US20110061403A1 - Heating and cooling system for vehicle seat - Google Patents

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US20110061403A1
US20110061403A1 US12/879,897 US87989710A US2011061403A1 US 20110061403 A1 US20110061403 A1 US 20110061403A1 US 87989710 A US87989710 A US 87989710A US 2011061403 A1 US2011061403 A1 US 2011061403A1
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    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
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    • B60N2/5678—Heating or ventilating devices characterised by electrical systems
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • B60N2/5621—Heating or ventilating devices characterised by convection by air
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  • the present invention relates to a heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat, and more particularly, to one which can enhance power efficiency by efficiently cooling and heating the vehicle seat.
  • a vehicle is equipped with an air-conditioning system including a cooler and a heater.
  • the air-conditioning system serves to control the temperature inside the vehicle.
  • the air-conditioning system does not have a function of controlling the temperature of a vehicle seat. In the summer, even if an occupant sitting on a vehicle seat lowers the temperature inside the vehicle by operating the cooler, the seat is relatively slowly cooled down. In addition, the seat is continuously warmed by the body heat of the occupant. Then, the occupant may sweat at the buttocks and the back, which would otherwise develop into heat rashes.
  • a seat-dedicated heating and cooling system which is designed to control the temperature of the seat.
  • a thermoelectric element based on Peltier effect as a heat source.
  • the vehicle seat In a conventional heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat using a thermoelectric element as a heat source, the vehicle seat has a porous structure or air passages through which air can freely flow.
  • the heating and cooling system controls the temperature of the seat by blowing air, heated or cooled by the thermoelectric element, to the seat.
  • the heating and cooling system is configured to heat or cool air using only the thermoelectric element.
  • the problem of the thermoelectric element is that the efficiency of a heating part is about 50% of that of a cooling part under the same power supply conditions.
  • thermoelectric element The problem is not significant in the case of cooling the seat using the thermoelectric element.
  • the low efficiency of the heating part of the thermoelectric element increases power consumption, thereby lowering the efficiency of the heating and cooling system.
  • Various aspects of the present invention are directed to provide a heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat, in which can ensure improvement in power efficiency and heating performance in the case of heating the vehicle seat.
  • the heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat may include a heat exchanger cooling or heating air before the air is introduced into the seat, and a blower blowing air toward the heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger includes a positive temperature coefficient element assembly provided inside a housing of the heat exchanger to heat the air supplied from the blower, and wherein the positive temperature coefficient element assembly operates in a case of heating the seat but does not operate in a case of cooling the seat.
  • the heat exchanger and the blower may be connected to each other by a duct, and the heat exchanger is detachably attached to the duct.
  • the housing may be an integral housing enclosing the blower and the heat exchanger therein, wherein the heat exchanger is disposed in an output port of the integral housing and the positive temperature coefficient element assembly and the Peltier element assembly of the heat exchanger are aligned in series along a longitudinal direction of the output port, and wherein one or more of the integral housings are provided in one or more of a sitting part and a back of the seat.
  • the heating and cooling system may include two of the heat exchangers coupled to both ends of the blower, wherein one or more of the heat exchangers are provided in one or more of a sitting part and a back of the seat.
  • the heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat may include a heat exchanger cooling or heating air before the air is introduced into the seat, and a blower blowing air toward the heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger includes: a positive temperature coefficient element assembly provided inside a housing of the heat exchanger to heat the air supplied from the blower, and a Peltier element assembly provided adjacent to the positive temperature coefficient element assembly to cool or heat air supplied from the blower, wherein the positive temperature coefficient element assembly operates in a case of heating the seat, and the Peltier element assembly operates in a case of cooling or heating the seat.
  • the housing of the heat exchanger may have a seat inlet passage, through which cooled or heated air in the housing is introduced toward the seat, and an outlet passage, through which air in the housing is exhausted from the seat, wherein the housing further has a partition forming a boundary between the seat inlet passage and the outlet passage, and the Peltier element assembly is arranged to extend from the partition toward an entrance of the housing to guide air into the seat inlet passage and the outlet passage respectively.
