Movable body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11577695-B2
Application number	US-201916675584-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 6, 2019
Priority date	Dec 21, 2018
Publication date	Feb 14, 2023
Grant date	Feb 14, 2023

Abstract

A movable body comprising a monitoring device configured to monitor a surrounding environment of the movable body through a window member, a heating device configured to heat a portion of the window member within a monitoring area of the monitoring device, an air conditioning device, and a control device, wherein operation modes of the control device include a first mode in which both the heating device and the air conditioning device are driven, and a second mode in which the driving force of the air conditioning device is smaller than that in the first mode, and the control device evaluates the degree of fog on the portion of the window member and determines one of the operation modes based on the result of evaluation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A movable body comprising:
a monitoring device configured to monitor a surrounding environment of the movable body through a window member that is light-transmissive and defines an inside and an outside of the movable body;
a heating device configured to heat a portion of the window member within a monitoring area of the monitoring device;
an air conditioning device configured to perform air conditioning in the movable body; and
a control device configured to perform drive control on the heating device and the air conditioning device,
wherein operation modes of the control device include:
a first mode in which both the heating device and the air conditioning device are driven; and
a second mode in which a driving force of the air conditioning device is smaller than that in the first mode, and

the control device evaluates a degree of fog on the portion of the window member, and determines one of the operation modes based on the result of evaluation.

2. The movable body according to claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device includes:
a detector;
a base member that faces an inner wall of the window member, and is disposed such that a detection surface of the detector is located within a space between the base member and the window member, and
the space is in communication with a space in the movable body.

3. The movable body according to claim 1 ,
wherein a defroster duct is provided in the movable body as a part of the air conditioning device, and
in the first mode, the control device sends out air from the defroster duct.

4. The movable body according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control device performs the evaluation based on the result of monitoring received from the monitoring device.

5. The movable body according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control device performs the evaluation based on a temperature outside the movable body.

6. The movable body according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control device performs the evaluation based on a humidity in the movable body.

7. The movable body according to claim 1 ,
wherein the monitoring device is a camera for monitoring an environment in front of the movable body, and
the window member is a windshield.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kudo Seiji

Classifications

• B60H1/00642

  Control systems or circuits; Control members or indication devices for heating, cooling or ventilating devices (B60H1/3201 - B60H1/3208, B60H1/3225 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60H1/00842

  the system comprising a plurality of damper doors; Air distribution between several outlets · CPC title

• B60H1/00785 Primary

  by the detection of humidity or frost · CPC title

• B60H1/00271 Primary

  HVAC devices specially adapted for particular vehicle parts or components and being connected to the vehicle HVAC unit · CPC title

• B60S1/0848

  Cleaning devices for cameras on vehicle · CPC title