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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Minoru Ishida, Mishima, JP;
Kunihiko Jinno, Toyota, JP;
Keita Honda, Okazaki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-Shi, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/12 (2006.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
When an economy switch signal is ON to instruct that fuel economy should be given priority, a blower of an air conditioning device is operated using a blower characteristic map for fuel economy so that a blower level of the air conditioning device is changed with respect to the change in an engine coolant temperature at a low rate. Also, it is determined whether an engine needs to be operated or stopped using an engine operation map for fuel economy so that the engine is likely to be stopped.