  • the housing may further have an entrance-side partition provided in an entrance area of the housing and extending from the Peltier element assembly toward the entrance to prevent air heat-controlled by the Peltier element assembly and air heat-controlled by the Peltier element assembly from being mixed with each other, and the positive temperature coefficient element assembly is arranged along one lateral side of the entrance-side partition and is located in a passage leading to the seat inlet passage.
  • the positive temperature coefficient element assembly may be located more adjacent to the blower than the Peltier element assembly is, and the positive temperature coefficient element assembly selectively operates to evaporate condensed water, which is produced due to the Peltier element assembly, in case of cooling the seat.
  • the positive temperature coefficient element assembly may be arranged in series from the Peltier element assembly toward the entrance of the housing and the heating and cooling system may further include heat sink fins attached to one lateral side of the Peltier element assembly, which faces the seat inlet passage.
  • the heating and cooling system may further include heat sink fins attached to both sides of the Peltier element assembly and the positive temperature coefficient element assembly.
  • the eat exchanger and the blower may be connected to each other by a duct, and the heat exchanger is detachably attached to the duct.
  • the housing may be an integral housing enclosing the blower and the heat exchanger therein, wherein the heat exchanger is disposed in an output port of the integral housing and the positive temperature coefficient element assembly and the Peltier element assembly of the heat exchanger are aligned in series along a longitudinal direction of the output port, and wherein one or more of the integral housings are provided in one or more of a sitting part and a back of the seat.
  • the heating and cooling system may include two of the heat exchangers coupled to both ends of the blower, wherein one or more of the heat exchangers are provided in one or more of a sitting part and a back of the seat.
  • the heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat has the following effects:
  • the efficiency of the heater can be raised when compared to the conventional heating using the Peltier element. Accordingly, the heating of the vehicle seat and the power efficiency can be improved.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration view showing an exemplary heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing important parts of the exemplary heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a heat exchanger in accordance with an exemplary heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing a heat exchanger in accordance with an exemplary heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing a heat exchanger in accordance with an exemplary heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view showing a heat exchanger in accordance with an exemplary heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view showing a heat exchanger in accordance with an exemplary heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a side cross-sectional view showing a sixth exemplary embodiment of the heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat of the invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing important parts of the heating and cooling system for the vehicle seat shown in FIG. 8 .
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration view showing a heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing important parts of the heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat shown in FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a heat exchanger in accordance with a first exemplary embodiment of the heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat of the present invention.
  • the heating and cooling system 1 for a vehicle seat of the present exemplary embodiment is provided in the rear side of a vehicle seat S, and supplies air into the seat S by heating or cooling it.
  • the seat S includes a sitting part S 1 and a back S 2 .
  • the sitting part S 1 and the back S 2 has a number of pores such that air, supplied from the heating and seating system 1 , can uniformly spread across the seat S.
  • the heating and cooling system 1 for a vehicle seat includes two heat exchangers 10 and 20 , a blower 30 , and ducts 41 and 42 .
  • the heat exchanger 10 is provided inside the rear side of the back S 2 of the seat S
  • the heat exchanger 20 is provided inside the rear side of the sitting part S 1 of the seat S.
  • the heat exchangers 10 and 20 heat or cool air, which is directed toward the pores of the seat S.
  • the blower 30 blows air toward the heat exchangers 10 and 20 .
  • the ducts 41 and 42 connect the blower 30 with the heat exchangers 10 and 20 , respectively.
  • the heat exchanger 10 and 20 perform heat exchange in order to convert air, supplied from the blower 30 , is into cold or warm air.
  • the heat exchangers 10 and 20 include the first heat exchanger 10 , which is provided in the rear side of the back S 2 to supply cold or warm air to the back S 2 , and the second heat exchanger 20 , which is provided in the rear side of the sitting part S 1 to supply cold or warm air to the sitting part S 1 .
  • the heat exchangers 10 and 20 are connected to the blower 30 by the first duct 41 and the second duct 42 , respectively.
  • the ducts 41 and 42 serve as passages that deliver air, blown by the blower 30 , to the heat exchangers 10 and 20 , respectively.
  • the ducts 41 and 42 and the heat exchangers 10 and 20 can be provided so as to be attachable to and detachable from each other.
