Method and device for influencing a climate in the interior of a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016361971-A1
Application number	US-201615176906-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 8, 2016
Priority date	Jun 11, 2015
Publication date	Dec 15, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method and device for influencing a climate in the interior of a motor vehicle, the influence occurring at least as a function of one operating state and/or operating behavior of the motor vehicle ascertained before the influence.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for influencing a climate in the interior of a motor vehicle, comprising:
influencing the climate in the interior of the motor vehicle at least as a function of at least one of: i) an operating state of the motor vehicle ascertained before the influence, and ii) an operating behavior of the motor vehicle ascertained before the influence.

2 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the operating state ascertained before the influence occurs as a function of the operating behavior of the motor vehicle.

3 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the operating state is ascertained in such a way that the motor vehicle has driving cycles beginning with a start of the motor vehicle and ending with a shutdown of the motor vehicle, and the influence occurs at least as a function of at least one first climate value representing a climate in the interior of a motor vehicle, the first climate value representing the climate in the interior of the motor vehicle during a driving cycle preceding the influence.

4 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the operating behavior is ascertained in such a way that the motor vehicle has driving cycles beginning with a start of the motor vehicle and ending with a shutdown of the motor vehicle, and the influence is a function of a predicted restart of the motor vehicle, the prediction of the restart occurring as a function of use conditions of the motor vehicle in previous driving cycles.

5 . The method as recited in claim 4 , wherein the previous driving cycles are made up of at least two driving cycles, whose cyclical beginning, at least one of relating to a time of day and relating to a time difference between two consecutive driving cycles, does not exceed a predefined time difference.

6 . The method as recited in claim 4 , wherein the influence occurs as a function of at least one second climate value, which represents a climate outside of the motor vehicle at the predicted restart, and the influence is determined at least one of: i) before the shutdown of the motor vehicle out of the driving cycle preceding the influence, and ii) between the shutdown of the motor vehicle out of the driving cycle preceding the influence and the predicted restart.

7 . The method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the second climate value, which represents the climate outside of the motor vehicle at the predicted restart, is determined at least one of: i) by read-out from external databases, ii) by supplying appropriate data values using at least one data value transfer medium, and iii) by manual entry of data values by a user of the motor vehicle.

8 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the operating behavior is ascertained in such a way that the influence is a function of at least one third climate value, which represents a predicted climate within the motor vehicle, the prediction of the third climate value occurring as a function of a use behavior of the motor vehicle in previous driving cycles.

9 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein, for influencing the climate in the interior of the motor vehicle, at least one of: i) at least one measure is ascertained with the aid of data, regarding at least one of whether icing over of a window of the motor vehicle may occur or whether a temperature in the interior of the motor vehicle at a predicted restart does not reflect a temperature according to use conditions of the motor vehicle in previous driving cycles or heat of the engine, ii) at least one battery present at the end of the previous driving cycle is utilized as a measure, iii) at least one measure is already carried out before an end of the previous driving cycle, and iv) a reduction of air humidity in the interior of the motor vehicle by an air exchange is carried out, and wherein if in the case of a failed influence, it is not possible to achieve the predicted climate values in the interior of the motor vehicle, a notification originating from the motor vehicle is transmitted.

10 . A device for influencing a climate in the interior of a motor vehicle, comprising:
an element with the aid of which the influence occurs at least as a function of at least one of: i) an operating state of the motor vehicle ascertained before the influence, and ii) an operating behavior of the motor vehicle ascertained before the influence.

11 . The device as recited in claim 10 , wherein an additional element is provided, with the aid of which the operating state ascertained before the influence occurs as a function of the operating behavior of the motor vehicle.

12 . The device as recited in claim 10 , wherein an additional element is provided, with the aid of which at least one of: i) the operating state is ascertained in such a way that the motor vehicle has driving cycles beginning with a start of the motor vehicle and ending with a shutdown of the motor vehicle, and the influence occurs at least as a function of a first climate value ascertained by an additional element, which represents a climate in the interior of the motor vehicle, this first climate value representing the climate in the interior of the motor vehicle during the driving cycle preceding the influence, and ii) the operating behavior is ascertained in such a way that the motor vehicle has driving cycles, beginning with the start and ending with the shutdown of the motor vehicle, and the influence is a function of a predicted restart of the motor vehicle, and wherein an additional element is provided, with the aid of which a prediction of the restart occurs as a function of use conditions of the motor vehicle in previous driving cycles, and an additional element is provided, with the aid of which the data relevant according to the method may be stored and retrieved, and an additional element is provided, with the aid of which it is possible to send and receive messages.

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Galbas Roland
• Hofsaess Volker

Classifications

• B60H1/00785 Primary

  by the detection of humidity or frost · CPC title

• B60H1/00778 Primary

  the input being a stationary vehicle position, e.g. parking or stopping · CPC title

• B60H1/00764 Primary

  the input being a vehicle driving condition, e.g. speed (B60H1/00828, B60H1/00864 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60H1/00878

  the components being temperature regulating devices · CPC title

• B60H1/00821

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