is seated is controlled so that the temperature near the seat where the customer is seated approaches the outside air temperature. It is a feature.

  In the vehicle air conditioner according to the present invention, the temperature in the vicinity of each seat inside the vehicle is detected by a plurality of inside air temperature detecting means, and the outside air temperature is detected by the outside air temperature detecting means. Furthermore, the boarding / alighting position of the passenger seated on each seat is specified by the passenger boarding / alighting position specifying means, and the current position of the vehicle is recognized by the current position grasping means. And the air conditioning control means performs air conditioning control so that the temperature in the vicinity of each seat detected by the inside air temperature detecting means becomes a desired temperature, in particular, information on the passenger boarding / exiting position from the passenger boarding / exiting position specifying means, and Based on the current position information of the vehicle from the current position grasping means, when it is determined that the current position of the vehicle has approached any passenger's getting-on / off position, the air-conditioning control means detects the customer detected by the inside air temperature detecting means. The temperature of the conditioned air blown out toward the seat on which the passenger is seated is controlled so that the temperature in the vicinity of the seat on which the passenger is seated approaches the outside air temperature detected by the outside air temperature detecting means.

  According to the vehicle air conditioner of the present invention, even when the set temperature is set to a temperature significantly different from the outside air temperature, when the passenger gets on and off, the temperature outside air temperature in the vicinity of the seat on which the passenger is seated Therefore, the burden on the passenger's body due to the temperature change at the time of getting on and off can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, although the example which applied this invention to the air-conditioner for pick-up vehicles used for pick-up of the care recipient who receives care service is explained concretely, the present invention is not restricted to the example given here, The present invention is widely applicable to any vehicle air conditioner in which usage forms such as a plurality of passengers getting on and off at different boarding positions are assumed.

  First, prior to specific description of an air conditioner for a pick-up vehicle to which the present invention is applied, an outline of a pick-up support system for supporting pick-up service for picking up a cared person using this pick-up vehicle is shown in FIG. The description will be given with reference. This pick-up support system automatically formulates a dispatch plan for efficiently carrying out the pick-up service for the pick-up service by each care service business registered as a user of this system. The air conditioner for a pick-up vehicle to which the present invention is applied is configured to execute processing characteristic of the present invention using information provided from the pick-up support system.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pick-up support system is constructed as an ASP (Application Service Provider) type system on the Internet 1, and an information processing server 2 is connected to the Internet 1 which is a communication network. A pick-up information database 3 is connected (or built in) to the information processing server 2. In this pick-up support system, it is possible to access the information processing server 2 via the Internet 1 from each care service provider that performs the pick-up service and from each pick-up vehicle used for pick-up service by each care service provider. Each of these care service providers and each pick-up vehicle can acquire necessary information from the information processing server 2.

  The information processing server 2 has a function of formulating a vehicle allocation plan for a pick-up service carried out by a care service provider registered as a user of this system, and various types of information necessary for formulating the vehicle allocation plan. Information is centrally managed. Specifically, the information processing server 2 includes, for example, care facility location information, vehicle information indicating the number and types of pick-up vehicles, reservation of care recipients for pick-up services, as information on care service providers. It manages the pick-up reservation information that shows the situation. In addition, the information processing server 2 manages, for example, positional information of each cared person's pick-up location, physical information indicating the body condition of each cared person, and the like as information about each cared person to be picked up. ing. These pieces of information are basically input to the information processing server 2 at the time of registration of the care service provider. However, the pick-up reservation information is stored in the information processing server 2 every time the pick-up service is reserved by the care recipient. Input and updated as needed. These pieces of information may be stored in a database outside the information processing server 2, and this database may be connected to the information processing server 2.

  In addition, the information processing server 2 also manages map information of each region that is an application range of the present system. This map information may be taken into the information processing server 2 or may be stored in a map database and connected to the information processing server 2. The map information may be acquired by the information processing server 2 from an external map information providing server as necessary and stored inside the information processing server 2 or in a map database.

