KR20140116686A - Air conditioning system for automotive vehicles - Google Patents

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KR20140116686A
KR20140116686A KR1020130031572A KR20130031572A KR20140116686A KR 20140116686 A KR20140116686 A KR 20140116686A KR 1020130031572 A KR1020130031572 A KR 1020130031572A KR 20130031572 A KR20130031572 A KR 20130031572A KR 20140116686 A KR20140116686 A KR 20140116686A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
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    • B60H1/00064—Air flow details of HVAC devices for sending air streams of different temperatures into the passenger compartment
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/00007—Combined heating, ventilating, or cooling devices
    • B60H1/00021—Air flow details of HVAC devices
    • B60H2001/0015—Temperature regulation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
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Abstract

The present invention relates to an individual vehicle air conditioning apparatus cooling and heating each seat individually, wherein the vehicle air conditioning apparatus cooling and heating the interior of a vehicle through a remote control is capable of selectively and locally heating and cooling a desired seat area among the seats in the interior of a vehicle, thereby minimizing energy consumption and improving fuel efficiency by preventing unnecessary cooling and heating. According to the present invention for the above effects, an individual vehicle air conditioning apparatus, having multiple air flow paths supplying cold air from an air conditioner and hot air from heater to each seat in the interior of a vehicle respectively, having opening and closing doors opening and closing the respective air flow paths, and cooling and heating only the seat having a person thereon individually by controlling the opening and closing door for the air flow path at the seat having the person thereon, has: a remote control terminal having a temperature determining part capable of determining temperature in the interior of a vehicle, having a cooling and heating area determining part capable of determining a desired specific seat area among seat areas in the interior of a vehicle, and capable of wirelessly transmitting information on the temperature determined by the temperature determining part and the seat area determined by the cooling and heating area determining part; and a control part capable of wirelessly receiving the information on the temperature and the seat area determined by the remote control terminal, controlling the air conditioner or the heater and the opening and closing doors according to the transmitted information on the temperature and the seat area, and cooling and heating only the seat area, which is determined by the remote control terminal, at the determined temperature determined by the remote control terminal.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an air conditioning system for an automobile,

The present invention relates to an individual air-conditioning system for individually heating and cooling each seat. More specifically, the present invention relates to an air-conditioning system for heating and cooling a vehicle interior through a remote control, The present invention relates to a vehicle air conditioner capable of minimizing energy consumption by preventing unnecessary parts from being cooled and heated, and achieving an effect of improving fuel economy.

Background Art [0002] Recent automotive air conditioners have various technologies for improving the convenience of the driver and the comfort of the interior of the car. As an example, there is a remote air conditioning control technology.

The remote air conditioning control technology includes a remote control terminal incorporating an " air conditioning control application program " and an air conditioning control module for receiving a control signal of the remote control terminal by wireless communication means and controlling the air conditioning apparatus.

Such a remote air-conditioning control technology controls the air conditioner in accordance with an input control signal when a driver inputs a control signal of the air conditioner to the remote control terminal before boarding the vehicle.

In particular, if the temperature of the vehicle interior is set by the remote control terminal before the vehicle is loaded, the heater or air conditioner of the air conditioner is operated according to the set temperature. Therefore, the driver precools and heats the inside of the vehicle before boarding the vehicle. This improves the comfort of the interior of the car.

Typically, the remote control terminal used in the remote air-conditioning control technology is constituted by a smart phone, and the smart phone incorporates an "air-conditioning control application" which is an "air-conditioning control application program". The "air conditioning control application" is usually downloaded from the application store.

However, such a conventional remote air-conditioning control technology has a disadvantage in that the car interior is unnecessarily cooled and heated when the number of passengers is small because the air conditioner is controlled on the basis of the temperature of the entire car regardless of the number of passengers And there is a problem that energy consumption is large due to such disadvantages.

In other words, the conventional remote air-conditioning control apparatus has a structure in which the heater or the air conditioner is continuously operated until the total average temperature of the interior of the vehicle reaches a preset temperature even when only the driver alone is boarding. There is a problem in that the interior of the vehicle is unnecessarily cooled and heated due to such disadvantage.

