CN101329559A

CN101329559A - Atmosphere control system interface device for automobile and related instruction group and device

Info

Publication number: CN101329559A
Application number: CNA2007103066829A
Authority: CN
Inventors: A·D·阿莱富斯; A·马力农; F·巴斯托斯
Original assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive Ltda
Current assignee: Continental Brasil Industria Automotiva Ltda
Priority date: 2006-11-24
Filing date: 2007-11-26
Publication date: 2008-12-24
Also published as: US20080135206A1; BRPI0604746A; FR2909196A1; DE102007056450A1

Abstract

The present invention discloses an interface device to control a climate control system for automotive vehicles and correlative instruction combination and device. The interface device comprises at least one first command (5) to drive a heating equipment (2) and/or at least one second command (6) to drive a cooling equipment (3) and/or at least one third command (7) to drive an ambient air flow control equipment (4), the first and/or second and/or third drive commands (5, 6, 7) only altering the working status of the respective first, second and third equipment (2, 3, 4) by direct control of the user, the device also comprising at least one printed circuit board or the like (8) having means (9) that enable the conversion of the movements of the first and/or second and/or third commands (5, 6, 7) into electrical information visualized on a digital display (10). The present invention has a lower manufacturing cost and can provide more interaction and simple and convenient operability for user.

Description

Atmosphere control system interface device for automobile and dependent instruction combination and equipment

Technical field

The invention discloses the equipment and the system that are used for automobile, they provide easy interactive mode for the user, have improved the comfortableness and the ease of use that are equipped with the automobile of the said equipment.

Utopian first equipment is automobile with the atmosphere control system (interface of heating, heating ventilation and air-conditioning-HVAC), has cheap manufacturing cost, and provide higher precision for system, according to the preferential setting of described equipment, make described equipment to manage described system simultaneously in simple more mode.

Utopian second equipment is the integrated packing of orders of a kind of Vehicular system, such as, for example sound equipment, air-conditioning and heating system instruction, its low cost of manufacture, the appearance exquisiteness obviously is adapted to user expectation.

The invention also discloses a kind of climate control system that is used for automobile, it comprises in the first or second above-mentioned equipment one at least.

At last, the invention discloses a kind of automobile, it is equipped with equipment that this paper relates to or/and at least one in the system.

Background technology

In the early stage epoch of automobile, in 19th-century end earlier 1900s, automobile is quite jejune machine, and its early stage achievement is the self-powered performance with least reliability.These characteristics have guaranteed that it is extremely successful on All Around The World.

The vehicle that these are early stage, the accessory system of propulsion assembly are very jejune, and, owing to produce electric spark, ignite the combination gas of air and fuel, so there is not electrical system usually by the general magnetic field engine.

As time goes on, remarkable scientific-technical progress, make auxiliary comfortable and security system integrate with in the vehicle, comprise atmosphere control system (passenger carriage heating, heating ventilation and air-conditioning), sound equipment and entertainment systems or auto radio and uncertain other assembly.

Relevant atmosphere control system, in middle 1940s, first cover is used in air-conditioning system on the vehicle, only comprises an evaporator and a little electric fan that is arranged at the Vehicular occupant interior, and fan with blows air over wherein and makes its cooling.In the system of the type, user's processing instruction one is to be limited to the control-driven system compressor, another kind is used to control the speed of electric fan, even further again, the 3rd is used to control the temperature control equipment (for example a kind of thermo detector) of predetermined time interval to drive and close compressor.These systems only make the air of passenger carriage inside circulate again.

As time goes on, evaporator is built in panel inside, and drive the instruction of air-conditioning system and those vehicle dynamic ventilating systems (make the conversion direction of air on windshield, panel preceding air diffuser or the instruction of foot areas) and the instruction of heating system integrate, wherein heating system in most cases comprises a small heat-dissipating device that is positioned panel inside, crosses this heating radiator from the flow heated water of vehicle motor cooling system.

Therefore, by being used in combination air-conditioning and heating system simultaneously, the temperature of regulating the air of blowing over from the fan diffuser panel in certain accuracy rating is possible.

At present, atmosphere control system consists essentially of two classes, and they are:

The first kind is the simplest system that is used on the low-cost vehicle, for example low-cost kart (in Brazilian market and other developing country very general) and multi-purpose carrier, and it has in fact as giving an order:

Switch the instruction that air-conditioning compressor is changed between Push And Release;

The instruction of decision electric fan operating rate;

Drive the instruction (partially or completely open the command channel, and air flows through the heat radiation well heater through this passage before arriving the panel dispersion device) of heating system;

The instruction (in windshield, foot, panel dispersion device etc. one) of decision air flow;

Decision makes extraneous air enter passenger carriage or makes the instruction (optional) that is in the recycle of passenger carriage gas inside.

In this simplest system, there is not automation equipment to guarantee the stability of Vehicular occupant interior temperature, that is to say, air will be under a design temperature and direction (towards foot, windshield etc.) supply or/and circulation again, till the user changes this state.

Therefore, this system does not have operation and is used to change the auto-control ability that Vehicular occupant interior weather is set, because this entire system is a mechanical type, does not have processing power.

Second class comprises more accurate system, and wherein specific running parameter can be programmed in advance,, and system is in operation and follows above-mentioned parameter.