  In the pick-up support system, the information processing server 2 uses the information on the care service provider as described above, information on the care recipient, map information, etc. Develop a vehicle allocation plan. Specifically, the information processing server 2 first refers to the pick-up reservation information and determines which pick-up service the pick-up service at the stage when a predetermined reservation deadline has passed for the pick-up service performed by each care service provider. Identify whether the care recipient has made a reservation, determine the number of care recipients who will receive the pick-up service, and check the physical status of each care recipient receiving the pick-up service by referring to the physical information about the care recipient To do. In addition, the type and number of pick-up vehicles owned by a care service provider that provides pick-up service with reference to the vehicle information are confirmed. Then, the number of pick-up vehicles that can most reasonably pick up the cared persons to be picked up and the types of pick-up vehicles that can pick up these cared persons appropriately are determined.

  Next, the information processing server 2 uses each pick-up for the pick-up so that the pick-up is carried out in the most rational and appropriate manner according to the position information and physical information of the pick-up location of each care recipient. Assign each cared person to the vehicle. At this time, caregivers with special conditions using stretchers and wheelchairs will be preferentially assigned to pick-up vehicles equipped with equipment that can handle such special conditions, and other caregivers will be placed at the location of the pick-up location. Based on information etc., it is distributed to each pick-up vehicle.

  Next, the information processing server 2 uses the route search technology such as the known Dijkstra method based on the position information of the pick-up location of each care recipient, the position information of the care facility, and the map information. A series of pick-up routes that efficiently follow the caregiver pick-up location and care facility are determined for each pick-up vehicle. Further, according to the order of getting on and off of the cared person to be picked up, the assignment of the cared person to the seat of each picked up vehicle is determined. At this time, if there are cared persons with special conditions as described above among cared persons to be picked up, the cared persons with special conditions are preferentially assigned to seats that can handle the special conditions, The remaining seats other than the seats allocated to the cared person under special conditions are assigned in an arrangement that makes it easier to get on and off the cared person according to the boarding sequence.

  The information on the vehicle allocation plan described above in the information processing server 2 is stored as transfer information in the transfer information database 3 connected to the information processing server 2. The pick-up information stored in the pick-up information database 3 is appropriately read out from the pick-up information database 3 by the information processing server 2 in response to access from the care service provider or pick-up vehicle, and the pick-up information database 3 In particular, for pick-up vehicles used for pick-up services, information on pick-up routes of the pick-up vehicles and the assignment of care recipients to each seat of the pick-up vehicles are provided. Information will be sent.

  Next, an air conditioner for a pick-up vehicle to which the present invention is applied will be specifically described. As shown in FIG. 2, the air conditioner for a pick-up vehicle includes a plurality of spot air conditioners 11 that can individually control the temperature of each air-conditioning zone using the vicinity of each seat in the pick-up vehicle as an air-conditioning zone. The air-conditioning control unit 12 controls the blowing temperature and the air volume of the air-conditioning air from the spot air-conditioning 11.

  An internal air temperature sensor 13 is installed in the vicinity of each seat in the pick-up vehicle, and the temperature in the air-conditioning zone of each spot air conditioner 11 (the temperature in the vicinity of each seat) can be detected by the plurality of internal air temperature sensors 13. It is like that. Then, the air conditioning control unit 12 functions as a basic function of the so-called auto air conditioner so that the temperature in the air conditioning zone of the spot air conditioning 11 detected by the inside air temperature sensor 13 approaches the set temperature. It has a function to control the blowing temperature and air volume.

  In addition, in the air conditioner for a pick-up vehicle to which the present invention is applied, in addition to the plurality of inside air temperature sensors 13, an outside air temperature sensor 14 for detecting the outside air temperature outside the pick-up vehicle, and a control command output circuit 15 for outputting a control command. Is connected to the air-conditioning control unit 12, and when the pick-up vehicle approaches the cared person's boarding / exiting position, the air-conditioning control unit 12 responds to the control command from the control command output circuit 15 to It has a function of controlling the air-conditioning air blowing temperature and the air volume by the spot air-conditioning 11 so that the temperature in the air-conditioning zone set near the seat to be seated is close to the outside air temperature.

