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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
May. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Adam Ochocinski, Canton, MI (US);
Angel Fernando Porras, Dearborn, MI (US);
Bryan Michael Bolger, Canton, MI (US);
Jordan Mazaira, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00735 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60K 2350/1004 (2013.01); B60K 2350/352 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an HVAC system with compressor(s), pump(s), valve(s), chiller(s); a touchscreen and processor(s) configured to: (1) display a preconditioning scheduling interface having line segments; (2) in response to touchscreen tap(s): place points on the segments, cycle the placed points between different kinds of points; and (3) precondition the vehicle via the HVAC based on times associated with the placed points.