In these accurate more systems, for example, it is possible selecting specific temperature (such as 23 ℃), and by adjusting parameters such as air mass flow, hot-air and cold air combined amount, said temperature can remain on nondeterministic statement.Such atmosphere control system is commonly referred to automatic air condition.

For realizing the correct control of temperature, provide one or more particular sensor to measure vehicle interior and outside temperature.In some accurate more system, even there is sensor to arrive the infiltration of sunray.In case determined these data, a treatment element (preferred microprocessor form) is analyzed these data and optimization system configuration, for example, by change the electric fan rotating speed, drive heating system or with the inharmonious variable such as consistent of compressor, make temperature required maintenance stable.

In most of the cases, the visual digitizing tablet that utilizes of the driving of instruction and system's operation setting realizes that this digitizing tablet can specifically indicate required working temperature in other parameter.

For making the work of robotization atmosphere control system, need a printed circuit board (PCB) that includes treatment element, instruction (key or rotary knob) and display, therefore form a user interface.Because sensor and little disposable plates cost height, the robotization atmosphere control system is at the low price car, such as need there is no need do not have applicability on the accurate complicated vehicle (such as multi-purpose carrier) in kart or at those economically.

So far, even without microprocessing capability or automatic ability to work, both had the manual operational system of low-cost non-automaticization, and had again and have the exquisite outward appearance that the digital indicator interface is provided, such atmosphere control system does not also develop.In any case, only also significantly improved the vehicle buyer demand of equipment hoped with its exquisite outward appearance.

In addition, so far, also do not develop the interface equipment of atmosphere control system, the accurate outward appearance that is provided by digital indicator is provided this equipment, can be installed in the form of adapter kit on non-automaticization, the manual atmosphere control system, can improve demand, and cost is low to the used car that this equipment is installed.

Goal of the invention

Purpose of the present invention is, provide a kind of vehicle with non-automaticization atmosphere control system interface device, it has a digital indicator, and with the identical outward appearance in robotization atmosphere control system interface, this interface equipment has lower manufacturing cost, exquisite outward appearance can be the user bigger reciprocation is provided, and also has easier user's operability according to its optimal way.

Another object of the present invention is, provide with the integrated vehicle system directive and make up, for example, the atmosphere control system instruction, it has lower manufacturing cost, exquisite outward appearance, interaction capacity, and the remarkable adaptability of user expectation, although system does not have automatic capability, it provides the digital display capabilities of information.

In addition, purpose of the present invention also comprises a kind of automobile atmosphere control system, comprises one of above-mentioned at least equipment or combination.

At last, the objective of the invention is a kind of automobile, be equipped with one of the said equipment/combination/system at least.

Summary of the invention

Above-mentioned purpose of the present invention is to be realized with the interface equipment of atmosphere control system by a kind of Control of Automobile, it comprises: at least one first environment air heating apparatus, and/or at least one second environment air-cooling apparatus, and/or at least one the 3rd is heated and/or the flow control apparatus of the surrounding air of the surrounding air that cools off or non-heating cooling; This equipment has at least one first instruction that is used to drive heating arrangement, and/or at least one is used to drive second instruction of cooling device, and/or at least one is used to drive the 3rd instruction of air flow control device, and this first and/or second and/or the 3rd driving command is duty of each first, second, third device of direct control break by the user only; This equipment also comprises at least one printed circuit board (PCB) or its equivalent, this printed circuit board (PCB) have can the above-mentioned first and/or the second and/or the 3rd instruction be converted into can be on digital indicator the device of visual electrical information.

Further, the objective of the invention is to realize by the integrated vehicle system directive, it is used to command the automobile atmosphere control system, comprise at least one first air heating apparatus, and/or at least one second air-cooling apparatus, and/or at least one the 3rd is heated and/or the flow control apparatus of the surrounding air of the surrounding air that cools off or non-heating cooling, and other Vehicular system, for example music and entertainment systems, carried-on-vehicle computer system, navigational system, and other, this combination comprises that also at least one is used to control the interface equipment of atmosphere control system, and this equipment has:

(i) at least one is used to drive first instruction of heating arrangement, and/or at least one is used to drive second instruction of cooling device, and/or at least one is used for the 3rd instruction of drive environment air flow control device, and

(ii) at least one printed circuit board (PCB) or its equivalent;

This first and/or second and/or the 3rd driving command is only passed through duty of each first, second, third device of direct control break of user; This circuit board has the device that can be converted into the above-mentioned first and/or the second and/or the 3rd instruction electrical information visual on digital indicator.

In addition, the objective of the invention is to realize with manual atmosphere control system by automobile, it has at least one first environment air heating apparatus, and/or at least one second environment air-cooling apparatus, and/or at least one the 3rd is heated and/or the flow control apparatus of the surrounding air of the surrounding air that cools off or non-heating cooling; This equipment has at least one first instruction that is used to drive heating arrangement, and/or at least one is used to drive second instruction of cooling device, and/or at least one is used to drive the 3rd instruction of air flow control device; This system comprises that also at least one is used to control the interface equipment of atmosphere control system, and it has:

(ii) at least one printed circuit board (PCB) or its equivalent;

The first and/or second and/or the 3rd driving command is only passed through duty of each first, second, third device of direct control break of user; This circuit board has the device that can be converted into the above-mentioned first and/or the second and/or the 3rd instruction electrical information visual on digital indicator.