In addition, there is a drawback that the energy consumption is large due to such a problem, and as a result, the fuel consumption of the vehicle is significantly lowered.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner, So that only a seat occupied by a person can be cooled and heated locally in advance.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle air conditioner capable of minimizing energy consumption by preventing unnecessary cooling and heating of a passenger compartment by constructing the passenger compartment so that only a passenger seat is locally cooled and heated .

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle air conditioner capable of reducing the unnecessary cooling and heating of the passenger compartment and minimizing energy consumption, thereby improving fuel economy of the vehicle.

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle air conditioner according to the present invention comprises a plurality of air passages for individually supplying cold and warm air of an air conditioner and a heater to each seat of a passenger compartment, and opening / And controlling the opening and closing door of the air passage on the seat side on which the person is occupied to individually cool and heat the seat occupied by the person, the apparatus comprising: a temperature setting unit capable of setting the temperature of the passenger compartment; A heating and cooling zone setting unit configured to set a desired specific seating zone among the seating zones in the passenger compartment, and a cooling / heating zone setting unit configured to wirelessly transmit a temperature set by the temperature setting unit and a seating zone set by the cold / A control terminal; And a controller for controlling the air conditioner or the heater and the opening and closing door according to the received temperature and the seat area so that only the set seat area set by the remote control terminal And a control unit for cooling and heating the refrigerant.

Preferably, the remote control terminal includes a touch-type liquid crystal display unit, and the cold / heating area setting unit includes a driver's seat area touch screen unit displayed on the touch type liquid crystal display unit, a passenger seat area touch screen unit, The touch screen unit includes an area touch screen unit and a passenger seat touch screen area touch screen unit. When the user touches a specific one of the touch screen units, .

When the specific seat area is set by the touch screen units of the cold / hot zone setting unit, the controller controls the door corresponding to the set specific seat zone so that only the set seat zone is supplied with cold and warm air .

According to the vehicle air conditioning system of the present invention, since the vehicle interior is previously cooled and heated through remote control, the seat can be cooled and heated locally by selecting only a desired seat area among the seats in the vehicle interior, It is possible to prevent heating.

Further, since the cooling and heating of the car interior is preliminarily performed through the remote control, the unnecessary parts are prevented from being cooled and heated, so that the energy consumption can be minimized.

In addition, it is possible to prevent unnecessary parts from being cooled and heated to minimize energy consumption, thereby remarkably improving the fuel consumption of the vehicle.

1 is a view showing a configuration of a vehicle air conditioner according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a view showing an operation example of a vehicle air conditioner according to the present invention, and is a view showing a state of an air conditioner control application displayed on a remote control terminal when remotely controlling the air conditioner;
3 is a flow chart showing an operation example of a vehicle air conditioner according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a vehicle air conditioner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, before explaining the characteristic parts of the vehicle air conditioner according to the present invention, the individual air conditioner will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

The individual type air conditioner includes a plurality of air passages 30 for supplying the cold and warm air of the air conditioner 10 for each seat 20, 22, 24 and 26 in the passenger compartment, Closing doors 40. When the "individual air-conditioning mode" is selected, the presence or absence of a person is detected for each seat.

When the presence or absence of a person on each seat is detected, the door 40 of the seat air passage 30 is controlled. Therefore, it supplies cold and warm air to the seat on which the person is boarded. As a result, only the seats on which the passengers ride are individually cooled and heated.

Next, the features of the air conditioner for a vehicle according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG.

First, referring to FIG. 1, a vehicle air conditioning system of the present invention includes a remote control terminal 50.

The remote control terminal 50 is equipped with a wireless communication means 60 such as a Web browser capable of accessing the wireless Internet and a wireless Internet access program (WiBro, WiFi) Tablet PC, and PDA. Preferably, it is configured as a smart phone.

The remote control terminal 50 incorporates an "air conditioning control application program ". The "air conditioning control application program" is composed of an "air conditioning control application", and the "air conditioning control application" is configured to be downloaded from the application store after being purchased.