  • the blower 30 supplies wind to the heat exchangers 10 and 20 through the ducts 41 and 42 by taking in air from outside.
  • a fan which operates when electric power is supplied, is provided inside the blower 30 to generate a flow of air.
  • an air intake port from which air is introduced from outside, can be formed in one side of the blower 30 , and an air blowing port communicating with the respective ducts 41 and 42 can be formed in the other side of the blower 30 .
  • the first heat exchanger 10 is connected with the first duct 41 to supply wind, blown from the blower 30 , to the back S 2 by heating or cooling it.
  • a heater and a cooler are provided inside the first heat exchanger 10 in order to heat and cool air, which is supplied from the blower 30 .
  • the first heat exchanger 10 includes a housing 11 defining the outline of the first heat exchanger 10 , a seat inlet passage A through which air heat-exchanged inside the housing 11 is introduced into the back S 2 of the seat S, and an outlet passage B through which air is exhausted from the seat S.
  • the seat inlet passage A forms one passage inside the housing 11 , and the distal end of the passage defines a seat inlet port 11 a , through which air is supplied into the pores of the seat S.
  • the outlet passage B is located adjacent to the seat inlet passage A, forming a passage through which air is exhausted.
  • the distal end of the outlet passage B defines an outlet port 11 b .
  • Another connector such as a duct can be connected to the outlet port 11 b such that air exhausted through the outlet port 11 b does not flow back into the seat S.
  • the second heat exchanger 20 is for introducing air, which is heated or cooled down, into the sitting part S 1 of the seat S. Except for this feature, the second heat exchanger 20 has substantially the same function and structure as the first heat exchanger 10 .
  • the most important feature of the present invention is that the heater and the cooler are provided in the first heat exchanger 10 and in the second heat exchanger 20 , respectively, in order to heat and cool air to be supplied into the seat S.
  • a Peltier element 13 is used as a main cooler, and a Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) element 16 is used as a heater.
  • PTC Positive Temperature Coefficient
  • one side of the Peltier element 13 which is heated, and one group of heat sink fins 14 adjacent thereto serve as a heater.
  • the other side of the Peltier element 13 which is cooled, and the other group of the heat sink fins 14 adjacent thereto serve as a cooler.
  • the PTC element is a semiconductor element that experiences a rapid increase in electrical resistance at a temperature equal to or more than Curie temperature.
  • the PTC element has a self-temperature control function that maintains a constant heating temperature regardless of surrounding temperature when a voltage is applied.
  • the heat sink fins 14 are attached to both sides of the Peltier element 13 in a heat conductive structure, thereby constructing a Peltier element assembly 12 .
  • the heat sink fins 14 are constructed to maximize the contact area between heat or cold air created by the Peltier element 13 and air flowing inside the heat exchanger 10 .
  • heat sink fins 17 are also attached to both sides of the PTC element 16 , thereby producing a PTC element assembly 15 .
  • the heat sink fins 17 raise the heat exchange efficiency between heat generated by the PCT element 16 and air flowing inside the heat exchanger 10 .
  • heat sink fins 14 and 17 are shaped as corrugated plates, they can be modified into fin shapes.
  • the heat sink fins 14 and 17 can have any shape that allows air to come into contact with the heat sink fins 14 and 17 while flowing inside the heat exchanger 10 .
  • the housing 11 also has a partition 11 d defining the boundary between the seat inlet passage A and the outlet passage B, and the Peltier element 13 extends in the longitudinal direction of the partition 11 d .
  • the Peltier element 13 is oriented such that one side faces the seat inlet passage A and the other side faces the outlet passage B. Accordingly, the opposite sides of the Peltier element 13 form the boundary of the seat inlet passage A and the boundary of the outlet passage B.
  • An entrance-side partition 11 d which extends from the Peltier element 13 , is also provided adjacent to an entrance 11 c of the housing 11 .
  • the entrance-side partition 11 d further separates the seat inlet passage A from the outlet passage B so that air heated by the Peltier element 13 and air cooled by the Peltier element 13 are not mixed with each other inside the housing 11 .
  • the PTC element assembly 15 is arranged along one side of the entrance-side partition 11 d and is located inside the seat inlet passage A.