Further, the objective of the invention is to realize by the vehicle manual atmosphere control system, it has at least one first environment air heating apparatus, and/or at least one second air-cooling apparatus, and/or at least one the 3rd is heated and/or the flow control apparatus of the surrounding air of the surrounding air that cools off or non-heating cooling, and this system comprises at least one described integrated vehicle system directive combination.

At last, the objective of the invention is to realize that by a kind of automobile it comprises the interface equipment of at least one control atmosphere control system, at least one integrated vehicle system directive combination, and at least one manual atmosphere control system defined in preamble.

The interface equipment main innovation of theme of the present invention is, the ugly driving panel of conventional manual atmosphere control system (only had the button with luminous symbol, distinguish electric fan speed, air flow the position and use blue red sign to distinguish and close on temperature), replace with the panel with at least one digital indicator, the control of the robotization atmosphere control system that this digital indicator is higher with having information processing capability and sensor, price is similar.

Therefore, realized that the instruction of manual atmosphere control system has the target of more exquisite outward appearance, this is an important attraction for low price car and communal automobile, and these vehicles are sold consumer's price can not install the high-efficient automatic atmosphere control system from making economically.

Description of drawings

The present invention is based on embodiment shown in the drawings and be described, as follows:

Fig. 1-be first planar rear view of the atmosphere control system interface device for automobile of theme of the present invention;

Fig. 2-be the front perspective view of the atmosphere control system interface device for automobile of theme of the present invention;

Fig. 3-be the rear perspective of Fig. 1 and 2 apparatus shown;

Fig. 4-be the decomposition diagram of Fig. 1-3 apparatus shown;

Fig. 5-be first details drawing of Fig. 1-4 apparatus shown inner part;

Fig. 6-be second details drawing of Fig. 1-5 apparatus shown inner part;

Fig. 7-be the 3rd details drawing of Fig. 1-6 apparatus shown inner part;

Fig. 8-be the 4th details drawing of Fig. 1-7 apparatus shown inner part;

Fig. 9-be the 5th details drawing of Fig. 1-8 apparatus shown inner part;

Figure 10-be the modularization synoptic diagram of relevant Fig. 1-9 apparatus shown principle of work;

Figure 11-be three kinds of different digital show states of relevant Fig. 1-9 apparatus shown;

Figure 12-be the synoptic diagram of the automobile of theme of the present invention with atmosphere control system.

Embodiment

As shown in Figure 1, according to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the invention discloses a kind of atmosphere control system interface device for automobile, a kind of integrated vehicle system directive combination, a kind of automotive climate control system and automobile, these all are contained in the same inventive concept.

Before describing foregoing invention and character of innovation thereof, the traditional atmosphere control system that is installed on the automobile is tentatively described, for example van, small truck of family car and light multipurpose way transport vehicle especially, this is very important.

The automobile atmosphere control system that relates in each section in front, comprise first device or the subsystem in fact, be designed for heating the air (back is called surrounding air heating arrangement 2) of passenger carriage inside, second device or the subsystem, be designed for cooling off or the air (back is referred to as surrounding air cooling device 3) of the passenger carriage inside of freezing, and the 3rd the device or subsystem, be designed for guiding the air flow (heating, cooling or at vehicle interior) of passenger carriage inside, this device is called airflow guiding device 4 hereinafter.Further, also have at least one electric fan 12, be used to force air, and preferred and airflow guiding device is a single piece by the various perforate/fan diffusers on the vehicle panel.

In fact, air heating apparatus 2 comprises heat exchanger (heating radiator), and is not shown, is arranged at Vehicular occupant interior (usually in the panel board back), and the water of vehicle motor cooling system is by above-mentioned interchanger circulation.

This heating radiator is arranged at box house, this casing has door or removable support body, can make air enter passenger carriage, directly be fed to the panel dispersion device, or as expectation, force air to pass through heating radiator wholly or in part, will obtain heating at the there air, when therefore air arrives the panel dispersion device, be heated to temperature required.In some system, except the air that enters passenger carriage, be in inner recirculation air and can have passed heating radiator, be heated to temperature required.

Air-cooling apparatus is commonly called as " air-conditioning ", comprises all elements that belong to cool cycles, also be, compressor, condenser, evaporator and expansion valve or its equivalent form a loop checking installation, liquid circulation mobile (for example CFC R12 or HFC R134) in this loop checking installation.

Compressor is directly or indirectly by the vehicle internal combustion engine drives, and the compressed cooling liquid body is from the gaseous state liquefy of original state.In order to reach above-mentioned requirements, compressor must extract heat energy in gas, and this is to finish by the heat exchanger that is arranged at outside vehicle, and this heat exchanger is called condenser (because the liquefaction of fluid or condensation are from this beginning).Under low temperature and liquid state, cooling fluid is passed from pipeline by compressor pump, up to another heat exchanger, is called evaporator, is arranged at vehicle interior, is preferably disposed on panel board back and close heating arrangement heating radiator 2.

When arriving evaporator, fluid runs into expansion valve or tube thickness increases, and has reduced hydrodynamic pressure, and the reduction of pressure makes and be in liquid fluid evaporator, and in this course, the airborne part heat by evaporator is absorbed.Thereby air is effectively cooled off, and its temperature is than before reducing greatly.

