CA2604264C - Car interior odor air ventilation system - Google Patents

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CA2604264C
CA2604264C CA2604264A CA2604264A CA2604264C CA 2604264 C CA2604264 C CA 2604264C CA 2604264 A CA2604264 A CA 2604264A CA 2604264 A CA2604264 A CA 2604264A CA 2604264 C CA2604264 C CA 2604264C
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60HARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
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    • A61LMETHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L9/00Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
    • A61L9/16Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using physical phenomena
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60HARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
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    • B60H1/00642Control systems or circuits; Control members or indication devices for heating, cooling or ventilating devices
    • B60H1/00735Control systems or circuits characterised by their input, i.e. by the detection, measurement or calculation of particular conditions, e.g. signal treatment, dynamic models
    • B60H1/008Control systems or circuits characterised by their input, i.e. by the detection, measurement or calculation of particular conditions, e.g. signal treatment, dynamic models the input being air quality
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60NSEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/56Heating or ventilating devices
    • B60N2/5607Heating or ventilating devices characterised by convection
    • B60N2/5621Heating or ventilating devices characterised by convection by air
    • B60N2/5628Heating or ventilating devices characterised by convection by air coming from the vehicle ventilation system, e.g. air-conditioning system
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60NSEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
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Abstract

A ventilation system is provided in an automobile by forming an intake opening in the top of the seats in the automobile. A telescopic pipe is located in the cushion of the seat with its top end mounted to the intake opening and its lower end mounted to an outlet port at the underside of the seat. An ammonia sensor and a air drawing fan is mounted in the telescopic pipe. The air drawing fan is actuated by the ammonia sensor with the control of a seat fan module when the ammonia sensor detects body waste odor air expelled by a passenger sitting in the seat. Exhaust ducts are provided for conducting the odor air out of the automobile.

Description

CAR INTERIOR ODOR AIR VENTILATION SYSTEM

This invention relates to a ventilation system and particularly to a ventilation system for removing offensive odor air of expelled human waste gas from the passenger inside an automobile.

Due to the confined enclosed environment of the interior of an automobile, the odor of expelled human waste gas from a passenger located inside the automobile is particularly offensive. Common ventilation systems in automobile are provided for drawing outside fresh air into its interior, such ventilation systems do not remove air from the interior of the automobile, and any offensive odor in the automobile interior would require a relatively long period of time to dissipate. Opening the windows of the automobile for removing the odors is not practical in winter time in cold climate regions, or when the automobile is traveling in high speed on the highway, or in a dusty or noisy area. Furthermore, drawing outside air into the automobile can largely alter its interior desirable temperature and comfort environment.

It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a ventilation system which operates to remove effectively the offensive expelled human waste gas from the passenger from the interior of an automobile.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a ventilation system for removing the human waste gas expelled from the passenger in an automobile directly from the seat so as to prevent the offensive odors from pervading into the entire automobile interior.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a ventilation system for removing and exhausting the offensive expelled human waste gas from a passenger out of the automobile.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a ventilation system for removing offensive expelled human waste gas from the passenger in the automobile while maintaining a relatively constant stable interior condition and environment.

Other objects of this invention will appear in the following description and appended claims, reference being made to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification, in which Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of the odors ventilation system of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective side elevation view of the seat of the automobile with the ammonia sensor and air drawing fan of the present invention incorporated therein.

Figure 2A is a perspective top elevation view of the cushioned seat of the automobile having the ventilation intake formed directly below the passenger for receiving the expelled human waste gas.

Figure 2B is an enlarged top perspective elevation view of the top of the cushioned seat of the automobile having the provision of the odor air intake opening according to the present invention.

Figure 2C is an isolated enlarged schematic view of the ammonia sensor of the system of the present invention.

Figure 3A is a schematic diagram of the seat fan module of the system of the present invention.