On the other hand, when the "air conditioning control application program" is executed, the remote control terminal 50 causes the touch-type liquid crystal display unit 52 on the front surface to have a temperature setting unit 54, An area setting section 56, and a cooling / heating execution section 58 are displayed.

The temperature setting unit 54 is provided with a temperature adjustment touch screen unit 54a and is configured to adjust the temperature of the interior of the vehicle by touching the temperature adjustment touch screen units 54a. Thus, the user can set the temperature of the desired car interior.

The heating and cooling area setting unit 56 includes a plurality of area selection touch screen units 56a, 56b, 56c, and 56d corresponding to the seats 20, 22, 24, and 26 in the vehicle interior.

The area selection touch screen units 56a, 56b, 56c and 56d include a driver's seat area touch screen unit 56a corresponding to the driver's seat 20, a passenger seat area touch screen unit 56b corresponding to the passenger seat 22, A driver's seat back seat touch screen unit 56c corresponding to the driver seat seat 24 and a passenger seat back seat touch screen unit 56d corresponding to the passenger seat seat 26. [

The area selection touch screen units 56a, 56b, 56c, and 56d are selected when the user touches a specific touch screen unit 56a with a finger, while the touched touch screen unit 56a is changed to a predetermined color , The touch screen unit 56a selected as described above recognizes that the seat area corresponding to the touch screen unit is cooled and heated. Therefore, it is possible for the user to select an area desired to be cooled or heated, among the respective seat areas.

The cooling / heating execution unit 58 is configured to recognize that the user carries out cooling and heating in the car interior when touching with his / her finger, and outputs the cooling / heating control signal. Particularly, it is constituted to recognize that the "set seat area" set by the user is cooled and heated to the "set temperature" and output control signals for the "set temperature" and "set seat area". Thus, the "set seat area" of the passenger compartment can be cooled and heated to the "set temperature ".

1, the air conditioner of the present invention includes a control unit 70, and the control unit 70 is provided with a wireless transmission / reception unit 72.

The wireless transceiver unit 72 is connected to the remote control terminal 50 via the wireless communication unit 60. The wireless transceiver unit 72 connected to the wireless transceiver unit 72 transmits a control signal wirelessly transmitted from the remote control terminal 50 , &Quot; set temperature "and" set seat area "of the vehicle interior.

On the other hand, when a control signal for the "set temperature" and the "set seat area" is received through the wireless transmission / reception unit 72, the control unit 70 controls the air conditioning apparatus 10 and the air And controls the opening / closing doors (40) on the flow path (30).

Particularly, the air conditioner or the heater of the air conditioner 10 is appropriately controlled in accordance with the current temperature of the interior of the car with respect to the "set temperature " Controls the door (40).

For example, when the present temperature of the vehicle interior is higher than the "set temperature" set by the user, the air conditioner 10 is turned on and conversely, Quot ;, the heater of the air conditioner 10 is turned ON.

When the "setting area" selected by the user is the driver's seat 20, the opening / closing door 40 provided on the air passage 30 of the driver's seat 20 is opened. Then, only the area of the driver's seat 20 is cooled and heated while the cold air of the air conditioner or the hot air of the heater is supplied only to the driver's seat 20 area.

As a result, the control unit 70 causes the user to set the "set seat area"

Next, an operation example of the present invention having such a configuration will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 3. Fig.

2 and 3, when the user executes the "air conditioning control application program" of the remote control terminal 50 (S101), the temperature of the liquid crystal display part 52 of the remote control terminal 50 A setting unit 54, a cooling / heating area setting unit 56, and a cooling / heating execution unit 58 are displayed (see Fig. 2).

At this time, the user touches the temperature setting unit 54 to set the temperature of the desired car interior (S103), and then touches the selected one of the area selection touch screen units 56a, 56b, 56c, A heating area is set (S105).

When the temperature setting of the car interior and the setting of the cooling and heating areas are completed, the cooling and heating execution unit 58 is touched to perform the remote cooling and heating of the car interior (S107).

