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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventors:
Kenan Kurtovic, Ypsilanti, OH (US);
Jeffrey W. Sosnowski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 19/12 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 28/04 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/04 (2013.01); B60N 2/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of providing seat ventilation using a seat ventilation system (SVS) within a vehicle is provided. The method includes determining whether a vehicle seat is occupied using an air bag ECU. Occupancy information is provided from the air bag ECU to an air conditioning ECU. The air conditioning ECU controls a seat climate module based on the occupancy information received from the air bag ECU.