Method for controlling air flow for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016347148-A1
Application number	US-201514932201-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 4, 2015
Priority date	May 26, 2015
Publication date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for controlling an air flow for a vehicle may include mode selecting, that includes an input portion receiving an input for selecting at least any one of a plurality of discharging modes provided so as to select a discharge pattern of air discharged to the inside of the vehicle and an air flow controller determining the discharge mode, and air volume selecting, that includes the input portion receiving an input for selecting an air volume in the determined discharging mode after the discharging mode is determined and the air flow controller determining the air volume.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for controlling an air flow for a vehicle, comprising,
mode selecting, that includes an input portion receiving an input for selecting at least any one of a plurality of discharging modes provided so as to select a discharge pattern of air discharged to the inside of the vehicle and an air flow controller determining the discharge mode; and air volume selecting, that includes the input portion receiving an input for selecting an air volume in the determined discharging mode after the discharging mode is determined and the air flow controller determining the air volume.

2 . The method for controlling the air flow for the vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising starting, that includes the air flow controller generating a mode selection starting signal so as to enter the mode selecting step.

3 . The method for controlling the air flow for the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein in the starting, in a case in which both of an air volume increase button signal and an air volume decrease button signal of the input portion of the vehicle are generated in a set time range, the mode selection starting signal is generated by the air flow controller.

4 . The method for controlling the air flow for the vehicle of claim 2 , further comprising mode selection confirming, that includes the air flow controller controlling an air volume signal of an air volume display to be turned on or off at a time of the generation of the mode selection starting signal.

5 . The method for controlling the air flow for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of discharging modes set in the mode selecting step include a first mode in which an air volume increase width has a constant gradient at a time of an increase in an air volume, a second mode in which an air volume increase width has a gradually increased gradient at the time of an increase in an air volume, and a third mode in which an air volume increase width has a gradually decreased gradient at the time of an increase in an air volume.

6 . The method for controlling the air flow for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein in the mode selecting, the discharging modes are sequentially selected when an air volume increase button signal or an air volume decrease button signal of the input portion of the vehicle is applied.

7 . The method for controlling the air flow for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein when a set time elapses after the discharging mode is selected in the mode selecting, the selected discharging mode is determined by the air flow controller.

8 . The method for controlling the air flow for the vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising air volume resetting, that includes the air flow controller resetting an air volume actually discharged in each air volume stage depending on the selected discharging mode.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Han Kwang Ok
• Kim Yong Chul

Classifications

• B60H1/00864 Primary

  Ventilators and damper doors · CPC title

• B60H1/00971

  Control systems or circuits characterised by including features for locking or memorising of control modes · CPC title

• B60H1/00821 Primary

  the components being ventilating, air admitting or air distributing devices · CPC title

• B60R25/00

  Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles (locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00) · CPC title

• B60K35/00

  Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles · CPC title