  The control command output circuit 15 includes a passenger boarding / alighting position specifying unit 16 that specifies a boarding / alighting position of a cared person seated in each seat of the pick-up vehicle, a current position grasping unit 17 that grasps a current position of the pick-up vehicle, and the present invention. And a control timing determination unit 18 that determines timing for executing characteristic control.

  The passenger boarding / alighting position specifying unit 16 specifies the boarding / alighting position of the cared person seated in each seat of the pick-up vehicle based on the pick-up information transmitted from the information processing server 2 of the pick-up support system to the pick-up vehicle via the Internet 1. . That is, the pick-up vehicle is provided with a communication device (for example, a mobile phone, a PHS, a pager, etc.) 19 that transmits and receives information via the Internet 1, and pick-up information sent from the information processing server 2 to each pick-up vehicle. Are received by the communication device 19. The passenger boarding / alighting position specifying unit 16 specifies where the cared person sitting in which seat in the pick-up vehicle gets on / off based on the pick-up information from the information processing server 2 received by the communication device 19. .

  Specifically, the passenger boarding / exiting position specifying unit 16 assigns each seat in the pick-up vehicle based on the information on the assignment of the cared person to each seat of the pick-up vehicle among the pick-up information sent from the information processing server 2. Each cared person to be seated is identified. The passenger boarding / exiting position specifying unit 16 grasps the order of getting on / off of the cared person sitting on each seat in the pick-up vehicle from the pick-up route information of the pick-up vehicle, and based on the position information of the pick-up place of each cared person To determine the boarding / exiting position of each cared person. Information about the caring / alighting position of the cared person specified by the passenger boarding / alighting position specifying unit 16 is sent to the control timing determination unit 18.

  The current position grasping unit 17 grasps the current position of the pick-up vehicle based on a GPS signal transmitted from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite. That is, the pick-up vehicle is provided with a GPS sensor 20 that receives GPS signals from GPS satellites, and can receive GPS signals including satellite orbit positions and radio wave emission times at arbitrary timings. Based on the GPS signal received by the GPS sensor 20, the current position grasping unit 17 obtains the current position of the picked-up vehicle from the position of the GPS satellite and the arrival time of the radio wave by calculation, and which position the pick-up vehicle currently travels. Know what you are doing. The current position information of the pick-up vehicle grasped by the current position grasping part 17 is sent to the control timing determining part 18.

  The control timing determination unit 18 is based on the information about the getting-on / off position of the cared person specified by the passenger getting-on / off position specifying unit 16 and the current position information of the pick-up vehicle grasped by the current position grasping unit 18. The timing for executing the characteristic control is determined, and a control command is output to the air conditioning control unit 12. That is, when the current position of the pick-up vehicle approaches the pick-up location of each cared person being picked up, the control timing determination unit 18 specifically, for example, the pick-up vehicle arrives at the pick-up location of the cared person 5 minutes. When the position reaches the previous level, a control command is output to the air-conditioning control unit 12 so that the temperature in the vicinity of the seat on which the care recipient is seated approaches the outside air temperature.

  When the air conditioning control unit 12 receives a control command from the control timing determination unit 18 of the control command output circuit 15 to bring the temperature of a certain seat in the picked-up vehicle closer to the outside air temperature, the inside air temperature sensor provided in the vicinity of the seat Specifically, for example, the temperature in the air-conditioning zone is ± 3 ° C. with respect to the outside air temperature so that the temperature in the air-conditioning zone detected by the air temperature sensor 13 approaches the temperature of the outside air temperature detected by the outside air temperature sensor 14. The blowout temperature and the air volume of the conditioned air by the spot air conditioner 11 in the vicinity of the seat are controlled so as to be within a certain range. The air-conditioning control unit 12 is described above each time a control command is supplied from the control timing determination unit 18 of the control command output circuit 15, that is, every time the current position of the pick-up vehicle approaches the pick-up location of the cared person being picked up. Thus, the temperature in the vicinity of the seat where the cared person who gets on and off the pick-up vehicle is seated is brought close to the outside air temperature. As a result, it is possible to effectively prevent the inconvenience that the cared person receiving the pick-up service is suddenly changed in temperature when getting on and off the pick-up vehicle, and the burden on the cared person's body can be reduced. It becomes possible.