  • the seat inlet passage A extends from the area of the entrance 11 c of the housing 11 to the seat inlet port 11 a or 21 a.
  • the PTC element assembly 15 generates only heat unlike the Peltier element assembly 12 . Thus, it is not necessary to exhaust air, heated by the PTC element assembly 15 , through the outlet port 11 b or 21 b while the seat S is being heated.
  • a controller of the vehicle controls the heating and cooling system 1 so that the Peltier element 13 operates but the PTC element 16 does not operate.
  • the Peltier element 13 When a current is applied to the Peltier element 13 , one side of the Peltier element 13 adjacent to the seat inlet port 11 a is cooled down and the other side of the Peltier element 13 adjacent to the outlet port 11 b is heated. At the same time, the heat sink fins 14 in contact with the Peltier element 13 are cooled or heated according to their position and perform heat exchange with air, which flows inside the heat exchanger 10 .
  • Air performs heat exchange with the cooler of the Peltier element assembly 12 while it is flowing along the passage A, which extends from the entrance 11 c of the heat exchanger 10 to the seat inlet port 11 a .
  • cooled air is supplied to the seat S.
  • air performs heat exchange with the heater of the Peltier element assembly 12 while it is flowing along the passage B, which extends from the entrance 11 c of the heat exchanger 10 to the outlet port 11 b .
  • heated air is exhausted from the seat S through outlet port 11 b.
  • the controller of the vehicle controls the heating and cooling system 1 so that the PTC element 16 operates but the Peltier element 13 does not operate.
  • the PTC element 16 When a current is applied to the PTC element 16 , the PTC element 16 is heated and the heat sink fins 17 in contact with the PTC element 16 are heated along with the PTC element 16 so as to perform heat exchange with air introduced into the heat exchanger 10 . Since the PTC element assembly 15 is located in the passage A, which extends from the entrance of the heat exchanger 10 to the seat inlet port 11 a , the PTC element assembly 15 heats only a portion of air, which is exhausted to the seat inlet port 11 a , when the air is introduced into the heat exchanger 10 . In contrast, the remaining portion of the air simply passes through the heat exchanger 10 without heat exchange, and is then exhausted to the outlet port 11 b.
  • the Peltier element 13 cools air in the case of attempting to supply cold air to the seat S, and the PTC element 16 having excellent power efficiency heats air in the case of attempting to supply warm air to the seat S. This, as a result, makes it possible to improve heating and cooling efficiency as well as to raise power efficiency.
  • FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing a heat exchanger in accordance with a second exemplary embodiment of the heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat of the present invention.
  • the present exemplary embodiment will be described mainly with reference to the parts different from those of the foregoing embodiment.
  • a heat exchanger 10 a of the present exemplary embodiment does not include the entrance-side partition 11 d (see FIG. 3 ), but a PTC element 16 a further extends in the longitudinal direction of a Peltier element 13 .
  • PTC element 16 a is located more adjacent to an entrance 11 c , that is, the blower 30 .
  • heat sink fins 14 and 17 a are attached to both sides of the Peltier element 13 and the PTC element 16 a , thereby constructing a Peltier element assembly 12 and a PTC element assembly 15 a .
  • the PTC element 16 a also forms the boundary between the seat inlet passage A and the outlet passage B. Accordingly, the PTC element 16 a also acts as the entrance-side partition 11 c of the foregoing embodiment.
  • the heating and cooling system 1 of the present exemplary embodiment is controlled by a controller of the vehicle so as to operate the Peltier element 13 a without operating the PTC element 16 a.
  • the controller of the vehicle controls the heating and cooling system 1 so that the PTC element 16 a operates but the Peltier element 13 a does not operate.
  • FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing a heat exchanger in accordance with a third exemplary embodiment of the heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat of the present invention.
  • the present exemplary embodiment will be described mainly with reference to the parts different from those of the foregoing second embodiment.
  • heat sink fins 14 a are attached to one side of a Peltier element 13 a , which faces a seat inlet passage A.
  • heat sink fins are not attached to the other side of the Peltier element 13 a , which faces an outlet passage B.