Therefore, turn round for making cooling system, necessary drive compression machine, this point realizes by driving switch or button.In addition, most of devices have the controllable constant-temperature device, and by this thermostat, the operation range of compressor can be similar to regulation and control (inner compressor is opened continuously and closed during operation), therefore provide the chance of regulation and control cooling air medial temperature, although also unstable.

At last, airflow guiding device 4 comprises the watertight aircase with interior pipe,, adjustable flow diverter and fan diffuser, can introduce air and import to windshield and/or foot areas and/or panel dispersion device (central authorities and side rightly from outside vehicle, as available), also make air flue pass cooling system evaporator 3 or heating system heating radiator 2 in addition.Some movement-oriented device also has the surrounding air recirculation function, and when expectation stoped extraneous air to enter or makes that the Vehicular occupant casing obtains maximum cooling velocity, it was very useful.

Be actually on old vehicle independently although especially it is pointed out that these three devices, in present vehicle scheme, they are whole integrated, form independent main system, are called atmosphere control system.

In these modern vehicles, for example, remove movement-oriented device 4, make cooling device 3 keep operation, this is not impossible, and is because on their entities be what integrate, corresponding with the subsystem of atmosphere control system in actual applications.

As previously mentioned, there are two kinds in the available atmosphere control system that is installed on the present vehicle scheme on today market.

The first kind is the simplest in the system, be applied on the low price car, for example low-cost, kart (in Brazilian market and other developing country very general) and multi-purpose carrier, these systems are called mechanical type or hand, because they do not have automatic control or " intelligence " ability, and comprise as giving an order:

Be used to switch the instruction that air-conditioning compressor is changed between Push And Release;

Be used to determine the instruction of electric fan operating rate;

Be used to drive the instruction (domination partially or completely opens passage so that air passes through this passage before arriving the panel dispersion device, flows through from the heat radiation well heater) of heating system;

Be used to determine the instruction (towards windshield, foot, panel dispersion device etc.) of air flow;

Be used to determine extraneous air to enter passenger carriage or be in the instruction (optional) of passenger carriage gas inside recycle.

Therefore, instruction (i) relates to cooling device 3, and instruction (iii) relates to heating arrangement 2, instruction (ii), instruction (iv) and (v) relate to movement-oriented device.

In manual atmosphere control system, can not automatically keep the stable of Vehicular occupant interior temperature, that is to say, air on the temperature and direction of consumer premise (towards foot, windshield etc.) supply or/and recycle, till the user changes this state.System does not have the ability of operation setting with automatic adjustment Vehicular occupant interior weather, because this entire system is a mechanical type, does not have processing power.

Second class comprises more accurate atmosphere control system, and wherein the particular job parameter can be by programming Control in advance, and system is in operation and follows above-mentioned parameter.

In accurate more system, for example, select specific temperature (such as 23 ℃), and by adjusting air mass flow, hot-air and cold air combined amount, direct AIR Proportional towards windshield etc., make said temperature remain on uncertain state, this point is possible.Such atmosphere control system is commonly referred to automatic air condition.

For realizing the correct control of temperature, provide one or more particular sensor to measure the temperature of vehicle interior.In some accurate more system, even the infiltration of the sunray of sensor passenger carriage inside is arranged, sunray has changed internal temperature.In case determined these data, treatment element (being preferably the microprocessor form) is analyzed these data and optimization system configuration, for example, by changing rotation speed of the fan, change and to pass the airflow direction that adds heat radiator 2 and make its means such as consistent with the passage that passes cooling device evaporator 3, temperature required thus the maintenance, stablize.

In most of the cases, the driving of instruction and the visual of system's operation setting realize it being possible by digitizing tablet, and this digitizing tablet can specifically demonstrate required working temperature in other parameter.

Except the above-mentioned sensor of mentioning, the robotization atmosphere control system also needs at least one printed circuit board (PCB) that includes treatment element, and instruction (key or rotary knob) and display, forms user interface.Because sensor and little disposable plates cost are higher, the robotization atmosphere control system does not have applicability on the low price car economically, such as not needing on the vehicle of accurate complicacy (such as multi-purpose carrier) in kart or at those.

Automobile as theme of the present invention is controlled with interface equipment 1 with atmosphere control system, atmosphere control system outward appearance with manual non-automatic control system and automatic control system composite character, the present invention at present combines the former low cost and the latter's accurate outward appearance.

Opertaing device 1 shown in its title itself, is the interface of user's atmosphere control system, and preferred form is the control panel that is arranged at certain point on the meter panel of motor vehicle, for example on control desk.Therefore, it is as the part of conventional manual atmosphere control system, and its equipment was described.

In fact, equipment 1 comprises that first instruction 5 that at least one is used to drive heating arrangement 2 and/or at least one are used to drive second instruction 6 of cooling device 3 and/or the 3rd instruction 7 that at least one is used for drive environment air flow control device 4.

Preferably, above-mentioned three

instructions

5,6,7 provide simultaneously, certainly, not having heating arrangement 2 or not having use equipment 1 in the atmosphere control system of cooling device 3, also are fully possible.

In any case, no matter two or three

instructions

5,6,7 occur, especially it is to be noted, because the manual characteristics of atmosphere control system, do not have sensor or processing power, the first and/or second and/or the

3rd driving command

5,6,7 is by user's direct control, only change each first, second and the duty of the

3rd equipment

2,3,4 respectively, that is to say, if maximum refrigeration option is selected, electric fan moves in top speed, and therefore system will keep running, and no matter the passenger carriage temperature inside.Aforesaid operations only can manually carry out by the user.