  The specific configuration of the air conditioner for the pick-up vehicle to which the present invention has been applied has been described above. Next, regarding the outline of the operation of the air-conditioner for pick-up vehicle, the cared person to be picked up is picked up at each pick-up location. This will be described separately with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, divided into the time of picking up the car and the time of sending the cared person to be picked up to each pick-up place.

  When picking up the cared person to be picked up at each pick-up location, as shown in FIG. 3, first, as a process in a stage before the pick-up vehicle starts pick-up, the communication device 19 uses the pick-up support system. Pick-up information related to the pick-up vehicle is acquired from the information processing server 2 (step S1-1). Then, based on the pick-up information from the information processing server 2 acquired by the communication device 19, the passenger boarding / exiting position specifying unit 16 of the control command output circuit 15 determines the seat position of each cared person to be picked up by the pick-up vehicle. Then, the position (position of the pick-up place) where each cared person is placed on the pick-up vehicle is specified (step S1-2).

  At the time of pick-up, there is no one cared person in the pick-up vehicle at the start of the pick-up, so at the start of pick-up at the pick-up, each cared person will be seated in order to suppress wasteful energy consumption. All spot air conditioning of the seats is stopped.

  When the pick-up by the pick-up vehicle is started, a GPS signal is received by the GPS sensor 20 at a predetermined timing, and the current position grasping unit 17 of the control command output circuit 15 is based on the GPS signal received by the GPS sensor 20. The current position of the pick-up vehicle is grasped (step S1-3). The outside air temperature sensor 14 detects the outside air temperature, and the inside air temperature sensor 13 provided in the vicinity of each seat of the pick-up vehicle detects the temperature (inside air temperature) in the air-conditioning zone near each seat. The information on the inside / outside air temperature is sent to the air conditioning control unit 12 (step S1-4).

  While the pick-up vehicle is heading to the pick-up location of the care recipient who is scheduled to board the pick-up vehicle, the control timing determination unit 18 of the control command output circuit 15 determines whether the current position of the pick-up vehicle is close to the pick-up location of the care recipient. Whether or not is monitored (step S1-5). Specifically, the control timing determination unit 18 determines that the current position of the picked-up vehicle grasped by the current position grasping unit 17 arrives at the pick-up position of the cared person identified by the passenger getting-on / off position identifying unit 16, for example. It is determined whether or not the position is about 5 minutes ago.

  And when it determines with the pick-up vehicle approaching the said care recipient's pick-up place, the control timing determination part 18 outputs the control command for controlling the spot air conditioning 11 with respect to the air-conditioning control part 12. FIG. Then, according to the control command from the control timing determination unit 18, the air-conditioning control unit 12 is configured so that the temperature in the vicinity of the seat where the cared person who gets into the pick-up vehicle at this pick-up location is to come close to the outside temperature. For example, the spot air-conditioning 11 having the air-conditioning zone in the vicinity of the seat is activated so that the temperature in the vicinity of the seat is within the range of outside air temperature ± 3 ° C. Control (step S1-6).

  In addition, when the cared person's boarding in the pick-up vehicle at the pick-up place is completed (step S1-7), the air-conditioning control unit 12 causes the temperature near the seat where the cared person is seated to gradually approach the set temperature. Then, the blowout temperature and the air volume of the conditioned air by the spot air conditioner 11 having the seat vicinity as the air conditioning zone are controlled (step S1-8). Whether or not the cared person's boarding of the pick-up vehicle is completed can be determined by, for example, providing a dedicated operation button on the pick-up vehicle, and operating the operation button by the driver of the pick-up vehicle or the occupant. 12 should be communicated.

