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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1997
Naomi Goto, Otsu, JP;
Makoto Yoshida, Kusatsu, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electric compressor, a four-way valve driving unit and an outside heat exchanger fan driving unit of an automotive electric compressor driving apparatus which are located in an engine room are connected to an electric compressor driving unit disposed outside a passenger compartment of an automobile and are controlled by an air conditioner controller disposed in a passenger compartment and connected to the electric compressor driving unit by one communication cable transmitting serial signals. In addition, the detection output of an outside temperature sensor is supplied to the air conditioner controller via the electric compressor driving unit and the communication cable.