Suppose that we imagine after vehicle stops in the sun, the atmosphere control system on the vehicle is activated, and moves a certain set condition, and this is set at preamble and is scheduled to sunny morning in described summer.

Initial time, passenger carriage temperature inside are such as being 50 ℃, so the manual selective system 1 of user is operated in maximum cooling rate.After a period of time, the passenger carriage temperature inside is reduced to 22 ℃, and continuing reduction, more afterwards, behind the work several hrs, The night screen has hung down, ambient temperature sharply descends, but vehicle interior, because system does not control control function automatically, system continues operation with maximum cooling rate, and temperature is approximately 13 ℃.System can continue to cool off the Vehicular occupant compartment, till its setting changing.

Interface equipment 1 main innovation of theme of the present invention is, the ugly driving panel of conventional manual atmosphere control system (only had the button that has luminous symbol, distinguish electric fan speed, air flow the position and utilize blue red sign to distinguish and close on temperature), replace with the panel with at least one digital indicator 10 (for example LCD display), the control of the robotization atmosphere control system that this digital indicator 10 is higher with having information processing capability and sensor, price is similar.

Therefore, for the purpose of the manual control of atmosphere control system instruction has realized exquisite more outward appearance, this is an important attraction for low price car and multi-purpose carrier, and these vehicles are sold consumer's price can not install the high-efficient automatic atmosphere control system from making economically.

In order the manual command of atmosphere control system to be converted at a low price, to be applicable to the numerical information of display 10, equipment 1 comprises printed circuit board (PCB) or its equivalent 8 with device 9 at least, and this device 9 can be converted into the electrical information that can show to the above-mentioned first and/or the second and/or the

3rd instruction

5,6,7 on display 10.

Driving

command

5,6,7 preferably has knob structure, but obviously these structures can adopt any configuration that other needs or expects.

Preferably, driving

command

5,6,7 also can be mechanical, motion by wire rope or plastic bar or Metallic rod (cheaply and really solution) efficiently drives

equipment

2,3,4 separately respectively, but obviously also can find other scheme, make the call instruction motion look more comfortable mild, for example, pass through motor, or the pneumatic control of the low-pressure air link that forms by " vacuum " that produces by vehicle motor, or other form, Mechanical

Driven equipment

2,3,4.

Though

instruction

5,6,7 forms are special, it operates to mechanical type because their operation is consistent with the change of

relevant device

2,3,4 duties separately, without any form from analysis, processing or the interference of atmosphere control system for this instruction.

Preferably, interface equipment 1 is case structure (referring to an accompanying

drawing

2,3,4), adapts with car panel, and the meaning is, its outward appearance, shape and instruct 5,6,7 layout to change according to the vehicle of being installed.

In more detailed description, show the preferred embodiment of theme of the present invention in illustrated mode, comprise that it links to each other with vehicle panel with structure storage box 13 or its equivalent, and surround all wherein elements.

Preferred but non-imposed, casing 13 is being a parallelepiped-shaped in shape, and is limited with main opening, and this opening is by facing plate 14 sealing, the remainder harmony mutually of this facing plate 14 and vehicle panel.

Casing 13 also comprises at least one rear portion through hole 15, but is preferably three, to allow to pass through and locate the electric wire and the assembly of and

instruction

5,6,7 associations, (not illustrating among the figure) such as the above-mentioned wire rope of addressing, bar, electric wire, pneumatic circulation lines.

In casing 13 inside, be positioned with a printed circuit board (PCB) or its equivalent 8 (can be in Fig. 4,9 fully as seen, can in Fig. 5,6 and 8 partly as seen).

Circuit board 8 places are connected to a digital indicator 10 at least, at least one light source 11, for example incandescent lamp or LED, to illuminate display 10,

instruction

5,6,7 and to install 9, above-mentioned parts can realize that the instruction of the instruction of having addressed 5,6,7 is converted into electrical information to be shown on display 10.Preferably, employing form is the various Different Light of LED11.

In order to realize the illumination maximization of display 10, three-dimensional supporting mechanism 16 is provided, this structure is surrounded three LED11, and display 10 is being located away from locating a little, and this has improved illumination efficiency.Between LED and display, also has the plate of making by transparent material 17, " propagation " or " diffusion " LED light.Diffusion transparent panel 17 makes the consistent harmony of the illuminating effect of display 10 become possibility, and its use also only is optional.

At last, provide square mechanism 18, display 10 is fixed on three-dimensional supporting mechanism 16 and " zebra-stripe " shape connector 19, this connector 19 is fixed to display on the above-mentioned plate, and gives the display supplying energy, and visual information is provided.

Apparently, the mode that display 10 is fixed on the plate 8 can have difference a little, does not exceed the protection domain of appended claims of the present invention.

Panel 14 also has at least one through hole, to locate above-mentioned instruction and to make display 10 as seen, preferably has seven perforates 20, and as seen one of them square opening makes display 10, and other round hole is located above-mentioned instruction.

Especially, as seen from Figure 1, this equipment comprises following instruction:

First instruction, 5 form driving/control heating arrangements 2 with knob;

Second instruction 6 is to press the form driving/control cooling device 3 of press button;

Three the 3rd instructions 7 drive/control environment the air flow control device, and one of these instructions are with the form control flow direction 7A (towards windshield and/or foot and/or center panel fan diffuser) of knob; Another instruction is with the speed of the form control electric fan 12 of knob 7B; And another instruction 7C (by press button) allows/discharges the recycle of air in the passenger carriage.