  In the air conditioner for a pick-up vehicle to which the present invention is applied, the processing from step S1-3 to step S1-8 is repeatedly performed until all the cared persons to be picked up are transferred into the pick-up vehicle. The individual control for each spot air-conditioner 11 is completed at the stage where all the cared persons to be targeted have been boarded in the pick-up vehicle (step S1-9). At the time of pick-up, all the cared persons who have boarded the pick-up vehicle at each pick-up location will get off from the pick-up vehicle when the pick-up vehicle arrives at the destination such as a care facility. When approaching a destination such as a care facility, it is desirable that the air conditioning control unit 12 controls the temperature and volume of the air conditioned air blown by all the spot air conditioners 11 so that the temperature in the vicinity of each seat approaches the outside air temperature. Thereby, not only when the cared person gets into the pick-up vehicle, but also the temperature change when getting off the pick-up vehicle can be alleviated, and the burden on the cared person's body can be further reduced.

  Next, the operation at the time of sending the cared person to be picked up to each pick-up location will be described. At the time of sending, as shown in FIG. 4, first, as a process before the pick-up vehicle starts pick-up, the communication device 19 acquires pick-up information about the pick-up vehicle from the information processing server 2 of the pick-up support system. (Step S2-1). Then, based on the pick-up information from the information processing server 2 acquired by the communication device 19, the passenger boarding / exiting position specifying unit 16 of the control command output circuit 15 determines the seat position of each cared person to be picked up by the pick-up vehicle. The position (position of the pick-up place) where each of these care recipients is placed on the pick-up vehicle is specified (step S2-2).

  At the time of sending, since all cared persons to be picked up are boarded in the picking up vehicle at the start of picking up, at the start of picking up at the time of sending, the air conditioning control unit 12 gradually increases the temperature near each seat to the set temperature. In order to approach, the air-conditioning air blowing temperature and the air volume by the spot air-conditioning 11 of each seat are controlled (step S2-3).

  When the pick-up by the pick-up vehicle is started, a GPS signal is received by the GPS sensor 20 at a predetermined timing, and the current position grasping unit 17 of the control command output circuit 15 is based on the GPS signal received by the GPS sensor 20. The current position of the pick-up vehicle is grasped (step S2-4). The outside air temperature sensor 14 detects the outside air temperature, and the inside air temperature sensor 13 provided in the vicinity of each seat of the pick-up vehicle detects the temperature (inside air temperature) in the air-conditioning zone near each seat. The information on the inside / outside air temperature thus transmitted is sent to the air conditioning control unit 12 (step S2-5).

  While the pick-up vehicle is heading to the pick-up location of the cared person who is on the pick-up vehicle, the control timing determination unit 18 of the control command output circuit 15 causes the current position of the pick-up vehicle to approach the pick-up location of the cared person. It is monitored whether or not (step S2-6). Specifically, the control timing determination unit 18 determines that the current position of the picked-up vehicle grasped by the current position grasping unit 17 arrives at the pick-up position of the cared person identified by the passenger getting-on / off position identifying unit 16, for example. It is determined whether or not the position is about 5 minutes ago.

  And when it determines with the pick-up vehicle approaching the said care recipient's pick-up place, the control timing determination part 18 outputs the control command for controlling the spot air conditioning 11 with respect to the air-conditioning control part 12. FIG. Then, according to the control command from the control timing determination unit 18, the air conditioning control unit 12 makes this seat so that the temperature near the seat where the cared person who is scheduled to get off from the pick-up vehicle approaches the outside temperature at this pick-up location. The spot air-conditioning 11 having the air-conditioning zone in the vicinity is activated, and the air-conditioning air blowing temperature and the air volume by the spot air-conditioning 11 are controlled (step S2-7).

