Hitachi, Ltd.

Ken Funasaki

Tsuneo Kagohata

Toshiki Iijima

In an air conditioning system for automobiles including a temperature control apparatus having temperature setting device for setting a vehicle compartment temperature, a temperature sensing device for sensing an actual vehicle compartment temperature, a temperature difference signal device for generating a difference signal in accordance with a difference between the set vehicle compartment temperature and the sensed actual vehicle compartment temperature, and air flow control device for controlling the rate of air flow from a blower so as to provide varying air flow rates up to a maximum air flow rate in accordance with the value of the difference signal, a detecting device for detecting that the air condition system is at a heating operation, and a control arrangement responsive to the output from the detecting device and the value of the difference signal for controlling the air flow rate control device so that the rate of air flow from the blower is maintained at a predetermined flow rate which is less than the maximum air flow rate independent of the difference between the set temperature and the actual vehicle compartment temperature when the difference exceeds a predetermined value.

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Katsuta, Japan

Ken Funasaki