Preferably, each

instruction

5,6,7 comprises lamp or LED11, so that can realize correct illumination.

As the preferred embodiment of theme equipment 1 of the present invention, first instruction the 5 and the 3rd instruction 7A, 7B utilizes wire

rope driving equipment

2,3,4 separately, and utilizes to electrically contact and drive by press button 6,7C; But described feature can change to some extent, and the gained invention can't exceed the protection domain of claims.Preferably, the driving of electric fan has himself switch 80, and this switch links to each other with knob 7B, and this switch can be referring to shown in Figure 9.

Then, by use described in two sections of the fronts and all instructions, user vehicle selects the expectation operation of atmosphere control system to set, described being set on the digital indicator 10 occurs, and system will be under above-mentioned setting continuous firing, till the user changes selected setting.

The motion converter of

instruction

5,6,7 is can visible electrical information be one of most important characteristic of the present invention on display 10.Under the situation of pressing press button type driving command, for example illustrate with the driving 6 of cooling device 3 and the driving 7C of air re-circulation device, the on/off operation of button changes the electric signal that can be easy to show on display 10.

Yet, under the situation of

knob

5,7A, 7B, must use pot, so that the angular motion of each button changes the electrical information that can reproduce on display.Current potential is counted a kind of rotary contact, when one of its parts rotate with respect to other parts, can make signal change.Yet apparent, if necessary or expectation, pot can replace with other parts, as long as they can work.

Therefore, each among three knobs 5,7A, the 7B all comprises one of pedestal with spill ring 50, and this spill ring matches with the wheel of spill separately 60 on being arranged at pot 9 separately, and this can be converted into electric pulse rotatablely moving.As seen, they are shown specifically with being engaged among Fig. 5,6 of knob separately above-mentioned three pots 9 in Fig. 9.Press press button,, also can in Fig. 9, see at an easy rate with corresponding LED or illuminating lamp.

Preferably, each

knob

5,7A, 7B comprise a base part 70 that is fixed on the casing 13, can tilt or rotatable operation and comprise the rotation pars intermedia 71 of described spill ring 50 by the user, and, also comprise circular back central portion 72 at last, linking to each other and have with this pars intermedia is used to distinguish the symbol of push button function separately.The turning axle 74 that links to each other with rotating part can be operated the wire rope/bar of atmosphere control system, or drives electric fan switch 80.

At last, plate 8 also comprises compact simplified processor 81, has very cheap cost, the function of this processor for can be by oneself to instructing 5,6,7 electrical information to handle, so that it shows on display 10.This compact processor is not any from instructing 5,6,7 to obtain the information processing function for the purpose execution that changes atmosphere control system operation setting, and a considerable reason is because there is not sensor.

Say that repeatedly this compact processor 81 only is to guarantee that display 10 can correctly work, but under any environment, the operation that it can EVAC (Evacuation Network Computer Model) is set.

The operating function of processor 81 can be referring to by the block diagram shown in Figure 10.

As seen, processor 81 physics are installed on the plate 8, receive a series of electric signal from system component 200 and vehicle.

For it can be worked, plate 8 (can release processor 81, pot 9, LED11, display 10 etc.) need be by the electric current supplying energy.Therefore, have and being connected of anode end, be called KL_30, continuous 12V (DC) electric current is provided.Yet for making above-mentioned plate operate as normal, this electric current should be reduced to 5V, and this can the working voltage regulator and realizes.But, obviously, can not exceed the protection domain of claims of the present invention in the equivalent product of any level operation although processor 81 preferably with the electric current operation of 5V DC, also can be developed.

Processor 81 utilizes link KL_15, and by the electric current supplying energy that the engine ignition key produces, degree is preferably only work when igniting is opened, to avoid the electricity waste under unpredictable situation.

Also by KL_58 (d), operationally the light modulator with the control panel illumination intensity is associated processor 81, and still, described link only is optional.

Preferably, processor 81 also receives information by link 82 from the rear window mist eliminator, thereby makes display 10 indicate its operating condition by symbol (image), and this symbol will further describe its detail hereinafter shown in 104 in the subsequent figures.

At last, processor 81 links to each other with automobile chassis (big mass) by link KL_31.

In order to make display 10 can obtain the operational factor of atmosphere control system 200, processor 81 must be handled all by pot with press the electric signal that press button 9 sends, and these signals obtain by linking 87,88,89.

Link 87 can make processor 81 receive electric signal from the pot that links to each other with knob 5, and this knob 5 is used to drive heating arrangement 2.

Link 88 can make processor 81 receive electric signal from the pot that links to each other with knob 7B, and this knob 7B drives and control the operating rate of electric fan 12.

Link 89 can make processor 81 from receiving electric signal with knob 7A and by the pot that press button 7C links to each other, the flow direction of knob 7A control air, the recycle (recirculator) of pressing press button 7C control passenger carriage air successively.

In case be connected with the processor 81 of carrying out its function as mentioned above by link KL_30, KL_15, KL_31, KL_58 (d), 82,87,88,89 information that obtain, by the illumination of LED11 steering order and display, and the operation information of system is presented on the display 10.