  In addition, when the care receiver at the pick-up location finishes getting off the pick-up vehicle (step S2-8), the air-conditioning control unit 12 uses the spot air-conditioning 11 where the vicinity of the seat where the care-taker is seated is an air-conditioning zone. Stop the operation. (Step S2-8). Whether or not the cared person's getting off from the pick-up vehicle is completed, as in the case of getting into the pick-up vehicle, for example, a dedicated operation button is provided on the pick-up vehicle so that the driver and crew of the pick-up vehicle can What is necessary is just to tell to the air-conditioning control part 12 by operating this operation button.

  In the air conditioner for a pick-up vehicle to which the present invention is applied, at the time of sending, the processing from step S2-4 to step S2-9 is completed until the removal of all the cared persons to be picked up from the pick-up vehicle is completed. A series of processing is completed when it is repeatedly performed and all the care recipients to be picked up have finished getting off from the pick-up vehicle (step S2-10).

  As described above, the air conditioner for a pick-up vehicle to which the present invention is applied is located near the seat where the cared person is seated when the current position of the pick-up vehicle approaches the pick-up place of the cared person to be picked up. Since the temperature and air volume of the air-conditioning wind by the spot air-conditioning 11 having the seat vicinity as an air-conditioning zone are controlled so as to bring the temperature close to the outside air temperature, when the cared person gets on and off the pick-up vehicle, it is abrupt. Inconveniences such as changes in temperature can be effectively prevented, and the burden on the body of the cared person can be reduced.

  Further, in this air conditioner for a pick-up vehicle, before the cared person gets into the pick-up vehicle, the spot air-conditioning 11 in which the cared person is in the air-conditioning zone near the seat where the cared person is scheduled to sit is stopped, and the current position of the pick-up vehicle Since the spot air conditioner 11 is activated when the cared person approaches the pick-up location, it is possible to suppress wasteful energy consumption and realize efficient in-vehicle air conditioner. In addition, before the cared person gets off the pick-up vehicle, the temperature near the seat where the cared person is seated is kept at the set temperature, and the current position of the pick-up car approaches the pick-up location of the cared person. The temperature of the air-conditioning air blown by the spot air conditioner 11 and the air volume are controlled so that the temperature in the vicinity of the seat approaches the outside air temperature, so that the burden on the body of the care recipient can be reduced while comfortably. It is possible to realize an in-vehicle air conditioning.

  Further, the air conditioner for the pick-up vehicle acquires pick-up information sent from the information processing server 2 of the pick-up support system, and based on the pick-up information, the cared person sitting on each seat of the pick-up vehicle, Since the location of the caregiver's pick-up location is specified, for example, the driver of the pick-up vehicle and the crew member do not need to perform such confirmation work, and the driver of the pick-up vehicle or the crew member does not have an excessive burden. The above-mentioned effective in-vehicle air conditioning can be realized without forcing. Furthermore, the information processing server 2 of the pick-up support system determines the assignment of care recipients and pick-up routes for each seat of the pick-up vehicle, and transmits the information to the pick-up vehicle as pick-up information. On the vehicle air conditioner side, by using the information, it is possible to appropriately specify the boarding / exiting position (the position of the pick-up place) of the cared person seated on each seat by extremely simple processing.

  The air conditioner for a pick-up vehicle described above shows an embodiment of the present invention, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the embodiment described above, it is determined that the current position of the pick-up vehicle has approached the pick-up location of the cared person when the pick-up vehicle has reached a position that is about five minutes before the cared person's pick-up location. In addition, the temperature in the vicinity of the seat on which the cared person who gets on and off the pick-up vehicle is seated is exemplified as the target temperature that approaches the outside air temperature within a range of about ± 3 ° C. with respect to the outside air temperature. However, these specific numerical values may be appropriately determined by examining the medical or statistical optimum temperature and its change.