Then, the remote control terminal 50 wirelessly transmits the "set temperature" and the "set seat area" data set by the user (S109), as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.

When the "set temperature" and "set seating area" data are wirelessly transmitted from the remote control terminal 50, the control unit 70 controls the wireless communication unit 60 to transmit &Quot; and "set seat area" data (S111).

When the reception of the "set temperature" and the "set seat area" data is completed, the controller 70 controls the corresponding door (40) in the "set seat area" with the air conditioner 10 according to the received data (S113).

Then, the air conditioner or the heater of the air conditioner 10 is appropriately controlled to supply cold and warm air, and the supplied cold air and hot air are blown to the seats 20, 22, 24 and 26 of the " (20, 22, 24, 26) are cooled and heated (S115). As a result, only the "seat area" selected by the user is cooled and heated to the "set temperature" set by the user.

According to the present invention having such a structure, since the interior of the vehicle is previously cooled and heated through the remote control, the seat can be cooled and heated locally by selecting only a desired seat area among the seats in the interior of the vehicle, Can be prevented.

In addition, since the structure for preventing the cooling and heating of unnecessary parts is provided in advance by cooling and heating the interior of the vehicle through remote control, the energy consumption can be minimized.

In addition, cooling and heating of unnecessary parts can be prevented, and energy consumption can be minimized, so that the fuel consumption of the vehicle can be remarkably improved.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention.

10: air conditioner 20, 22, 24, 26: seat
30: air passage 40: opening / closing door
50: remote control terminal 52: touch-type liquid crystal display unit
54: Temperature setting unit 56: Cooling and heating area setting unit
56a: driver's seat area touch screen unit 56b: passenger's seat area touch screen unit
56c: driver's seat touch screen area
56d: Touchscreen area
58: Cooling and heating execution unit 60: Wireless communication means
70: control unit 72: wireless transmission /

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A plurality of air passages 30 for individually and individually supplying cold air and warm air of the heater to the seats 20, 22, 24 and 26 of the passenger compartment and an opening and closing door 40 22, 24, 26) by individually controlling the opening / closing door (40) of the seat side air passage (30) on which a person is occupied, and individually heating and cooling the seats In the apparatus,
A temperature setting section 54 for setting the temperature of the passenger compartment and a cooling and heating region setting section 56 for setting a desired specific seating area among the passenger compartment seats 20, A remote control terminal (50) capable of wirelessly transmitting a temperature set by the temperature setting unit (54) and a seating area set by the cold / heating area setting unit (56);
The remote control terminal 50 can wirelessly receive the temperature and the seat area set by the remote control terminal 50 and controls the air conditioner or the heater and the opening and closing door 40 according to the received temperature and the seat area, And a control unit (70) for cooling and heating the seat area set by the control unit (70) to a predetermined set temperature. The method according to claim 1,
The remote control terminal 50 includes a touch-type liquid crystal display unit 52,
The cooling / heating area setting unit 56 includes a driver's seat area touch screen unit 56a, a passenger seat area touch screen unit 56b, and a driver's seat touch screen unit 56b displayed on the touch-type liquid crystal display unit 52 56c, and a passenger seat recessed area touch screen unit 56d,
Wherein the touch screen units (56a, 56b, 56c, 56d) are set to cool and heat the seat area while a specific touch touched by a user is selected. 3. The method of claim 2,
The control unit (70)
When the specific seat area is set by the touch screen units 56a, 56b, 56c, 56d of the cold / warm area setting unit 56, the opening / closing door 40 corresponding to the set specific seat area Wherein the control unit controls the air conditioning unit so that only the set seat area is controlled to be supplied with cold and warm air. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The remote control terminal (50)
And is capable of wireless data transmission to the control unit (70) via a wireless Internet. 5. The method of claim 4,
The remote control terminal 50 incorporates an air conditioning control application,
The air conditioning control application displays the temperature setting unit 54 and the cooling / heating area setting unit 56 on the touch-type liquid crystal display unit 52 of the remote control terminal 50 at the time of execution The air conditioner of the present invention.
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