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GB2595083A - A vehicle system - Google Patents

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GB2595083A
GB2595083A GB2109427.1A GB202109427A GB2595083A GB 2595083 A GB2595083 A GB 2595083A GB 202109427 A GB202109427 A GB 202109427A GB 2595083 A GB2595083 A GB 2595083A
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Adrian Allen Mark
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Jaguar Land Rover Ltd
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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
    • B60H1/00642—Control systems or circuits; Control members or indication devices for heating, cooling or ventilating devices
    • B60H1/00735—Control systems or circuits characterised by their input, i.e. by the detection, measurement or calculation of particular conditions, e.g. signal treatment, dynamic models
    • B60H1/00742—Control systems or circuits characterised by their input, i.e. by the detection, measurement or calculation of particular conditions, e.g. signal treatment, dynamic models by detection of the vehicle occupants' presence; by detection of conditions relating to the body of occupants, e.g. using radiant heat detectors
    • 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
    • B60H1/00642—Control systems or circuits; Control members or indication devices for heating, cooling or ventilating devices
    • B60H1/00814—Control systems or circuits characterised by their output, for controlling particular components of the heating, cooling or ventilating installation
    • B60H1/00821—Control systems or circuits characterised by their output, for controlling particular components of the heating, cooling or ventilating installation the components being ventilating, air admitting or air distributing devices
    • B60H1/00871—Air directing means, e.g. blades in an air outlet
    • 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
    • B60H1/00357—Air-conditioning arrangements specially adapted for particular vehicles
    • 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
    • B60H1/00642—Control systems or circuits; Control members or indication devices for heating, cooling or ventilating devices
    • B60H1/00814—Control systems or circuits characterised by their output, for controlling particular components of the heating, cooling or ventilating installation
    • B60H1/00821—Control systems or circuits characterised by their output, for controlling particular components of the heating, cooling or ventilating installation the components being ventilating, air admitting or air distributing devices
    • B60H1/00828—Ventilators, e.g. speed control
    • 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
    • B60H1/24—Devices purely for ventilating or where the heating or cooling is irrelevant
    • B60H1/247—Disposition of several air-diffusers in a vehicle for ventilation-air circulation in a vehicle cabin
    • 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
    • B60H1/00271—HVAC devices specially adapted for particular vehicle parts or components and being connected to the vehicle HVAC unit
    • B60H1/00285—HVAC devices specially adapted for particular vehicle parts or components and being connected to the vehicle HVAC unit for vehicle seats

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Abstract

A vehicle system comprising a vehicle cabin (50) provided with an air flow system and a seat (66, 67, 68, 69) for a user of the vehicle, the seat (66, 67, 68, 69) being moveable into a plurality of positions the air flow system comprises a plurality of air vents, an air flow apparatus configured to selectively direct an air flow through each of the plurality of air vents, and a controller comprising a first input configured to receive an occupancy signal indicative that a user is seated in the seat (66, 67, 68, 69), a second input configured to receive a seat signal indicative of the position of the seat (66, 67, 68, 69), and an output for providing a control signal to the air flow apparatus to selectively control which of the plurality of air vents directs the air flow through in dependence on the occupancy signal and in dependence on the seat signal.

Claims (20)