  • a controller of the vehicle controls the heating and cooling system so that the PTC element 16 a operates but the Peltier element 13 a does not operate. This, as a result, can prevent heat loss, i.e., heat generated by the PTC element 16 a is transmitted to the Peltier element 13 a , from which the heat is exhausted through the outlet passage.
  • the heat exchangers 10 , 10 a , and 10 b of the first to third exemplary embodiments can be controlled so that only the Peltier element 13 , 13 a operates in the case of cooling the seat S but both the Peltier element 13 and the PTC element 16 a operate in the case of heating the seat S.
  • the heat exchanger can be controlled so that also the PTC element 16 operates to evaporate the condensed water.
  • FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view showing a heat exchanger in accordance with a fourth exemplary embodiment of the heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat of the present invention.
  • the present exemplary embodiment will be described mainly with reference to the parts different from those of the foregoing embodiments.
  • a seat inlet port 11 a is formed in a housing 11 but an outlet port is not formed.
  • a PTC element assembly 15 a including a PTC element 16 a and heat sink fins 17 a is arranged inside the housing 11 , a Peltier element is not provided.
  • the heating and cooling system of the present exemplary embodiment is operated differently from those of the foregoing embodiments, i.e., the PTC element 16 is operated in the case of heating the seat S, but cooling is performed by operating only the blower 30 without operating the PTC element 16 in the case of cooling the seat S.
  • FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view showing a heat exchanger in accordance with a fifth exemplary embodiment of the heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat of the present invention.
  • an integral housing H which encloses a heat exchanger and a blower therein.
  • the integral housing H may include an entrance 22 at one side thereof and the positive temperature coefficient element 15 and the Peltier element 12 may be disposed in an output port 24 aligned in series along a longitudinal direction of the output port 24 .
  • the foregoing embodiments are realized inside one housing by arranging a blower 30 in the center of the housing and heat exchanging components, including a Peltier element assembly 12 and a PTC element assembly 15 , on both sides of the blower.
  • the heating and cooling system of the present exemplary embodiment one simple device can replace complicated components. Accordingly, the heating and cooling system can be easily installed in and separated from the seat, and the maintenance of the heating and cooling system is made easier. It should be understood that the configuration shown in FIG. 7 is only a schematic illustration and the configurations of the foregoing embodiments can be adopted for the heat exchanger unit of the present exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a side cross-sectional view showing a sixth exemplary embodiment of the heating and cooling system for a vehicle seat of the invention
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing important parts of the heating and cooling system for the vehicle seat shown in FIG. 8 .
  • a heat exchanger 10 includes a duct 27 a
  • a heat exchanger 20 includes a duct 27 b .
  • the ducts 27 a and 27 b introduce air, which is heated or cooled, to the seat.
  • a PTC element assembly 15 a which heats air, is mounted on each of the heat exchangers 10 and 20 .
  • a housing 110 has an air inlet port 11 a , but an air outlet port is not provided.
  • a PTC element assembly 15 a which includes a PTC element 16 a and heat sink fins 17 a , is disposed inside the housing 11 .
  • a Peltier element is not provided inside the housing 11 .
  • a blower 30 includes an integral housing H communicating with the ducts 27 a and 27 b , a blower fan 31 mounted inside the central portion of the integral housing H, and Peltier element assemblies 12 mounted inside the integral housing H.
  • the Peltier element assemblies 12 are provided in the portions of the integral housing H that are connected to the ducts 27 a and 27 b.
  • each of the Peltier element assemblies 12 can include a Peltier element (not shown) and heat sink fins (not shown) attached to one or both sides of the Peltier element.
  • the PTC element 16 a operates when the seat S is heated (or warmed), whereas the Peltier element operates when the seat S is cooled. Accordingly, in this exemplary embodiment, it is possible to immediately provide warm air to the seat S using the PTC elements 16 a , located on the distal ends of the ducts 27 a and 27 b , during the heating. These characteristics of this exemplary embodiment can advantageously prevent hot air, which is supplied from the PTC element inside the integral housing H, from making the duct flexible. Otherwise, in the structure of the foregoing embodiment shown in FIG. 7 , the hot air might make the duct flexible when it flows through the duct.

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