Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle air conditioning unit
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Application No.: US16529161Application Date: 2019-08-01
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Publication No.: US11247531B2Publication Date: 2022-02-15
- Inventor: Hiroki Hashimoto
- Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Kariya
- Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kariya
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: JPJP2017-026226 20170215,JPJP2017-227065 20171127
- Main IPC: B60H1/00
- IPC: B60H1/00 ; B60H1/34

Abstract:
A vehicle air conditioning unit is installed in a vehicle, and the vehicle travels with self-driving that eliminates need for an occupant to operate the vehicle by a foot of the occupant and normal driving that requires the occupant to operate the vehicle by the foot. The vehicle air conditioning unit includes a foot outlet portion that defines a foot outlet open in a vehicle cabin, blown air flowing through the foot outlet toward the foot of the occupant, and an outlet changing device that changes a position to which the blown air flowing through the foot outlet flows. A controller of the vehicle is configured to control the outlet changing device such that the blown air is directed further rearward during the self-driving compared to during the normal driving.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190351737A1 VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT Public/Granted day:2019-11-21
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