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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2001
Applicants:
Tommy Fristedt, Bottnaryd, SE;
Daniel Josefsson, Falköping, SE;
Inventors:
Tommy Fristedt, Bottnaryd, SE;
Daniel Josefsson, Falköping, SE;
Assignee:
Kongsberg Automotive AB, , SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H001/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a seat such as a vehicle seat are disclosed. The apparatus includes an electrical heater disposed in the seat, a cooling unit such as a cooling element and a fan, a detector for detecting the temperature associated with the electrical heater, and a controller for controlling the electrical heater and the cooler based upon the detected temperature and upon the humidity algorithm comprising a predetermined set of calculations of the humidity of air at different temperatures.