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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chris George Oehring, Monroe, MI (US);
Mark David McBroom, Redford, MI (US);
Martin J Aislabie, Stratford-Upon-Avon, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165202 ; 165 42 ; 165232 ;
Abstract
A method and system for controlling a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle to prevent fogging of a windshield of the automotive vehicle is provided. The method and system include determination of whether the vehicle has been recently turned 'on' and preventing the HVAC system from directing air flow toward the windshield for a first predetermined time period after it has been determined that the vehicle has recently been turned 'on'.