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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2000
Takayoshi Kawai, Hoi-gun, JP;
Yuichi Kajino, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshinori Ichishi, Kariya, JP;
Toshifumi Kamiya, Takahama, JP;
Hikaru Sugi, Nagoya, JP;
Shigeki Harada, Toyota, JP;
Nobukazu Kuribayashi, Kariya, JP;
Tatsumi Kumada, Gamagori, JP;
Akira Yamaguchi, Chiryu, JP;
Hiroyuki Tomita, Nagoya, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle air conditioner has a non-contact temperature sensor for detecting a surface temperature of a detection range of a passenger compartment. The detection range includes a first detection portion in which a surface temperature is changed to approximately correspond to an inside air temperature, a second detection portion in which a surface temperature is changed in accordance with an outside air temperature, and a third detection portion in which a surface temperature is changed in accordance with a sunlight amount entering the passenger compartment. In the vehicle air conditioner, a target temperature of air blown into the passenger compartment is calculated based on a set temperature and a surface temperature from the non-contact temperature sensor, while air-conditioning performance is improved.