  Further, in the embodiment described above, only the control of the blowing temperature and the air volume of the conditioned air by the spot air conditioner 11 provided in each seat of the pick-up vehicle has been described, but a seat heater or the like is provided in each seat of the pick-up vehicle. In such a case, the temperature control of the seat heater or the like is also performed in conjunction with it so that the temperature of the seat heater or the like approaches the outside temperature when the pick-up vehicle approaches the pick-up place of the cared person. Also good. Thereby, the temperature change that the cared person feels when getting on and off can be further reduced, and the burden on the cared person's body can be further reduced.

  In the embodiment described above, the spot air conditioner 11 is provided on all seats of the pick-up vehicle. However, even if the spot air conditioner 11 is partially provided. The same effect can be obtained if the above-described process is repeated each time the pick-up place of the care recipient who sits on the seat in the air-conditioning zone of the spot air-conditioning 11 approaches.

  Moreover, although the example which applied this invention to the air conditioner for pick-up vehicles used for pick-up of a cared person was illustrated in embodiment described above, this invention is not restricted to the above example, A several passenger is different. The present invention can be widely applied to any vehicle air conditioner in which usage forms such as getting on and off at the boarding / exiting positions are assumed.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of a pick-up assistance system. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the air conditioner for pick-up vehicles to which this invention is applied. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of the air conditioner for pick-up vehicles to which this invention is applied, and is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process performed at the time of picking up the cared person of pick-up object at each pick-up place. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of the air conditioner for pick-up vehicles to which this invention is applied, and is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process performed at the time of the sending which goes to the pick-up object of a pick-up object to each pick-up place.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Internet 2 Information processing server 3 Pick-up information database 11 Spot air conditioning 12 Air conditioning control part 13 Inside air temperature sensor 14 Outside air temperature sensor 15 Control command output circuit 16 Passenger boarding / alighting position specific | specification part 17 Present position grasping part 18 Control timing judgment part 19 Communication apparatus 20 GPS sensor

Claims (5)

In a vehicle air conditioner capable of individually controlling the temperature of air-conditioning air blown out toward a plurality of seats of the vehicle,
A plurality of internal air temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature in the vicinity of each seat inside the vehicle,
Outside air temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature outside the vehicle;
Passenger boarding / exiting position specifying means for specifying the boarding / exiting positions of passengers seated in each seat;
Current position grasping means for grasping the current position of the vehicle;
When the current position of the vehicle approaches the boarding / exiting position of any passenger, the conditioned air blown toward the seat where the passenger is seated so that the temperature near the seat where the passenger is seated approaches the outside air temperature. An air conditioner for a vehicle comprising air conditioning control means for controlling the blowout temperature.   The air-conditioning control means stops the blowing of air-conditioning air to a seat that is a vacant seat where the passenger is scheduled to sit before the passenger gets on, and the current position of the vehicle approaches the boarding position of the passenger The temperature of the conditioned air blown out toward the seat on which the passenger is to be seated is controlled so that the temperature in the vicinity of the seat on which the passenger is to be seated approaches the outside air temperature. The vehicle air conditioner according to claim 1.   The air-conditioning control means is configured such that the air-conditioning air blown toward the seat on which the passenger is seated so that the temperature in the vicinity of the seat on which the passenger is seated becomes a predetermined set temperature before the passenger gets off. When the current position of the vehicle approaches the passenger's getting-off position, the passenger is seated so that the temperature in the vicinity of the seat where the passenger is seated approaches the outside air temperature. The vehicle air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the temperature of the conditioned air blown out toward a seat is controlled. A communication device for receiving information transmitted from an information providing server outside the vehicle is installed in the vehicle,
4. The passenger boarding / alighting position specifying means specifies a boarding / alighting position of a passenger seated in each seat based on information from an information providing server received by the communication device. The vehicle air conditioner described in 1. The vehicle is a pick-up vehicle for pick-up of a care recipient who receives a care service,
The communication device receives information on a pick-up plan transmitted from the information providing server,
The passenger boarding / exiting position specifying means is provided for each seat based on the information on the allocation of each cared person and the position information of the picking up place of each cared person among the information on the picking up plan received by the communication device. The vehicle air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein a boarding / alighting position of a cared person to be seated is specified.

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