Among the figure, the LED11 that schematically shows in the square frame is called " illumination ".The electric signal that treated device 81 is handled rear drive LED is provided by

link

90A, 90B, first link be for illuminated displays 10, the second links be in order to throw light on by press button/instruction.

System's operation function is presented on the display and is finished by link 91, and the display shown in Figure 11 is its last configuration, and square frame inside is called " display ".

At last; especially it is to be noted; except equipment above-mentioned; processor 81 miscellaneous equipment that is operably connected; such as; vehicle ECU, cooling system compressor and by other various device shown in the square 84,85,86, this and the defined protection domain of claims of the present invention be conflict mutually.Equally, the work structuring of system can be different fully with preferred embodiment shown in Figure 10, and this does not exclude the gained invention in the protection domain of claims.

Figure 11 comprises the detail view of three possible configurations of subject display 10 of the present invention, has pointed out the possibility of system's operation.Each illustrates:

Symbol 100 indications in the left side blow into the temperature of vehicle interior air, or heat (H) or cold (C).Notice the indication that does not have air themperature, because there is not sensor to guarantee to obtain described temperature value.

Intermediate symbols 101 has been reproduced the Vehicular occupant compartment, and wherein arrow shows the position that air is blown into.

The symbol 102 on the right shows the rotating speed of electric fan,

Smaller symbol 103,104,105 is indicated the driving and the operation of atmosphere control system under " demist " pattern of cooling device compressor 3, rear window mist eliminator respectively.

Obviously, display 10 can have other any outward appearance and configuration, can also have other any function, and this does not exclude the gained invention in the protection domain of claims.

Integrated vehicle system directive combination also is a kind of invention of new exquisiteness, atmosphere control system that its staff vehicles and miscellaneous equipment are used and additional function, for example music and entertainment systems, satellite navigation system provide the truck-mounted computer of information such as consumption, robotization and average velocity.Therefore, with other element, this combination comprises an interface equipment as described here, and this is just enough.

Class is known by inference, and automobile is an one object of the present invention with the manual atmosphere control system 200 of non-automaticization, comprises at least one interface equipment, is used to be controlled at atmosphere control system 1 described and that limit herein.

Must be stressed that, interface equipment 1 and make as a whole integrated form combination and atmosphere control system, the both both can be used as original manufacturing equipment and had been assemblied on the automobile, can be assemblied on the used car as suite by supply the market, this used car is not equipped with the relevant upgrades of this product or other accordingly existing competition side yet.

At last, a kind of, comprise that at least one is used to control atmosphere control system interface device,, at least one integrated vehicle system directive combination and at least one as described herein and the automobile of the manual atmosphere control system that limits also be a kind of new, exquisite invention.

Thus, it must be understood that independent restricted portion in the claims content of the present invention comprises any possible modification, also comprises possible equivalents.

Claims

1, is used for the interface equipment of Control of Automobile with atmosphere control system, comprise: at least one first environment air heating apparatus (2), and/or at least one second environment air-cooling apparatus (3), and/or at least one the 3rd device (4), be used to control the flowing of surrounding air of the surrounding air that is heated and/or cools off or non-heating cooling; Described equipment (1) has at least one first instruction (5) that is used to drive heating arrangement (2), and/or at least one is used to drive second instruction (6) of cooling device (3), and/or at least one is used for the 3rd instruction (7) of drive environment air flow control device (4), and the first and/or second and/or the 3rd driving command (5,6,7) is the duty of each first, second, third device (2,3,4) of the direct control break by the user only; Described equipment (1) is characterised in that: comprise at least one printed circuit board (PCB) or its equivalent (8), it has can be the conversion of motion of the above-mentioned first and/or the second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) device (9) of electrical information, and described electrical information can be presented on the digital indicator (10).

2, equipment according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the described first and/or the second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) mechanical operation, and to change each first, second and the duty of the 3rd device (2,3,4).

3, equipment according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that: the above-mentioned first and/or the second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) is hand/mechanical type.

4, according to claim 1,2 or 3 described equipment, it is characterized in that: the pot of described device (9) for being connected with described printed circuit board (PCB) (8), described device (9) can be the conversion of motion of the first and/or second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) to go up the electrical information that shows at digital indicator (10).

5, equipment according to claim 4, it is characterized in that: described digital indicator (10) links to each other with described printed circuit board (PCB) (8), the visual of them realize by means of at least one light source (11) that is connected with circuit board (8), for example incandescent lamp or LED.

6, according to claim 1,2,3 or 4 described equipment, it is characterized in that: the first and/or second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) utilizes the operation of movable machinery formula each first, second and the 3rd device (2,3,4) of wire rope.

7, according to claim 1,2,3 or 4 described equipment, it is characterized in that: the described first and/or the second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) passes through to send the operation of electric signal machinery formula each first, second and the 3rd device (2,3,4).

8, according to claim 1,2,3 or 4 described equipment, it is characterized in that: the described first and/or the second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) utilizes the operation of pneumatic control machinery formula each first, second and the 3rd device (2,3,4) of low-pressure link (vacuum).