Figure 3B is a schematic diagram of the filter fan module of the system of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of the alternative embodiment of the system of the
-2-present invention having an individual main air exhaust duct for each individual seat.

With reference to the drawings in which like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in the various different views, the ventilation system of the present invention is illustrated with a four-seat automobile having a left front seat 1, a right front seat 2, a left back seat 3 and a right back seat 4. It can be understood that the same system can be employed in an automobile having two to a plurality of seats for the same purposes. As best shown in Figure 2A a ventilation intake opening 5 is provided in the seat top 6 at the location directly below the passenger sitting on the seat. A screen 7 is provided at the intake opening 5 to prevent foreign objects from falling into the intake opening 5 accidentally. A telescopic pipe 8 is located in the seat cushion in a generally vertical manner and it is connected preferably to the intake opening 5 by a funnel shaped adapter 9 and to an outlet port 10 at the underside of the seat. The telescopic pipe 8 may be constricted under the weight of the passenger sitting on the cushioned seat supported by compressed springs illustrated schematically by springsl l and 12 in Figure 2A..
The seat has a backrest 13.

An ammonia sensor 14 is mounted at the top portion of the resilient pipe 8 and located immediately below the screen 7 for detecting expelled body waste gas from the passenger. An air drawing seat fan 15 may also be located in the telescopic pipe 8 or alternative it may be located in a branch exhaust duct 16 connected to the outlet port 10 of the seat as shown in Figure 1. The operation of the air drawing seat fan 15 is controlled by a seat fan module 17.

The seat fan module 17 is automatically actuated when the ignition switch of the automobile is turned on as well as an occupancy switch located in the seat cushion detecting a passenger is sitting in the seat. The seat fan module 17 is operated by the ammonia sensor 14 to
-3-turn on the fan motor of the air drawing seat fan 15 to operate in a medium fan speed for removing the odor air through the branch exhaust duct 16 when the ammonia sensor 14 detects the existence of body waste gas expelled by the passenger. The seat fan module 17 will maintain the seat fan 15 to operate in a low speed for an additional 15 seconds after the ammonia sensor 14 has detected the complete removal of the odor air. The seat fan module 17 of all the other seats having an occupant, as detected by its seat sensor, may also be operated in the low speed in the meantime for the additional 15 seconds so as to avoid back draft and data sharing. The seat fan module 17 of each seat may also be operated by a manual override switch located on the door switch panel adjacent to each seat to operate the individual seat fan 15 if required. As shown in Figure 1, a manual override switch 18 is provided for the seat fan module of the left front seat 1;
a manual override switch 19 is provided for the left front seat 2; a manual override switch 20 is provided for the left back seat 3; and a manual override switch 21 is provided for the right back seat 4.

The branch exhaust ducts 16 of the seats are connected to a main exhaust duct 22 which is connected to a carbon filter unit 23 having an exhaust fan for expelling the odor air out of the automobile. The exhaust fan of the carbon filter unit 23 is controlled by an exhaust fan filter module 24 as best shown in Figure 3B as well as a filter door interlocking switch located at the access door of the carbon filter unit 23. The exhaust fan filter module 24 maintains in a memory the operation time of the filter and to provide an indication of the requirement of the replacement of the filter. The system will not operate if the filter is not replaced as required. A diagnostic unit is connected to all the seat fan modules as well as the exhaust fan filter module and it is operative for detecting the normal operation of these modules.
-4-Alternatively, each of the branch exhaust duct 16 may be connected to a separate main exhaust duct. As shown in Figure 4, the branch exhaust duct 16 of the seat 1 is connected to a main exhaust duct 26; the branch exhaust duct 16 of the seat 2 is connected to a main exhaust duct 27; the branch exhaust duct 16 of the seat 3 is connected to a main exhaust duct 28; and the branch exhaust duct 16 of the seat 4 is connected to the main exhaust duct 29.
The individual main exhaust ducts 26, 27, 28 and 29 may be connected to a single carbon filter unit or to separate individual carbon filter units for expelling the odor air out of the automobile.

