IP Library Granted Patent US 11,247,532
Granted Patent B2
US 11,247,532 · App. 15/931,593 · Granted Feb 15, 2022

Vehicle temperature regulation apparatus

Inventors: Masahiro Nishiyama (Okazaki, JP); Kenji Tsukagishi (Toyota, JP); Takahisa Kaneko (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60H1/00878B60H1/00271B60H1/00807B60H2001/003
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Patent No.
US 11,247,532
App. No.
15/931,593
Granted
Feb 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle temperature regulation apparatus includes a temperature regulator configured to regulate a temperature of a circuit board mounted in a vehicle, a controller configured to control the temperature regulator, and a storage unit configured to store a vehicle startup scheduled time. When the temperature of the circuit board at a check time before the vehicle startup scheduled time is outside of a predetermined normal temperature range, the controller executes circuit board pre-temperature-regulation control to operate the temperature regulator to regulate the temperature of the circuit board before the vehicle startup scheduled time.

Claims (16)

1. A vehicle temperature regulation apparatus, comprising:

a temperature regulator configured to regulate a temperature of a circuit board mounted in a vehicle;

a controller configured to control the temperature regulator; and

a storage unit configured to store vehicle startup scheduled time, wherein

when the temperature of the circuit board at a check time before the vehicle startup scheduled time is outside of a predetermined normal temperature range, the controller executes circuit board pre-temperature-regulation control to operate the temperature regulator to regulate the temperature of the circuit board before the vehicle startup scheduled time.

2. The vehicle temperature regulation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the circuit board includes an autonomous driving controller configured to perform calculation for autonomous driving control.

3. The vehicle temperature regulation apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the temperature regulator is an air conditioner configured to further regulate a temperature within a vehicle interior in addition to the temperature of the circuit board, and

even when pre-air-conditioning function to regulate the temperature within the vehicle interior before the vehicle startup scheduled time is set to stop with respect to the air conditioner, the controller is capable of executing the circuit board pre-temperature-regulation control.

4. The vehicle temperature regulation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the temperature regulator is an air conditioner configured to further regulate a temperature within a vehicle interior in addition to the temperature of the circuit board, and

even when pre-air-conditioning function to regulate the temperature within the vehicle interior before the vehicle startup scheduled time is set to stop with respect to the air conditioner, the controller is capable of executing the circuit board pre-temperature-regulation control.

5. A vehicle temperature regulation apparatus comprising:

a temperature regulator configured to regulate a temperature of a circuit board mounted in a vehicle; and

a controller configured to control the temperature regulator, wherein the controller checks the temperature of the circuit board when executing pre-air-conditioning to regulate a temperature within a vehicle interior before startup of the vehicle, and, if the temperature of the circuit board is outside of a predetermined normal temperature range, the controller executes circuit board pre-temperature-regulation control to operate the temperature regulator to regulate the temperature of the circuit board.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2020
From: NISHIYAMA, MASAHIRO; TSUKAGISHI, KENJI; KANEKO, TAKAHISA
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 052656/0352 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-100466 · May 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200376926A1 · Dec 3, 2020