9, integrated vehicle system directive combination, be used to command the automotive climate control system, comprise: at least one first environment air heating apparatus (2), and/or at least one second environment air-cooling apparatus (3), and/or at least one the 3rd device (4), be used to control the flowing of surrounding air of the surrounding air that is heated and/or cools off or non-heating cooling, and other Vehicular system, for example music or entertainment systems, truck-mounted computer, navigational system, and other, this combined feature is: comprise that at least one is used to control the interface equipment of atmosphere control system (1), this equipment has:

(i) at least one is used to drive first instruction (5) of heating arrangement (2), and/or at least one is used to drive second instruction (6) of cooling device (3), and/or at least one is used for the 3rd instruction (7) of drive environment air flow control device (4), and

(ii) at least one printed circuit board (PCB) or its equivalent (8),

The described first and/or the second and/or the 3rd driving command (5,6,7) is only passed through the duty of each first, second, third device (2,3,4) of direct control break of user; And described printed circuit board (PCB) (8) have can the above-mentioned first and/or the second and/or the 3rd the instruction (5,6,7) conversion of motion be the device (9) of electrical information, described electrical information can be presented on the digital indicator (10).

10, combination according to claim 9 is characterized in that: the first and/or second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) mechanical operation of described equipment (1), and to change each first, second and the duty of the 3rd device (2,3,4).

11, according to claim 9 or 10 described combinations, it is characterized in that: the above-mentioned first and/or the second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) of described equipment (1) is hand/mechanical type.

12, according to claim 9,10 or 11 described combinations, it is characterized in that: the pot of described device (9) for being connected with described printed circuit board (PCB) (8), described device (9) can be the conversion of motion of the first and/or second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) for being presented at the electrical information on the digital indicator (10).

13, combination according to claim 12, it is characterized in that: the digital indicator (10) of described equipment (1) links to each other with described printed circuit board (PCB) (8), and the visual of them realize by means of at least one light source (11) that is connected with circuit board (8), for example incandescent lamp or LED.

14, according to claim 9,10,11 or 12 described combinations, it is characterized in that: the described first and/or the second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) utilizes the operation of movable machinery formula each first, second and the 3rd device (2,3,4) of wire rope.

15, according to claim 9,10,11 or 12 described combinations, it is characterized in that: the first and/or second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) of described equipment (1) passes through to send the operation of electric signal machinery formula each first, second and the 3rd device (2,3,4).

16, according to claim 9,10,11 or 12 described combinations, it is characterized in that: the first and/or second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) of described equipment (1) utilizes the operation of pneumatic control machinery formula each first, second and the 3rd device (2,3,4) of low-pressure link (vacuum).

17, the manual atmosphere control system of automobile, has at least one first environment air heating apparatus (2), and/or at least one second environment air-cooling apparatus (3), and/or at least one the 3rd device (4), be used to control the flowing of surrounding air of the surrounding air that is heated and/or cools off or non-heating cooling, it is characterized in that: described control system comprises that at least one is used to control the interface equipment of atmosphere control system (1), and described equipment has:

(ii) at least one printed circuit board (PCB) or its equivalent (8),

The described first and/or the second and/or the 3rd driving command (5,6,7) is only passed through the duty of each first, second, third device (2,3,4) of direct control break of user; Having with described printed circuit board (PCB) (8) to be the conversion of motion of the described first and/or the second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) device (9) of electrical information, and described electrical information can be presented on the digital indicator (10).

18, system according to claim 17 is characterized in that: the above-mentioned first and/or the second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) mechanical operation of described equipment (1), and to change each first, second and the duty of the 3rd device (2,3,4).

19, according to claim 17 or 18 described systems, it is characterized in that: the first and/or second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) of described equipment (1) is hand/mechanical type.

20, according to claim 17,18 or 19 described systems, it is characterized in that: above-mentioned manual/mechanical motion the first and/or second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) is converted into the device (9) of going up visual electrical information at digital indicator (10), is the pot that is connected with described printed circuit board (PCB) (8).

21, system according to claim 20, it is characterized in that: the described digital indicator (10) of described equipment (1) links to each other with described printed circuit board (PCB) (8), and it is visual realizes by means of at least one light source (11) that is connected with circuit board (8), for example incandescent lamp or LED.

22, according to claim 17,18,19 or 20 described systems, it is characterized in that: the described first and/or the second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) utilizes the operation of movable machinery formula each first, second and the 3rd device (2,3,4) of wire rope.

23, according to claim 17,18,19 or 20 described systems, it is characterized in that: the described first and/or the second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) of described equipment (1) passes through to send the operation of electric signal machinery formula each first, second and the 3rd device (2,3,4).

24, according to claim 17,18,19 or 20 described systems, it is characterized in that: the described first and/or the second and/or the 3rd instruction (5,6,7) of described equipment (1) utilizes the operation of pneumatic control machinery each first, second and the 3rd device (2,3,4) of low-pressure link (vacuum).

25, the manual atmosphere control system of automobile, has at least one first environment air heating apparatus (2), and/or at least one second environment air-cooling apparatus (3), and/or at least one the 3rd device (4), be used to control the flowing of surrounding air of the surrounding air that is heated and/or cools off or non-heating cooling, it is characterized in that: described control system comprises that at least one is as the defined integrated vehicle system directive combination of claim 9 to 16.

26, a kind of automobile is characterized in that: described automobile comprises at least one interface equipment as the defined control atmosphere control system of claim 1 to 8.

27, a kind of automobile is characterized in that: described automobile comprises that at least one is as the defined integrated vehicle system directive combination of claim 9 to 16.

28, a kind of automobile is characterized in that: described automobile comprises that at least one is as the defined manual atmosphere control system of claim 17 to 25.