While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been described above. It will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications which may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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Claims (14)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. An automobile interior odor air ventilation system comprising, an intake opening formed in a top portion of a seat in said automobile, a telescopic pipe located in said seat, said telescopic pipe having a top end connected to said intake opening, and a lower end connected to a branch exhaust duct mounted to an outlet port located at an underside of said seat, an ammonia sensor mounted in said telescopic pipe and located adjacent to said intake opening, an air drawing seat fan mounted in said telescopic pipe, a seat fan control module connected to said seat fan and said ammonia sensor and operative to actuate said seat fan when said ammonia sensor detecting body waste gas expelled by a passenger sitting in said seat for venting said gas to said branch exhaust duct.
2. An automobile interior odor air ventilation system according to Claim 1 wherein said branch exhaust duct is connected to a main exhaust duct for conducting said odor air out of said automobile.
3. An automobile interior odor air ventilation system according to Claim 2 including a carbon filter unit having an air filter and located at an exhaust end of said main exhaust duct and operative for filtering and exhausting said odor air out of said automobile.
4. An automobile interior odor air ventilation system according to Claim 3 including an exhaust fan located in said carbon filter unit for enhancing exhaustion of said odor air out of said automobile.
5. An automobile interior odor air ventilation system according to Claim 4 including an exhaust fan filter module located in said carbon filter unit and operative for monitoring operation of said carbon filter unit and providing an indication of requirement for replacing said filter in said carbon filter unit.
6. An automobile interior odor air ventilation system according to Claim 5 including a door interlock switch provide at a door portion of said carbon filter unit.
7. An automobile interior odor air ventilation system according to Claim 6 including a manual override switch mounted at a door located adjacent to said seat, said override switch being operative to actuate said ventilation system.
8. An automobile interior odor air ventilation system according to Claim 7 including a screen mounted at said intake opening and a funnel shaped adapter mounted between said intake opening and said top end of said telescopic pipe.
9. An automobile interior odor air ventilation system for an automobile having a plurality of seats, comprising an intake opening formed in a top portion of each seat of said plurality of seats, a telescopic pipe located in a cushion portion of each said seat, said telescopic pipe having a top end mounted to said intake opening, and a lower end mounted to an outlet port located at an underside of each said seat, a plurality of branch exhaust ducts with each individual one branch exhaust duct therein connected to said outlet port of each said seat, an ammonia sensor mounted in said telescopic pipe and located adjacent to said intake opening, an air drawing seat fan mounted in said telescopic pipe of each said seat, a seat fan module mounted in said cushion portion of each said seat, said seat fan module being electrically connected to said ammonia sensor and said air drawing seat fan, and operative to actuate said air drawing seat fan to vent said odor air to said branch exhaust duct of a seat with a passenger sitting therein and expelling body waste odor air into said intake opening of said seat.
10. An automobile interior odor air ventilation system according to Claim 9 including a main exhaust duct connected to said plurality of branch exhaust ducts and operative to conduct said odor air to outside of said automobile.
11. An automobile interior odor air ventilation system according to Claim10 including a carbon filter exhaust unit mounted at an exit end of said main exhaust duct and operative for filtering said odor air prior to emitting said odor air to outside of said automobile.
12. An automobile interior odor air ventilation system according to Claim 11 including an exhaust fan and an exhaust fan control module located in said carbon filter unit, said exhaust fan control module being operative to actuate said exhaust fan for emitting said odor air to outside of said automobile.
13. An automobile interior odor air ventilation system according to Claim9 including a plurality of main exhaust ducts with each one main exhaust duct therein connected to an individual one of said plurality of branch exhaust ducts.
14. An automobile interior odor air ventilation system according to Claim 13 including a carbon filter unit connected to an exit end of said plurality of main exhaust ducts, and operative for filtering said odor air prior to emitting said odor air outside of said automobile.
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