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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hideaki Morishita, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaro Kamei, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Furuse, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Ikeo, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/32 (2006.01); F16L 53/00 (2018.01); F16L 53/30 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 53/001 (2013.01); B60H 1/32 (2013.01); F16L 53/30 (2018.01); Y10T 137/0318 (2015.04); Y10T 137/6416 (2015.04);
Abstract
An air conditioning apparatus and an air conditioning method for cooling a passenger space of a vehicle that accommodates a user include a tank that is capable of storing compressed air, and a control unit to release the compressed air stored in the tank into the passenger space. Energy that is generated without putting a workload on the power source or electric power of the vehicle is used for at least one process of compressing air in the tank, cooling the compressed air stored in the tank, and heating the compressed air stored in the tank.