1. A vehicle system for use in a vehicle, the vehicle system including a vehicle cabin provided with an air flow system and a seat for a user of the vehicle; the seat being moveable into a plurality of positions; the air flow system comprising: a plurality of air vents; an air flow apparatus configured to selectively direct an air flow through each of the plurality of air vents; and a control system comprising one or more controllers configured to: receive an occupancy signal indicative that a user is seated in the seat; receive a seat signal indicative of the position of the seat; and output a control signal to the air flow apparatus to selectively control which of the plurality of air vents to direct the air flow through in dependence on the occupancy signal and in dependence on the seat signal.
2. The vehicle system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the seat signal indicative of the position of the seat includes information relating to at least one of the orientation of the seat, the angle of recline of the seat, the height of the seat relative to a lower surface of the vehicle cabin, a folded status of the seat, and a head rest position of the seat.
3. The vehicle system as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, comprising at least one position sensor configured to provide the seat signal.
4. The vehicle system as claimed in any preceding claim, comprising at least one air vent configured to direct an airflow downwards.
5. The vehicle system as claimed in any preceding claim, comprising at least one air vent configured to direct an airflow upwards.
6. The vehicle system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the vehicle cabin is defined at least in part by an upper cabin surface and a lower cabin surface, wherein at least one of the plurality of air vents are disposed in the upper cabin surface and/or at least one of the plurality of air vents are disposed in the lower cabin surface.
7. The vehicle system as claimed in claim 6, comprising a first air flow apparatus configured to direct a first air flow through at least one upper air vent in the upper cabin surface and a second air flow apparatus configured to direct an air flow through at least one lower air vent in the lower cabin surface, the upper and lower air vents being configured to direct airflows towards one another to create a thermal curtain within the vehicle cabin.
8. The vehicle system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first air flow apparatus is configured to direct an airflow which is at a lower temperature than an airflow directed by the second air flow apparatus.
9. The vehicle system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first air flow apparatus is configured to direct an airflow which is at a higher temperature than an airflow directed by the second air flow apparatus.
10. The vehicle system as claimed in any of claims 7 to 9, wherein the at least one upper air vent and the at least one lower air vent are in vertical alignment with one another.
1 1 . The vehicle system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the controller is configured to provide a control signal to adjust automatically a status of one or more of the plurality of air vents in response to the seat signal.
12. The vehicle system as claimed in any preceding claim, comprising a user preference module for providing user preference data to the controller, the controller being configured to provide a control signal to the air flow apparatus to selectively control which of the plurality of air vents to direct the air flow through in dependence on the occupancy signal, on the seat signal, and on the user preference data.
13. The vehicle system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the user preference data includes at least one of a temperature of the air flow and a speed of the air flow.
14. A control system for an air flow system for a vehicle system having a vehicle cabin with a vehicle seat, the vehicle seat being moveable into a plurality of positions, the air flow system having a plurality of air vents and an airflow apparatus configured to selectively direct an airflow through each of the plurality of air vents, the control system comprising one or more controllers configured to: receive an occupancy signal indicative that a user is seated in the seat; receive a seat signal indicative of the position of the seat; and output a control signal to the air flow apparatus to selectively control which of the plurality of air vents to direct the air flow through in dependence on the occupancy signal and in dependence on the seat signal.
15. The control system according to claim 14, wherein the one or more controllers collectively may comprise: at least one electronic processor having one or more electrical inputs for receiving the seat signal; and at least one electronic memory device operatively coupled to the at least one electronic processor and having instructions stored therein; wherein the at least one electronic processor is configured to access the at least one memory device and execute the instructions stored therein so as to generate the control signal.
16. The control system according to claim 14 or claim 15, wherein the one or more controllers are configured to receive a temperature signal indicative of an air cabin temperature, and output the control signal in dependence on the temperature signal.
17. The control system according to any of claims 14 to 16, wherein the one or more controllers are configured to receive a user preference signal indicative of an air cabin temperature, and output the control signal in dependence on the user preference signal.
18. A vehicle comprising the vehicle system as claimed in any of claims 1 to 13 and/or the controller of any of claims 14 to 17.
19. A method of controlling an air flow system for a vehicle system having a vehicle cabin comprising a vehicle seat, the vehicle seat being moveable into a plurality of positions, the air flow system having a plurality of air vents and an airflow apparatus configured to selectively direct an airflow through each of the plurality of air vents, the method comprising: receiving an occupancy signal indicative that a user is seated in the seat; receiving a seat signal indicative of the position of the seat; generating a control signal to the air flow apparatus to selectively control which of the plurality of air vents to direct the air flow through in dependence on the occupancy signal and in dependence on the seat signal; and selectively directing an air flow through the air vents according to the control signal.
20. Computer software that, when executed by one or more processors, causes performance of a method according to claim 19.
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